Is it safe to upload my music and music video from my old computer to my new mac? These files are from lime ware, frostwire ext and I don't want to upload virus to my Mac. thx

what do you guys think about protecting my Mac

Presumably we're talking about illegal music and illegal videos? If so, anything is possible. Downloading any kind of illegal content onto your computer is a foolish thing to do, as it essentially puts your trust in the hands of untrustworthy people. That sort of thing has infected people plenty of times before. My advice would be to delete all of that illegal material immediately, and do not copy it over to the new machine.
As for general safety against malware, see my Mac Malware Guide.

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I cannot get my iTunes library from my old computer to my new one. The old computer is so messed up that I cannot even get google to open. I tried to copy to an external hard drive and the music was there until I went to upload to the new computer.

I cannot get my iTunes library/music from my old computer to my new one. The old computer is so messed up that I cannot even open a browser.I tried to copy to an external hard drive and the music was there until I went to upload to the new computer. I disconnected my old computer so I will have to reconnect it I am sure. thank you for any help. Last time I transferred I used a product I purchased. That was a long time ago.

First of all make sure that you've definitely backed up the movies to your external hard disc.
In iMovie click on any event you don't want, go to the file menu and select 'move event to trash'. Then do the same for any unwanted projects - 'move project to trash'. Quit out of iMovie and empty the trash.
Hope that helps!

HT4527 My ipod died and my computer is old, so I bought a new one of each. I want to transfer my music from my old computer to the new one before I set up the new Ipod. how do I do this?

My ipod died and my computer is old, so I bought a new one of each. I want to transfer my music from my old computer to the new one before I set up the new Ipod. how do I do this?

Go back to the article you asked this question from and pick the option which is the best in your situation.
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HT1727 how do i get my iTunes library from my old computer to my new one? My old computer died and i got a new one. I installed iTunes to it and signed into my profile but it says i have no music. What do i do to get my library back?

how do i get my iTunes library from my old computer to my new one? My old computer died and i got a new one. I installed iTunes to it and signed into my profile but it says i have no music. What do i do to get my library back?

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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I want to transfer my music from my old computer to my new computer and on to my iphone

I want to transfer my music from my old computer to my new computer and on to my iphone.
I have a Dell laptop which has all my music on it, on Itunes, and synchronised with an Ipod (not an iphone).
I have an Asus laptop which is synchronised with my iphone 4S.
I have my new Dell desktop. I have not copied any music or itunes on to it.
Ultimately, I want to connect my iphone 4s to my new Dell desktop.
I want my new Dell desktop to have all my music on it, on itunes, with the Playlists as per my old Dell laptop.
I want my iphone to have all that music on it.
But I also want my iphone to have the apps and other material that is already on it.
How should I go about all this?

can you explain how to copy from one computer to the other computer?

How do I move music to iTunes from an old computer to a new one?

how do i import all my music from my old computer to my new one? I just loaded iTunes but can't get it to recognize all the music in my folder. It wants me to load songs one at a time and I am NOT going to do that with 44 GB of music.

These are two possible approaches that should work to move an existing library to a new computer.
Method 1
Backup the library with this User Tip.
Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
Deauthorize the old computer if you no longer want to access protected content on it.
Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
Method 2
Connect the two computers to the same network. Share your <User's Music> folder from the old computer and copy the entire iTunes library folder into the <User's Music> folder on the new one. Again, deauthorize the old computer if no longer required.
Both methods should give the new computer a working clone of the library that was on the old one. As far as iTunes is concerned this is still the "home" library for your devices so you shouldn't have any issues with iTunes wanting to erase are reload.
I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing backup for your library.
Should you be in the unfortunate position where your computer has died with no backup then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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I'm retiring my old computer (windows xp) to a new computer (windows 7). How can i easily move my itunes music from the old computer to the new computer? i have my playlists organized in my old computer, i would like it to stay that way in my new computer

i'm retiring my old computer (with windows xp) and bought a new computer (with windows 7). How can i easily move my itunes music from the old computer to the new computer? i have my playlists organized in my old computer, i would like it to stay that way in my new computer. I also have my ipods, iphone sync'd in the old computer so i want to make sure that things won't get messed up (my apps, playlists, etc) when i move over everything to the new computer and sync all my devices with the new computer.
Thanks in advance for the tips.

Make sure the XP box is upgraded to the latest version of itunes. Also make sure it's using the itunes media folder layout as explained here, because that's what the W7 is going to be using.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3847
Install itunes on the new W7 PC.
Get these folders from the XP machine
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes
C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
And put them here on the W7 machine
C:\users\username\My Music\iTunes
C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\

Have a new computer - how do i move my music, etc from the old computer to the new one?

I have a new computer and want to remove music from the old computer and move to the new one. How do I do it? I have an IPod mini.

Copy the /Home/Music/iTunes/ folder from the old computer to the new one. You can do this using an external hard drive or by connecting the two computers via Firewire cable (if both computers have Firewire ports) -Transferring files between two computers using FireWire - or using your local network via file sharing.

I just bought a new macbook air and while transferring documents from my old computer to my new one it stopped working, how do I restart the transferring process (it won't force quit on the new one)?

I just bought a new macbook air and while transferring documents from my old computer to my new one it stopped working, how do I restart the transferring process (it won't force quit on the new one)?
I NEED HELP

jesster03 wrote:
i just bought a new macbook w/ mtn lion. when i transferred data from my old macbook over, it created another user name (i called it "old computer"). That's actually good
That's actually bad. Peruse Pondini's Setup New Mac guide and seriously consider starting over.

Transporting my music from my old computer to my new computer?

Ok so I have a computer [ Windows] which has bot bought songs from iTunes and not bought songs [for example: CD's I bought, blank CD's my friends give me, etc.]. I am getting a lap top for Christmas [Windows]. How do I get my songs from my old computer to my new computer? I have a iPhone and I have access to a iPod 80 GB Classic. I heard you can transfer songs using iPods ... not sure about that so just wanted to ad that. Can anyone help me?!?

Probably the most straightforward way to get iTunes onto your second computer is to network it with the first one and copy your iTunes folder across. Start by consolidating your library. When you consolidate, any songs in the iTunes Library that are not in the iTunes Music Folder are copied to the Music Folder and the Library is updated to point to those new files. Files already in the iTunes Music Folder have no changes made to them: Copying all your iTunes files to one location - Windows
Copying the whole folder brings with it the iTunes Music folder and also the iTunes Library (iTunes Library.itl in Windows) database file which holds all the information about your songs (Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, Last Played, Date Added, etc). You'll get more information including the Folder/File structure in this article: What are the iTunes library files?
When you copy the iTunes folder make sure you put it into the default location on the new computer. On a PC this is \Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\My Music\ (or C:\Username\Music\ in Vista). You should also use the same version of iTunes on both computers.
You can also use this method with an external hard drive, you drag the folder from the first computer to the external drive and then from the drive to the second computer.
If you have and iPod, some iPods can be used as an external drive and you can use them to move your iTunes (this option isn't available with the iPod Touch): How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer
Don't forget that you'll need to authorise your new computer to play your purchased songs. Also if you are disposing of the old one remember to deauthorise it so you don't use up one of your allowances: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

Will importing music from my old computer to my new computer use up my internet?

I just got a new computer and im using iTunes home sharing to import my music library from my old computer to my new one. I was wondering if it was using up my internet or not..

Not a problem, the home sharing data is only moving over your local network.
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How do I move my music from my old computer to my new one on iTunes 11 (the newest one)

I have been trying to get my music from my old computer (macbook with mountain lion) to my new one ( macbook pro with retina display mountain lion) via home sharing and I have gotten to the point where I can see my music from my old computer on my new one but I can't import it to my new iTunes library. Please help.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
The following article(s) may help you.
Moving your iTunes store account to another country

I just got a new computer, how do i transfer my music from my old computer to my new computer?

please help. i just got a new computer, how do i transfer my music from my old computer to my new computer.

vw000 wrote:
If you only copy your Files you will lose your favorites. The best Way to copy your Library to the New Computer is to Export your libery (you can find the Export in the menue). This will copy your Wohle Library on cd. If you Out in These cd's in your new Computer iTunes will copy it with all informations.
While that may work, it is extremely time consuming and unnecessary.
Copying the ENTIRE iTunes folder from the old computer to the new computer will keep the library intact.

I have bought a new pc, and i want to move adobe lightroom frome my old computer to my new comuter.

I have bought a new computer and I want to move adobe lightroom frome my old computer to my new computer, how do I do this?

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This is a fairly in-depth tutorial on moving from one computer to another.(I recommend Option 1)
http://www.lightroomqueen.com/2009/02/28/how-do-i-move-lightroom-to-a- new-computer/
Also, there's no need to find the original disk for installation. Just download the latest update of your purchased version from here: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/ and user your original serial number.
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Tom Hogarty
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I have a new computer from my father that already has his iphone content on it. what do i need to do to switch my phone over from my old computer to the new one and have the new computer sync MY contacts and content to the new computer without erasing

i have a new computer from my father that already has his iphone content on it. what do i need to do to switch my phone over from my old computer to the new one and have the new computer sync MY contacts and content to the new computer without erasing my contact lists and purchased apps?

okay from reading posts it seems if I transfer my backed up info from my old comp to the new one and erase my dad's phone's back up i could reset my phone and it would transfer all my old data back onto the phone, be linked to the new computer and i could proceed. Where do i find the backed up info from my phone?

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