How can I move my Apple Music library to a new iMac?

I like to move the music library from my old (late 2009) iMac to my new iMac

How can I do this?


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Posted on Mar 24, 2025 9:02 AM

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Mar 24, 2025 9:24 AM in response to praxisnerd

If your library is consolidated, and stored in a single folder, you can copy the iTunes folder from one Mac to another using a Usb drive or external drive. Then hold the option key on the new Mac while opening the music app there, and point it to the iTunes Library.ituneslibrary file in the folder you copied.

click here ➜ Move your iTunes library to another computer - Apple Support


If it's not consolidated, you will need to consolidate it and make it portable before you can move it.

click here ➜ Make a split library portable - Apple Community



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