Running iTunes 1, can I go straight to iTunes 6 and should I backup my musc
The Subject pretty much asks my question...I am running iTunes 1 and wish to upgrade as now I have a photo iPod and would like to include pictures on it. I need atleast iTunes 4 should i / can i go straight to 6 or must i download the in between steps. Also should I back up my current song files or will iTunes automatically load them???
That's a pretty big jump in versions. I would definately back up your iTunes Music Library .xml file. Your music files should be okay, but you might want to back those up as well.
If there's any difference in the formats that version 1 and version 6 use, at some point, some iTunes would have dealt with that. I've been using iTunes since version 1 (in os9) and have done nothing but install the updates as they came out. I've never backed up anything. But, again, that's a pretty big jump.
The big question you should ask yourself is are you worried about your playcounts, etc. If iTunes 6 has any problems locating your library, then you can always direct iTunes to where your music files are stored. I think the worst that could happen would be all your playcounts would be reset to zero.
Here's what I did when I bought my Mini and imported my library from my iBook. I backed up my .xml files from my iBook. Fired up iTunes on my Mini. It started up with no songs in the library. I closed iTunes and looked for the .xml file it created. I then replaced it with the backed up .xml from my iBook. Fired iTunes back up and voila! There was my library.
But if you have any doubts at all then yes, backup everything. But do not forget to back up your iTunes Library .xml file.
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