Transferring itunes onto a new mac - PLEASE HELP!
I hope this isnt a to confusing question. I JUST bought a new macbook and im getting rid of my imac. The problem is I have a TON of songs and albums on my itunes. I would like to know if i can transfer everything to where i wont have to set up all of my albums again. That would just take HOURS of work that i dont have. If anyone can help that would be great! If i wasnt clear enough in my question also please let me know so i can help get this issue fixed.
I have ALREADY done the Migration Assistant program with the 2 macs and it didnt seem to work.
Please NOTE: all of my MP3's were kept on an external HD that was fire wired to my old Imac.
Thanks for any advice and help!
Adam
i also forgot to add
right now im copying all of my files from the external HD to my macbook.
maybe there is some way i could open my itunes on my macbook and everything could be set up like it was on my imac! LOL!
thanks!
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