PC-to-Mac: iTunes Switch

Hey,
I'm getting a MBP 17 in the next few weeks and I would like to now the best program I can use to get my iTunes Library in Mac looking exactly like in Windows. I have a lot of songs, (all organized with Lyrics, Artwork, etc so I need all the metadata transferred), movies and photos. Oh yea and Podcasts aswell. I'd prefer a free program but with my high demands I'm guessing I'll have to lirchase software and I'm fine with that

Look at this article for some help and tips: Move iTunes from PC to MAC: http://www.macworld.com/article/146958/2010/03/moveitunes_windowsmac.html

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Thanks

Thanks.
I copied the whole Music file and placed it into the new itunes file
Then I exported the Librairy file but the Mac does not accept all the files from the PC...so i took the
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I just purchased a iMac10 and I have been able to get all of my iTunes content from my previous HP but when I try to connect my iPhone to the Mac, it gives me a pop-up stating the iPhone requires v9.2 and will not work with the Mac iTunes. Anyone got any ideas?

What version of iTunes do you have installed? Help > About iTunes.

MAC Itunes Mp3 CD Problem

Please Help
I need to burn an Mp3 cd on my mac.
I need some of the songs to play 3 or 4 times, so I cannot use toast unless i change each song names 3 times
So I tried using Itunes Playlist. But none of the 2 equipments I use can read the Cd's burned with Itunes( 1.My Marantz Dvd Player, 2. an Mp3 Cd player with H.D.)
I tried different media, i tried burning 700M and 600Mb of music, slow disk burning,Mp3, Data,. Nothing works!
I used to burn my disks with a PC with no problems ever, I had even found the perfect software, ACOUSTICA FOR PC, which normalized volumes, detected incomplete songs , faded songs which ended abruptly and inserted numbers in the beginningt of each file to burn the same file 2 or 3 times.....
It's frustrating to own a $2000 mac, that should be the best managing music and not being able to Burn a simple Mp3 Disc!!!
Any advice on itunes settings( I already tried Mp3CD and Data Disk) or other software is greatluy appreciated.
I've seen some other posts with the same problem and talking about iso 9660 but not a solution that works. Maybe somebody has solved this!
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So, any Idea why some players wont play my mac itunes burned CDs?
Nothing too concrete, unfortunately. It could be because Macs burns hybrid discs (HFS +/ISO 9660) when using the Finder and certain other burning applications, or because sometimes things like .DS_STORE files get burned to data discs and throw certain applications and devices off. An MP3 CD burned with iTunes should be strictly in compliance with ISO 9660, so failure for a device (supporting MP3 CD playback) to play iTunes-generated MP3 CDs is illogical.
Not to drift off topic, but I use OS X and Windows XP every day; I have a PowerMac G4 and a desktop PC in place on the same desk, and I constantly switch back and forth between them doing various things. For most tasks, I favor the Mac, but for anything involving CD/DVD burning, I turn to the PC. This is one area, in my opinion, where Apple is way behind in the game. It's unfortunately a very common complaint to hear someone say that the CD or DVD they burned with a Mac won't work on normal consumer devices, but that the same content burned to disc on a Windows PC works flawlessly.

I want to sync music from iPhone to Mac iTunes library

Im all confused. my existing library on my computer is all messed up. I have a bunch of duplicate song files and some that aren't able to "be found" and I want to somehow wipe all the info and music from my Mac iTunes library and put only my music from my iPhone into a new fresh iTunes library.

Hello Carrie,
I definitely understand wanting to clean up your iTunes library. There are a few resources I recommend looking at.
Firstly, if you wanted to continue with your existing library, you can identify duplicates in iTunes following these steps:
Choose File > Display Duplicates to show duplicate items (matches are based on the song name and artist). If you have multiple versions of the same song (for example, live and studio versions, or versions from different albums) you can hold the Alt or Option key (for Mac OS X) or the Shift key (for Windows) and choose File > Display Exact Duplicates. This will show only duplicate songs having the same name, artist, and album.
If you are using iTunes 11 (the latest version of iTunes at this time), you will need to go to View>Show Duplicate Items (you can hold Alt or Option here as well to get the Show Exact Duplicate Items option). You can find the full article here:
How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2905
If you think the music you are missing in iTunes is located on your computer somewhere, I recommend reviewing this article:
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
If neither of those help and you prefer to recreate your iTunes Library, I recommend review this next article. This article outlines what media you are able to transfer from your iPhone to your computer:
iTunes: Transferring media from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1209
I recommend creating the new library and making sure it has everything you want in it before deleting your library that is disorganized. This article outlines creating a new iTunes Library and how to switch between libraries:
iTunes: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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Convert a Mac iTunes library to a Windows iTunes library?

This sounds like heresy, but I've switched my home system from a ten year old Mac Powerbook, to a screamingly fast, new Dell laptop. I have a large iTunes library on the old Mac; s there a way I can convert my Mac iTunes Library into a Windows iTunes Library, or do I have to (gasp) rebuild the whole thing in Windows?

Hello autochthon,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To transfer your iTunes library to another computer just follow the steps in the article below.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
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Mac iTunes won't sync to iPhone/iPad for voice memos

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Hi Go to settings itunes bottom of Page, sign out then Sign, back in. Go to itunes & Apps store, make sure Auto download, is on. Cheers Brian

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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3727530?start=0&tstart=0
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
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Lost all Playlists in MAC iTunes AFTER Upgrading Windows iTunes to v.10.7 (via Parallels) - HELP!

I HAVE iTUNES v 10.6x installed on my Macbook Pro - been using for quite awhile without issues. All Updates to iTunes have gone just fine. I also use Parallels Desktop with Windows XP Pro installed on it and within that Windows installation on this Mac, I have installed many software programs -- all okay for over 3 years - no real issues. I also have installed iTunes in the Windows, but never really used the Preferences of iTunes to use its Advanced settings to change the location of the Library to the same location of the Mac's iTunes -- the Library is on an external HD. The use of iTunes in Windows was never really used because I never had the right location of the Library set in Preferences.
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How can I move my PC (Windows 7) iTunes library (with my cps ripped) to my Mac iTunes library?

Just for my curiosity and knowledge,
I have a PC (Windows 7) and a Mac (OS X 10.10).
Both of them with the latest version of iTunes.
Both of them with the exact music library (genre, artist, album, etc).
All my music is coming from iTunes Store, so very easy to re download at any time I want with my Apple ID
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- I want to build a new iTunes Library on my 1TB internal Mac HD.
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- play that content.
- have play counts from my Windows-based be saved back to my iTunes Library.
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Question 2: What older version of Mac iTunes software should I install on my iMac in order to allow the Windows PCs to access and use the iMacs iTunes library file?
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Hi,
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use the instructions in this article here to transfer your library to the Mac.
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