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Using iPod on two computers - what are my options?
Mikay
07-01-2009
Hi guys,

Apologies if this question gets asked time and time again.. I wasn't sure what to search for so I thought I'd just ask..

I've just bought a new laptop, and I'm planning on transferring all my music onto it (about 12GB worth at the moment)..

I currently don't have all my music iTunes organised, I just changed the default iTunes directory to the My Music folder on my external HDD.

My question: Will I be able to use my iPod on my new laptop? I'm not sure whether there's some sort of single user agreement or anything..

I presume I can just, once I've copied my mp3s onto my laptop, I can just export my playlist and all the files should point to the same place (provided the file structure remains in tact).. but would I then be able to sync my iPod on my laptop when I add new tracks? I don't really plan on Updating my iPod on my home computer anymore..

Edit: Oh boy, I'm silly!
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1202 explains it for me *hits head*
hometown38
08-01-2009
yes just remember to use the option to

'Manage My Music Manually' in the itunes options.
Mikay
26-01-2009
Okay, I'm having problems...

I copied all my music across to my laptop, and kept the file system the same.
I then exported my library.

When I imported it, things were duplicated and some of the artwork was missing...
Why is this?

How can I transfer all the artwork (which all still appear on my iPod and original computer) onto my laptop? Or is the answer that I can't?

I pretty much want the iTunes on my laptop to be identical to my home computer because I want to use my iPod exclusively on the laptop.

Any ideas?
andybno1
27-01-2009
go to my music folder and copy the iTunes folder over to laptops my music folder
Mikay
27-01-2009
Originally Posted by andybno1:
“go to my music folder and copy the iTunes folder over to laptops my music folder ”

Yeah, that was one of the first things I did.
But not all the album artwork has transferred across unfortunately.. like the files are on my laptop, but don't appear in the correct places on iTunes.
trevor.dowle
01-02-2009
Why don't you store everything on an external HD. Then you just plug between laptops.
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