We have a very large iTunes library. The computer it's on is getting old. When we get a new computer and do the Home Sharing thing, what happens if the original computer crashes one day? Will our iTunes library still work on the new computer if the old one crashes? If we use Home Sharing, does a copy of each song actually wind up on the hard drive of the new computer?
Thanks,
Moose
iPod classic
To have EVERYTHING as it is Now...
From your OLD computer...
Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
Full Details Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
An Added Bonus is that you will have a Backup of iTunes.
These are two possible approaches that should work to move an existing library to a new computer.
Method 1
Method 2
Connect the two computers to the same network. Share your <User's Music> folder from the old computer and copy the entire iTunes library folder into the <User's Music> folder on the new one. Again, deauthorize the old computer if no longer required.
Both methods should give the new computer a working clone of the library that was on the old one. As far as iTunes is concerned this is still the "home" library for your devices so you shouldn't have any issues with iTunes wanting to erase are reload.
I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing, easily updatable backup for your library.
tt2
Adding a large iTunes library to a new computer...
