Transferring music from home computer to work computer on itunes

can i transfer music from my home computer to my work computer using an external hard drive?

yes, if you want your whole library, look up where it is located under edit / preferences then under advanced, then copy that folder in windows explorer to the external then move it onto your work computer or if you want you can use you the external on your work by the same edit / preferences and clicking CHANGE... to tell if to look for the external drive.

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  • Neither my ipad or ipod are being recognized by itunes so i can't transfer songs from itunes playlists to the two devices. this is new, as far as a week ago i transferred music from the computer to the ipod. can anyone help?

    neither my ipad or ipod are being recognized by itunes so i can't transfer songs from itunes playlists to the two devices. this is new, as far as a week ago i transferred music from the computer to the ipod. can anyone help?

    Hey lightc,
    If you are having an issue with iTunes not recognizing your iPad and iPod on your Windows computer, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article - 
    iPhone, iPad, or iPod not recognized in iTunes for Windows
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    Happy computing,
    Brett L 

  • I can't import music from my computer into Itunes

    I've been trying to import music from my computer into Itunes, And it isnt working
    I have the latest version of Itunes
    When I try adding the files by clicking add file in Itunes or by dragging, it does nothing
    I know it means that the file is incompatible with Itunes, But I have put the same type of file into Itunes before with no issues (MP3)

    Hey Haley.1182,
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    After reviewing your post, it sounds like you are having trouble importing music into iTunes. A frustrating situation for sure. The first article should help get the music imported. The second article shows what formats are compatible with iTunes.
    Trouble adding music to iTunes library or importing audio CD
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1387
    iTunes: Compatible Audio File Types
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA44475
    iTunes 1.0 and later can import and play the following audio file types:
    AIFF
    AIFC
    audio CD
    MP3
    System 7 Sound (SND)
    uLaw (AU)
    WAV
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    Have a nice day,
    Mario

  • Transferring music from old computer using ipod

    I recently transferred music from my old computer to my new computer using my ipod by following the directions in apple support (article 300173.) I already had music in itunes on my new computer when I added the music from my old computer. Now all the music that I had loaded prior to the transfer comes up with a message "original file could not be found." Have I lost this music for good?
    MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.9)
    MacBook   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

    If you dragged the file called 'iTunes' in to the music folder in the finder and it asked 'do you wish to overite' then it has probably overwritten the folder tha t already existed
    (with the new music in).
    If you haven't emptied you trash it might be in there, but don't click retore the trash just drag the folder onto the desktop.
    Hope this helps.

  • Transfering music from my computer in NY to my computer in Florida

    Is there any way to transfer music from my computer in NY to my computer in Florida?

    Here's 2 ideas:
    1) Buy an external hard drive and move all the NY files to it, and ship/take the exHD Florida
    If you want to have the same library and everything, consolidate it onto the exHD using these directions and don't forget to take the iTUnes LIbrary.ITL file as well.
    2) Use an online file storage service. Just google +online music storage+ and start researching hte one that seems to fit your needs & budget.
    Upload the NY files to the service , and download the files in Florida.
    If your library is large, idea 1 takes the least amount of time. I gave up on the online storage thing....my library is too big. It was taking WEEKS to upload all the songs.

  • How do I download music from my computer to itunes?

    How do I download music from my computer to my ipod nano?
    I just recieved a new nano and I have nothing on the new one

    Hi smoochpnk,
    Connect your Nano to the computer that has your iTunes Library and follow the instructions on this link to sync your device:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1386
    Cheers,
    GB

  • I am trying to transfer my music from home computer to laptop. Home sharing shows no music in either computers

    I am trying to transfer my music from my home computer to my laptop. Home sharing says that I have no music on either on of my computers

    Hey rlynmd,
    Thanks for the question. The following resource outlines the types of content you can transfer back to iTunes on your PC:
    iTunes: Transferring media from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or iPod
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1209
    iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
    If you are having issues authorizing your computer to transfer your purchases, see this resource:
    iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277
    And finally, you may find the information in this resource helpful:
    Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2526
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

  • HT4993 Can you down load music from home computer to IPhone 4?

    Can you down load music from your home computer to your IPhone? I own alot of CD's and and have to them on my computer and want to transfer to my IPhone  can that be done?

    Yes. Just import your tracks to iTunes and sync your iPhone

  • Transferring music from old computer to new computer

    How do I transfer my itunes music library from my old to new computer?  I will not have both computers hooked together so plan to do this using an external hard drive.  Is there a code to input in my new computer/itunes so the previously downloaded music can play on the new computer.  I'm going from XP Home to Windows 7.

    dwb
    Yes I think it is better to use the same account name. The thing that's puzzled me is Apple make no mention of the issue of account name in their transfer instructions.
    From some experiments on my PC moving my music folder around, I think what iTunes does is to check in the music folder if it can't find a track in the library.
    If you move the music folder, the existing tracks are not moved. But if you move a folder from the old to the new location using Windows, iTunes seems to notice that you did it and doesn't mind. Also if you move the music folder back to it's original location, iTunes is quite happy with that too.
    I think the effect of this is that although the path name for tracks is wrong when you copy the library file to the new PC, iTunes finds the tracks as long as they are in the new iTunes Music Folder
    It is a nuisance that the library file is encrypted so you can't see what it is up to.

  • HT4527 Transfering music from old computer to new computer

    I followed the directions using my ipod as a hard drive to copy the itunes folder from my old computer and transfered it to My Music on the new computer.  The folder is there with all the songs but when I open itunes, the music isn't there.  What am I doing wrong.

    Have you told your computer's iTunes via File > Add To Library that they are there ?

  • Transfering Music from old computer to new MBP laptop HELP!

    I nees to transfer ALL of my iTunes music to my new MBP, can I just put all of my music onto a flash drive and then deauthorize that computer, then put songs from flashdrive on the MBP and authorize that computer? If I do this will my music still be organized like it was on my ild PC? Like album name, artist, title, etc? Answer ASAP please and thanks in advance!

    Okay. What do you want from this process? Do you want iTunes to appear exactly as it did on your old computer?  The way I have described several times before tells you how to do this.  Copy the WHOLE ITUNES FOLDER from your Finder (you do not say what source computer) or Windows browser or whatever, to the flash drive.  Drag it from the flash drive to your new computer and replace the iTunes folder on the new computer (I presume you have nothing in it now).  Start iTunes and everything will appear identical to your old computer.  Playlists, artwork, everything.  Three major steps. Drag, (move flash drive to other computer), drag, open iTunes.
    The video tells you in a somewhat long-winded (and in my opinion not necessarily best) way to end up copying just your media files to a flash drive.  It then adds them all back into iTunes where if all works well iTunes will end up processing them as though it has never seen them before. If that's what you want, fine, because that's what it does.  If the tags are correct on the files you will see the names, etc., but with the qualifiers I mentioned before.  You say you want them organized like they were on the old computer.  For most people this means ratings and playcounts and playlists.  That is not what you will get if you drag just media from drive to drive via the flash drive.  You will only accomplish that using the whole folder method I have described.  If you do not want your old playlists well, I guess you can do the video method, but even then my method is easier and you can always delete unwanted playlists.
    The video method is essentially the same process if the source computer is a Mac, again if your goals is to start over with a fresh library but your old media files.

  • Using iPod as mass storage device/transferring music from 1 computer to another.

    Hi there I was following the steps provided by apple on how to use my ipod to transfer all my music from my old computers library to the one on my new computer.
    I was up to the step of consolidating files but the error message "Copying Files Failed. The file name was invalid or too long" stops me from doing this process.
    I have no idea what this means or how I can fix it, would anyonen please be able to help me with this problem so I can continue with the process?
    Thankyou in advance for your help!

    If the path to a file is too long for iTunes, you get this message. Unfortunately the limit of iTunes is less than allowed in Windows.
    iTunes fix claims to be able to deal with this, but I haven't tried it myself:
    http://itunesfix.com/iTunes%20Fix.html
    http://itunesfix.com/iTunes%20Fix.html
    (I am trying out two diffent ways of giving a link. Hopefully they will both point at the same place.)

  • Trouble transfering music from old computer to Mac

    I just tried to transfer all of my music from my old PC to my new Macbook using my iPod. I followed all of the directions the tutorial had and it didn't work. Help anyone please??

    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:
    iTunes for Mac: How to copy purchases between authorized computers
    iTunes for Windows: How to copy purchases between authorized computers
    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: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

  • HT201269 transferring music from my computer (itunes) to my new ipod nano

    Want to move mosic from my computer to my new ipod

    Sync it from your iTunes library
    iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod

  • Transferring music(from friends computer) from ipod to computer

    I forgot to backup my music before my computer crashed. Can I copy the music that's on my ipod onto my computer?
    HELF

    Hey there,
    There are several ways you can pull the music off your iPod and onto iTunes. There is a very direct method, which I personally prefer, but there are also numerous third party applications, which will help you accomplish the task as well. The link below provides step-by-step instructions for the direct method as well as a few third party applications if you choose to go that route instead.
    It would also be a good idea to remember to authorize your computer in iTunes.
    http://www.metaphoriclabs.com/articles/5-ways-to-copy-music-off-your-ipod-window s-mac-os-x/
    B-rock

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