[iTunes] moving iTunes from one mac to another

[Hector Luna]

For storage, I specified the location on the external and have iTunes
copy the music there. I was planning on doing the same on the Macbook.
I know the music will be safe, but its the ratings and playlists that
have me concerned. Thanks for your reply...

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 8:54 AM, joAnn ortiz <ask_alice at mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Hector,
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> I haven't  done this in a while but I never have a problem with simply going
> into my music folder and copying the complete iTunes folder over to a
> different machine. I used this method as old fashioned backup between my
> MacBook Pro & my old 15" snowball iMac. (Been a few months now)
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> I know one thing to consider is whether or not you actuslly STORE your music
> in your iTunes folder or throughtout your computer. That would directly
> impact on whether this would be smooth or not. In any even, I have never
> lost a playlist or path to the music file this way.
>
> Good Luck
>
> joAnn
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> On Nov 03, 2009, at 7:24 AM, Hector Luna wrote:
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>> I am currently using a Mac Mini as my primary home system. I have 80+
>> gigs of music on an external USB drive. I am going to retire the Mini
>> and switch to a Macbook. My plan is to use the export feature on
>> iTunes to generate the XML file that I'll import into the Macbook,
>> once I've connected the external drive. I really want to retain my
>> playlists and ratings. Is this a plan that will accomplish that? I've
>> looked over a few postings about transfers, but none seem to address
>> this scenario.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
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