Want to use a new laptop to access my music stored on an external drive
I have my music stored on an external drive and access it through my old laptop. I have a new laptop and have loaded iTunes, my songs appear, but I seem not to be able to replicate all my playlists even though the new laptop is accessing the same external drive. What's wrong?
Hi,
See this Support Article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
Restoring your iTunes Library backup
These Links may also be of Interest:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12803190#12803190
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12699828#12699828
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