Q: Moving iTunes Library to a New Mac
Hi all,
I am a mac user since 2006 and just got a new MacBook Pro with Yosemite OS. I'm facing lots of issues that are really annoying.
1- Moving my old iTunes library to the new machine is becoming a hassle. I've tried several methods with no success. It's as if I'm trying to fly a rocket. I followed exactly the steps on this link (How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Support) and it's not working. After I copy my iTunes library to the new machine, I open iTunes but it does not see it.
2- In the old OS (Snow Leopard) there was a folder in the left tab of any window with my name. I used that folder to put personal stuff. In the new OS there's no such a folder and, instead, there's a completely useless and unnecessary folder called "All my Folder" which shows every single file I have on my machine!
Apple OS was famous for being easy to use. Now, although I have an iPhone, iPad, and old Mac, I feel the new OS is unnecessarily complicated.
I hope I can get some help on the above.
Thanks!
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), iPad 4th Gen, iPhone 5S
Posted on Sep 5, 2015 12:55 AM
I found the solution. The issue is in the different folder structures between the old iTunes library from the old machine and new one. In the old iTunes library there's a folder called "iTunes Music" while in the new iTunes folder it's called "iTunes Media". The trick is to copy/replace all the other files (other than iTunes Music) to iTunes folder (i.e. apps, library.xml etc...) in the new machine then copy/replace the content of the "iTunes Music" from the old iTunes library to the "iTunes Media" folder in the new machine.
Posted on Sep 12, 2015 2:16 PM