Switching from PC to Mac Itunes purchased music

Having recently made the move from pc to mac I backed up all my music on my old pc and transferred it onto my mac. All the music shows up on Itunes but when I downloaded it onto my 5G ipod the music purchased from Istore will not download??? any clues would be appreciated!!

Play one of the songs purchased from the iTunes store while connected to the Internet; this will authorize the Mac to play the music and enable its transfer to the iPod from the iMac.
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Switched from Windows to MAC Itunes purchase problems

Greetings all -
I transferred from a PC to an imac, with a new ipod as well. The transition of all my music went smooth, however there are about 29 tracks (out of 100) that i purchased through itunes that will not play. There are plenty of tracks that i purchased that play without any problems. It keeps asking me to authorize my mac. Which i've done, many times, when i click play, it asks me to authorize the computer again. What gives?
Please help.
thanks

Is it possible that these songs were purchased with a different iTunes account, that your computer has not been authorized for?
If you continue to have authorization problems you may want to email the iTunes store support, as they're really the only people who have access to your account information, and may be able to get a better understanding of the complete issue. You can use a form on this page to e-mail them:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/authorization/
CG

Switching from PC to Mac / iTunes: Rating is Gone....

Irecently switched to Mac and got back my old library using latest itune version but my Ratings is gone...
Have more than 3.000 songs and lost all the ratings now...
Is there a way to get it back from my old PC Files in iTunes???
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
Can you tell me how to save the Ratings: Is that under the Librairy???
I'm not sure exactly which file include the librairy and the ratings...That's the one I should transfer from my PC to the New Mac iTune folder...

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Okay so I have an account on iTunes and have bought alot of stuff. I have a video iPod and my parents just orderd me a macbook for my birthday. Okay so is there a way I can make sure my library and account and everything can be on my macbook too? One time I tried to plug my iPod into my friends computer to put her shows on my iPod and it went cuckoo.
How can I make sure I move my whole library over to my macbook? xD I'm new at this.

Don't worry about the 'friends computer' situation coming up again. You're working with your own library and you are merely moving it to a different computer. Lots of ways to get your music and video files onto the MacBook.
Your family have a network? (Could be the easiest way.)
You could burn all the files to DVD's or CD's. (You should already have all your media backed up anyways)
As already said, flash drives are also a possibility.
Just copy/move the media files to the macbook. Then authorize the macbook. Authorizing is found under the "Store" iTunes menu item. You can authorize up to 5 computers to play media purchased from the iTunes Store.
You don't have to "take your account" over to the macbook. When you visit the iTunes store when using your macbook just sign in with your existing account ID and password and you'll be good to go.
Hey, enjoy the mac world you are entering. I'm a relatively new adopter and am really happy with it.

Switching from pc to mac: itunes library help

I recently witched from a clunky old pc to a beautiful new aluminum imac. I imported my itunes library a week ago, and i has been seamless. But today i realize im missing the games in my library. I tried dragging the files to the library, importing it, etc... but it doesnt work. What do I do? I dont want to buy them again.

I used an external HD. I simply copied the entire itunes folder and dragged it into the mac's music folder. Everything, including playlists, ratings, etc. are there. the games files are there too, just not in the itunes library. I drag/import/ into itunes, it doesn't work.

I recently switched from PC to Mac and am able to find and transfer most of the larger files of music to iTunes, but there are about 750 songs that are held in sub-files that require me to dig in and transfer them one by one to iTunes.. I've tried transfe

I recently switched from PC to Mac and am able to find and transfer most of the larger files of music to iTunes, but there are about 750 songs that are held in sub-files that require me to dig in and transfer them one by one to iTunes.. I've tried transferring the parent folders, but it doesn't seem to work. Does anyone know of a more efficient way of getting iTunes to dig into the subfolders and transfer the music without me having to go one by one?

There is a good general guide to switching from Windows to Mac at the following link that touches on moving music as well How to Move to a Mac - Get your stuff from your PC to your new Mac
There are also these guides:
How to move music between authorised computers
Networking with a Windows PC
Don't forget to deauthorise your old PC if you are disposing of it so you don't use up your 5 allowances: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

ITunes wiped all but iTunes purchased music from my iPad mini and my iPod nano instead of transferring the cd uploads into iTunes. Is there any way of recovering my music. Very disappointed!

Initially things worked fine. I was very pleased. I had my music library in itunes, on my Ipod nano, and a thumbdrive to back up most of my music.
When I tried to sync the music from itunes onto my new ipad mini last week it deleted the albums in itunes leaving me with only purchased itunes items in the account, On the new Ipad mini CD's from my collection could not be played but they were in fact listed. My new mac will not read the music files I backed up onto a thumb drive or show the uploaded CD music collection. Additionally when I logged into itunes with out any devices connected from my PC the itunes account was completely up to date with my CD's and purchase items in Itunes. As soon as I tried to sync it with my Ipad mini that virtual access to the collection was wiped out leaving only purchased items.
By trying to upload CD music from my Ipod nano into Itunes (originally uploaded into itunes from CD's and synced to the ipod nano in the first place, taking more than a weeks time), I am prompted to reset the entire ipod nano to factory settings (it gives no other option). I was following the instructions emailed to me from the applecare team. This was my only recourse for recovery of the lost music files, the only device left that had my album collection aside from the owned CD's. Now the ipod nano is being wiped clean and left with only the itunes purchased music ( same thing that happened with the itunes account and now the Ipad). When I disconnect the ipod nano to see if there are any albums still left on the device, it gives me an error that it was improperly disconnected.
I just wanted to add the music from itunes to my new mac and the new ipad mini. Instead I have lost all of my uploaded CD's and now have only purchased items in itunes, the new ipad mini, the new mac, and the ipod nano. I have to re-upload my entire music library into itunes/icloud from CD's again and hopefully be able to then sync it with my new devices.
However it may be better to buy the itunes purchased music on CD's from a store, Cut my losses while I can and never buy anything from apple or itunes again. Atleast I will not have my entire music collection wiped out for moving it between my own devices. Itunes match doesn't do **** either. I have wasted alot of hard earned cash on devices products and itunes purchases by converting to apple products and services.
What a big mistake.
Very dissapointed with the interface. Very Very Dissapointed!
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Had the same issue when I changed computers. I backed up my I-tunes files, including CDs, but I-Tunes will not recognize anything but Apple purchases now. There were 300+ CDs in that original catalog.

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

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I can't download my itunes purchased music from my library to my 4th generation nano ipod.

An iPod Touch is not a backup/storage device. You should have been maintaining a backup of your personal data on an external HDD using Time Machine or other backup software of your choice.
However, there are ways to "recover" the music:
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Once you have recovered the music I strongly suggest you purchase an external HDD and start using Time Machine to keep a backup of your personal data.

I cant access any of the content that was in my music library that was set up on my old destroyed laptop. so Home Share cant be used. Is there a way to pull all of the music content, not just iTune purchased music from my 4th Gen Nano back into iTuunes?

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It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer.
Use your backup copy to put everything back.
The music sync is one - way - computer to ipod. The only exception is itunes purchases.

How can I ensure itunes purchases (music, apps) are paid using credits which show on the account instead of billed to my credit card? Info indicates credit is used first but I just bought a song and it did not seem to be deducted from my credits.

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Hello how to use this,
The article linked below details how to go about viewing your purchase history in the iTunes Store.
See your purchase history in the iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT2727
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IPod classic - switching from Windows to Mac

I have an iPod classic and am switching from Windows to Mac - what's the best way to retain my iPod library? Thanks!

If you just want to connect and use the iPod on the Mac then set it to manual update on your PC first. The content of iTunes and the iPod are not syncronised in this mode so the two can be different. You can directly access the content of the iPod and play it through iTunes and you can drag and drop whatever you want to the iPod from either library:
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Something else to be aware of when using an iPod in manual mode is that the "Do Not Disconnect" message will remain on the display until you physically eject the device: Safely Disconnect IPod
Macs can read Windows drives, the iPod shuffle for instance comes Windows formatted and is fully supported (you can update the firmware or restore it on the Mac and it retains it's Windows formatting). Other iPods (such as a 5th Generation or Classic for example) can be used in Windows format on a Mac but have to have the firmware updated or be restored on a PC to maintain the formatting. If however you don't intend using the iPod on a PC again you'll need to transfer your library from your PC so you can restore and reformat the iPod and keep it's firmware updated.
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your new iTunes directly from the iPod. If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
The transfer of content from sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
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PodWorks Mac Only
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iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac & Windows
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iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
Floola Mac & Windows
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
TouchCopy Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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Ipod Switch from Windows to Mac: Possible?

Hi, I'm new here. If this has been asked, I couldn't find it.
I just bought a Macbook Pro; first Apple computer I've owned.
My iTunes library is on my IBM. Is it possible to get my songs into my Apple and then reformat the iPod and reload them?
thanks.
Regards,
Mark

You can use your iPod which will work on your Mac, there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the files and playlists from your iPod, this is just a selection. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, they are generally quite straightforward. I use Senuti but have a look at the others and go with whichever you prefer.
Senuti Mac Only
iPodRip Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPod.iTunes Mac Only
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
Another way of course would be to network the two computers and copy over your iTunes folder. There is a good general guide to switching from Windows to Mac at the following link that touches on moving music as well How to Move to a Mac - Get your stuff from your PC to your new Mac
There are also these guides:
How to move music between authorised computers
Moving your iTunes Music Folder This is written around moving to another drive on your computer but should adaptable for moving to another computer ok and also Networking with a Windows PC
Don't forget by the way if you have purchased any tracks from the iTunes Music Store to deauthorise your old PC if you are disposing of it so you don't use up your 5 allowances How to move music between authorised computers

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Hello, like the title says, I switched from Windows to Mac. I purchased the Mac Mini and when I import my movie files from my external hard drive into iTunes, not all are labeled correctly and in the right genre. I want to change the genre and add the cover art but iTunes is coming up gray and will not allow me to change. How can I do this?

kcuculich wrote:
Hello, like the title says, I switched from Windows to Mac. I purchased the Mac Mini and when I import my movie files
Don't import anything.
Copy the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder from old comptuer to /Music/ on new computer.
This is all you need to do to copy iTunes.
Everything in iTunes will be exactly as it was on other computer.

Building a NAS while switching from PC to Mac

I am getting ready to make the switch from PC to MAC. I currently have my primary desktop PC functioning as a shared media storage center, with USB external drive as backup.   All media is funnelled through iTunes and synced with two Apple TVs in the house that are CAT-6 connected to network switch.   I use Apple TV (cut the cord) to browse my iTunes library over LAN and stream recorded TV/ripped movies quite a bit.
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Any advice here would be appreciated. I look forward to your responses.
Thanks and take care.

I am getting ready to make the switch from PC to MAC. I currently have my primary desktop PC functioning as a shared media storage center, with USB external drive as backup.   All media is funnelled through iTunes and synced with two Apple TVs in the house that are CAT-6 connected to network switch.   I use Apple TV (cut the cord) to browse my iTunes library over LAN and stream recorded TV/ripped movies quite a bit.
My plan is to purchase a MacBook Pro and eventually get a Thunderbold Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse to act as docking station.
I would like to transition my media files to a NAS, but I'm struggling to find a good guide for making my own NAS. My understanding is that it would be pretty easy to use the parts I have on my home built PC to function as a NAS in an area separate from the MacBook.
A few specific questions:
1) Will I need to specially format my NAS drives to be Mac-friendly?
     1a) Will any special formatting limit flexibility of sharing that data with non-Mac laptops/PCs?
2) Will the Apple TV be able to "see" the music/movie iTunes library on the NAS or, like it is now, will it require the PC/NAS to be running iTunes in order for the libary to be viewable on Apple TV?
I really don't want to drop several hundred bucks on a Time Capsule. I already have an airport extreme with express x 2 (working great, love them).
Any advice here would be appreciated. I look forward to your responses.
Thanks and take care.

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