Moving to a new computer. How do I move my Apps and Purchased music over?

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Moving to a new computer. How do I move my Apps and Purchased music over?

Can anyone help me understand what have to do to move my Apps and Purchased music to a new computer? There seem to be lots of articles about it but no single set of steps. I will transfer all my non-iTunes library and rebuild the library, etc. But how do I get the apps and purchases moved over? And how to make sure I don't reset everything and not be able to get it back? I have all my purchased music on the iPod.

iPod Touch 3.1

iPhone OS 3.1

Posted on Oct 15, 2009 5:32 PM

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Niel

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Dec 24, 2010 12:11 PM in response to MacRaven

Sync them to the iPod, choose Authorize Computer from the Store menu in iTunes on the new computer, connect the iPod, and choose Transfer Purchases from the dialog box which appears or iTunes's File menu.

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Dec 24, 2010 12:11 PM in response to Niel

Thanks... does this also take care of the apps? Or do I have to do something else to transfer them? (Tell me if I am wrong, but if I set hook up the iPod to a different computer, does it not wipe everything out before setting up the new partnership?) Sorry if I seem dumb 😟

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Niel

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Dec 24, 2010 12:11 PM in response to MacRaven

does this also take care of the apps?

Yes.

Tell me if I am wrong, but if I set hook up the iPod to a different computer, does it not wipe everything out before setting up the new partnership?

Confirmation is required before anything is deleted from the iPod in that case. Items are only deleted without warning if the iPod is set to sync automatically with an iTunes library which that content has been deleted from.

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Dec 24, 2010 12:11 PM in response to Niel

Thanks!

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