Transfer my iTunes music library from a Mac (10.4) to a PC (Windows 2000)

Can I transfer my iTunes music library from a Mac (10.4) to a PC (Windows 2000) using a 5-gig jump drive (Sony)?

I might suggest opening up the jump drive (or My Documents if you still have all your music there), then opening the iTunes folder, then the iTunes Music folder, then selecting all the folders in there and dragging them into iTunes while its open and on your Library playlist. This should tell iTunes to rebuild its iTunes Library.itl file and all the files should appear in your library then. This doesn't make duplicate copies of anything - or at least it didn't on my laptop.
Problem with that is that I think you lose all your playlists, which you might not want. But if losing playlists is acceptable, then I think that will work for you.
Daniel.

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    Hi
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    I`ve just bought a laptop to take to university and i want to bring my music library with me.
    When i loaded up my itunes from mac onto the pc it just keeps saying windows does not recognise the type of file. Is there a way of changing the settings so that windows will recognise and run a mac file?
    If anyone knows that'd be of great help

    The music files will transfer and play without a problem.
    You will need to download a Windows version of iTunes and the iPod Updater in order to use the PC. The Mac versions will not work.
    iPod Updater
    iTunes Download Page
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    There have been some posts on this, but I'll need to search for them.
    Also see this for the transfer process: Buegie, "transfering music to another pc." #4, 11:22pm Oct 14, 2005 CDT
    EDIT: Based on an old post I had copied into my "iPod Hints" file, here is how one contributer gave a high-level process:
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    i 2) copy the iTunes Music Library.xml file to your Windows machine, and change the name to e.g. iTunesMac.xml so iTunes won't write over it.
    i 3) delete any "iTunes Library.itl" file (back up the existing one)
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    I'm a new MAC user and I'm trying to transfer my iTunes music files to my Mac, however when I attach the external drive that contains the music files, the music files aren't visible on the MAC (but they are visible on my old PC).  How do I get my music transferred?  I have already exported the purchased music from the iTunes library, but I have thousands of songs from my private CD collection that I had previously loaded through iTunes.

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    http://www.apple.com/support/itunes
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  • How do I transfer my itunes music library to my new computer

    How do I transfer my itunes music library to my new computer (not a mac owner)?

    These are two possible approaches that will normally work to move an existing library to a new computer.
    Method 1
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    Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
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    I have a new laptop and want to transfer my itunes music across from the old one. What's the easiest /quickest method?

    Refer to this article:
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    What is the quickest way of moving an itunes music library from a windows 7 machine to an apple Macbook pro?

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  • I am trying to import my entire music library from my mac to my PC

    I am trying to import my entire music library from my Mac to my PC

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  • TS4062 Have lost itunes music library from my iPad

    Cannot access my iTunes music library from my iPad3.  It was working fine until I installed iTunes on my netbook (windows 7) yesterday.  That seemed to result in losing my music library on the iPad.  I also have the iTunes account on a desktop pc.  Any suggestions as to what caused this and how to fix it?  Thanks!

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  • HT1848 how do I transfer my whole music library from my ipod to the new MacBook Pro?

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    Recently I bought a new laptop and I was able to transfer all of my purchased music from my iPod nano to my new laptop, how ever I want to to know how do I transfer my entire music library from my nano iPod to my new laptop?

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  • How do I transfer my iTunes music library to a flash drive

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  • What is the best way to move my itunes music library from my old computer to my new one?

    what is the best way to move my itunes music library from my old computer to my new one?

    Home Sharing is option A.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
    Option B is consolidating the library to an external HD.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1364
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1751
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  • HT5100 Is there a way to import my iTunes music library from my iPod to my computer?

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    You can buddy. Here:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848

  • If i install itunes on a new computer will i have access to download my itunes music library from icloud?

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