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Finally copying iTunes from my PC to Mac. It was suggested by Apple that I do this via homesharing. Why is it that 1) PC itunes has 2196 songs 2) Mac itunes sees 2192 but only copying xxx of 2093. Why am I missing 100 songs and no, not a purchased music issue...those are coming over quite fine!
SO SORRY, I Was disconnected in the middle of editing this (said Apple Discussions being updated) After writing above, discovered my PC didn't still have Home Sharing enabled (may be necc to enable after every update)
Corrected response as follows
You should try the following to at least determine which songs are misssing:
launch iTunes on both computers, Make home sharing on BOTH computers
Select your PC's iTunes Library icon on in the Leftside Sidebar on your mac. Give it a moment, till all items appear.
Now click the popup on the bottom left of window where it says "All Items", and choose "Items not on my Computer"
You should now be able to select a song and click "import"
Out of curiositly: try to analyze why those items didn't transfer:
1. Are any of the items in your PC's library missing? (They'll display an exclamation point icon)
2. Formats: Are the missing songs in WAV / WMA format? I don't know if iTunes Mac supports WMA (iTunes PC will gladly convert WMA for you.). I don't think either version does WAV.
To test, on your PC, make visible the "Kind" column (via View Options- control-J)) sort by kind see if there are any WMA tunes
3. Unlikely but possible: The method you used only transferred purchased items.
4. There is something corrupt or wrong about the songs in question (windoze permissions issues?)
HTH
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