Q: My music isn't syncing to my new computer?
I just got a MacBook Air. It downloaded some of my songs when I logged into my iTunes but a good portion of my songs aren't downloading or even showing up anywhere. I'm afraid to sync my iPod and lose all of that music. How do I get my music?
MacBook Air
Posted on Sep 8, 2015 8:31 AM
Even if you manage to re-download all your files (this will only happen with iTunes Store purchases) you will still end up having to erase your i-device because it is not syncing to the same library.
Solution? Read on...
Moving a library: Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its sub-folders and files) intact to the other drive. Hold down the option (alt) key (shift on Windows) and open iTunes. At the select prompt choose the iTunes Library.itl file in the copied iTunes folder.
When this is to a new computer put the copied iTunes folder in the default location of Macintosh HD > Users > *User Name* > Music (or Home > Music) then you don't even need to start with the option key held down, iTunes will automatically look for it there. (Make sure there isn't anything already in the iTunes folder there that you want to keep since you will be replacing it with the one you are moving.) Also remember to authorize the computer in iTunes to your Apple ID if you use this to sync to Apple mobile devices.
Consider using Migration Asist to move all your files from the old computer to the new.
Posted on Sep 8, 2015 9:25 AM