Transferring over iTunes data from a computer with Mojave to a computer with Catalina

[Benz63amg]

I backed up and copied over the entire iTunes folder from the users > music folder on my iMac running Mojave, Since catalina has no iTunes and obviously no iTunes folder and i simply paste my backed up iTunes folder into, How would i go about restoring my iTunes library on a new mac machine that is running Catalina? Thank you

 

[Fishrrman]

I think you could just hold down the option key, launch the new "Music" app, then select your old library from the dialog you see.

However, something you should know:
You CAN STILL USE iTUNES with Catalina.
There's a free app out there called "Retroactive" that "fixes" iTunes so it can run on Catalina.
It's worth trying, particularly if you use the [free] streaming internet radio stations. The new "Music" app DOES NOT PERMIT this.

See:

Retroactive app lets you run Aperture, iTunes in macOS Catalina

Apple told us it was time to move on when it killed two of its most popular apps, Aperture for photographers and iTunes, a music storage system that

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