Q: I have a larg library  mostly from my CDs how can i get it off my old pc to put it on my new one??

Use an external drive to copy the library from one machine to the other, copy the entire music folder.

I have no idea if your library will fit on your flash drive, I do not know the size of either, but you do.

larryfromsour lake wrote:

 

I have a flash drive  will it work, I can't find a way to save my entire library in iTunes and then move it, can you walk me through it??

How is that a helpful response?

larryfromsour lake wrote:

 

its a 8gb I think it will be big enough, so how do I move my library to it ?

And how big is your library, if it is less than 8GB it will work, if more, then not.

You need to know both sizes before you can assess whether it will fit.

I'm not a windows user but I believe it will involve using Explorer to locate the folder, and there will be a method of obtaining the size there

Copy the folder, paste it to the flash drive, unplug the flash drive from the old machine and plug it into the new one, copy the folder from the flash drive and paste it to the new machine in the same location as it was on the old one.

If you copy the entire Music folder you should get the artwork,

See How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Support

Key steps are:

1. Using iTunes on the old computer, consolidate your library so that all your media is contained within the standard iTunes folders - by default, these are at C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media
2. Exit iTunes, and then copy the complete C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes folder from your old computer to an external drive (flash drive is fine for a very small library)
3. If you've already installed iTunes on the new computer, and you've added any new music there, then on the new computer make sure iTunes is not running and move the C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media folder to your desktop
4. Copy the iTunes folder from the external drive to C:\Users\username\Music on the new computer so that the content is all in C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes
5. Now start iTunes on the new computer - your complete library, as it was on the old one, should now be available to you
6. Make sure that you have these two settings checked in Edit > Preferences > Advanced:
   
7. If you had any new music on the new PC, and copied it to the desktop in step 3, then in iTunes select File > Add Folder to Library..., browse to your desktop and select the iTunes Media folder that you copied there, and click Select Folder.  Once any music has been added to your new library, you can delete the iTunes Media folder on your desktop