How to move your iTunes Library from a PC to a Mac?

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ecoolerik

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Feb 2, 2008

• #1

Well I want to get a Mac this year but I was wondering how would you be ablebto move an iTunes Library from a PC to a Mac? Which way would be the easiest way to move my library. So I need answers.

Thanks,
ecoolerik

8gb iPhone
80 gb 6th generation iPod

 

iMpathetic

macrumors 68030

• Feb 2, 2008

• #2

OK. So you look in My Music>iTunes>iTunes Music. (on the PC.) Copy the folder to an external hard drive or flash drive. Then, on your new Mac, hit File>Add to Library, and locate the folder you just copied.

Hope this helps!

 

JML42691

macrumors 68020

• Feb 2, 2008

• #3

ecoolerik said:

Well I want to get a Mac this year but I was wondering how would you be ablebto move an iTunes Library from a PC to a Mac? Which way would be the easiest way to move my library. So I need answers.

Thanks,
ecoolerik

8gb iPhone
80 gb 6th generation iPod

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It depends on the size of your library, mine was able to fit onto a single DVD (by burning a complete backup in iTunes), and that was able to work, but if your library is huge, then you may want to consider another method (backup drive).

 

Melrose

Suspended

• Feb 3, 2008

• #4

When I migrated to a Mac the end of December, I loaded my iTunes library onto my iPod and then downloaded to my MBP using Senuti - worked like a charm.

The only thing is that you gotta make sure your iPod is big enough - you don't want to take a million trips transferring your 20GB library back and forth on your iPod Shuffle 🙂