I added an album to my old MacBook Pro library but want to get it onto my new MacBook Air. How do I?

Posted on Jun 11, 2023 11:26 AM

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ed2345

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Jun 11, 2023 2:13 PM in response to Chrisz64

Chris,

If the album was downloaded from the iTunes Store, you can download a copy to the Air by these steps:

Redownload music - Apple Support

If it was ripped from CD, or added directly as audio files (e.g., MP3s), copy the files to a flash drive and then from the flash drive to the new computer.

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I added an album to my old MacBook Pro library but want to get it onto my new MacBook Air. How do I?

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