moving itunes files to music

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moving itunes files to music

i'm in the same situation as an earlier post answered by turingtest2

i am running monterey on a late 2014 mac mini. one of the suggestions was to convert the library in bug sur and then upgrade back to monterey. i'm waiting for the app store download of big sur to complete before i install it (turns out i am not able to "downgrade" to an earlier OS. in the meantime i have a question about what comes next.

the steps were "copy the .it| file to Big Sur or Catalina and convert it there (the media folder is not required) then move the database to Monterey and place it above the media folder". i'm not sure what converting an .itl file involves.

i've been struggling with this issue for a few weeks. a couple of phone calls to apple support only resulted in a reference to turingtest2's post.

thanking you in advance for a resolution to this issue.

Earlier Mac models

Posted on Feb 1, 2024 2:00 PM

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turingtest2

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Feb 1, 2024 11:32 PM in response to KatDeB

Hi Kat,

If you send me your .itl file or a link to it in a cloud service such as iCloud Drive, OneDrive etc. I can convert the .itl file to the .musiclibrary format for you and send it back. I've done around 100 of these now with almost universal success. You can find my address in my profile here.

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turingtest2

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Feb 3, 2024 7:58 PM in response to KatDeB

When you press and hold down option as you launch Music you should get asked to choose or create a library. You click choose, and then select the Music Library package that is shown in your screenshot. I assume that is the converted one that I sent to you via a OneDrive link.

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turingtest2

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Feb 4, 2024 4:39 PM in response to KatDeB

Hi,

See Managing your Mac media libraries - Apple Community for advice on moving your music into a more normal shape for the Music app, and cleaning any legacy iTunes cruft.

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turingtest2

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Feb 2, 2024 1:25 PM in response to KatDeB

Click in my profile where it says read more in blue. Sorry to be cryptic but I get enough spam already and posting the address in plain text would add to it.

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Feb 4, 2024 4:22 PM in response to KatDeB

tt2:

third time lucky! the first couple of times i tried, nothing happened. the albums are starting to appear and a notice at the bottom of the sidebar says "activity in progress". i have over 600 gb of media so i will leave it running overnight.

is there anything i need to do with the contents of the old iTunes folder (previous libraries, tmp. files, itunes music library, etc.) or should i just leave it alone? "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" has been the code i live by.

thank you so much for assisting me in reaching this goal.

bruce

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KatDeB Author

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Feb 2, 2024 1:11 PM in response to turingtest2

thank you for offering to help me convert my iTunes media to Music. i was unable to locate your address.

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KatDeB Author

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Feb 3, 2024 2:49 PM in response to KatDeB

tt2:

i don't think i have all the relevant folders and files in the right place. i tried several configurations and nothing happens when i option-start-music.

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