i-Tunes help please!!?

Question

I recently bought a new computer! and i have an i-Pod. My i-Tunes was on the old computer! How do i make a new i-Tunes on my new computer without deleting all my other songs. When i plug it into the computer it asks me if i want to sync it. I say no and then i click to my i-Pod. I can't access it because all the songs are a light grey clour and i can't click them or anything!!

What do i do??

Answer 1

You have to transfer your music from the old computer onto the new computer and then let iTunes resync your iPod from the new machine.

Answer 2

When you plug your iPod into the new computer the first time it should ask you if you want copy the "licensed" (i.e. legally paid for) songs and video to the new computer.

If you music/videos etc... are not paid for then you need transfer them manually. You could do it via a network, via CD/DVD backup or via a thumb drive (USB memory stick).

The quickest way would be to transfer over a network. If you technology challenged - forget that one.

The smartest way to do it would be to back up all your music/videos to CDs or DVDs, then restore them onto the new machine. If something goes wrong, you will always have your files on the backup.

Using a thumb drive could take awhile, but it's easy.

Copy my music/iTunes to the thumb drive. This will keep the directory structure in place.

On your new computer, in iTunes. Pull down file/import folder - then import the iTunes folder after you copied everything. This last part is the same regardless of how you copy the files over.

Edit - I omitted one step - after you copy the music from the old computer to cd/dvd/thumb drive - copy from the cd/dvd/thumb drive to "my music" on the new computer. Then do the import. If you don't copy the actual files over to the new computer, iTunes will think the imported music lives on cd/dvd/thumb drive and will create all kinds of problems if you remove that source from the computer.

Another edit - Nobby Noidea - has no idea what he's talking about/doing.

If you change computers you need to de-authorize the other computer. iTunes method is lame, you can only de-authorize all 5 at once, then authorize them back one at a time.

If you want to share your files across multiple computers set up a network attached hard drive and point all your copies of iTunes at it via edit/preferences/advanced - "iTunes music folder location".

Answer 3

iTunes is a pain in the backside to use. Especially if you download your songs from the Apple Store. It only allows you to register the songs with 5 computers, so if you change computers (which I do regularly for bizare reasons), you have to buy the songs again!!

Also, don't trust the 'auto update' feature. You'll delete everything you own when you clear your disk and try to copy your songs to an external drive!!!

Grrr....

Answer 4

hmmm ok.. Do you have an itunes store account If yes this will help for all the songs you paid for... you will need to burn all your music onto a cd mp3 format will do best... If you have an externall harddrive that will be the best. Anyway load up the songs and the songs you paid for wont work unless u ortherize ur account.. with ur ipod you will have to sync it with the new comp.. and yes your favrotes and all ur playlist will be gone.. Stinks dont it!!!!!

Answer 5

You have to move the original mp3 music files from you OLD computer to your new one. Then sync your iPod and tell it to look in whatever folder you've put the mp3s in, then it'll see them.

Either that or see if there's an option to move whatever's on your iPod to your new computer. I'm not familiar with iTunes enough to know if that exists.

Answer 6

u can download i-tunes again from apple.com.. and if at u have a fear fo data getting lost u can save those songs by connectin the i-pod to the computer and u can save it from my computer form the H drive.

Answer 7

when it asks you to sync it click yes!