I have an extensive iTunes collection on my mac - it's all local (not cloud music), with lots of playlists, metadata, ratings, etc. I copied it to a new Mac, which has Music application, not iTunes. When I open it, all I see is a flat list of tracks, none of my playlists are there and I don't see the ratings carry over. What am I doing wrong - what's the way to keep all my iTunes metadata when migrating up to a new OS (Ventura)?
Yes, migrating the library properly should bring over ratings and playlists. It is important that you use the option-start-Music method to access and convert your old iTunes Library.itl file rather than importing the contents of the media folder, which adds the content, but not those other details.
tt2
Yes, migrating the library properly should bring over ratings and playlists. It is important that you use the option-start-Music method to access and convert your old iTunes Library.itl file rather than importing the contents of the media folder, which adds the content, but not those other details.
tt2
Same issue:
updated iTunes, wiped out ratings, need help restoring.
Movies & TV shows requiring to be downloaded again.
Videos that were purchased are gone, requires repurchasing.
Appreciate your help.
TamaraGT151 wrote:
Same issue:
updated iTunes, wiped out ratings, need help restoring.
Movies & TV shows requiring to be downloaded again.
Videos that were purchased are gone, requires repurchasing.
Appreciate your help.
See Empty/corrupt iTunes/Music library after upgrade/crash - Apple Community.
tt2
Can I confirm the expected behavior, when all goes well. What should happen, when I move my iTunes music library content to a new Mac with Music, is that the Music app should show all the playlists I used to have, and the tracks should have kept their star ratings, right?
You're welcome. 🙂
See also Managing your Mac media libraries - Apple Community for more on reorganizing old iTunes content for the new apps.
tt2
Bingo! that did it. I was following instructions that just had me copy over the folder and point Music to it. That did not work, but the option-start-Import method finally did the trick.
My iTunes playlists and ratings not showing up on Music app
