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How to Move Itunes to a new computer

  • 18-06-2011 6:01pm
    #1
    smokie2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 656 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I got windows 7 today and intend doing a full fresh install and was wondering does anyone know what is the best way to save my itunes and all its contents to an external hard drive or ipod or whatever so I can put it back on my computer once I've completed the install?

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    See here

    http://support.apple.com/kb/hT1751


  • #3
    smokie2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 656 ✭✭✭smokie2008


    Wow!!!!

    Could it actually be that painless?? Has anyone done this before as I'm terrified I'll lose everything. I was doing some google searches and there's all this software to download and stuff so didn't think it would be as painless as it looks like on that link.


  • #4
    Leiva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,117 ✭✭✭✭Leiva


    I kinda need to do similar in reverse .

    My laptop got stolen recently but I have all my music still on my 80gb iPod .

    How can I get all my music from the iPod back into a fresh install of iTunes on my new laptop ?


  • #5
    0ph0rce0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,026 ✭✭✭0ph0rce0


    smokie2008 wrote: »
    Wow!!!!

    Could it actually be that painless?? Has anyone done this before as I'm terrified I'll lose everything. I was doing some google searches and there's all this software to download and stuff so didn't think it would be as painless as it looks like on that link.

    All i did was copy the Itunes folder, When youve reinstalled itunes on the fresh windows install, open itunes, close it again. Then copy the itunes folder from your External Drive and replace it with the one in your Music folder. Open Itunes again and it'll start loading all your tunes and stuff again, Very painless indeed :)


  • #6
    Fordpefect
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭Fordpefect


    mixednuts wrote: »
    I kinda need to do similar in reverse .

    My laptop got stolen recently but I have all my music still on my 80gb iPod .

    How can I get all my music from the iPod back into a fresh install of iTunes on my new laptop ?
    just install itunes on your new laptop, then sync your iphone, it will copy all yout tunes etc:)


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  • #7
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Fordpefect wrote: »
    just install itunes on your new laptop, then sync your iphone, it will copy all yout tunes etc:)

    No it doesn't!!!! iTunes only syncs one way unless you use something like Sharepod for PCs, or senuti for Mac.


  • #8
    Fordpefect
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭Fordpefect


    whiterebel wrote: »
    No it doesn't!!!! iTunes only syncs one way unless you use something like Sharepod for PCs, or senuti for Mac.
    It worked for me it was on a PC not a laptop though, probably as well to check with apple, Im sure the pocess is simple enough


  • #9
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Fordpefect wrote: »
    It worked for me it was on a PC not a laptop though, probably as well to check with apple, Im sure the pocess is simple enough

    It doesn't, full stop. Apple deliberately stop the iPods/iPhones transferring their songs back to a PC to stop illegal sharing. That's why you need 3rd party software to do it.


  • #10
    jamesd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,464 ✭✭✭jamesd


    You could use free software called sharepod to copy the music from your iPod and then import that music into iTunes.


  • #11
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    Fordpefect wrote: »
    It worked for me it was on a PC not a laptop though, probably as well to check with apple, Im sure the pocess is simple enough
    The process you outlined did not work. PC / laptop is irrelevant. As stated, Itunes is one way sync. If you sync your populated i device with a new laptop / pc, it will wipe it.


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