Will ripped music transferred from another computer work in iTunes Match?

The SSD on my Macbook Air recently died and none of the information was able to be recovered. All of my music is still on my iPhone and iPad, but I can only transfer my actual purchases back to my Macbook Air. My other music is on my CDs, but my Macbook Air doesn't have a disc drive and I don't have an external one.
I tried to use Remote Drive to rip the music from my CDs to my Macbook Air, but then I discovered Remote Drive doesn't have the ability to do that.
What I'm wondering is if I rip the CDs onto the Windows computer that has the disc drive, then transfer them via USB stick to my Macbook Air, will those files be recognized by iTunes Match?

marcperrotca wrote:
What I'm wondering is if I rip the CDs onto the Windows computer that has the disc drive, then transfer them via USB stick to my Macbook Air, will those files be recognized by iTunes Match?
Yes.
Before you do anything you should immediately go purchase an external USB HDD, connect it to your MBA, open System Preferences > Time Machine and enable it. Use the tools Apple provides for you. If you are not backing up you will lose data again. It is just a matter of time.

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Your iTunes library files track the media you add to iTunes, how you've organized it, and other information such as playlists. By default, these two files are in your iTunes folder:
Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music/iTunes/
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\
Windows Vista: C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\
Windows 7: C:\Users\username\My Music\iTunes\
Windows 8: C:\Users\username\My Music\iTunes\

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This looked so easy on the Apple Website. I followed the instructions to the letter I am sure.
Just bought a new computer using Vista. Wanted to transfer a 16gb library from the old computer to another. Used the iPod as the hard drive to do so. Managed to get the files onto the new computer and opening the iTunes music folder from My Computer shows all the tracks are in there.
However, opening up the library using iTunes itself - nothing. Nothing at all listed.
I have checked the "Copy to library" thing in the settings - still nothing. Its like they are all in the right place (the folder identity is exactly the same as the one showing on settings i.e. iTunes Music). Nothing.
I even copied them into another folder and called it iTunes Music 2 and told iTunes to look there - nothing.
They are definitely in the new computer - if I click on a track from within the folder itself it will play - using iTunes - and then it appears in the library but the thought of doing this for 16gigs of music is not good. Why can't iTunes see them. I daren't plug my ipod into it now (I have changed it to manual by the way.)
To make things worse - I think I have lost half of my purchased tracks in the process. They are still there but I bought them under an AOL name and when I created a new Apple ID later...... it now wants to know all the details of the AOL account to authorise them. The AOL account doesn't exist anymore.
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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.
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Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
Method 2
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I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing backup for your library.
Note if you have iOS devices and haven't moved your contacts and calendar items across then you should create one dummy entry of each in your new profile and iTunes should merge the existing data from the device.
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Hello,
I just got a new computer and I want to transfer my iTunes and music library to it. I would normally just transfer the files to the new computer, install iTunes, and rebuild my library, but there are two things: 1) I don't want to lose my playlists and 2) I have purchased music from the iTunes Music Store and I'm not sure it will play if I do it like that.
I have a feeling it has to do with deauthorizing the old computer.
Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.

Welcome, Fred, to the Apple Discussions!
Here's a post on transferring your Music Library from one computer to another:
Hudgie, "Migrating iTunes for Windows to a new PC", 04:11pm Jun 9, 2005 CDT
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