Question:
How can I import my iTunes library from one computer to another?
2006-12-21 13:17:53 UTC
I am planing on buying a MacBook, and I have an iMac. If I bluetooth my iTunes library from my iMac to my MacBook, will it work?
Five answers:
Yknihc
2006-12-21 13:21:58 UTC
It may work, but the easiest way is to go to your Music folder and there will be a folder called iTunes. Just copy the whole folder onto a disk or flash drive (or bluetooth). Then, make sure itunes is installed on your MacBook, and run it atleast once and add atleast one song to the library. After doing that, close itunes and go to the music folder on your MacBook. Copy the itunes folder from your desktop and replace the iTunes folder on your laptop.



You're done!
π²
2006-12-21 13:22:19 UTC
If you have the proper applications and hardware to transfer files with bluetooth, it should work. I don't know of any options to sync your library by bluetooth though.



You will have to export the library on the source computer, and import it on the new computer:



Export the source iTunes library as an XML file (File>Export Library…). This will create a file that holds information about the location, song filenames, and *song rating*!

Replace the file paths in your XML file with the path that the songs from the source library will be in when you import them. This path may point to your FireWire Drive, a DVD you have burned, or a temporary folder on your hard drive that you have copied your music to. Just to be sure of the new path, copy one of the files from this location to your library, export your destination library, and look at the file path to that song in the resulting XML file. To actually replace the file paths, I did a Find/Change in TextWrangler.

Set the preferences in iTunes in your source library to “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library.” This is under “Advanced.”

Import your library (File>Import).

Delete redundant files. If you’re like me, you have some duplicate songs in your multiple libraries. This is a tedious task, but I plan to do it over time.
2016-10-15 13:41:01 UTC
All you do I sync each and every thing to the iPod and then circulate purchases. Or theres a document on your laptop that announces iTunes Library and it quite is for each and each element which you have on iTunes. And positioned that on a thumbdrive or something. call Apple approximately it yet tell them you have a Mac becuase it relatively is the only way they are going to help you... Lol they do no longer help pc's anymore
2006-12-21 13:20:15 UTC
usb flash drive best buy got one for 20 bucks
2006-12-21 13:32:58 UTC
i would hook you computer together and just transfur all the data you need


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