How To Transfer Your Itunes Library From One Computer To Another

If prompted to update iTunes, click Download iTunes and follow the on-screen instructions. You may have to restart your computer before you can proceed.

If you have a Mac, you may need to use a USB-C flash drive (or a USB 3. 0 to USB-C adapter). Your flash drive or external hard drive must be large enough to fit your entire iTunes library onto it.

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\n</p></div>"} Finder, click Go at the top of the screen, click Home in the drop-down menu, and double-click the Music folder. You’ll find the iTunes folder here.

If you already have music in iTunes on the new computer, you’ll instead double-click the iTunes folder and then copy the iTunes Media folder inside of it. [2] X Research source

On a Mac, you can also find the shortcut for the flash drive or external drive on the Desktop.

If iTunes isn’t up-to-date, you’ll be prompted to update it when you open iTunes.

If you instead copied the iTunes Media folder in the last part, you’ll double-click the iTunes Media folder, then double-click the Automatically Add to iTunes folder before proceeding.

If you do see an iTunes folder and you haven’t already used iTunes on this computer, you can delete the iTunes folder clicking it and then pressing Del (Windows) or clicking and dragging the folder to the Trash (Mac).