Q: Transferring iTunes from external HD
I transferred my iTunes library to an external hard drive (Seagate). I'd like to transfer some CDs back to laptop so that I can re-do tunes on one of my iPods. There is no option to "send to" iTunes from the external hard drive. I've tried several times and failed. I can listen to the music stored on the external HD but plays through something other than iTunes. I installed Win 10 (big mistake but too late now) so I assume it's playing through their music app. I also tried to send to Bluetooth device from external HD but that didn't work either.
I intend replacing my Samsung laptop with hopefully a Macbook Pro in the not too distant future but for the moment I'd like someone to tell me if it's possible to transfer iTunes back from external HD to my existing laptop. It's driving me mad not least because as you'll probably have guessed I'm a bit of a technophobe.
Thanks in advance.
iPod touch
Posted on Jul 2, 2016 12:52 AM
An iTunes library is an index of the media stored on your computer that has been added to the library. iTunes only needs to know where the files are in order to transfer them to your device. If the albums in question are not listed in your library then use the menu File > Add Folder to Library to add them, then either drag them to the device if manually manged, or adjust sync settings as required and sync.
See Make a split library portable for some general background on iTunes library layout. Depending on exactly what you copied from where to where, and what you currently see listed, you may want to shift-start-iTunes and open the database stored on the external drive, or perhaps copy the entire iTunes folder from the external to the internal, or you may want to create a portable library from scratch on the external if it only has your media.
tt2
Posted on Jul 2, 2016 4:30 AM