Exporting iTunes Library

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Exporting iTunes Library

My MacBook Pro has been acting a bit odd lately, so before I upgrade to Lion in July I plan to first do a fresh install of Snow Leopard.. In preparation for this, I would like to know how I can export my iTunes Library. I see from within iTunes there is an option to backup to disc, but my library is rather large and I would prefer to have a single file I can backup online rather than 10+ DVDs. If this requires 3rd party software, can someone point me in the direction of what would work best?

iPhone 4, iOS 4, MacBook Pro (5,5) Mac OS X 10.6.7

Posted on Jun 14, 2011 9:11 AM

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Chris CA

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Jun 14, 2011 9:43 AM in response to vince730

You should always maintain a backup of your primary drive.

I plan to first do a fresh install of Snow Leopard

WIth Snow Leopard, you can simply boot from the Install DVD and reinstall over the current system and all your user data will be maintained. You don't need to erase/format first.

FYI: You can backup iTunes by copying the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder.

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Dansyacht

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Jun 14, 2011 9:53 AM in response to vince730

One way to back up your iTunes library is get yourself some blank DVDs. From iTunes do a File > Library > Backup to Disk.

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vince730 Author

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Jun 14, 2011 11:29 AM in response to Chris CA

Would doing that kind of reinstallation solve the issues I've been having? What I'm talking about is general sluggishness, beach balls, kernel panics more often than there should be.

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