Move purchased music to new account

My son is 17 and we would like to allow him to have his own itunes account. He has been using our family itunes account on his ipod. How can we transfer the music he's purchased on the family account to his own itunes account?

I have a similar question. I have been buying apps and music on an Itunes accound for several years. I have mobile me but didn't set it up with that account and I should have. I would like to use one account for everything though since the new cloud and everything has come out. Is there anyway you know of I can create my new account and sync to it without losing eveything on my Iphone? I haven't tried it for fear of losing everything. I know that have stuff in place so you can't plug in and get someone elses music and apps but if it is already on my phone and blongs to me can I just move it to my new apple ID?
Thanks
Andrew

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How to move purchased music to new account

My son is 17 and we would like to allow him to have his own itunes account. He has been using our family itunes account on his ipod. How can we transfer the music he's purchased on the family account to his own itunes account?

You cannot.
Sorry.

Getting divorced. Want to move my music to new account

Hi everyone. I hope you can help me. I am currently in the process of getting a divorce and need to move my music from our joint iTunes account to my own separate iTunes account. She has her music she wants to keep, and I need to move my music to my new account. Is there an easy way to do this? I do not trust her enough anymore to continue a joint account.

Is there an easy way to do this?
Click here and request that the iTunes Store staff allow you to redownload the music under your new account, or purchase it again. Every purchased song, including iTunes Plus content, contains the account name it was purchased from.
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Old Account need access to move purchased songs to new account

I am trying to authorize songs that were purchased on my old account onto my new laptop. The account is several years old and was not used and since the email address attached is no longer valid and cannot remember password to obtain songs purchased. Is there anyway to get account tranferred to new email account and authorize those songs purchased?

I'm afraid you can't moved protected purchases between accounts. The account ID doesn't have to be a working email address for you to log in with it, but you will have to get the password reset.
You do this at http://appleid.apple.com , but if there isn't a functioning address associated with the ID you will have to go through Support. Go to http://expresslane.apple.com - select 'iTunes' then 'iTunes Store', then 'Account Management' and then select 'Lost or forgotten Apple ID password'. Follow the instructions, which include contacting them if necessary.

How to move purchases to a new account?

How do I take purchases from one account and move them to another one?

It looks like you cannot do that. See this thread.

How to transfer itunes purchased music from one account to another on same family computer

how to transfer itunes purchased music from one account to anither on same family computer?

Move it to the /Users/Shared/ folder.
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Move purchased music from mac to pc

Hi all, not sure whether to post this under iTunes for Mac or iTunes for PC.
I want to move purchased music from a mac to a pc. I've read http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329 and http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to -a-new-hard-drive/ but I'm still not sure of the best way. I've "authorised" the pc. Some hours of trying to get the mac & pc to connect to one another via lan got nowhere so I'd like to try going via external disk. Do you think I can just copy the iTunes track files to a (fat32) hd then plug that into the pc and somehow copy or import them into iTunes? The pc is brand new afaik w7; the "mac" is actually a bootable (ccc) dump of a mac which isn't working at present, with another mac booted from this. TIA for any advice - Terry.

+Some hours of trying to get the mac & pc to connect to one another via lan got nowhere+
That's too bad, it's uefull to have file sharing set up between the two. It was kind of a pain for me to set up, but I'm glad I got it going in the end.
I finally stumbled on the Mac setting in System Preferences > Network > Advanced > WINS to set the proper workgroup name.
Do you care about ratings, play counts, etc? If so it is a bit more work.
If not, yes, just put the purchases on the exHD while connected to the PC, then connect the exHD to the Mac and add them to your Mac itunes library.
Make sure the itunes preference > Advanced for "Copy files when adding..." is checked, so they will go to the Mac's hard drive.

My dad and I have shared an iTunes account for years and I just created a new apple id but I have no Idea how to get all those purchases to this new account. Help please?

My dad and I have shared an iTunes account for years and I just created a new apple id but I have no Idea how to get all those purchases to this new account. Help please?

The old Apple ID (presumably your dads) owns those songs and your new Apple ID does not. However, your dad can authorize your iD to use the songs by going to Store > Authorize This Computer from your iTunes menu and entering his Apple ID and password.

I in have a product registered an old account, how do i move it to a new account and close the old one?

I in have a product registered an old account, how do i move it to a new account and close the old one?

COntact support by web chat.
Mylenium

My hotmail account was hacked, so the mail that I use to sign in in itunes also, it's the same. But if I create a new account how can I transfer the money and the apps purchased to the new account ?

My hotmail account was hacked, so the mail that I use to sign in in itunes also, it's the same. But if I create a new account how can I transfer the money and the apps purchased to the new account ?
I really need help ! I had around 30 $ in my account !

Don't create a new iTunes account.
Just update everything with new info/change password/ security questions.
-> https://appleid.apple.com/

HT5085 purchased music on new windows computer

cannot find pervious purchased music on new windows computer. Logged in, purchased, all albums --- nothing

You are looking in the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage, and do the artists that you've bought music from show on the left-hand side of that screen ? If you've changed countries since buying the music, or if the rights-holder has removed the music from the store, then you won't be able to redownload it - it also won't show if it's hidden : iTunes Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases.
Or if you go into the Store tab in Edit > Preferences and click on 'show iTunes in the Cloud purchases' do they then show in the Music part of your iTunes library with a cloud icon against them for redownloading ?

HT4436 originally my kids used my apple account, now they want there own. Can they keep there photos and music and move it to a new account?

I want to create a new account and transfer my photos and music to the new account. How can I do that?

Your talking about the famous AppleID divorce
There is no way to "move" music, apps, or photostreams between iCloud/AppleID accounts easily, but there are some ways to maybe salvage everything they want and get it to their individual devices. I'm going to assume that each has an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and that you all have one or more computers with iTunes (macs or PC's, shouldn't matter).
In any case, this isn't likely to be a quick fix for you, so clear a couple of hours in the evening and grab a beverage of your choice. Here are a few ways to manage the divorce:
Separate iCloud (ie, contacts, calendars, etc) accounts for each person, Shared iTunes Music/Apps:
This approach allows each person to have their own device backups, plus their own address books, calendars, etc, and it allows everyone to share the apps and music that has been and will be purchased. This will also mean each has their own photostreams as well. With calendars and photostreams, you can create "shared" versions of each so you and they can collectively contribute and modify the calendar, and can collectively contribute to a shared photostream.
The great benefit to this approach is that all of the music and apps that have been purchased will continue to be available on all of the devices.
The disadvantage is that with the shared iTunes account, everybody is sharing everybody else's gift cards and/or money that is in the account. Monitoring it is a manual process.
To setup this scenario:
Create a new iCloud account (ie, new AppleID's) for everyone, including yourself.
In the iCloud settings on each mobile device use the new iCloud account (ie, AppleID) for that person.
Use those same iCloud credentials for the iCloud settings in each person's account on the computer. (Note that if you do NOT use separate accounts for each person on the computer, this method will not work for synching the iCloud stuff, just the iTunes stuff. I highly recommend you create user accounts on the computer for each person).
On your mobile devices, in the iTunes and App Store settings continue to use the "original" AppleID under which all of the music and apps were purchased.
In iTunes for each user account on the computer, continue to use the "original" Apple ID, just like on the mobile devices.
For each person's photos that they wish to keep, make sure that they are currently in the mobile device's camera roll (just as Winston suggested).
Now the device's and computer user accounts are all setup. When the mobile device's are synched to user's (or the common) iTunes app, all of the music and apps will stay, and all of the photos that were previously in each user's camera roll will still be there.
Separate iTunes Accounts, Shared iCloud Account
This approach allows each person to have their own iTunes account for music and apps, but will keep all of the iCloud stuff (like contacts and calendars and photostreams) identical accross everybody's devices. This is particularly useful if the kids get their own gift cards and are not amenable to sharing with their family and you want to continue to have identical address books, calendars, and photostreams.
The main drawback to this approach is that it is possible that each individual will lose access to some music and all purchased apps. That will depend highly upon when the music was purchased. ie, was it purchased before or after Apple went to a digital rights management (DRM) free model for music. All purchased apps will technically be lost, but sometimes its still possible to "keep" those apps via iTunes and your device will continually and annoyingly ask you for the credentials (ie, the original AppleID) under which the app was purchased.
Another drawback is that the free iCloud storage account is likely to be enough to backup all of your devices (if you have more than 1). Therefore, you will likely have to purchase a larger iCloud storage plan.
To setup this scenario:
Create a new AppleID for each person for use in the iTunes Music/App store. Remember to keep your original AppleID that was used for all of the purchases to date.
On each mobile device, in the iTunes and App Store settings input the new AppleID for each user. On one of the devices (you'll have to figure out on which one it makes the most sense), continue to use the original AppleID.
In the iCloud settings for each device (and the computer accounts), continue to use the original AppleID.
Now you must setup new iTunes databases on the computer for each seperate user. The only way to do this is to have each user have a seperate account on the computer (again, mac or PC, doesn't matter).
In each user's iTunes app on the computer, input the iTunes store credentials that match his/her mobile device that you setup in step 2 above.
On the computer, move all of the music that each person cares about into his/her separate iTunes database (ie, import the music into iTunes by whatever method you choose). The exact method for this is dependent upon whether its windows or mac, but basically, find the actual music files on the hard drive, and then import each of them into iTunes for each user. You want each user to setup their "new" music database on the computer. This is what the mobile device will synch against.
Once complete, synch each mobile device with each user's respective iTunes app. You MUST use separate iTunes databases at this point.
If all of the music was purchased post-DRM (or is DRM-free for whatever reason), then this method will result in each user having all of the music that he/she wishes. However, if some of the music has DRM, then your success here will be a crapshoot.
Photostreams should all continue to be shared and collective since they are attached to the common iCloud account, not iTunes.
Separate iTunes Music/App Account, Separate iCloud
This is the ultimate in "every man for himself". The advantage is the each person has their own free iCloud features (including the all-important backup) and each has their own iTunes account.
The disadvantage is the same as "Common iCloud, Separate iTunes" approach: individuals may lose access to already purchased music and apps. The photostreams will also be broken apart, although you can setup shared photostreams for the future.
To setup this up:
Create new iCloud/AppleID accounts for each person (except for the original user).
In each person's mobile device, use their new AppleID for both iCloud and iTunes Music and App stores. One person keeps the original AppleID and continues to use it.
Follow the steps above for creating new music databases in each user's account on the computer.
Synch each user's mobile device with their respective iTunes database.
OK, that's what i have for you at this point. I'm happy to answer further questions on this and help you figure out how to do what you want to do.
Thanks

HT1420 Is it possible to mearge 2 itune accounts yet? We would like to get all the music we have purchased into our new account.

Is it possible to merge 2 itune accounts yet? We have an old pre-iphone account and a new me.com account. We have purchased music on both and would lie to put it all on one account.

No, it's not currently possible to merge accounts nor to transfer content from one account to another account - they will remain tied to the account that originally downloaded it. As long as both are authorised on your computer's iTunes then you should be able to use content from both.

Moving purchased music from one account to another account

So I just purchased my first macbook. I am trying to figure out my next step in transfering my music. I am not worried about most of the music I want to transfer, as I can easily move it via thumb drive. My question pertains the purchased music specifically. I do not want to keep the same itunes account id as when I purchased the songs initially. (I was 15, long time ago. I would like to start fresh.) There aren't many songs that I purchased, and I probably won't want all moved, but I do not want to repurchase the songs again.
Is there any way I can get those songs onto my new mac, from my old and dying dell, without having to authorize use of a computer by an old account?
Would simply transfering via thumb drive work, or is there any other way I can go about doing this without losing about 100 or so songs that I spent money on?
I really do not want to keep the old itunes account id (I don't even have access to that email anymore), and have made a new one already.
Thank you to all in advance.

Do you want duplicated copies in both accounts? (that would be a terrible waste of space). The best way to avoid that would be to move your iTunes Music folder to the Shared folder on your Mac (Users/Shared). Then change your iTunes Preferences to point iTunes at this new location.
The other account should launch iTunes, then do the same thing.
You will now have a situation where the two accounts have separate iTunes Library database files (for playlists etc), but are using the same music folder. It is likely that only the original account will have read/write privileges to the actual music however.

Port previously downloaded music to new account

How do I port my previously downloaded music from my iPhone to a new account in iTunes? I have opened a new iTunes account of my own and would like to sync my iPhone to it. I keep getting a message saying if I sync it will erase any previously downloaded music from my device. I am not sure what to do???
Also I want to set up iCloud with my new applied account but it keeps trying to log into my previous account that is my parents...how do I fix this?
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AB_Trenna wrote:
... will it clear them from her phone when I sync to her new account?
Yes... But there is this...
http://macmost.com/sharing-ios-apps-with-family.html
You may also find this information of use...
Apple IDs cannot be merged. You should use your preferred Apple ID from now on, but you can still access your purchased items such as music, movies, or software using your other Apple IDs.
From Here http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37
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