WriterPacNW
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Q: Two profiles-what happens when I sync?

I purchased my Macbook pro 2 years ago after frying my Macbook.  Fortunately, a technician was able to recover data/programs etc and put it on an external hard drive.  When I set up the new Macbook Pro, I used the profile shipped into the new laptop by the external hard drive, but then noted some cool features I could not use as long as I was on the old profile.  So I set up a new profile on my Macbook Pro.  So..here's the problem: all of my music is on the old profile but some new music is on the new profile.   What is the best way to bring the music library from the old profile into the new one? 

BTW--somehow, when I bought my first Mac, I ended up creating a second Apple ID... and some of the music is associated with that one..

Suggestions?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Dec 7, 2015 11:18 AM

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Q: Two profiles-what happens when I sync?

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Dec 7, 2015 4:12 PM in response to WriterPacNW
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    Dec 7, 2015 4:12 PM in response to WriterPacNW

    By "profile," do you mean OS X user account?  I can't think of any features that would be disabled based on user account.

     

    Or do you mean the entire startup disk?  So, you are starting up from your old Mac's startup disk (on the external drive) versus starting up from the startup disk in your new Mac.

     

    If your old Mac's data is on that external drive, you should transfer the complete iTunes library from your old Mac to the new Mac.  The procedures in described in this document.

     

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

     

    In your case, you have already completed that parts for backing up from old Mac to external drive.  Note the parts about keeping any new content that is not in your old iTunes library.  To summarize what you are doing, you are replacing the iTunes folder on the new Mac with the iTunes folder from the old Mac.  Then, when you run iTunes, it looks like iTunes on your old Mac, with all of your content and supporting data, such as song ratings and playlists.