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How to Transfer iTunes library From PC to Mac: If you don’t have any nice music in your iTunes library, your brand-new, expensive computer won’t give you as much pleasure as you hope it will. So you need a quick and reliable way to move all of your favorite songs to your new hard drive so you can start having fun.
So, you will have to move your iTunes library from your personal computer to your Mac computer. You don’t have to be a system engineer to move your whole iTunes library from a PC to a Mac. There are, however, many ways to do this and easily move your files from one computer to another. Let’s look at some nice ways to use iTunes to back up and restore a wide range of data on our own computers.
How to Transfer iTunes library from Windows PC to Mac
Use Windows Migration Assistance
- Download Windows Migration Assistant first.
- Install and launch it.
- Take your cursor to Go on the menu bar of your Mac computer.
- Choose Utilities and select Migration Assistant on the next screen.
- Click Continue. Type in your Mac password on the pop-up window.
- Click OK.
- Select From a Windows PC.
- Click Continue.
- Click on the Windows PC that will show up on your screen.
- Click Continue.
- Verify the passcode that’s displayed on your Mac.
- Click Continue.
- Migration Assistant is all set to transfer iTunes from PC to Mac, among other files.
- Click Continue.
- Click Allow Access on the Windows Security Alert screen.
- Check the files that you want to transfer to your new Mac. Make sure you check iTunes. By doing so, you can easily do the transfer.
- Click Continue.
- Click Quit when you see Migration Complete.
- Check on your iTunes on your new Mac.
Use Home Sharing
- Turn on your iTunes (on your PC) by taking your cursor to iTunes on the menu bar.
- Go to File and select Home Sharing from the drop-down list. Click on Turn On Home Sharing.
- Type in your Apple ID and password you used for creating your Home Sharing account.
- Click on the Turn On Home Sharing button and you are all set to go.
- Keep in mind that your both your iTunes and PC need to be turned on at the same time your Mac computer is on.
- Press Done when you’re finished.
FAQs
On the computer you want to import to, make sure Home Sharing is on, open the iTunes app , then choose a shared library from the pop-up menu at the top left. Click the Show pop-up menu at the bottom of the iTunes window, then choose “Items not in my library.” Select the items you want to import, then click Import.
In the iTunes app on your PC, choose Edit > Preferences, then click Sharing. Select “Share my library on my local network.” Select the items you want to share, or choose “Share entire library.” To require users to enter a password before they can see your shared items, select “Require password,” then enter a password.
If you get a new computer, you can transfer your iTunes library by connecting computers or by using iPod or a portable drive. See the Apple Support article Back up and restore your iTunes library on your PC.