Transfering iTunes between two macs?

[TheShinyMac]

My plan is to purchase a firewire 800 cable to connect my two macs together and then use target disk mode to transfer all of my iTunes songs and such. I have no idea how to get into TDM and I am also unsure which file I need to drag onto my mac and more importantly where to place the file in the mac that is receiving the library. I have also heard that using a ethernet cable is even faster, if so could I just use my ethernet cable from my router to do the job.

 

[Jolly Jimmy]

Target Disk Mode

Copy the whole iTunes folder. The default itunes folder location is User/Music/iTunes. Simple as that.

 

[TheShinyMac]

Thanks that helped alot, now could I use my ethernet cable instead of a firewire

 

[drummerlondonw3]

just a note that personally when I do something like this I always have an extra back up incase of any corruptions. Yes it's probably overkill but if like me you have thousands of pounds/dollars worth of media it might be worth the extra money to get a simple extra back up

 

[Jolly Jimmy]

I believe TDM only works with firewire. I'm not familiar with using ethernet for anyhing other than an internet connection. Maybe someone else could help with that.

 

[michael.lauden]

just turn on personal file sharing and drop your itunes music folder to the other's drop box.

do another drop into the directory and you're good to go. done it a million times (with my own computers, not steeeeelingz!1)

 

[TheShinyMac]

Would you mind giving me directions on how to do that? I would really love some screenshots that would be golden thanks again

 

[drummerlondonw3]

Yes that should (will) work, I have copied approx 50gb externals like that over my N network. If you're wired its easy and quick

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

If you've got a spare Mac (or even Windows box) and you plan on using the two you describe here, you can make an iTunes server. I'm using a 733 MHz DA G4 as an iTunes server and it works great.

 

[drummerlondonw3]

Basically its system prefs and then Sharing (see attach)

then your computers should just appear on finder, navigate and drop (check in finder prefs (command , ) that you have them showing

 

[TheShinyMac]

Thanks so much everybody would someone else please post a screenshot of the folder I select to transfer, I would like all the album artwork etc thanks again

 

[Jolly Jimmy]

Thanks so much everybody would someone else please post a screenshot of the folder I select to transfer, I would like all the album artwork etc thanks again

Copy the whole iTunes folder with everything in it.

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

Got any updates, OP?

 

[TheShinyMac]

I will complete the process then upload the time it took and such so others can learn from this post