If the users have external hard drives which have enough storage space to copy the iTunes library, they can transfer iTunes library to new computer much easier. With Home Sharing and iTunes Match of iTunes, users are able to move the large iTunes library to the new computer. The transfer might take a while if you have a lot of content. Drag the iTunes folder from your external drive to the Music folder (Mac) or My Music Folder (Windows) on your new computer. Then look in the box under "iTunes Media folder location" for the location of your iTunes Media folder.Īfter your iTunes library have been stored on the external hard drive, connect your external hard drive to new computer and open it. Windows: Open the iTunes menu bar, then choose Edit>Preferences.ģ. Mac: From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen, choose iTunes>Preferences. If the folder isn't in its default location, you can find where it's located using these steps:Ģ. Windows XP: \ Documents and Settings \ username \ My Documents \ My Music\ Windows Vista or later: \ Users \ username\ Music \ The steps are as follows: Find the iTunes Media folderīy default, your iTunes Media folder is in your iTunes folder: Once the hard drive appears on your computer, you can begin to transfer iTunes library to external hard drive.
Note that if you have a lot non-purchased music files, the scan will last a while.īefore transferring iTunes library to new computer with an external hard drive, please keep in mind that you need to make sure the external drive has enough free space to store your entire iTunes library, then plug the external hard drive into the computer that has your iTunes library on it.
Then you can download the songs to the iTunes library in the computer. iTunes will scan all the contents in your Music library, and then upload them to the cloud.Then click "Store > Turn on iTunes Match" on the old computer.