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Moving iTunes to a new laptop problem

  • 07-08-2011 10:15pm
    #1
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    My girlfriend wants to move her iTunes library from her old laptop onto her new laptop. Her iTunes is obviously a mix of apps, music purchased from the app store, ripped cds, and a lot of downloaded music (which is not backed up anywhere). I've copied her iTunes folder, and put it onto her new laptop, but the new iTunes will not play most of her music. Any ideas what I can do?
    She doesn't have the "copy files to iTunes media folder when adding to library" ticked.
    I tried to consolidate her library but there is not enough room on her hard drive to do it. And even with deleting everything that can be deleted/moved, there still isn't enough room.
    Any ideas for me!?


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  • #2
    puddles22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 557 ✭✭✭puddles22


    u have to the folder the music is stored in named the same as it was on her old laptop so if the drive was E and folder was called songs ur music on new laptop wud need to b located on the e drive in folder songs


  • #3
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    puddles22 wrote: »
    u have to the folder the music is stored in named the same as it was on her old laptop so if the drive was E and folder was called songs ur music on new laptop wud need to b located on the e drive in folder songs

    When I moved the folder onto the new laptop, I change the folder location to point at the one I had moved across. I also made sure to the add the folder to the library.


  • #4
    smtdos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭smtdos


    BDJW wrote: »
    When I moved the folder onto the new laptop, I change the folder location to point at the one I had moved across. I also made sure to the add the folder to the library.

    Are the songs showing up in iTunes and not playing or are they not there at all?


  • #5
    puddles22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 557 ✭✭✭puddles22


    did u copy the library xml files from the old laptop over?


  • #6
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    puddles22 wrote: »
    did u copy the library xml files from the old laptop over?

    xml files? :o I copied the complete iTunes folder
    smtdos wrote: »
    Are the songs showing up in iTunes and not playing or are they not there at all?

    They are showing up in iTunes, but when I try to play them they are saying they can't find them


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  • #7
    PattheMetaller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 459 ✭✭PattheMetaller


    1. "Tick" Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library
    2. Make sure iTunes media folder location is specified properly.


  • #8
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    PattheMetaller wrote: »
    1. "Tick" Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library
    2. Make sure iTunes media folder location is specified properly.

    Ticking the copy files to media folder when adding to library option won't move the current music to the media folder will it?


  • #9
    PattheMetaller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 459 ✭✭PattheMetaller


    Whoops!! Forgot to say, after the steps 1 & 2 above, go into "File" and "Add Folder to Library". Then select folder from dialgue box.


  • #10
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    PattheMetaller wrote: »
    Whoops!! Forgot to say, after the steps 1 & 2 above, go into "File" and "Add Folder to Library". Then select folder from dialgue box.

    And what folder should I be selecting from the dialogue box?? Sorry you have me kind of confused here. I can't see how this will work!


  • #11
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72840523

    Follow the apple link in the second post.


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  • #12
    PattheMetaller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 459 ✭✭PattheMetaller


    BDJW wrote: »
    And what folder should I be selecting from the dialogue box?? Sorry you have me kind of confused here. I can't see how this will work!

    The folder containing the music you placed on your girlfriends laptop.


  • #13
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    whiterebel wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72840523

    Follow the apple link in the second post.

    Thanks mate, but that isn't working for me as there isn't enough room on the hard disk to consolidate the library.
    I have just spent the evening getting rid of anything I could to try free up some space and I still haven't enough room, I don't know what to do :mad:


  • #14
    focusowner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 318 ✭✭focusowner


    Hi mate

    Delete all u have put on the new laptop and select home sharing on itunes

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819


  • #15
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,799 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    BDJW wrote: »
    Thanks mate, but that isn't working for me as there isn't enough room on the hard disk to consolidate the library.
    I have just spent the evening getting rid of anything I could to try free up some space and I still haven't enough room, I don't know what to do :mad:

    Try breaking the library up into chunks. Transfer blocks of music to an external hard drive. Move the remaining tracks over, then rinse and repeat...


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