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Need help please.. iTunes onto flash drive?
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Assuming you haven't changed the location of your music, you should be able to get away with simply copying the Music folder from your home directory onto your flash drive...
Just keep track of what you've dragged over each time. Provided you put all the files back in the same place on the new Mac, you won't have to do any importing. iTunes will start up just like on your old Mac with all your music and playlists. It's important that you copy all files in that Music folder and reassemble them in the same place on the new Mac though.SweetJess said:
I assume you are selling the mini before you get the iMac. If not then all you need to do is use the "Mac moving" software and your new iMac will boot up exactly like the mini.
backupdrummer said:
That would be called the Migration Assistant
Seriously SweetJess, you may want to consider acquiring a DVD burner or external HDD to back this all up...
kingjr3 said:That would be called the Migration Assistant
Seriously SweetJess, you may want to consider acquiring a DVD burner or external HDD to back this all up...
:::::::::: Many many thanks for the advise. As I said to "reh" and "backupdrummer", us newbies really really appreciate the pros like you. ~Jess
WAIT A SEC!!!
You need to copy your shared foldr aswell, this contains information (invisible) needed to access songs bought thru itunes!
You need to copy your shared foldr aswell, this contains information (invisible) needed to access songs bought thru itunes!
funkychunkz said:
Not vital...As you can always authorize again.
But what is vital:
DEAUTHORIZE iTunes before you ship a sold computer!
kingjr3 said:
Oh, Ok.
I've always wondered what would happen if you deleted that file. I always thought that it would lock you out itunes (or something crazy) if you tried to re-authorize multiple times.
So much for third hand info.....appearantly it said to do this in macaddict