Move iTunes

Hi all, I'm planning to move my iTunes from one computer to another, using a large external HDD. The support pages on how to do that only explain how to move using an iPod or CD/DVD's. I don't want to loose any purchased items or other info like ratings, etc. Any idea how to do this? -Thanks

Here is an "in-depth" tutorial.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to -a-new-hard-drive/
It uses a mac interface in the tutorial, but is written for both Mac and Windows users, the site hosting the tutorial is good quality, so I'd recommend it over the first suggestion.

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    Message was edited by: jozmail

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
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    Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

  • How does one move iTunes (& iPhoto) to external hard drive?

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  • I have a laptop with a bad hard drive,  my iTunes library is on an external hardrive. How do I move iTUnes to a new computer and have it work?

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    Hey oob,
    Thanks for the question. You may find the information in the following article helpful in moving your iTunes library via external drive:
    iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
    Thanks,
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  • Can i move itunes to another drive other than my c drive?

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    Niel's advice above will work better. Moving the entire library as unit and then connecting to it works, and makes the next move easy too. Moving the media alone and then editing the media folder location in preferences doesn't work reliably, and may leave the library with broken connections to the old paths that need to be repaired.
    @Rockdwg: If you have any iOS devices you may also want to relocate the backup folder.
    tt2

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