Transfering Library from XP to Vista

I have multiple libraries on XP via Windows login (four total). I purchased a notebook with Vista and new iTunes allowing multiple libraries. I want to transfer these libraries to Vista either retaining them, or creating only one library, any thoughts, thanks

What you can do is to synchronize your iPod with one library and then import your iPod contents to the library you want on your notebook using an iPod to PC transfer software like CopyTrans http://www.copytrans.net
By the way, the same software maker has a "multiple iTunes libraries" management tool that might make your life easier.

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Transferring library from XP to Vista

Can someone help me with moving my library from an XP machine to Vista. So my music's on an external HDD (call this E:). Let's say I copy this to the vista computer, and its still on E: (making things simple). Where do I copy the files from the c:\docs&settings\username\my docs\my music\itunes in xp to, in vista, so it can pick it up?
Are there any special steps i need to take, like booting up itunes once before copying to create an initial itunes music library file? Or holding shift on first startup to use an existing itunes music folder?
Cheers.
Ed

I'm so lost right now with the same issue. I'm trying to transfer all my itunes data from XP Pro to Vista Ultimate (I don't have my mp3s in the designated itunes folder, I manage the directories manually). Right now I have xp on my old hdd and vista is on my new one, set up so I can drag stuff from the old to the new, but since the directory structure is different, I don't know where to put the old "My Music" folder which held all my songs...
I mean, I just want everything to stay the same as far as itunes goes. The only tutorial I've seen regarding this has been for those who let itunes manage and name their music. What is there to do?

Moving library from XP to vista

Hey guys i just purchased my new laptop with vista on it. I moved all the music from my music folder on xp into my music folder in vista. i also moved my itunes folder including my library and stuff. When i imported my old library into the newly installed itunes on my laptop, it recovered everything including all my songs, ratings, and playlists. The only thing is though, that it marked every song as "not found". so i basically have to put all the songs in and then delete all the duplicates? or is there another way to import the library from xp to vista?
Thanks so much

Quit iTunes on teh Vista machine.
Copy the entire
\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\ folder from XP
to
\Music\ on Vista.
Start iTunes. Everything should be there and work fine.

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Is it possible to transfer my library from my ipod touch itunes account to my ipod nano itune account?
If it is possible how would I go about in transferring my library or some of my songs between accounts?

Ok first of all, you don't need different iTunes libraries (if that is what you mean by "accounts") for each iPod. You can plug many different iPods into the same library and use them with the same library. And you can even sync each iPod in a different way from the others, still using the same library.
So is that what you are wanting to do, have everything in one library and use both iPod with that one library?
Or am I misunderstanding the question?
Patrick

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Transferred music files from old pc to new with minimal difficulty, but have now realized all songs downloaded to my library from ITunes have failed to make the trip!
I used the Ipod itself to transfer the files, as I couldn't figure out how to get the 2 pc's to transfer files via a wireless connection. Now my 60gb Ipod which had ~5800 songs using ~22gb its memory states it has 5275 songs on it and only 15.7gb available. Where did I manage to screw this up?
I imagine there is a problem where this new computer has not been authorized. True? When I first download some new songs from Itunes, will it then be authorized and my songs will reappear? Why is the amount of memory affected?
Thanks mucho for any available help. I have searched for quite a while, but haven't been able to find someone who has had the same experience or trouble.
G

I'd imagine that's because you had no music files on your newly reformatted drive, and when you reattached your shuffle it loaded an empty file, hence no tunes.
This (transferring the files from computer to computer) was done using the instructions found here.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
Don't know if that works for the shuffle, though.

Transferring Library from Old iPOD mini to new computer...

My computer was fried about a month ago. My company's IT department replaced it, but I lost my library of iTUNES entirely from the hard disk. The whole library is of course on my old iPOD mini. I want to transfer the library from the old iPOD mini to my new computer and then, in turn, to my new NANO - which I am very excited about. I have installed the nano and the iTUNEs on my new computer. I am fearful that if I plug my old iPOD mini into the new computer, with the blank library, that it will erase the iPOD mini library. HELP!

DO NOT attach & sync your full iPod to an empty iTunes!!!
These links will give you several methods of recovering whatever songs remain on your iPod; some free, some third-party software, some more comprehensive for restoring Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, etc. Read them and their associated links before deciding on a strategy that works for you. There are many various third-party software programs that will offer a more robust process, or an easier GUI. Do a Google search for them if the links below leave you wanting…
Don King Resurrected: Deleted files from hard drive (free user steps – music recovery only)
MacMuse: Computer Crashed (free user steps – music recovery only)
Copying music from iPod to computer (a primer on various methods and software)
Copying Songs from Your iPod to a Mac or PC (resource for 3rd party software)
iPodRip Software
PodUtil Software
Senuti (Mac OS X v10.3 or higher Recovery Utility)
XPlay (Windows software For Music Recovery &/or Cross-Platform Functionality)
XPlay Photo Browser (For recovering Photos)
Extremely Simple Method: (just to recover the song files)
1 - Open iTunes
2 - Edit=>Preferences=>’Advanced/General’ tab
2a --- Select ‘Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library’: checked
2b --- Select ‘Keep iTunes Music folder organized’: checked
2c --- Click OK to store changes
3 - Attach your iPod to the PC and hold down the ‘Shift+Ctrl’ keys until the iPod is fully recognized (this will defeat the auto-sync process)
4 - If you get a dialog box to link the Library, decline this option
5 – Within iTunes: File=>Add Folder
6 - Browse to and open ‘My Computer’ (click on the ‘+’) and select the iPod
7 - Click OK
8 - The music files should start to transfer back into iTunes
8a –- this will take some time depending on your PC and the amount of songs on the iPod
No Playlists, or Ratings, Last Played, & Play Count attributes will be transferred from the iPod to iTunes using this method
After recovering your song files, strongly consider developing a thorough backup strategy for just this type of situation (and many other potential disasters).
You need at least two full sets of your music, not including what is on the iPod:
-- One full set on the PC within iTunes (on internal HD or ExHD)
-- One full set on an separate external backup medium (CD/DVD/ExHD/other)
-- One (full or partial) set on the iPod
Music files on just the iPod and only one other medium is not considered having any backup.
If you cannot store your complete music files on the computer’s internal HD, then create and maintain at least two external sets (any multiple combinations of ExHDs, DVDs, CDs).
Backup both the music files and the Library database file (iTunes Library.itl). What are the iTunes Library files?
Here is a post on developing a thorough backup strategy:
http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=1498152

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I know this can't be a new topic but I'm having trouble finding a solution. I am very frustrated as I've been working all morning on this and I suspect there is an easy solution.
My new i-mac arrived yesterday. I'm transferring my itunes library from a pc. I have my entire hard drive backed up on an external drive.
I have copied the music from the external hard drive to the imac, then imported the music into itunes. No matter how I approach this I end up with duplicate copies of every song in tunes and no playlists. I've tried copying just the file I thought controlled playlists, I get the playlist name but a message that songs were not imported b/c they could not be found.
Is there an easier way to tackle this? Thanks.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389

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Hi, this is my first post as I am new to mac. I am trying to transfer my itunes library from my PC to my new mac, and I followed the instructions posted here to use your ipod to transfer music from one computer to another. At the very last step it says to connect ipod and it wants to sync it to an empty library on my new computer. If I copied the itunes folder from my old computer to my ipod, and then to my new computer into my Music folder, how to I get that into my itunes library on my new computer?
Thanks so much for any help to clarify this!
Tonya

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But however you do choose to link the two machines...
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Hello,
I am trying to work out how to transfer my iTunes library from my old computer to my new iMac. The details are as follows:
Old PC: Intel PC running Windows XP
iTunes Version: 11.0.2.26
NAS: Qnap-412
I have a large iTunes library on my old PC, with the iTunes directory located on my NAS. I access the NAS drive via a mapped Network share via SAMBA.
New PC: IMAC 21.5"/GT650M
I would like to import my old iTunes library from the Windows PC to the new iMac without having to re-import all my media again. Id also like to keep my itunes library where it is on my NAS drive.
In addition I own a number of iPhones, iPods and iPads that all have backups and sync history with the old Windows iTunes. I would also like to trasfer all that information to my new mac as well.
Can someone give me an overview of how to achieve this?

I am in a similar boat atm artfoam.
Luckily I had my 100 GB of music on an ext HD.
However I can not for the life of me figure out where some of my purchased songs have gone (even on my PC laptop where I bought them from).
Anyone else 'lost' their purchased tracks?
I've searched the entire system and the files simply do not exist - but in my iTunes purchase history it says quite clearly I have paid for them.
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After copying the iTunes folder from my iPod to the Music folder on my new Mac, I'm not seeing the library appear in iTunes when I open it up.
Can someone give me any guidance?

should be an easy fix for you. On your Mac goto file add to library, then goto the folder where you moved the files to, hopefully it was the itunes music folder, just select the folder then click on choose at the bottom of the window and hopefully in a few minutes the problem will be solved.

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My friend just got a new iMac and I'm going over there to help him set it up and transfer all his stuff from his old G4. What's the best most reliable way to transfer the iPhoto library and photos from an old G4 to a new iMac? Will putting the G4 in Firewrie Target mode and dragging the library and photos over to the new iMac work? I'm worried that all paths to the photos will be lost.
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iPhoto 5.0.4
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Message was edited by: wurliuchi

Yes, put the old Mac into FireWire Target Mode and then simply drag the Library from the Pictures Folder on the Old Machine to the Pictures Folder on the new one. Then Launch iPhoto. That’s it. Iphoto will update the Library. Note: *There is no importing involved!*
Regards
TD

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