How To Transfer Itunes Library To New Computer In Ten Minutes

By: jessicazhao

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Question:

I've wanted to move my iTunes library from my old notebook to my new computer for months. But it's always seemed like such a hassle... especially with a few thousand songs in my library. After searching several times over the past several weeks and I still didn't find a method that didn't involve too many hours of hand editing. What I should do?

 

Reply:

Luckily there are 2 ways to make these backups and transfers easier. You can transfer your library to back-up discs or an external hard drive or to your iPod using your USB cable. To use back-up discs, you'll need iTunes 7 or higher. To use your iPod, follow steps as below. Back-up discs are recommended if you have a large library because your iPod may not hold the entire library?But if you don't want to spend more time on burning your CD, just sync the music and movie as you like to your iPod. And then you could use this iTunes transfer program to backup all the files to another new computer in a short time. Here I'd like share some idea for you about the second way (use iPod).
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As one of the biggest online store of music and video, iTunes supplies us varieties of conveniences in our daily life. It is called the world's hottest digital download store, However, The size of these libraries presents some challenges when you're trying to back up your computer or transfer iTunes library to new computer. After all, you spent all that time importing your CDs once – you don't want to do it again. And is it possible to transfer your iTunes playlists, song ratings, etc. from your old computer to your new computer?

The answer is absolutely yes! In fact, in this article I will show you how you can transfer iTunes library to new computer from your old computer in ten minutes.

 

First, you want to make sure that all of your music is in your iTunes music folder. The best and easiest way to do this is to open the iTunes computer program. In the top menu, click on "Advanced" and select the "Consolidate Library" option. ITunes will now start moving all your music into its iTunes music folder.

 

Transferring iTunes library to an iPod
If you are moving your iTunes library between two computers using the same operating system and iTunes version; and You plan to store the iTunes library database and content in the same relative locations on the new computer

 

If this is the case, then transferring iTunes library to a new computer is quite simple: Just copy the Tunes folder and all sub-folders from your "Music" (Mac) or "My Music" (Windows) folder on your old computer to an external hard drive or burned onto a CD OR DVD. You can also sync all the music or movies to your iPod with iTunes.

 

If your transferred songs won't play, they're protected by Apple's digital rights management software, which Apple is phasing out. But when you click a protected song you'll be prompted to "authorize" the song online so it can be played on the new PC (you can authorize a song to play on up to five computers.) but you are unable to share these songs to more than five computers, at this time, you could try DRM Remove Software to unprotect DRM and then you could put them to any other portable player or hard disk and then transfer to another new computer.

 

Transferring iTunes library from your iPod to another Computer:
One of the easiest ways to move your iTunes library is by use some software to copy the contents of your iPod to a new computer. There are a number of these iTunes transfer programs. Today I'd like to share the way for you

Here is the step by step tutorial for the program:

1. Free download iTunes Transfer and install it.

2. Connect your iPod to computer and then Run the iTransfer application and then the playlists of iPod and iPad will be shown on the left interface.( (make sure iTunes 7 is already installed), but don't let iTunes launch automatically, it will erase your all iPod music).

 

 

3. Transfer iPod content to computer
Choose the file you would like to transfer, It also supports batch conversion. Just like copying music/video from iPhone to computer, you need to check video/audio files and then click "To iTunes" and then wait for a minute.

 

 

4. The program will automatically open your iTunes after transferring is done.
You will now see your old library have transferred over to your new computer, including your playlists, rating.now, enjoy your music on your new computer.

 

Note: With this iTunes Transfer program, you can not only transfer iTunes library to new computer, ipod to pc, iPod to iTunes, iPod to iPhone, but also convert video format to iPhone/iPod supported video formats automatically before transfer it to iPhone/iPod. what is more, This iTunes transfer works well on synchronizing iTunes library with your iPod/iPhone.

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