Itunes library on all devices
I have a many years Itunes library collected on a desktop (PC).I want my laptop (PC) take over as my Itunes home while I travel (So not via remote acess to home desktop.) I want my TTunes library on the laptop. Also, I record with my I pod and my I phone and want to upload the recordings to the laptop, rename them in Itunes and reload it to the smaller listening device, just like I do regularly with my desktop. Thanks for your advice.
Transfer your itunes library onto your laptop. Here is how to do it just think of your laptop as an external hard drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1751
Then sync your ipod and iphone to the new computer. If it says erase and sync, go ahead and then reync the content from your laptop
Your iphone and iPod are then tied to your new laptop for when you travel
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I just recently purchased a MacBook Pro (13 inch with Retina display), an iPad Air 2, and an iPhone 6 plus. Before these purchases, I was using a Windows 7 laptop to manage my iTunes library and iTunes purchases. I am in need of syncing my iTunes library on my iPod classic (160 GB) with all of my new Apple devices. How can I sync my iTunes library with all of my new devices?
Devices can only sync to one library at a time. You can, however, have multiple copies of libraries on different computers though it can be tricky making sure they are always synchronized. You can put your Windows iTunes on your Mac.
Moving a library: Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its sub-folders and files) intact to the other drive. Hold down the option (alt) key (shift on Windows) and open iTunes. At the prompt to create or choose a library choose the copied iTunes folder.
When this is to a new computer put the copied iTunes folder in the default location of Macintosh HD > Users > *User Name* > Music then you don't even need to start with the option key held down, iTunes will automatically look for it there. (Make sure there isn't anything already in the iTunes folder there that you want to keep since you will be replacing it with the one you are moving.) -
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Why does iTunes SUCK??
1) Many items greyed out in the menu bar, for well over 2 years, maybe more!
2) I Can't drag more than one piece of content from your iTunes library to any device (iPhone, iPad)
If you do it gets stuck for HOURS and HOURS in "Preparing To Update" and the little activity circle never completes, ever!!
I used to be able to drag over 1000 tunes, movies, etc. go have breakfast come back and it would all be on my device!!
Can't do it anymore, one song at a time, maybe an album at a time, or one movie, and that is it!!
If you do a 2nd item the other items stop loading and never continue!!
This is so BAD, I don't understand how they don't have this fixed yet!!
Please tell me I am not the only one!!
...and If I am tell me how to fix it!
Very appreciated,
JoeEverything is updated!! iPhone, iPad, iTunes and MacBook Pro... All I am trying to do is drag content from my iTunes Library to the devices. iTunes gets stuck EVERY single time! What usually triggers the Non-Sense is when I am adding a 2nd file!
Why does iTunes SUCK??
1) Many items greyed out in the menu bar, for well over 2 years, maybe more!
2) I Can't drag more than one piece of content from your iTunes library to any device (iPhone, iPad)
If you do it gets stuck for HOURS and HOURS in "Preparing To Update" and the little activity circle never completes, ever!!
I used to be able to drag over 1000 tunes, movies, etc. go have breakfast come back and it would all be on my device!!
Can't do it anymore, one song at a time, maybe an album at a time, or one movie, and that is it!!
If you do a 2nd item the other items stop loading and never continue!!
This is so BAD, I don't understand how they don't have this fixed yet!!
Please tell me I am not the only one!!
...and If I am tell me how to fix it!
Very appreciated,
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After purchasing songs at the itunes store, my ipod touch will no longer synch with the itunes library at all. It won't send the purchases to the device and it won't synch any other music to the device. Also a lock symbol is now displayed at the top of the ipod touch. How do I fix this.
This was the first purchase I made.Are you following these instructions?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
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Hi, I lost my entire music library when my hard drive crashed 2 wks ago. It's all on my iPod, though..but the songlist appears gray. I just cannot figure out how to download my iPod music list BACK into my iTunes library. All they seems to address is Library -> iPod transfers. I'm not an iT geek.. Help meeee!
See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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Will syncing (specially Music) with another iTune library erase all applications and information in the iPhone?
After adding folder of my favourite music to the itune library on my computer, it says: "your iphone is synced with another iTune library on another computer. Do you want to sync with this one?"
What should i do?yes it will
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Itunes library on multi devices
Hello
1. I have one apple ID for all my itunes and store activities
2. Have several devices : Mac 17" (first gen), Macbook pro (2010), Macbook Air (2012), iphone 4s
3 when I connect my iphone to one device, a message comes out saying something like" you are on different library.. want to delete whats on the phone and re sync?)
4. Only on one device ( the MBP) no such message.
5. I suspect that maybe my devices have different user name !! If so , how can I change them all to one name ?
I need to be able to normalize my library on all devices so that whatever happens on one device is "pushed" to all other.?
Thank youIt is possible to make the 'Persistent ID' for each iTunes Library the same, so that the iPhone syncs like it is the same library.
I think this outlines the basic idea, even though the page is old (I haven't tried this on iTunes 11)
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=2137
I think you should create a test user account on each Mac with a small music library, backup you iPhone & then test the process. Make sure you have solid backups BEFORE you meddle with the library file!
The major issue you will have is trying to keep the different libraries in sync - e.g. the play counts will be updated on the last machine & it won't propagate across the multiple libraries, files added on one library may (or may not) move to the other machines via the iPhone. If you delete a song in one playlist another Mac will be out of sync with it… it's a whole can of worms.
Jon is correct, if you have a server with your home folder on network based storage you could use one username & password (SingleSignOn) to login to the same stuff on each Mac. It's advanced stuff, but I'm sure it is the only way Apple expect you to do it. It's best on hte same network, but you can have 'mobile accounts' that sync back to the server.
There have been many attempts to keep one copy of the iTunes library on network storage (without a home server e.g. a NAS) the Mac must be setup to mount that storage when you login. It can be messy & slow if you don't have a fast wired network connection on all the devices.
The 'Persistent ID' method is a 'hack', but it may be good enough depending on your expectations, but it is beyond the realm of Apple support. -
How do I share the iTunes library with all/some of the other users on the same iMac?
How do I share the iTunes library with all/some of the other users on the same iMac?
Check out these articles it may help...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
http://www.apple.com/itunes/how-to/#playlists-shareplaylists
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I have an older ipod classic 80gb that I've just reset and associated with my iTunes account. It's recognized and up to date but when I sync I can't download any of my music. How can I download my iTunes library to this device?
Hello Analogue guy living in wireless world,
Thank you for providing the details of the issue you are experiencing when trying to sync your music to your iPod.
I recommend trying to sync your music again using iTunes. When you have your iPhone connected to iTunes, I recommend checking the Music tab to verify that Sync Music is checked. From here, you will be able to select to sync your "Entire music library" or "Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres:"
I recommend reviewing the full article here:
iTunes 11 for Mac: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M. -
Can I copy music imported from my CDs in iTunes library to another device - a 1TB Sony PVR
Can I copy music imported from my CDs in iTunes library to another device - a 1TB Sony PVR?
Yes.
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I have a new computer now with windows 8. Old one was windows 7. The itunes library contains all I expect on new computer. Ipod will not sync with content. It says it is syncing but only picks up 1 tune. Solution please. I am on itunes 64 but it makes no difference from 32 bit.
See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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I will soon be purchasing a new PC running Windows 7. I need to know how to migrate my iTunes Library and apple devices to the PC. Is there a previously published support document on this topic? Thank You.
Connect a blank powered external drive to the PC.
Right click on the Disk in the File manager and choose format: exFAT
(if it's a XP machine, first install exFAT from Microsoft and reboot)
navigate to your user account folders on the PC and drag and drop copy (or copy and paste) to the external drive.
(if a program has your files, then export them out first)
Hook up the drive to the Mac, and transfer files to the desktop or to their same appropritate folders.
Import photo's into iPhoto program, import music into iTunes etc and they will manage those files.
You can continue to use the external exFAT drive between Mac's and PC's
Do not format the drive NTFS or FAT, NTFS can't be written too by the Mac and FAT can't hold over 4GB sized files.
If you format exFAT on the Mac, it likely won't work correctly on the PC.
"Migration" type programs are a utter waste of time and effort between PC's and Mac's for the fact that only certain files (and no programs or anything else) will work between them, also it's a hassle and takes too long. So don't even bother with it. -
My iTunes library shows all music but there is an exclamation mark to the left on all entries and there is a message stating "original file could not be found" although all music is on the iPad.
The massage means what it says. iTunes can't find the actual music files. All iTunes has is a database of where the files should be and they are not there.
Try:
- iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
- Redownloading iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store -
I can drag music from my Itunes library to my device on my computer but I cannot find the music on my actual device.
Any help here?Restore the old computer's library from a backup, or follow the instructions here or here.
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Deleting apps from iTunes Library and IOS Devices at once.
Hi there,
I tend to delete all unneeded apps from iTunes library on my Mac, because when I delete them from there, it just take one syncing session to deleted them from all my other devices. But recently I noticed that this way is no longer helpful, now I have to delete each app on my iPhone, iPad and Mac manually. So if anyone can help me to make iTunes recur to the previous pehevior, please replay ASAP.
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