My laptop is authorized. It is on my network. I can listen to the songs on the network at home, but I can't get them to stay on the laptop when it is away from home network. I'm taking the laptop on a trip. I can't figure out how to get my iTunes purchased songs onto my laptop. Ideas? Thanks!
2007-08-07 10:26:27 · 5 answers · asked by peacepusher 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
If you import the song using iTunes it doesn't actually copy the file it just creates a pointer to where it's located on the network. iTunes sees a network drive the same as local drive.
You should copy the songs to thumb drive and then copy them onto the laptop. Copy the iTunes folder w/subfolders (for each artist) from my music. Then drop the whole thing into my music on the laptop.
The pain is that you then need to go into each song on the laptop iTunes and tell it how to find the songs. The alternative is to delete the entire library on the laptop, then copy the music files into the laptop, then import the new iTunes folder.
You have to think like a computer for this to make sense.
2007-08-07 10:35:31 · answer #1 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want all the song in the library:
First movie your iTunes music library to the laptop. Then open iTunes on the laptop while holding down the option key. It will ask you to locate the libray select the one that you moved over.
Now log in into your iTunes store account. After go to the menubar, there should be a menu called "Store". click this and go down the list and select "Authorize Computer". This will aythorize the computer to play your bought songs, itUnes let's you authorize up to 5 computers.
Now if you want only the iTunes songs you bought(not the entire Library), Log-in to your iTunes Store account, then go to the menubar to the menu "Store" and select "Check for Purchases". This should download all of the music you bought on to your laptop.
2007-08-07 10:42:13 · answer #2 · answered by GranitW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Install Itunes on your laptop. It will automatically populate any songs you bought through Itunes. If you didn't buy them through ITunes, get a flashdrive and copy them over.
2007-08-07 10:30:46 · answer #3 · answered by Wah! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well all u have to do is load i tunes up and let ur songs load then the ones u bought will be there but the ones that didnt then u just get the cd's and add them
but if u dont have the cd's then just put them into a file and send them thought an e-mail and load them onto ur i tunes!!!!!!!!!
easyer than said
hope that helps
2007-08-07 10:46:21 · answer #4 · answered by white_chick_93 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand your problem. I had the same one. Click below: The Apple website has an article on how to in the Support section. Hope I helped you!!!
2007-08-07 10:32:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋