Transferring iTunes from one computer to another.

[sussex_gti]

Can this be done? I'm sure I've seen software somewhere online for this, but can't think where. My friend suggested using an external hard drive, but isn't the iTunes file protected?

 

[Revels]

Nope.

Just copy the iTunes folder.

 

[Brand86]

Yeh on my PC I copied everything to an external HDD in one folder, pasted it into a new folder in Windows then dragged it into iTunes.

Took a few hours though, as the HDD was quite old and slow access, but it worked.

 

[Shifty.]

Save to hard drive, download iTunes on new computer and close it, connect hard drive and then whilst holding the shift key open iTunes, the new computer should then ask you if you want to use your backed up version of iTunes with all your stuff on it, jus did this the other day n googled how to do it, didn't take too long to transfer either.

 

[Brian]

This is handy, I still need to do this also.

Knowing what i'm like, i'll set aside half a day (allowing for disasters)

 

[Tom]

Ill do it if you want

 

[Dean.]

Can you not just do home sharing?

 

[Adam.]

Copy the music to an external HDD, then copy the Itunes library files iTunes Library.itl and iTunes Music Library.xml then hold shift while opening iTunes and point it to the Itunes library file.

 

[fUbAr]

Shirley you must have to copy the music/video files over to the new pc too, or the library won't be able to see them?

 

[sussex_gti]

All I ended up doing was saving the iTunes music folder and iTunes album cover folder to the external hard drive. Opened iTunes, went to file, add folder to library and transfered the lot over. Was easier than I imagined. Cheers all.

 

[Adam.]

Shirley you must have to copy the music/video files over to the new pc too, or the library won't be able to see them?

the library doesn't need to be on the local computer.

Since spotify went tits up I've got my whole itunes library online and both itunes on my work computer and home computer look there for the library files.

If i set it to shuffle at work, my computer at home sets to shuffle too <3

 

[Brian]

Ill do it if you want

Please? I think i'll fail if I even attempted it