I am considering buying a new computer. My old one is several years old and I want to upgrade to a newer faster one. I've been putting it off becuase I have over 5,000 songs in my itunes. I need to find out if there is an easy, fast, efficient way to transfer them all over to the new computer I get.
Can anyone help me figure out how to do it? Thanks.
2007-11-01 11:42:37 · 5 answers · asked by vancie121 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
I am looking for a quick easy way to do this. I know computers but in general terms. Can anyone explain how to acutally do it or direct me to where I can find instructions? Thanks again.
2007-11-01 11:56:46 · update #1
I love answering questions like yours. =)
There is a website. I noticed that the 3rd person who answered wrote down all the directions, but it seemed a bit confusing, even though I've already done it!
The website has a step by step process. It may look difficult, but it really only took me like 5 min to follow the directions, and about 15 min to download my 500 songs from my iPod back to my computer. The website also has pics to show where to go. It's free and you don't have to download anything.
I'm not telling you where that website is. >:)
2007-11-01 15:53:10 · answer #1 · answered by Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two ways:
If you have the iTunes backup from the old computer, just load it to the new one.
Another way is thru file copy:
1. Go to iTunes preferences and look for the folder location where iTunes stores its media files (e.g., for Windows, it is normally \My Documents\My Music\iTunes; For Mac, \Documents\Music\iTunes)
2. Copy this entire folder, including album art, etc to your new computer either thru a firewall/usb 2.0 portable hard drive, or via Network Share. Ideally, you might want to copy the folder to a logical destination in the new PC -- like the music folder within the documents folder.
3. In the new computer, open iTunes, then choose File, Import.. and import contents from the new iTunes location you have for the new pc. For music uploaded from your cd collection or DRM-protected music you bought from iTunes, files will be immediately available in your iTunes. Some files like audiobook files purchased from websites like iTunes or Audible may need a userid/password. You need to fill these out. Same is true for some podcasts.
Loading may take a while, depending on how much music/media files are being uploaded.
From my experience, loading via external harddrive is faster than wireless/wired network connection via Server share.
Goodluck.
2007-11-01 12:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by npasplit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I created a two computer LAN with mine. I then put the files from the old computer into a share file, and just pulled them off on the other end, it wasn't hard at all, and it was free since I had all the stuff laying around anyways.
2007-11-01 11:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by nwendellbriggs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reproduction the itunes song record in My song>iTunes. no longer the iTunes record merely the song record. placed it on your own computer or an area the position you'll discover it easly. bypass on a record importing web site and upload the record. placed the record in My song>Itunes. bypass into itunes then click record>upload Folder and click the record "Itunes song"
2016-10-23 05:54:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I't wouldnt let me access my account on my new computer, its stupid.
2007-11-01 11:50:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋