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Moving iTunes account to a new computer

I am finally replacing my XP desktop with a new Win 8 machine. There are 4 iTunes accounts on the XP machine for each of our family members. The music libraries are all on a separate server and therefore the libraries will not be moved. My question is when I get my new machine, how do I transfer our iTunes accounts? Or don't I have to? Is it as simple as downloading iTunes on the new machine and associating the new account to the existing library on the server?


Once again, I do not need to relocate the library because it will not be moved from the server. Been having a hard time finding any info on this specific issue so any help would be great. Thanks much!!!

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Posted on Apr 19, 2014 2:26 PM

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Apr 19, 2014 3:52 PM in response to Niel

THanks so much for the reply. Just so I am sure, the process will be:


  1. Install iTunes on new computer
  2. Once installed, authorize computer
  3. Exit iTunes and re-launch with the Shift key held down and point to the library on the server.
  4. Do this in each of the family member accounts to each individual library on the server.


Question: will all of the playlists, etc. survive?


Thanks!

May 17, 2014 8:15 AM in response to alsal1

Thanks for the info and I have finally had a chance to work on this. I have to say I may have gotten my iTunes terminology mixed up. In my original post I said that the iTunes Library would not be moved. I should have said that the media files are stored on a server and would not be moved. The library (I think I am using the term correctly now) was on my old computer. I also should have mentioned that I use Music Match so all of the music on my account are in the cloud. So here is what I did and what happened. Upon setting up the new computer I downloaded iTunes which apparently set up a new library on the new computer. Then,


  1. I logged into my account
  2. It looked like all of my music and playlists appeared.
  3. In Preferrences, I changed the path for the iTunes Media Folder location to the file on the server.
  4. However, all of my songs have the symbol User uploaded file
  5. When I click "get info" they say the location is On the Cloud.
  6. I downloaded one of the songs and it made a copy of the song onto my folder on the server so now there are two copies of the song.


What did I do wrong? Is there a way to point iTunes to the Media Folder on the server so that the library gets populated with music from the server? Or will I have to download all of the music from the cloud and then delete each duplicate? That would be pretty onerous.


Also, I have not attempted to set up the other 3 accounts and none of that music is on Music Match so not on the cloud. Will I be able to point those libraries on those accounts to the respective Media Files on the server?


Hopefully that explains my problem. Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Moving iTunes account to a new computer

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