Mac Itune How To Transfer Itune Library To New Computer

If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier or a Windows PC, use iTunes to sync content to your devices. Before you use iTunes to sync content to your iOS or iPadOS device, consider using iCloud, Apple Music, or similar services to keep content from your Mac or PC in the cloud. This way, you can access your music, photos, and more on your devices when you aren't near your computer. Learn more about using Apple Music or iCloud Photos instead of iTunes.

If you use iCloud or other services like Apple Music to keep your content up-to-date across all of your devices, some syncing features through iTunes might be turned off.

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What you can sync with iTunes

  • May 10, 2007  Question: Q: Using iPod to transfer iTunes library I have been following the 'how to' document about using the iPod as a disk to transfer my iTunes folder from my old computer to my new one. In all, the folder consists of about 20GB, so it has taken all morning to upload the file to my iPod.
  • Method 1: Using iMyFone TunesMate to Transfer iTunes Library from One Computer to Another. If you are migrating your media files to a new Mac or computer, you can use iMyFone TunesMate iPhone Transfer to transfer your entire iTunes library from one computer to another. TunesMate by definition is a simple iOS media transfer tool that is capable.
  • Albums, songs, playlists, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and audiobooks.
  • Photos and videos.
  • Contacts and calendars.

iTunes features might vary by country or region.

Sync or remove content using iTunes

  1. Open iTunes and connect your device to your computer with a USB cable.
  2. Click the device icon in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window. Learn what to do if you don't see the icon.
  3. From the list under Settings on the left side of the iTunes window, click the type of content that you want to sync or remove.* To turn syncing on for a content type, select the checkbox next to Sync.
  4. Select the checkbox next to each item that you want to sync.
  5. Click the Apply button in the lower-right corner of the window. If syncing doesn't start automatically, click the Sync button.

Transfer iTunes library to New Computer with an iPhone/iPod. If you have an iPhone, iPod that has been synced with your old iTunes library, a really quick way to move iTunes playlists, music, etc. To a new computer is linking the iOS device with the computer and import the content of the old iTunes library from iPhone to the new computer.

* You can only sync your device with one iTunes library at a time. If you see a message that your device is synced with another iTunes library, your device was previously connected to another computer. If you click 'Erase and Sync' in that message, all content of the selected type on your device will be erased and replaced with content from this computer.

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Sync your content using Wi-Fi

After you set up syncing with iTunes using USB, you can set up iTunes to sync to your device with Wi-Fi instead of USB.

  1. Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable, then open iTunes and select your device.
  2. Click Summary on the left side of the iTunes window.
  3. Select 'Sync with this [device] over Wi-Fi.'
  4. Click Apply.

Transfer Itunes To New Computer

When the computer and the device are on the same Wi-Fi network, the device appears in iTunes. The device syncs automatically whenever it's plugged in to power and iTunes is open on the computer.

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Apple

  • Learn what to do if you see an error when you try to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes.
  • Learn how to redownload items that you purchased on another device.
  • Learn how to import photos and videos to your computer.