Dec 01, 2019  The new user account’s library is an EXACT replica of my library on my main account. I think did a Time Machine backup of that new user account. By doing that, I now had a backup of the iTunes library and I fired up the new computer and used Migration Assistant to only transfer the iTunes library from High Sierra to Catalina. The new MacBook doesn’t have enough space to hold the music—in order to combat this, I purchased 200MB of iCloud storage. On the 2011 MacBook Pro, I try to sync my library with iCloud, but the option is not available I think because I need an Apple Music account.

How To Move Itunes Library To A New Macbook Pro

If you just purchased a new Mac and would like to copy the entire iTunes Library from old computer to the new one, you will want to read this article! There is no need to feel panic or nervous even though you've never done such a task. I've helped customers back up iPhone to Mac, and I've also helped them transfer music, photos, videos, etc. from iOS device to Mac. Now I'm happy to solve this trouble for you if you do think it's a daunting task to move your iTunes library over to the new Mac.

The method that we'll use in this article requires a program called FonePaw iOS Transfer. It's a user-friendly program that can copy iTunes library to new Mac. All types of data including photos, videos, contacts, notes, messages, playlist, books, etc. are supported by this program. Besides, you can transfer files directly between iOS devices and computer with different combinations, such as from iOS device to iOS device, from iOS device to computer or vice versa. This program works with well with iMac, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, etc.

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Move iTunes Library to New Mac

Note:

• Before getting started, please sync your iTunes library with iPhone/iPad/iPod so as to make sure that you've copied the entire iTunes library with all music, videos, playlist, etc. to your iOS device.

• If you are using a Windows computer, please refer to how to transfer iTunes library to new computer.

Step 1. Launch FonePaw iOS Transfer on Mac

First of all, download and install the software on your new Mac. After that, launch the program and connect your device to Mac via the USB cable. Wait until you see the below interface pop up.

Step 2. Copy iTunes Library to New Mac

Way 1: Transfer Entire iTunes Library to New Mac

Go to 'To iTunes' from the main window, click it and then you will get a pop-up window which asks you to choose a folder on Mac to save the iTunes Library. Meanwhile, you can see all files that will be transferred to Mac before the process starts. The entire iTunes library includes Music, Ringtones, Moives, Podcasts, etc. Click on 'Start' to begin the process.

Way 2: Move Particular Data in iTunes Library to New Mac

Different from method 1, method 2 allows you to preview the iTunes library before the process starts. You can click on any categories you like from the left sidebar like Media, Photos, Contacts, etc. and then preview and mark down the items you want to copy selectively. When it's done, go to 'Export to' > 'Export to Mac' to transfer the items to new Mac.

Finally, you can go to your new Mac and check the iTunes library once the copy is completed. If you realize the extraordinary features of FonePaw iOS Transfer, don't hesitate to download and have a try. Leave your comments below if you have any troubles with this task.

Enjoy your iTunes library, and have fun!

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If you have hundreds upon hundreds of songs in your iTunes library, plus videos, podcasts, movies, and TV shows you've downloaded to iTunes, you can run out of the storage space on your computer. To regain some room to breath, you may decide to move (or just back up) iTunes library to an external hard drive. But how can you do that?

There are two different intentions for people who ask to move iTunes Library to external drive. Some of them want to move the intact iTunes Library to external drive in order to free up space on computer or make a backup, while others just want to move some iTunes media files (music and movies for example) to an external hard drive so that they can connect the drive to another computer to enjoy the songs or movies.

Whatever your intention is, you can find the suitable way on this article.

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How to Move/Backup whole iTunes Library to External Drive

Step 1. Connect the external storage device to your PC or Mac.

Connect the external drive to your PC and give it time to load up before it shows up on your computer.

Step 2. Find iTunes Library Folder

To locate the iTunes folder on your Mac, choose Go > Home > Music > iTunes in the Finder menu.

To locate the iTunes folder on Windows, go here:

• Windows XP: Documents and SettingsusernameMy DocumentsMy Music

• Windows Vista: UsersusernameMy Music

• Windows 10/8/7: UsersusernameMusic

Step 3. Go to iTunes Advanced Settings

Open iTunes > Preferences (Mac) or Edit > Preferences (Windows). Then, select the 'Advanced' tab in the iTunes Preferences window. Next, check the 'Keep iTunes Media folder organized' and 'Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library' boxes. Then, click 'OK' and close the Preferences window.

Step 4. Consolidate your iTunes Library

You're recommended to consolidate your library before moving the iTunes folder to external storage because consolidation ensures everything in your library is stored in one place.

To consolidate your media:

1.Open iTunes and choose File > Library > Organize Library in the menus

2.Select 'Consolidate files.'

Step 5. Move/Backup iTunes Library to External Hard Drive

How To Move Itunes Library Mac

1.Quit iTunes and open the iTunes Folder on your computer.

2.Drag the iTunes folder from your computer (Mac or Windows) and drop it on the external drive. All files in iTunes Folder will be copied to the external drive. The process could take a while depending on how large your collection is.

How To Move Itunes Library From External Hard Drive To New Mac

3.Now that your collection is safely stored in the external hard drive (or another location that you chose), you can delete (some of) the files at the old location to free up some space in your hard drive.

Note:

An important thing to note here is that you’ll need to connect the external media every time you open iTunes for if not, the media files aren't going to show up. If you open iTunes without your external hard drive connected, iTunes will give you an error message saying the 'Library cannot be found.' Quit iTunes, connect the external hard drive and reopen iTunes to fix.

Tips: How to Move iTunes Music/Movies to External Hard Drive for Playback

To selectively move music, playlists, movies, ringtones, and more from the iTunes Library to an external hard drive, we need the tool called FonePaw iOS Transfer. As an iOS file manager, this tool can easily export all media files, including songs, movies, TV shows, ringtones, podcasts, etc. from the iTunes Library on PC and Mac to an external hard drive. Conversely, it can restore iTunes library by transferring music, movies, playlists and more from iPhone to iTunes.

Let's see how to move the media files from iTunes library to external drive. Please download the program on your computer first.

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Step 1. Connect your iOS Device and External Hard Drive to PC

After running the program on your computer, connect your iPhone/iPad/iPod and the external drive to the computer.

Step 2. Transfer iTunes Library to External Drive

When your device is detected, you have two steps to copy iTunes music to the external HD.

Step 1: Click 'iTunes Library' in the bottom of the program. The program will load Music, Movies, Music Videos, Ringtones, Voice Memos, etc. on your device. Sync all these files to your device. When it finished, you can move the items from device to PC.

Step 2: If you want to move specific music or movie to external drive, you can click certain category, like 'Music' or 'Videos' in left panel. Here, you can see Music, Movie, Ringtones, TV Shows, Podcast and more. No matter which item you want to move to the flash drive and play it on any computer, just choose the item and click 'Export to PC' and select the external HD as the destination folder.

Have this article helped you transfer iTunes library files to external hard drive? If you have any problem, just leave your comments below.

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