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Help with iTunes Library
toastie15
26-11-2010
Hi I wonder if anyone can help. I have an iPod Touch which I set up on my desktop when I first got it. I have now got a laptop and would like to use this as my main PC when doing anything with the iPod. I have got iTunes on it but when I connect my iPod its says about deleting everthing and replacing it with whats on the laptop iTunes. I don't currently have music on the laptop, is there a way of transfering all my music from the iPod on this new iTunes. Thanks in advance for any help.
psionic
26-11-2010
One way is to copy the iTunes folder from your desktop computer's Music folder to an external hard drive. Then connect up the hard drive to your laptop and run iTunes. Then drag the iTunes folder from your hard drive and drop on to your iTunes library at the top left of iTunes. Once that is done, in iTunes, Select File>Library>Organise Library>Consolidate Files.

After the copy is complete, select Store>Authorise This Computer and enter your iTunes Store username and password. Now connect your iPod. Ignore any messages about erasing your iPod and set it up to sync with the new computer. Everything should then transfer across.

There are many methods of transferring your iTunes from one computer to another. Many methods are shown on YouTube and all over the Internet. The above method is the best for large Libraries of Music/Apps/Movies etc. even if not all of it at once is ever synced to the iPod, as an external hard drive can handle a massive amount of files, also both computers do not even have to be networked together with this method.
Big_Ted
27-11-2010
Originally Posted by toastie15:
“Hi I wonder if anyone can help. I have an iPod Touch which I set up on my desktop when I first got it. I have now got a laptop and would like to use this as my main PC when doing anything with the iPod. I have got iTunes on it but when I connect my iPod its says about deleting everthing and replacing it with whats on the laptop iTunes. I don't currently have music on the laptop, is there a way of transfering all my music from the iPod on this new iTunes. Thanks in advance for any help.”


0, Make sure both machines are connected to the same network

1, Enable iTunes sharing on both machines.

2, Import -from within iTunes on the new machine- everything from iTunes on the old one.

Done!
toastie15
27-11-2010
Originally Posted by Big_Ted:
“0, Make sure both machines are connected to the same network

1, Enable iTunes sharing on both machines.

2, Import -from within iTunes on the new machine- everything from iTunes on the old one.

Done!”

Thanks for the help have found the option in iTunes nice one
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