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Q: How do you get your old iTunes library even if you replace it with another iTunes library?
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When you put things into your itunes library do they automatically become the right format for ipods?

You can choose any location for the export from Audacity such as a "Music" folder on your Desktop or even the iTunes "Music" folder if you have one. However you must still import this file from the exported location into the iTunes Library (which makes it visible when you view Library > Music on the left-hand panel of iTunes). There are two ways to import your exported audio files into iTunes:


My old itunes got erased and i have a new computer with new itunes how can i put the new songs from the new itunes to my ipod withought erasing all of the songs from my ipod and sync the new ones?

Answerit will be a gotcha lurks when you install iTunes and plug your iPod onto a new computer because iTunes is set by default to replace your iPod library with the desktop library the first time they are partnered.of course since your iTunes library is empty it will promptly wipes out your precious music on the iPod leaving you with no library anywhere. so to get music off ipod to a new itunes or computer, you have get some help from 3-party programs. most of them work great and feature sync your ipod/iphone with a new empty itunes library without erasing any thing. them even let you transfer any files between different ipods and iphone.about: ipod to new itunes/computer (http://www.ipodtocomputertransfers.com/how-to-copy-itouch-songs-to-new-computer.html)


You bought a new ipod touch Will it automatically sync with your itunes library even though you have an old ipod synced to your itunes?

yep it will sync no matter how few/many iPods you have


Will you lose your music on your ipod if it is charged on a computer it is not synchronized with?

Possibly Yes. It depends what music is on the itunes library on the PC you are plugging into. Whatever is in the itunes library on the PC gets copied to the ipod ..ie the itunes library syncs with the ipod plugged in. Now If you only want to charge the ipod then go into itunes BEFORE you plug the ipod in and go to options and deselect the option to automatically sync when an ipod is plugged in. Even if you cant do that.... another option might be....once you plug in the ipod it starts to sync so cancel the sync as it takes a few seconds to fully start... or close itunes as soon as it opens so you don't get a sync being performed.


How do you transfer napster playlists to iTunes?

How to completely transfer your iTunes-library: A brief on the world "Top of the iPhone Some time ago I decided for myself that after the New Year looking to buy a laptop instead of an ordinary desktop computer. In this connection, I wondered for a very important question: how can I move to a new computer all my iTunes-library, while not losing purchased apps in the AppStore, all the playlists, which should see quite a lot, and Of course, a huge amount of music, ie, All ratings of the songs, the statistics and the like. In my opinion, with a similar problem people face is not so rare, so today I'll tell you how to transfer their iTunes-library. To an external hard drive to another internal hard drive, or even to another computer. Kitchen iTunes Before you begin the process of transferring files directly, you need to understand to how all properly arranged data storage system of the library in iTunes. When you add a media file in your library, iTunes automatically keeps a record of it in a special file. There, the data is stored on the location of a song or video on your computer (full path), its rating, the number of reproductions, the date added to the library and so on. If you simply drag a certain file to another location in the iTunes appears dead link. iTunes Of course, the link that you can easily fix a few moments. Enough to run this file and the program tells you that the file is not found and re-predlozhet find it on your computer. iTunes Once you locate your file, iTunes will simply replace the original path of the library and no additional information (rating, statistics) will be lost. By the way, on the covers of music albums and song lyrics, if you have them, can not survive. This information is recorded directly in the mp3-file. So that did not happen, they you certainly will not lose. After installing iTunes on your computer creates a system folder where the program contains all the files, including purchased software applications and data about your library. The operating system of Windows, this folder is usually stored in the following path: C: \ Documents and Settings \ User \ My Documents \ My Music \ iTunes. If you are, of course, did not initially tell the program another location for installation. In this section you can find the following files and folders: * ITunes Music Library.xml (database of your music library) * ITunes Library.itl * ITunes Library Extras.itl * ITunes Library Genius.itl (data about your music for working with Genius) * Previous iTunes Libraries (backup previous states of your library) * Mobile Applications (all applications downloaded from the AppStore) * Album Artwork (Cover your cache of all media) * ITunes Music (here is stored directly to media content, it can be downloaded podcasts, Burn source tracks from a CD-ROM drive or store-bought music, as well as direct a copy of your own tracks, if the settings you have specified to copy music to the system folder iTunes ) Preparations for the transfer of the library: check settings In Edit-Preferences-Advanced you can see the settings store your library. iTunes iTunes Location iTunes Music folder location displays on the computer where your media content is stored by default. Naturally, this does not mean that there is stored all your music (usually in another place and there). But here come the same way all the tracks from CD, you have converted through iTunes, you have downloaded podcasts and purchased music (if you have a foreign account). If you have the option to save information about the songs in your iTunes Music, then all the music, located in the iTunes Music folder will be divided into folders of the form name artist / album title, as well as the names of files to be changed. Click Copy to iTunes Music folder when adding to library means that all added to your library files will be automatically copied to the system folder iTunes Music. If this option is disabled, iTunes will simply affix a reference to a particular file. Of course, it is very long and tedious to copy all the music in a separate special folder, especially if you have a lot of music. Although, if you have plenty of free space on your hard disk or vice versa you have so much music, I recommend to enable this option. Files copied to the iTunes Music folder become completely controlled directly through iTunes. That is, you can reorganize the files, rename them, move and delete directly from the disk. iTunes Thus, the entire transfer of your library will be much easier if you move your music folder, iTunes Music. Although, of course, is not required. Transferring library between computers with the same operating system Transfer all your iTunes-library on a brand new computer a bit easier than moving your content to another hard disk. First, consider the option in which you want to transfer your music library from one computer to another, are running the same operating system. In fact, all you need to do is copy the whole folder, iTunes, and all its contents and all the folder where you stored music. Moreover, the new location of these files, and iTunes-library should be the same as before. Simply put, if your music had been in D: \ My documents \ Music, you have it just copy it to D: \ My documents \ Music on the new computer. If your new computer simply does not exist on drive D, then you will need to build your music library. What is it and how to do it I will talk about later in this article. By the way, if you have already run at least once iTunes on your new computer, he created his new library. So you will need to simply replace the files in this library to your. It is important to note that your iPhone is associated with a specific iTunes-library, and not to any computer. So, if you copied all the files iTunes folder is correct, then you can connect the iPhone to your computer and sync it, as before, you will not even notice that anything happened. To transfer files from one computer to another, you can use anything, including a portable hard drive, all sorts of USB-stick, CD and DVD-discs, or just a local network between two computers. Differences in the versions of operating systems between two computers should not cause serious problems, particularly if the operating system version on the new computer on which you move your library is newer than another (for example, you move data from Windows XP to Windows Vista). Likewise is the case with most versions of the program iTunes. If your new computer is running a later version, no problems, if on the contrary, then you'd better be first update iTunes. If you have any purchased content from the iTunes Store (and / or the AppStore). And he, I am sure you have. Then you will need to authorize your computer to the online store Apple. iTunes Just do not forget deavtorizovatsya on his old computer, if you're not going to enjoy it more than iTunes. Transferring data to another hard drive As you understand, when moving your media content to another hard drive by simply copying all the necessary files can not do. If the path to the files will not match, you will be a library full of broken links. Of course, each track can be restored individually, but if these tracks even more than a few hundred, then it will take a little time. Before iTunes determines that the reference to a particular file in your library is lost, he seeks it in his folder iTunes Music. So, if you initially store all your music in that folder, then perhaps the problem with the transfer of files you have and will arise. So, as you've probably noticed, we can beat any number of self-transfer of files and spend a lot of time. But at the same time you can allow iTunes to take care of everything for you. This can be done through the function of the Assembly library »(Consolidate Library), which is in the File-library. iTunes By the way, as I have said in previous articles, translated into Russian iTunes leaves much to be desired, so if you're more or less tolerable speak English, we strongly recommend to include in the configuration version of iTunes in that particular language. Assembly of the library function effectively collects all the files that are listed in your iTunes-library in your iTunes Music. All files are copied into folders, rename and reorganize the folders of the form Artist \ Album \ Trek.mp3. So, if you first change the settings folder location iTunes Music, and then run the function library collection, then your whole library miraculously moved to another hard disk, without hassle. Of course, all the folders that are likely to be reorganized and renamed. Alas, another way to copy the transport library. Of course, you can copy all your music folders to another drive and leave the old system of organization of folders that you created, but in this case, you need to create a new iTunes-library and all the ratings and statistics will be lost. Although, if you're not really watch music folders on your computer and the files it strewn with you somehow, then maybe it will be even a plus for you, because iTunes itself will give you a pretty good organization of music. To change the location of iTunes Music folder, go to Edit-Preferences-Advanced, and then click Edit. Then select exactly where on the new disk you want to move your entire music library. iTunes After this, start the process of gathering the library through the menu File-Multimedia-Consolidate Library. iTunes iTunes will warn you that after running the function will copy all files from your library to another hard drive and that this operation can not be undone. Click Continue, and the process will begin. If you have a pretty impressive collection of music and video, it may take several hours. So I recommend you leave this operation at night. Leave your computer to gather library and by going to bed:) Do not forget that the process of collecting library copies the music to another hard disk rather than move it there. Thus, when the operation is completed, you will need to remove the files from the old disk. But, tentatively, of course, make sure that the files have been moved, watching the path to them in the library. Just click on any track, right-click drop down menu and select Info. Now the most important thing! After surgery, you just made, iTunes just copied all the content that was contained in your library, but its database, which includes all the ratings, statistics and, more importantly, the application from the AppStore has remained in place. So after the transfer of content does not touch the files from iTunes, except for the folder iTunes Music, it is now possible to even remove it. Data migration iTunes Of course, you can leave everything as is, and store the database iTunes in the same place. Database files take up very little space, so that, in principle, the concern about the free space you can forget. But, nevertheless, if you want to still move the database to another hard disk, there is the following method. First, your entire library should already be moved to another drive and collected. After that, you need to completely copy the location of your choice folder iTunes, which is in the system folder My Music (on Windows) or Music (for Mac OS). Usually, this folder should contain the following files: iTunes Next, close iTunes (if you have it, of course, still open) and run it again, but at the same time holding on the keyboard Shift (on Windows) or Option (on Mac OS). And, do not need to run a shortcut to the program, but directly to the file with an application (on Windows it is in the folder C: \ Program Files \ iTunes). After that, your screen displays the following message: iTunes iTunes will ask you to create a new library or choose an existing one. Why in the Russian localization word translated as Photo Library for me remains a mystery, but do not be afraid of these terrible words, here we mean exactly music library. Click Select and find folder on your computer iTunes, you just copied. Since then, the program will default to using exactly the database you have chosen. By the way, thanks to this method, you can always create your own library of media files in the future to use the computer a few libraries. This is incredibly useful if, for example, you have two people in the family uses one computer and especially if they have an iPhone or iPods. After all, can now be on the same computer to synchronize two different iPhone with different libraries. Transferring library between computers with different operating systems Due to the fact that the file systems on Windows and Macintosh slightly different you can not get away by simply copying your media files and databases, as was the case with the transfer of data to a new computer. For example, on Mac OS path simply can not be of the form D: \ My documents \ Music. Therefore, you will need to do the following: all the same Advanced tab in the settings check boxes of items to store information about songs in the iTunes Music folder and the Copy to iTunes Music folder when adding to library. And if the first item you have already been checked, remove the selection and press OK. Then again, return to the setup and again tick this item. iTunes When you click OK, iTunes will scan the entire iTunes Music folder and check for correct naming of all files contained therein. Then you must "build the library» (Consolidate Library), exactly as described a few paragraphs above. Go to the File-Multimedia-Consolidate Library and your whole library will be copied into the folder iTunes Music. Do not forget to free enough space for all files. Upon the expiration of copy you need only move the entire iTunes folder to another computer and then run iTunes. Despite the fact that the usual way, the files contained in the library will not appear, iTunes yet, check their availability in the iTunes Music folder and ... oh, a miracle will find them there. All the ratings and statistics will be kept safe. In principle, you should not even be anything to see all simply will work as needed.


When you recreate your iTunes library why does iTunes convert wma songs that are already converted and in the iTunes folder?

It recreates them because Itunes looks at the WMA and doesnt think it is converted even though it is. Usually you want to get the non-converted WMAs because then Itunes will take it successfully. Hope I helped. Comment back if u need any other information. Bye.


What do i do if i can't move any of my itunes songs around on my mac?

Your media can be placed anywhere you wish, whether on the Internal or external hard drives or even on CDs. Use iTunes preferences to indicate how iTunes adds media to your iTunes Library. If you manually move media around, iTunes will not know where it is. So after moving any media, drag the media from its new location on to the iTunes dock icon. Media that iTunes has lost contact with will be marked by an ! mark. You can have iTunes find the media by locating the media for iTunes.


Where can you download the colour purple movie?

Try Netflix or another movie renting store. You can even try iTunes.


How do you move your iTunes onto a new computerI don't really want to use a jump drive so if there's a way around that that would be good because I was reading about how u can use a old iPod but idk.?

If your question is about moving your songs from a computer to another, I think you should just do the old and simple copy-paste thing (using a flash drive or even the old iPod, using it as a external disk, and not synchronized with iTunes, to mov'em between the computers). It's trickier try to synchronize reversely the library to the other computer, but you can do it using some programs (but not with the iTunes). If you're meaning the transference of the library (checked songs, ratings, and general information and organization stored in the library), just move the "iTunes" folder from a computer to another. But you still have to move your songs with the same folder location for all of them, to make it work.


Is iTunes just for iPods?

No, you can run iTunes on your Mac or Windows computer even if you do not have an ipod.


Why wont apps taken off the iTunes store work even if you have them on your iTunes account?

mine do?


When I plug in my headphones into my Macbook iTunes automatically plays a song and when I press stop or even close iTunes it does the same thing. What do I do?

I'm having the same problem. iTunes starts automatically when I plug in my headphones. Its very irritating and it continues even after I quit iTunes,