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Moving from windows to mac best way to transfer iTunes over?
anna42hmr
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I currently have a windows based computer where my iTunes library is held. I am purchasing a new MacBook Pro shortly and want to know what is the best way for me to transfer the libraries over.
I have an iPod Classic, and run iTunes at present on a windows based iTunes, I am subscribed to iCloud and have the subscription for match as well. and my library consists of music, films, podcast.
Some of my stuff is bought from iTunes but a lot are old cd''so, so I would prefer not to have to load them again.
I do not have an external hard drive that I could use so is there any way to use what I have to transfer over without a tonne of back up discs ( that's if you can still copy to disc on iTunes) Is there any way to push the stuff via match to put the music onto the hard drive of the new mac? Or can the iPod itself be used to transfer. Will it work for both purchased and non purchased products?
Many thanks
Anna
I currently have a windows based computer where my iTunes library is held. I am purchasing a new MacBook Pro shortly and want to know what is the best way for me to transfer the libraries over.
I have an iPod Classic, and run iTunes at present on a windows based iTunes, I am subscribed to iCloud and have the subscription for match as well. and my library consists of music, films, podcast.
Some of my stuff is bought from iTunes but a lot are old cd''so, so I would prefer not to have to load them again.
I do not have an external hard drive that I could use so is there any way to use what I have to transfer over without a tonne of back up discs ( that's if you can still copy to disc on iTunes) Is there any way to push the stuff via match to put the music onto the hard drive of the new mac? Or can the iPod itself be used to transfer. Will it work for both purchased and non purchased products?
Many thanks
Anna
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There is a guide here (with lots of pictures
http://lifehacker.com/247148/how-to-mount-a-windows-shared-folder-on-your-mac
If it's an Apple store ask them how to do it and they'll probably do it for you. They did with mine.
I am ordering it from apples online store.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
The Migration Assistant method is probably the option to use
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4796
I just dragged the Music folder which contains the iTunes folder, Photo and Video folders if you have any photos and videos that were in my profile on to a usb drive.
Install NTFS for Mac OSX extension. then drag the Music folder and what other folders you dragged on the usb drive onto your Mac and opened iTunes. All my music,Apps,Photos were in iTunes on the Mac
Yeah but don't you have to pay for One to One before they can do a data transfer?