Transferring library to a new computer

How do I transfer my musiclibrary for my 60gb photoipod from my old laptop to my new PC? can I transfer from my ipod directly to my new computer?
ipod photo Windows XP

If the songs are already on the iPod try this.
select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
There's also this.
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer.

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Transferring library to a new computer 2014

I don't see any way to actually contact Customer Service if I do not have a serial number for an iPad, iPhone, Mac, etc. I have PC laptops. I can access iTunes, buy songs, etc. and have a library. Here is the question/problem:
About 3 months ago, my registered work computer suddenly no longer had access to my main library (which is on my home computer). I have no idea why this happened. Now, I have just purchased a new PC laptop for home, which I intend to set up over the next few days. ALSO, I am getting a new PC laptop at work. Since I will no longer have my old computers, I need to know how to make sure EVERYTHING in the main library is transferred to the new computers when I register them.
Since Apple Customer Service is so unfriendly to non-Mac users, I came here for help.

Do you still have the "home" computer with your current library. See this migrate iTunes library post for suggestions, otherwise see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device. See also Re: Sync iPhone with different computers?
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Recently I have switched out computers and had copied/ transferred my I ITunes library to the new computer and encountered problem. Many of the songs in the library were purchased from my old email address of that I no longer use nor did I remember the o

Recently I have switched out computers and had copied/ transferred my I ITunes library to the new computer and encountered problem. Many of the songs in the library were purchased from my old email address of that I no longer use nor did I remember the old password in order to authorize playing from the new computer. Request advice/assistance to where I am able to play songs acquired through lost password?

This is a user to user tech support forum. Posting questions and getting responses here is the extent of the support.
If you want phone support, call Apple and pay for it.
Posting your phone number of a public forum is not smart, I have asked the moderators to remove it.

HT204053 I transferred my library to a new computer. Now have a different apple ID and it won't let me play songs from the previouse library and pops up with my old apple ID, which I don't have the password? Any ideas?

I transferred my library to a new computer. Now we have a different ID and it won't let us play most of our library? It prompts us to use our old apple ID with a different email and lost password? Any ideas how to be able to play our extensive, expensive catalog?

All content that you download from iTunes is tied to the account that downloaded it, and it can't be transferred to or merged with another account - so you will need to authorise that old account on that computer if you want to use its content.
If you still have access to the email accoun then you can try getting the password reset via this page : http://appleid.apple.com, then 'reset your password
If you don't have access to the email account then you could try contacting iTunes support and see if they can help you get access to the account : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page

I transferred my library to my new computer (old one completely dead!) and the music transferred but not my audio books. They aren't appearing in my purchased history. Can anyone help?

I transferred my library to my new computer (old one dead!) and the music transferred to a new library ok, but not my audiobooks. My purchased history doesn't show any purchasing in this format. Can anyone help?

Audiobooks are a one-time only download from the store, so you won't be able to redownload them via the Purchased link. Do you have a copy of them on your iPod or on your backup of your downloads/library ? If not, and if they are still in your country's store, then you can try contacting iTunes Support and see if they will grant you a re-download : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/- click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption

I have itunes folder on Sony Vaio that has died. It has home sharing enabled.I need to transfer the library onto this new computer.I have i cloud but want the muin folder transferred to this computer. I have part of my i tunes folder on 2 back up drives.

I have itunes folder on Sony Vaio that is seriously unwell. I can start up in safe mode but that's all. It has home sharing enabled.I need to transfer the library onto this new computer before it completely gives up the ghost.I have i cloud but want the main folder transferred to this computer. I have part of my i tunes folder on 2 back up drives.
Can anyone help please

If the computer only starts in safte mode, it is highly unlikely that network functionality works.
Copy or move the ENTIRE iTunes folder (and any other personal data you want) to an external drive.

After transferring my itunes library to a new computer, i lost half of my music! how do i get it back

i recently had to transfer my itunes library to a new computer, i lost half of my music!! how can i get it back?

You obviously didn't transfer all music.
Following the instructions included with this link will transfer your iTunes library as is from one computer to another.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751

Hello, I'm trying to transfer my old itunes library to a new computer using home sharing. It's switched on in both computers, but I can't see the old library in the new computer. But I can see tracks from the new computer on the old one. Please help.

Apologies for poor syntax, my arm's a little sore. Yes, one computer (old) is vista, new is Windows 8. Shouldn't I be able to import the whole library using home sharing? Am I doing something wrong? Thank you in advance

I am having the same issue. I recently purchased a new laptop and I have spent the last 3 days using the home share to slowly transfer all 22,000 songs. However yesterday morning when I turned on both computers to continue the process I am having the following issue:
both computers are running the same windows OS (8)
both computers are running the same version of itunes
both computers are logged in with the same apple ID
both computers have home sharing turned on
Now however I can see the NEW computers itunes library in the drop down box on the OLD computer, however I can not see the OLD computers itunes library on the NEW computer. I can no longer see "HOME SHARES" on the drop down LIBRARY list on the new computer. I've taken the following steps to correct the error:
reset the router
completely shut down BOTH computers and brought them back up
reopened itunes
re-logged in on both PC's
re-activated both PC's with home share
The articles and help from the apple sites are worthless and it says if you can't see a library just turn home sharing off then back on - I've completed the above steps NUMEROUS times. After spending 4 days on transferring my music I really do not want to have to start over by using an external hard drive and then importing that way. I would like some help on discovering why the new laptop is no longer seeing my old library. (When it has been working up to this point)
Thanks in advance.

I am trying to download my library to my new computer. can't do it following the instructions from your site

I am trying to download my library to my new computer. can't do it following the instructions from your site

We are all itunes users just like you.
If you are transferring from Mac to Mac, then copy the entire itunes folder.
You can also type :" move itunes library" into the google search bar for directions.
Since you do not mention exactly what you have tried and what happened, it is difficult to offer much more.

Transferring music to a new computer

Is it really as straightforward as transferring the existing iTunes music folder contents to the new machine?

These are two possible approaches that will normally work to move an existing library to a new computer.
Method 1
Backup the library with this User Tip.
Deauthorize the old computer if you no longer want to access protected content on it.
Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
Method 2
Connect the two computers to the same network. Share your <User's Music> folder from the old computer and copy the entire iTunes library folder into the <User's Music> folder on the new one. Again, deauthorize the old computer if no longer required.
Both methods should give the new computer a working clone of the library that was on the old one. As far as iTunes is concerned this is still the "home" library for your devices so you shouldn't have any issues with iTunes wanting to erase and reload.
I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing backup for your library.
Note if you have failed to move contacts and calendar items across you should create one dummy entry of each in your new profile and iTunes should merge the existing data from the device.
If your media folder has been split out from the main iTunes folder you may need to do some preparatory work to make it easier to move. See make a split library portable.
Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library or a backup then then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device for advice on how to set up your devices with a new library with the maximum preservation of data.
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Transferring files to a new computer

I have both an IPOD 20G and a Nano. On my old computer, the Nano is its own playlist within my library. I got a new computer and want to transfer files for both.
I have so many songs that I do not wish to burn them all on cds and reload. Not all of my songs came from itunes, some were uploaded or downloaded from other sources so I dont want to lose those either.
I followed the directions to manual update and enable disk use. When I get on to my new computer, I try to move the file from my ipod by dragging it to my new itunes file. When I pull it up, my new library is empty and all my music and playlists just so up under "my devices". So clearly it never transferred to the new location. I can only listen the music when the IPOD is connected. I have not even attempted to try to update my nano yet.
I tried copying my files to an external hard drive and then transferring them the new computer and only some of them transferred.
Anyone have any easy, step by step methods for transferring my old library to my new computer complete with playlists and all. I start from scratch with my nano if I have to, I just dont want to lose my library.
Thanks

I did copy the entire Itune library from the old computere to the new computer. After downloading/updating the itunes software on the new computerI went to open the itune file--all the music is there but no playlists. Also when you connect the ipod to the computer, if you allow it to sync it wants to erase all the music on the ipod. I need to keep until I get the playlists on the new computer--the ipod is the thing that has them now.

Transferring Itunes Playlists onto new computer!!!

This weekend I purchased a HP 64 bit tower with Windows Vista. My main concern with making a smooth transition from my old computer: *How do I transfer my Playlists from my old computer (or from my ipod) to my itunes library on my new computer? I have about 10,000 songs, so you can imagine how long it will take for me to reconstruct all of my playlists if I lose them Thanks!*

johnnc46lp wrote:
I just transferred my 16,600 songs from my iTunes on old HP DEsktop to new HP Envy Desktop
Copy the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder from old computer to /Music/ on new computer. Do not copy only the songs.
Open iTunes.
That is all you need to do. Your library is moved with everything the same.

Transferring camera roll into new computer.

So... I got my laptop stolen and decided to get a new one. The thing is that I can't seem to download the Photo Library pictures from my old computer that are stored in my iphone, into the new laptop... is there anyway i can do that?
Thanks!
J.

Photos captured by your iPhone and a photo saved from a received email, from a website, or from a received MMS are stored in your iPhone's Camera Roll. Photos in your iPhone's Camera Roll can be imported by your computer as with any other digital camera.
The title of your post is "Transferring camera roll into new computer" which you aren't asking about. You are asking about importing or transferring photos from your iPhone's Photo Library, which is completely separate from and has nothing to do with the Camera Roll.
Photos transferred from your computer via the iTunes sync/transfer process are stored in your iPhone's Photo Library, which is a one way transfer process only - from your computer to your iPhone. Photos transferred from your computer are optimized for viewing on your iPhone as part of the iTunes transfer process - the original resolution of these photos is reduced on your iPhone.
Photos stored on your computer should be included with your computer's backup along with all other important data - stored on an external drive or some other external media used for backup purposes only which should be kept in a separate location from your laptop in the event it is lost or stolen. The iPhone is not designed or intended to be used as a backup storage device.
There are some 3rd party paid utilities that provide for transferring these photos in the opposite direction, but such utilities are not supported by Apple and the original resolution of these photos will be lost in the process.

Transferring purchased songs to new computer

I'm in the process of saving all the information I have stored on my current computer because I'm set to receive the new iMac within a few days. I would like to transfer all my purchased music (from iTunes Music Store) to the new computer -- is it best to burn audio CDs and re-import in the new computer? Is there a way to transfer one's entire iTunes library to a new computer?

BookCase, there are several ways this can be done. If you are going to burn, you need to burn as data CD's not audio as data CD's will hold much more content. You can back everything up to an EHD, plug in the EHD to the new G5 & drag the whole folder back into iTunes. The EHD is what I wanted to do when I moved from a PC to a Mac 3 weeks ago as I had backed my whole library up to an EHD for over six months. It didn't work because I had formatted the EHD where the Mac couldn't read it. The 3rd option which is what I ended up doing is a nice little 3rd party app, iPodRip. It worked like a charm, opened it, attached the iPod, clicked on recover, & BAM, 13GB library was transferred into the new Mac. The only thing I had to do was drag & drop my playlists from iPodRip into iTunes. If your interested in iPodRip, check on Versiontracker.com. Hope this helps!

Copying music from IPod to Music Library on a new computer

I have a new Dell computer and I am trying to figure out how to download the music on my IPod to a new Music Library on my new computer. My old computer has crapped out so I cannot access the Music Library on it to backup or copy. All the info about transfering music to a new computer assumes access to the old computer and library. Unfortunately, I cannot do that, and cannot find a way to transfer the music. Any suggestions? Thanks, BOB
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yes if u go to this website there is a free program that can take the music from ur iPod and download it to ur computer. there is a version for mac and windows. http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/
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