[X4U] Transferring two old, to one new Mac?

[Eddie Hargreaves]

Copy the iTunes folder in ~/Music from your work Mac to your new Mac. The
ratings and play counts are stored in the iTunes Library file contained in
that folder. Similarly, copy the iPhoto Library folder in ~/Pictures on your
work Mac to your new Mac.

Eddie Hargreaves


On 3/3/06 8:08 AM, Mark Des Cotes <mark at astroprinting.com> wrote:

> No can do. One machine is at work and the other is at home. I don't
> have a FW cable that long ;-)
> 
> All I'm really concerned about is if I burn the contents of my iTunes
> and iPhoto folders onto a DVD and then copy them onto my home computer.
> Will my home iTunes and iPhoto recognize the settings for the songs and
> pictures. I guess what I'm asking is if the info such as my rating and
> play count is saved with the actual .mp3 file or is it something that
> is in iTunes? I'd hate to have to go through a couple of thousand songs
> and re-rate them.
> 
> Mark Des Cotes
> Systems Manager/Graphic Designer
> 
> 
> On Mar 3, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Richard Gilmore wrote:
> 
>> I think after transferring from the first machine I would connect the
>> FW
>> cable to the second and restart it while holding down the T key it
>> will then
>> appear as a hard drive on your new iMac and just drag the files over. I
>> don't know if there's a way to automatically merge the two iPhoto and
>> iTunes
>> libraries together. You'll probably have to do that by hand afterwards.
>> 
>> Richard
>> 
>> 
>> On 3/3/06 8:40 AM, "Mark Des Cotes" <mark at astroprinting.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I'm picking up a new iMac G5 later today. I understand that at home I
>>> can just connect my old iMac to it via Firewire and transfer my old
>>> settings and files to the new computer. I'd also like to transfer my
>>> iTunes and iPhoto libraries from here at work to my new home computer.
>>> What's the best way to merge the two list together? Will iTunes and
>>> iPhoto on the new computer recognize all the ratings and comments I've
>>> added to the songs and pictures here at work? And will the fact that
>>> I'm running Panther (10.3.9) both at work and on my old iMac make a
>>> difference when transferring to Tiger on the new one?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Mark Des Cotes
>>> Systems Manager/Graphic Designer