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Q: iTunes ignores library I copied to my new PC

I have a new PC and a fresh iTunes installation. I have no old PC to export/backup/whatever from. I only have its drives.

 

I copied \users\<username>\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media from an old drive to the iTunes Media folder location pointed to by iTunes on the new PC.  I also copied the files in \users\<username>\Music\iTunes (e.g. iTunes Library.itl).

 

But iTunes doesn't show my library.  It shows songs I've purchased from the iTunes store. with a cloud download icon. I don't see any other music

 

I guess I could play one of the songs and see if it puts it in the right place or wrong--but I suspect it will put in the right place despite the file already being there, and make a duplicate.

 

The library is on local disk.  I've copy/pasted the path from the iTunes configuration box to a shell to verify it was correct.

 

I've encountered similar issues years ago, anytime I moved to a new PC or new drive.  I remember importing the old library before into the new iTunes and if I recall correctly, it made a mess.  So I searched instructions this time and so far they're not working.

 

In the past I've had to use a 3rd party app to remove duplicates that iTunes created.  Really hoping I can get it to use my library without making a mess of it.

Windows 10

Posted on Sep 16, 2016 10:13 PM

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