Importing playlists from zen TO

How can I do this? I have a 40gb zen xtra and I would like to put some playlists I have on there to a SD memory card I have for another mp3 player and PDA. I don't see any options for this in the import wizard so I am confused if this can be done. Thanks for any help!!

Launch Creative MediaSource and transfer the playlist from the MP3 Player to MediaSource's PC Music Library. After that, transfer the playlist to your desired media storage. However, the playlist information will not be transferred; only the actual MP3 files are transferred to the desried media storage.

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How do I import playlists from an old library file?

How do I import playlists from an old library file?
I have a new computer and it has the music files completely reorganized from my last computer so I can't just drop in my old library files and have it work. Basically, I'm hoping there is some way to recover my old playlists from my old backed up copy of my music library without recreating my old jumbled file paths and just using my old library.

Backup the current passwords with the Password Exporter extension.
Then you can re-import them afterward.
For restoring the names and passwords from Firefox 3.5.x and later you need the file signons.sqlite from the old profile.
You also need the corresponding file [http://kb.mozillazine.org/key3.db key3.db] that stores the encryption key in addition to the signons file.
Password Exporter: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/2848
See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager#Backing_up_and_restoring_passwords
For the bookmarks to need to do something similar unless you have a HTML backup of the old bookmarks because restoring a JSON backup replaces all current bookmarks.
If you need to preserve current bookmarks then you can export your bookmarks in Firefox to an HTML file and import that file afterward.
Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Export HTML & Import HTML > From File
Another possibility is to use the clipboard to store selected bookmarks before restoring a JSON backup (e.g. All Bookmarks: Ctrl + A and Ctrl + C).
You can paste the bookmarks from the clipboard back after you have restored a JSON backup.
That will preserve all data including tags and annotations, but you should create an HTML backup to be safe.

How Do I Import Playlists From Tiger To Leopard?

OK, I give up. The following falls under the category “It Doesn’t Have To Be This Hard.”
I purchased a new iMac and went with the 24 inch Intel 3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo, 10.5.5. Sweet.
With my previous iMac (G5 Rev A., 10.3.9), I had Tiger 10.4.11 installed on an external HD and used it for my iTunes collection. All was well.
Now, with Leopard on the new iMac, I’m stumped as to how I can import the playlists from Tiger’s iTunes. I’ve imported the music and podcasts, etc. from Tiger but the playlists are empty. I have them listed but all except one have no music in them.
So, my questions (after performing a thorough review of the forums and entering every search term I could think of related to this issue) are these:
1. How do I import playlists from Tiger to Leopard so that I get music and playlists?
2. Where are the playlists stored? I cannot find them using a Spotlight search ( using Leopard), nor are they listed in the iTunes music files. So, where does Tiger and/or Leopard keep them?
3. At least one playlist made it from Tiger to Leopard. Why did the other playlists arrive but w/o music in them?
4. Is the problem I have described a common one? If so, why is there no easy fix for it. Or perhaps there is an easy fix but I’m too blind to see it.
Anyone with answers is encouraged to reply. I’ll sign off as “flyboy01” but in reality I’m “Stumped!”
Thanks in advance,
flyboy01

Just so you know, the difference in the version of the operating system has no bearing here as you would have experienced the same issue going from account to account on the same computer because you performed an incomplete iTunes transfer. As you inquired about where playlists are located, I will give you a complete break down of iTunes database structure as well as the proper technique for transferring your library.
_*INSIDE iTUNES*_
*iTunes Components: The Library and the Database Table*
The term library gets thrown around quite a bit when people discuss iTunes, but what you see in iTunes denoted as your libraries (e.g., music, podcasts, TV shows, etc.) is actually just a reference to your actual media library. iTunes is essentially a database package, just like your local public library’s computer-based card catalog system; the difference is that the content is electronic and owned by the user so you can also directly access the content through iTunes instead of having to go and (physically) retrieve it. Your actual library is the collection of media files you have stored on your computer. If you think of it in terms of the real world, your media files are the virtual equivalent of the books, periodicals, microforms, etc., in a real library and the folder or volume in which those media files are contained is the library.
While iTunes will allow you to add media to its library (iTunes library interface) from anywhere on any volume attached to your computer (e.g., branch libraries), iTunes generally expects your library to reside in a single folder (main library). In iTunes that folder is referred to as your iTunes Music folder and by default it is a folder named iTunes Music contained in your iTunes folder (~/Music/iTunes). The music folder can have any name and be located anywhere on any attached volume as long as you inform iTunes of where it is located by changing the iTunes Music folder location in the Advanced tab of iTunes’ preferences.
How you organize music within your music folder is unimportant, but iTunes must know the location of the (root) music folder in order to properly access the media files contained within that directory. The reason for that is because once you have defined a music folder location, or leave the default, that location is where iTunes will automatically place any new content that you add to iTunes’ library. Keeping the location of the music library straight is most important to iTunes users, such as myself, that keep their actual library on a separate volume from the system volume where the iTunes folder is located.
When iTunes uses the term library, it is actually referring to its database table file. Properly designed databases, particularly those that are scalable and that allow records (database entries) to be found or visually organized via multiple keys (metadata), as iTunes does, consist of two basic parts: the database, or source data (records), and the index table(s). In iTunes your media files are the records. Along with the actual media content, those files also contain a number of tags that provide a range of information about that particular media file (e.g., artist, song title, movie title, album, year, etc.).
The database table is the iTunes Library file located in your iTunes folder. That file is actually what iTunes references the vast majority of the time when you are browsing your collection. The table contains metadata about all of the media files in your library and it is that metadata that is displayed in iTunes when you browse your library. When you play content or edit tags, then iTunes directly accesses the files in your library. The table also contains your playlists and playlist folders, so that is the reason that Spotlight would seem to not find them on your computer’s hard drive; Spotlight most likely did list ‘iTunes Music Library.xml’, as that file is an XML version of iTunes database table.
If you copy the iTunes Music Library.xml file to the desktop on your old computer and open it, you will see the basic structure of the table. The first group of entries are the definitions of your media files—the code between the <dict> and </dict> tags—and contain the metadata that is displayed in iTunes and by which you can search and group music in iTunes various views. The definitions also contain metadata defining the location of the media file, if the track is enabled (checked) or disabled (un-checked), the (iTunes) track ID, etc.
If you scroll toward the end of the XML file, you will see the definitions of your playlists and playlist folders as well as some occasional data blocks that look like gibberish. The latter is the text representation of the binary code that defines the criteria for smart playlists. On thing that you will notice about the playlist definitions is that they do not contain detailed track info or metadata for the songs contained within the playlist(s). iTunes is a relational database, so the playlists do not contain any actual data, but instead a list of indices (pointers), the Track IDs, to the definitions for each track you have in your playlists. The definitions listed in the first part of the XML file also contain only a subset of the tracks ID3 tags. The definitions only require metadata for information that is relevant to permitting you to browse and organize your library in iTunes’ interface. In the track definition, the Location metadata is an index and points to the actual media file where the complete set of ID3 tags, as well as the actual media content, reside.
While your media resides in your music folder, the library structure you create in iTunes is actually a simple, albeit long, table stored in a separate file. Another component of iTunes is the artwork database kept in the Album Artwork folder. The Album Artwork folder contains a complex folder tree structure with proprietary .itc files at the leaves. I do not know what the exact structure of the .itc files is, but they play a role in storing image info for the various graphic-based views in iTunes (e.g., CoverFlow). Also, any songs you purchase from the iTunes Store will have the cover art stored in the Album Artwork folder; images that you add manually are stored in the actual media files.
*Transferring Your Library to a New Computer*
Now you see that there is more to iTunes than just your media files. Thus, if you want the playlists that you spent time building to migrate with your music collection simply copying the music folder to the new computer is not going to result in what you want: a complete transfer of the library you dedicated time and energy into organizing. When you transfer music files to a new computer iTunes builds a new library around that content and the only playlists that will be present are the defaults tha come with iTunes; your user-defined playlists will not appear on the new computer if you have not transferred the database table.
In order to successfully transfer iTunes to a new computer you need to move your library and everything that was built around that library. To perform a complete library transfer you need to follow this procedure:
1. *Consolidate your library* If you know for a fact that all of you media files are contained within a single root directory (e.g., iTunes Music), then this step is not necessary. If you do not have the preference to “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library” enabled, then there is a good chance that you will have orphaned media files and should consolidate your library just in case. To perform library consolidation go to Advanced > Consolidate Library (iTunes 7.x) or File > Library > Consolidate Library (iTunes 8).
2. *Transfer your database* Replace the default iTunes folder on your new Mac with the iTunes folder from your old Mac by transferring the entire folder. When asked if you wish to replace the existing iTunes, do so.
3. *Get the media library* If you keep your music in the default iTunes Music folder contained in the iTunes folder, then you have already performed this step. If not, transfer your music folder from you old Mac to wherever you wish for it to reside on your new Mac.
4. *Set up iTunes* Unless you already started modifying preferences in iTunes on the new Mac, when you launch iTunes you should see your music library just as you did on your old Mac.
a. If your library is in the default location, ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes music folder, iTunes will begin rebuilding your library after it launches. Once that process is completed, you should see your library with playlists and folders intact.
b. If your library is in an alternate location, you will see an empty library, but you should see your playlists and folders, albeit filled with broken links. Go to the Advanced tab in iTunes’ preferences and change the location of the iTunes Music folder to the location of your transferred music library. iTunes will begin rebuilding your library from the alternate folder. Once that process is completed your library should be just as it was on your old Mac.
5. *Keep your library consolidated* To insure that any new media that you add to iTunes stays with your main library when you add content to iTunes make sure the “Copy files” preference is enabled. If the “Copy files” preference is disabled then any content that does not come from the iTunes Store or ripped CDs that you add to your iTunes library will remain in the location where the content was originally placed.
Hopefully this helps you better understand how iTunes works and why simply transferring your media files results in a loss of your library’s structure.

Importing Playlists from an older version itunes

I have a new machine and installed the latest itunes. I have the backup files of itunes from two old machines that are no longer available. I was able to drag/drop the music in no problem. The old itunes backups each have a folder called playlists and my old playlists are in there. I want to import/merge them into itunes on my new machine. I use File / library / Import Playlist but nothing happens when I pick one of the files. What am I missing?
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clags33 wrote:
I was able to retrieve the info onto an external hard drive).
if you have the entire iTunes folder (not just the iTunes music folder) on the external, just copy it from the external to <MacintoshHD>/users/<yourname>/music on your new Mac, replacing the iTunes folder (presumably devoid of content) in place there.
(the new version of) iTunes on the 27" will simply update the library files upon 1st launch but you should find all your playlists, ratings, etc. intact.
JGG

Importing playlists from iTunes 10 to older version

Hi,
I have a friend who's just copied his 80GB music library on his Macbook Pro(10.6.5) to his G5 (10.4.x). All is well with the music library, but he wants the Playlists from iTunes 10 on the Macbook to be transferred to the G5.
Does anyone have any ideas on the best method to batch export playlists only, into a single file? I checked out dougs Applescripts for iTunes and the nearest thing i found was 'create playlists based on albums'.
Also, is it the 'iTunes Music Library.xml' file that contains the playlists?
Would it be possible to import that iTunes 10 created file to an older version of iTunes (i can't test this at the moment...)
Thanks in advance

Am i missing something obvious or is it not possible to import a regular playlist from itunes onto the ipod?
You don't import playlist to the iPod. If you are manually managing, you drag it to the iPod.
If you are not manually managing, you auto-sync it.
When i tried to drag the finished playlist to the ipod it wouldn't let me.
Select the iPod in iTunes.
Is *Manually manage music* and videos ticked?

Importing playlists from itunes to ipod

Am i missing something obvious or is it not possible to import a regular playlist from itunes onto the ipod? When i tried to drag the finished playlist to the ipod it wouldn't let me. Suggestions? thanks!

Am i missing something obvious or is it not possible to import a regular playlist from itunes onto the ipod?
You don't import playlist to the iPod. If you are manually managing, you drag it to the iPod.
If you are not manually managing, you auto-sync it.
When i tried to drag the finished playlist to the ipod it wouldn't let me.
Select the iPod in iTunes.
Is *Manually manage music* and videos ticked?

Importing playlists from devices

My old computer was stolen, iTunes on my new computer does not have my playlists. Can I transfer/import the playlists from my devices (iPad, iPhone, or iPod) into iTunes on my new computer or do I need to redo all the playlists? Thanks.

diana42 wrote:
My problem is that Itunes does not acknowledge inserted CD in DEVICES area,
Are these Audio CDs?
Only Audio CDs will show up in iTunes.
This is new to me because I am used to importing and making copies from my playlists.
I don't follow. Would you explain this a bit more?

Problem importing playlist from Ipod

My computer crashed so I had to reload everything back on. I don't want to lose everything I have on the Ipod, does anyone know how to export the playlist from the Ipod to my PC? I would really appriciate anyones help with this. Thanks!!!

If you have any iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers has been introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows. The procedure is a bit involved and it won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. This is just a selection, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, they are generally quite straightforward. You can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
iGadget Windows Only
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
TuneJack Windows Only
CopyPod Windows Only
If your iPod is set to update automatically take care when connecting back to your computer and an empty iTunes. You will get a message that your iPod is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Also when using a lot of the utilities your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button: Managing content manually on iPod
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync again. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up in case you have problems again. External drives are comparatively inexpensive these days and you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

Import Playlist from IPod

On my Windows laptop, I'd like to import/copy a playlist from my iPod into my iTunes Library.
ITunes won't let me simply drag the playlist into the library. I'm using Version 6.x of iTunes.
iTunes Help recommended exporting to XML (from the other PC) and importing the XML on this PC. iTunes puked when I tried that. This should be really simple, it's just an XML file...and all the music is located on the local hard drive.
Any ideas?

I found an app for Mac that does what you want. I emailed the guy to ask if he knows of anything similar for windows.
It is a Mac app, but it says you can use windows formatted iPods with it. So if you have a friend with a Mac, and forty bucks to spend, then go here:
http://www.crispsofties.com/i.i/index.html
If you don't know anybody that owns a Mac, you should just go a head and buy one.
I'll let you know what he says.
-JD

Import playlist from ipod to pc

My old PC died but I had a back-up of all my iTunes music. I've re-installed iTunes on my new PC and all my music is there - perfect! However, none of my playlists are showing and it seems I don't have a back up of my iTunes files or preferences. Is there a way of importing just the playlists from my iPod Nano to my new W7 PC? Thanks .....

Check out this older thread on how to export playlists from your iPod via iTunes.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12256388
If that doesn't work, you'll need the help of thid party software to assist with this task. Here is one good option.
http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/
B-rock

How to import playlists from iPhone 5?

This has probably come up before countless times [but as it's taken me over an hour to log in to ASC......]
Problem:
1. Faithful old black Macbook hard drive died. Music purchased from iTunes, plus other music ripped from CDs etc. on there. Can't recover data from HDD. Luckily music playlists still on iPhone/iPad. Phew!
2. Shiny new MDP purchased, but will only transfer purchased music.
3. Tried to import playlists to new iTunes on MBP. Doesn't work.
How can I get my music playlists from point a (iPad/iPhone) to my shiny new MBP?
Thank you please.

Plug it into PC and the iPhone should show up in "Computer" on PC then a simple matter of dragging and dropping
see here for details
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083

Importing playlist from OSX iTunes to Win 8.1

I've done searches, tried solutions I've found, but I can't seem to get the Playlists from my mac to my new Lenovo with iTunes installed. I did get all my music transferred over, but my favorites and my playlists did not. I exported the playlist over Google Drive, but it wouldn't import. Is it supposed to be an .xml file or a .txt file?
I apologize if this has been asked to death, and I'm just dense, but any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sheri

You should be able to get the Mac to see a shared folder on the PC or vice versa. Is the library on the Mac split with the library in User's Music and the media folder on the external drive? If so there is some prep work that needs to be done before it can be moved to Windows...
See https://discussions.apple.com/message/18525450#18525450
Playlists are ordered lists of file paths. When you copy the exported playlist files from OS X to Windows none of the paths agree which is why they can't be reimported. You could potentially patch up the playlist before trying to reimport, but you still lose ratings, play counts, date added and other information that will be preserved if you migrate the library properly.
tt2

Import song FROM Zen TO Compu

Hi!
I'd like to know if it's possible to import songs from the Creative Zen to any computer?Or are there any restrictions, such as the one that exists with the Sony Minidisc?
Is there a maximum times a song can be import and export?
Tell me everythings :-)
Thanks
yannick
ps: sorry for my bad english, I'm frenchspeaker :-)

All right,sorry, I'm asking a lot of questions, that might be details, but since the zen micro is not that cheap, I wanna be sure ;-)
So, with the Creative ZEN Micro, I can import from the device TO the PC any song pr?viously transfered from any computer? I'm not talking about the UMS function, only with the regular use of this mp3 device (not as a harddri've!)...
It is possible through the usual sotware given with ZEN MICRO?
Thanks a lot!!

Need to import playlists from iPod to iTunes

My computer was acting up the other day and I closed out of iTunes improperly. When I oped it up the next day all of my play lists were missing. And there is no music or movies in my library. I would rather not have to import all my music and videos back in and create new play lists. So is there any way I can import the play lists into iTunes? Or is there anything else I can do? I tried drag and drop into the play list section but it wouldn't let me. Please help.

Use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music and playlists etc from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Another free program is Pod Player.

How do I import playlists from my old computer to my new computer. I followed the instructions to export the playlists, but when I tried to import on the new computer the files were nowhere to be found?

I saved my playlists on my new computer as per the instructions in iTunes help. Then I tried to import the playlists on my new computer but the files were nowhere to be found. Found the correct directory, but not there. my computers are connected on a network, so I don't know what I am doing wrong? Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
Paul Constantine

Copy the entire iTunes folder from the old computer to the new one.
tt2

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