Macbook air and iMac won't home share
I just bought a new Macbook Air (OS X Mavericks Version 10.9.4) and would like to transfer my music from my iMac (year 2009, Mac OS X Version 10.5.8) onto the Macbook. I have turned on home sharing on both devices and also file sharing. I am not seeing a home share icon in my iTunes library on either computer. My iMac is running on iTunes 10.6.3 and my Macbook Air is running iTunes 11.3 . I am hoping that despite the fact they are not updated the same, the music will still be able to transfer. Both devices are on the same wi-fi network as well. Would appreciate any feedback or advice! Thank you.
Hi myraann19,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you want to move the music to your new computer with Home Sharing, but there is an issue setting it up. The first article linked below will walk you through setting up home Sharing, it also provides other options for moving the music to a new library also. And, the second article provides tips that should resolve the Home Sharing setup issue.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972
I hope this helps.
-Jason
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