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I have an ancient laptop (from 2005) that has my entire music library. This laptop barely works and some keys don't type anymore. How can I get all this music transferred to another computer, or available to me on the cloud?

I have an ancient laptop (from 2005) that has my entire music library. This laptop barely works and some keys don't type anymore. How can I get all this music transferred to another computer, or available to me on the cloud?

Posted on Mar 15, 2014 3:07 AM

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Mar 15, 2014 4:39 AM in response to sixpaxtoy

No... do not move programs.


About the iTunes library files

Your iTunes library files track the media you add to iTunes, how you've organized it, and other information such as playlists. By default, these two files are in your iTunes folder:

  • Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music/iTunes/
  • Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\
  • Windows Vista: C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\
  • Windows 7: C:\Users\username\My Music\iTunes\
  • Windows 8: C:\Users\username\My Music\iTunes\

Apr 12, 2014 10:06 AM in response to diesel vdub

I finally found my external hard drive, and had time to tackle this! IT WORKED!!! I replaced the entire iTunes folder on my new computer with the copied folder from my old laptop. A few songs aren't available, says "the original can't be found". Most of the missing songs won't be missed, but the others I can just download again.


Thank you for your help!!

I have an ancient laptop (from 2005) that has my entire music library. This laptop barely works and some keys don't type anymore. How can I get all this music transferred to another computer, or available to me on the cloud?

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