If Apple comes out with a new Mac mini, I plan on getting one. I will be moving from a Compac laptop to the mini. The only real application that I have concerns about moving is iTunes. Right now on the Compaq I have iTunes setup with the majority of my music and video files stored on an external hard drive. What will be involved for me to move my iTunes library to the mini? I know I can plug in the external hard drive to the mini, but how do I get all my playlists and library entries moved to iTunes on the mini? Thanks.
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Moving from PC to new Mac mini question.
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Copy the entire iTunes folder over and it should work.
Or
If you want to keep everything on your external drive still, you hold down some key.... ctrl or shift or the apple key and click on iTunes.
It will then ask you where your iTunes directory is stored and select the external drive and point it to the iTunes folder.
Or
If you want to keep everything on your external drive still, you hold down some key.... ctrl or shift or the apple key and click on iTunes.
It will then ask you where your iTunes directory is stored and select the external drive and point it to the iTunes folder.
I've done this before, and its worked for me 
Basically, copy the entire "iTunes" folder (found in my music on windows) onto your external drive.
Then copy this into the correct place on the Mac and your iTunes will have everything including artwork, information and ratings etc.
However, i've only done this from PC to PC, not PC to Mac...
Basically, copy the entire "iTunes" folder (found in my music on windows) onto your external drive.
Then copy this into the correct place on the Mac and your iTunes will have everything including artwork, information and ratings etc.
However, i've only done this from PC to PC, not PC to Mac...
If you can play it in iTunes on your PC, you can play it in iTunes on your Mac. As others have said, just copy the whole iTunes folder from your PC onto your Mac - anywhere will do - and then have iTunes (on the Mac) consolidate your music. It'll pull all the songs into your iTunes folder.
Or you could have an Apple store genius do it for you (if you have access to an Apple store). I believe they do it for free, and they will copy over all your data, not just music.
Or you could have an Apple store genius do it for you (if you have access to an Apple store). I believe they do it for free, and they will copy over all your data, not just music.
