Q: Can I sync my phone with my library from another computer?
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Apr 29, 2016 7:22 AMby Limnos,Yes, but a phone can only be synced to one library at a time. Unless you transfer the entire library to the new computer (which can have multiple libraries) iTunes will want to erase your phone before syncing it to the other library which only has the same media as the old one. In concept this should not matter since both libraries should have the same media content.
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Apr 29, 2016 7:28 AMby efs120,The libraries have the same media content when I access it on the desktop, but when I try to sync, it shows only 420 songs on the iPhone, which would be the ones I've purchased through iTunes. All of the other music won't sync. I guess I'd have to transfer the entire library to the desktop instead of just turning on home sharing?
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Apr 29, 2016 7:44 AMby Demo,You can import the library from one computer to the other one with home sharing. I assume that this will work importing from the iTunes 11 to the iTunes 12 library.
iTunes 12 for Mac: Use Home Sharing to import items from another iTunes library
Purchased music can be downloaded again if needed on the computer where it does not reside. You should be able to use the transfer purchases feature in order to get the songs off of the phone and into the new iTunes library.
When you transfer purchases, you are essentially setting up the new iTunes library like the old one, if the music is the only difference between the two libraries.
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Apr 29, 2016 8:14 AMby elcpu,I have a new Dell W10 computer running iTunes 12.3.3. I use it as my workhorse computer for all major work. My wife and I have a large collection of CDs (yes we are old fashioned) and nearly all my music in the Dell iTunes is from those CDs, ripped into the Dell computer.
I also have a MacBook Pro running OS X 10.11.4 and iTunes 12.3.3. When I want to update the iTunes library on the Mac I go to the File Explorer on the PC, expand the Libraries Folder, expand the Music folder, and copy the iTunes folder in its entirety to a large flash drive. Then I delete the iTunes folder on the Mac (Finder > Music > iTunes) and paste the iTunes folder from the PC. I have never had an issue doing this, even across different platforms, and I am able to play and sync my ripped CD music in both the PC and Mac. Hope this helps you as well.
