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Q: merging old iTunes backup libraries

iTunes Library backups merging

have 2 computers and an iphone

Posted on Apr 7, 2016 8:14 AM

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Q: merging old iTunes backup libraries

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  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Apr 7, 2016 9:28 AM in response to notbrunoNYC
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    Apr 7, 2016 9:28 AM in response to notbrunoNYC

    Your problem is not making sense to me. If you are trying to merge the libraries on two computers they are not backups.

     

    If your iPhone is synced to one library that library is the primary library. To merge the second library you drag its media folder to the Automatically Add To iTunes folder of the primary library.  You then spend an afternoon sorting out duplicates.

     

    iTunes 9: Understanding the "Automatically Add to iTunes" folder. - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3832 - Files put into this folder are actually moved from this folder to the correct location in the iTunes Media folder.

  • by dwb,

    dwb dwb Apr 7, 2016 11:18 AM in response to notbrunoNYC
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    Apr 7, 2016 11:18 AM in response to notbrunoNYC

    Describe more fully what you want to do. Like Limnos, I don’t understand. Your title suggests one thing but then the text seems to suggest something else.