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• Want to buy the new ipod nano, how can I connect this to my old itunes library without losing all my songs

  Want to buy the new ipod nano, how can I connect this to my old itunes library without losing all my songs

  Back up your library, update if necessary iTunes and sync the iPod. This will not normally remove anything from the iTunes library, but other things can.

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• I am trying to rebuild my old iTunes library (hoping to keep notes, play counts, playlists, etc.) on a new laptop of an old PC, even if the only files I have to use the old are the .xml, .itl.

  I am trying to rebuild my old iTunes library (hoping to keep notes, play counts, playlists, etc.) on a new laptop of an old PC, although the only files I have to use the old are the .xml, .itl and current music files. Is this enough information to do it, and if so, how should I do?

  I lost the other information by following the instructions found online of other attempts. I have unfortunately seem to have lost all that concerns my old library with the exception of the foregoing. I have been using an external hard drive to make this attempt. When iTunes opens it is empty, and when you try to import the .xml I only get playlists, although there is nothing inside of them. It would not be the end of the world for me to start all over again, I've not lost music files, but loading in my all of my old info is much, much, much more desirable. Thank you!

  I'm sure that the sides are stored with the file of 80%. (wav mp3/4 whatever)---> or at least the should be!

  Just install itunes.

  Copy the contents of your old folder in the itunes directory and start itunes--> it will do the rest.

  PS...
  However, I wouldn't bother with itunes more... windows media player is pretty cool in 7, does all the same things.

  Personally I stick with the purchase of CD (mp3 downloads are a rip off)

  'Cool' apples, however, is not it... and what would we do without our podcasts (what happened to the embedded html objects I don't know) computer nerd who serves the grannies

• How to merge an old iTunes library on a new iTunes download

  I just got a new PC and downloaded iTunes.  I copied the files and my folders of music as well as the old library on the new iTunes folder files, but they do not appear in iTunes. The only options to import the music that I can find (wants to import my music files instead of simply select a whole folder (with subfolders).  Any help appreciated.

  And please tell me why this is so difficult?  I've done several times over the years and it's a royal pain in the end every time.  I have to do something wrong because no piece of software this mature could be this difficult to use.  In the hope it is an 'easy way' that I just keep missing.

  Thanks in advance.

  Launch iTunes with the SHIFT key, and then choose the old library.

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• How can I get my iTunes library is displayed on my new Macbook Pro?

  I have a new macbook pro. my old macbook crashed. I try to access my iTunes library to my new computer and am not succeed. I have "authorized" this computer, but it does not appear on my list "manage devices" in iTunes. Any suggestions?

  Hi KathShan,

  I understand that you have a problem with access to your music on your MacBook Pro. Let's see if we can get this sorted out.

  If you use Apple iTunes game or music, then you will need to make sure you have iCloud active library. I opened iTunes preferences and on the general tab, you should see iCloud music library and make sure that it is checked. After that, your library will appear.

  Take a look at the article below, but also a screenshot to preferences iTunes for more details.

  

  Music Apple Sync on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and your computer
  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT204926

  If you use any music from Apple or iTunes game, then you will only be able to download your past purchases. If you can somehow have access to your old iTunes library, you can transfer them to your new Mac. Take a look at two articles that talk about this.

  Download your latest purchases
  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT201272

  How to move your iTunes library to a new computer
  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT204318

  Nice day

• Is there a complete method to consolidate my iTunes library?

  I discovered that I have a part of the old iTunes library on a separate disk. I tried to do the function consolidate library, but there still seems to be some inconsistencies between the 2 libraries. Both are on external drives.  More obvious is that when I go to the library to XML export is not capture everything in my library. I noticed that a lot of my playlists are not included in the export. I use PulpTunes to share my iTunes with Non-Apple friends and it becomes very clear that everything in the library has been included in the XML file.

  The command to "Consolidate library" in iTunes is used to consolidate the songs files stored in different locations in the designated folder iTunes Media (the one represented in the Advanced iTunes preferences pane).  But these songs must be in your iTunes ONE already.  You cannot use any command in iTunes to consolidate the songs that are in two difference iTunes libraries, in the library an iTunes.

  I discovered that I have a part of the old iTunes library on a separate disk.

  Is one of both your current (more complete) iTunes library iTunes libraries?  If so, for this "primary" iTunes library, are all its files in singing organized by iTunes in one folder iTunes Media , designated in the Advanced iTunes preferences pane?

• How can I keep my iTunes library to a new installation of iTunes?

  Hello

  I got a new SSD and re-installed Windows 7 and all my software, including iTunes.

  I have my iTunes Library (iTunes Media folder) on a data reader and now I reinstalled iTunes and I want to keep the old library, so in the preferences, I put my iTunes library to the path leading to my old iTunes library, but the music still does not appear in iTunes. The only music that shows it's the music purchased from the iTunes store, but no CD-imports are shown.

  I hope someone can help me with this,

  Thanks in advance!

  Lars

  If you have the iTunes database files, launch iTunes with the SHIFT key pressed and select the library that contain. If you can't seem to them, made the iTunes Media folder inside the application window open iTunes or automatically add to iTunes folder; all the old library metadata that are lost.

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• How can I CREATE an iTunes library on the external drive of Thunderbolt

  I am creating an iTunes library for music & movies on an external hard drive LaCie d2 Thunderbolt 4 to. I copied all my movies on external hard drive, but cannot create a name of folder that iTunes will recognize that the library. I have a new mac mini OSx EL Capitan facility, there is NO file (movie or music) stored in the iTunes library on mac. I don't HAVE NO copy the old iTunes library since (OS crashed) & I want the external drive to the library. I tried several times to iTunes directly on the external drive, but it does not find the movies. (This is the file created: Volumes/LaCie/iTunes:iTunes Media), & this is the name of the folder on the LaCie external drive I am trying to get iTunes to serve library (iTunes/iTunes Media). I searched for hours to find info on this, but each article explains how to MOVE or COPY the old library (create a). I am over 50 years & not a computer guru, so please do not criticize my ignorance & please be more specific on the steps to go through as possible! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

  Launch iTunes with down option, click on create a library and drag the movie files in the Finder in the application window open iTunes or automatically add to iTunes folder.

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• moving iTunes library to a new location, then the old location is no longer available

  I just restored the iTunes folder and all subfolders, including multimedia content of amy (music, videos,...), on a drive hard new, because the old hard drive is broken.

  So, now, for every song, iTunes tells me "the song... couldn't be used because the original file cound not be found. You want to locate? ». Hope, I don't have to do this for every song in my library... What can I do?

  Go to iTunes > Preferences > advanced. At the top is where the location of your iTunes library is specified. Click on edit and then specify the new location

• Since the update to iTunes 12.4.1.6 I don't see my purchased music. When I try to import my old playlists I get a message saying that the library is not a valid iTunes library. Thus, thousands of songs and hundreds of films and I can't see or play one.

  Since the update to iTunes 12.4.1.6 I don't see my purchased music. When I try to import my old playlists I get a message saying that the library is not a valid iTunes library. Thus, thousands of songs and hundreds of films and I can't see or play one. I see my movie library where it is stored on an external hard drive, but my music was on my iMac.

  Where all the playlists gone and why didn't appear my entire music library? I checked the preferences and iTunes points to the correct folder, BUT only my music purchased appears...

  Same thing happened to me. I tried to replace iTunesLibrary.itl with an older copy, but that has not worked. Then I tried to return a version by resetting the Time Machine's iTunes app, but it would allow me to edit or delete iTunes because it is part of Mac OS X.

  So, I can not sync my iPad or iPhone, update all apps or find my music, that is, the course of the odf, still on my hard drive. ITunes just can't see the library.

  The difficulty of this Apple.

• How to transfer music from my old hardrive itunes library?

  I am trying to transfer mp3 files that have been in my old laptop to my previous hardrive library iTunes on my new computer, without having to transfer all the mp3 files on hard drive across and hoping someone might be able to advise me how to do this. I want only the music that has been specifically on the iTunes of my previous laptop. I already bought a caddy HHD and implemented so that I can access the files on the hard drive. When I go to the iTunes library on the hard disk directory and go in itunes there is no record of music so I don't know otherwise how can I access my old library. Can someone tell me if there is a way to do this?

  Music from your old library would usually be in \Users\ < user > \Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music. Is that when you're looking? See make a library of portable split. You might consider the old library running from the external hard drive, or make a new portable library that contains all your media. Anyway you should also do a backup.

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• Loading iTunes library of old, defunct macbook to new macbook using backups Time Machine

  Hello. How can I get iTunes library from my old Macbook loaded on my new Macbook using the backup Time Machine that exists from the old machine. The new mac is connected to the time machine, I can open Time machine, see the backups, but get nowhere when you attempt to load the library in iTunes on my new Macbook. I see the file .itl from the old machine to backups... where can I go from here?

  The iTunes library on the new machine is empty, so save is not a matter of concern.

  Thank you!

  Message from ludovic 06/2014: library iTunes backup restore Time Machine - https://discussions.apple.com/message/26104480#26104480 useful advice where to restore to a new drive: http://pondini.org/TM/B6.html -> https://web.archive.org/web/20150511032110/http://pondini.org/OSX/Home.html and https://discussions.apple.com/message/27599985#27599985 make sure you go back enough for the version you want.  If Time Machine backup just the version "later" may be one you don't want to.

• How can I copy my old library a Shuffle and a 5 Ipod to my new Itunes library?

  I have an Ipod and a shuffle that are very old I want to load the library of music on them on my new nano but I can't understand the new itunes and how to put music from my old appliances in my library. Any help out there?

  By design, iTunes syncing is generally in one direction, from the iTunes library on your computer to the iPod.  You cannot transfer files from song from iPod to computer (via iTunes), with the exception of songs purchased on iTunes Store (because iTunes can check the property).  However, there are methods and third party utilities that can transfer from iPod to computer.  If you do an Internet search on something as 'ipod transfer music', you should get a few useful links, including a CNET article on the subject.

  Once your music files on your disk, add them to your iTunes library.  After the confirmation that all your songs are there, you can synchronize your iPod as you wish.

• Why my iTunes library sound randomly cut during the use of my new macbook pro and the old Bose speakers?

  Why my iTunes library sound randomly cut during playback on my new Macbook Pro and the old Bose speakers?

  The speakers connect through a USB port, instead of by means of the mini plug stereo audio output (headphone)?

  If it uses the standard audio out Jack, try to plug ordinary headphones instead.  The problem goes away or still occur?

• I want to move my itunes library from my old PC to my new Mac, but the files on the PC in the old file structure.  How can I do this?

  I'm afraid that if I followed the instructions here (How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Support), it will mess up things on my Mac that the file structure is totally different.  Is there a way to first convert the structure of the files on the PC to match the structure of files on Mac?  I've updated the version of iTunes on the PC for 12.1.3 (who he says is the most recent).  I tried following the instructions here: iTunes: understanding iTunes Media organization - Apple support but it is not an "Upgrade to iTunes Media organization" option when I go to the library to organize on the PC.  All advice is appreciated.

  This document is a bit outdated. File > library > organize library > reorganize files does the same thing as the the old upgrade to iTunes Media organization. For more information on preparing your library for the move, see make a library of portable split .

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