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I carefully followed every step on the Apple support page "How to move your Itunes library to a new computer", but my playlists do not appear in Itunes on the new computer. Any suggestions? The old computer has Windows XP, the new one has Windows 8.
Moonbilly wrote:
In 2016, it's unbelievable that Playlists and Library don't auto-update on your other devices when you log into your Apple account.
They do, nearly, if you want to pay for an iTunes Match subscription, and you're not worried about explicit songs being replaced with clean versions, or audiobooks, podcasts, iTunes U material, non iTunes store video, etc. all disappearing. None of your other data magically moves from one computer to another, why should iTunes be any different? I guess if all you do on a computer is surf the web, use web-based apps, and web-based email then I guess you're used to having everything wherever you choose to sign in, but for anything else you should be making an effort to back it up, and learn how to move it from one computer to another or restore it when the need arises.
tt2
Actually yes, most my data does "magically" move and populate among all my devices - using Microsoft Exchange for example. Also, Chrome updates all settings across all devices.
When you say i should learn to back back up and move data around, that's what modern computers and clouds are for - to save me work, not to make it. I used to work on all my cars in the olden days, when they were ****** too.
Apple can certainly do a **** of a lot better iTunes in any case.
Exchange is great, but there are plenty of people still using POP3 mail who can't or won't learn how to move their mailbox to a new computer. Chrome's syncing of settings and updates is great, until you also turn on iCloud syncing on two different machines and the whole thing goes haywire. iTunes Match is OK, but by no means perfect, and not free. If you want to make sure that you will always have access to your personally ripped media, as well any iTunes content that is either excluded from repeat download or has been removed from the store since you purchased it, see Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy.
tt2
Too F_ing confusing. Steve Jobs is cursing in his grave at this ****** work.
Transfer itunes playlists to new computer
