I have a 12gb iTunes library running on a 2011 mid year iMac backed up to a Mercury Elite external hard drive using CCC. I to do a clean install on my Mac. What specific Folders and files to I need to copy back to my Mac internal drive and how? Thx in advance
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
If your iTunes library is in the usual location of ~/Music/iTunes and all content is inside ~/Music/iTunes/Media, and you're doing a clean install of 10.13 or 10.14 then restoring the ~/Music should be sufficient to restore the library. Deauthorize the computer and reauthorize afterwards. Might not be strictly needed on a Mac, but won't hurt. See Move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Community if there is anything non-standard about the library or if you're planning to move to Catalina or Big Sur.
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If your iTunes library is in the usual location of ~/Music/iTunes and all content is inside ~/Music/iTunes/Media, and you're doing a clean install of 10.13 or 10.14 then restoring the ~/Music should be sufficient to restore the library. Deauthorize the computer and reauthorize afterwards. Might not be strictly needed on a Mac, but won't hurt. See Move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Community if there is anything non-standard about the library or if you're planning to move to Catalina or Big Sur.
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Hello hpr3, Thanks for reaching out to us for support. We would love to help you. Just to make sure that we are on the same page, are you trying to erase everything on your iMac and do a clean install of macOS and then restore your files back to your iMac after the clean install? If so, we recommend that you first back up your data by following the instructions in the link below.
Back up your Mac with Time Machine
After you’ve created a back up of your data, steps in the links below will help show you how to erase your Mac, reinstall macOS, and restore your data back onto your Mac.
How to erase an Intel-based Mac
Restore your Mac from a backup
Please do not hesitate to reach back out to us if you have questions or need any additional support.
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Thx for the response. I prefer to use my CCC backup rather than Time machine. Are there additional files or folders other than my Music Folder I need to copy back to my clean install? Thx.
iTunes Library
