is it possible to move playlists saved to an external hardrive to new computer?

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is it possible to move playlists saved to an external hardrive to new computer?

I saved my entire itunes library including playlists to an external hard drive prior to my old laptop crashing. When I have tried to move my library from the external hard drive to the new computer in the past, I have not been able to retain the playlists I built, although I did save them. Is it possible to somehow re-intall the old playlists onto the new itunes when going from external hard drive to a new computer? Thanks!

Posted on May 31, 2013 7:38 PM

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matt00

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Jun 3, 2013 7:37 AM in response to slgpgh

Hey slgpgh,

Great question. This is possible, granted you still have access to the "iTunes Library.xml" or "iTunes Music Library.xml" file. If you do still have these files, follow this article:

iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451

For further information on moving your iTunes library to a new computer, refer to this article:

iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527

Thanks,

Matt M.

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slgpgh Author

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Jun 3, 2013 12:13 PM in response to matt00

Hi Matt!

Thanks very much for that! I was able to follow those directions and successfully move my playlists, etc. to the new computer! Needless to say, that was quite a relief as I had literally hundreds of hours of work invested in that. Thanks again!

Best,

Stephen

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matt00

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Jun 3, 2013 12:17 PM in response to slgpgh

Hey Stephen,

Thanks for the follow up. I'm glad to hear that you were able to transfer your playlists over successfully.

Have a great one!

Matt M.

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