Move old itunes from old HD to new macbook pro with Music instead of iTunes

I have an old hard drive running iTunes. I need to find a way to move the library to a new macbook pro that runs Music. The old drive is out of the old computer and connected with a SATA cable. I tried to use the "Import Library" function, but it is giving me trouble.

Posted on Feb 24, 2023 11:15 AM

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turingtest2

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Feb 24, 2023 11:20 AM in response to Scottpage

See Move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Community.

tt2

Scottpage Author

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Feb 24, 2023 12:07 PM in response to turingtest2

Thank you tt2, it looks like that is working!

Cheers man

turingtest2

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Feb 24, 2023 12:09 PM in response to Scottpage

You're welcome. 🙂

tt2

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