How can I save iTunes before a hardware change?

I bought a new computer and am transfer all my data to a new hard drive running Windows 10 pro.  Although a lot of my songs are contained in subdirectories of iTunes, I have a subdirectory that contains hundreds of individual MP3s that were migrated in iTunes, one at a time. How can I make sure that after you have installed iTunes on the new drive and transfer all the mp3, it will appear in iTunes [with their album covers, which were often imported after a search in Google images]?

Migrate a library iTunes from one computer to another

These are two approaches that work normally to move an existing library to a new computer.

Method 1

  1. Save the library with this trick of the user.
  2. Remove the old computer if you no longer wish to access content protected on it.
  3. Restore the backup to your new computer by using the same tool used to back it up.
  4. Keep your current backup in the future.

Method 2

Connect the two computers on the same network. Share your old computer < user music > folder and copy the folder of library fulliTunes in the < user music > on the new folder. Yet once, remove the old computer so is no longer necessary.

These two methods should give the new computer, a clone of the library work which was on the former. What about iTunes is it is still the 'home' for your devices library you should not have problems with iTunes will erase and reload.

I recommend method 1 because it establishes a current backup for your library.

Note If you have iOS devices and that you have not reached your contacts and calendar all in all items, then you need to create a dummy entry in your new profile and iTunes expected to merge existing data from the device.

If your media folder has been separated in the main folder of iTunes, you may need to do some preparatory work to make it easier to move. See make a library of portable split.

If you are in the unfortunate position where you're able to access your original library or a backup and then seerecover your iTunes from your iPod or an iOS device to get tips on how to configure your devices with a new library with the maximum preservation of data.

TT2

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