Can't move itunes music library from pc to mac

dpriest · 10-22-2009, 02:13 PM

I am new to the mac world and have read lots of sites on this topic. I am using snow leopard on the mac. I copied all my music from my pc to the mac and put all the music in the music folder that is under my username. I then edited the library.xml file with a text editor and did a search and replace of all the strings to reflect the new location of the music on the mac. When I imported the edited xml file into itunes on the mac, all my playlists, songs, ratings were there, but also an error message that said the songs could not play because the location is unknown. At the bottom of itunes, it shows all the songs, but for size, it says 0kb. So the playlists and songs are in itunes and all the music is in the music folder, but one can't find the other. I am lost here. Please help.

Thanks for your help in advance.

trevor · 10-22-2009, 02:18 PM

Wow! You did a lot of hard work, when the easy way would have worked better.

Just drag the music from your PC onto the iTunes window. Job done.

Trevor

dpriest · 10-22-2009, 02:36 PM

I don't understand what you mean. What about preserving my playlist, album artwork etc?

trevor · 10-22-2009, 02:54 PM

When I've done this, album artwork is preserved perfectly. I haven't tested playlists, though.

Trevor

Las_Vegas · 10-22-2009, 03:03 PM

Once the music is imported, import the unmodified xml file. It should restore the playlists.

dpriest · 10-22-2009, 03:10 PM

Are you saying to open itunes with no playlists or anything in it and add all my music to the library? If I do this, then the music will be in itunes, but what about my ratings, playlists, album artwork?

EatsWithFingers · 10-22-2009, 05:09 PM

If what you did originally (detailed in your opening post) correctly transferred playlists, ratings, etc. then it sounds like you just made an error in the pathname replacement step.

Can you verify that the updated locations in the XML file are correct?

10-22-2009, 02:13 PM	#1
dpriest Triple-A Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 87	Can't move itunes music library from pc to mac I am new to the mac world and have read lots of sites on this topic. I am using snow leopard on the mac. I copied all my music from my pc to the mac and put all the music in the music folder that is under my username. I then edited the library.xml file with a text editor and did a search and replace of all the strings to reflect the new location of the music on the mac. When I imported the edited xml file into itunes on the mac, all my playlists, songs, ratings were there, but also an error message that said the songs could not play because the location is unknown. At the bottom of itunes, it shows all the songs, but for size, it says 0kb. So the playlists and songs are in itunes and all the music is in the music folder, but one can't find the other. I am lost here. Please help. Thanks for your help in advance.

10-22-2009, 02:18 PM	#2
trevor Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Boulder, CO USA Posts: 19,550	Wow! You did a lot of hard work, when the easy way would have worked better. Just drag the music from your PC onto the iTunes window. Job done. Trevor __________________ How to ask questions the smart way

10-22-2009, 02:54 PM	#4
trevor Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Boulder, CO USA Posts: 19,550	When I've done this, album artwork is preserved perfectly. I haven't tested playlists, though. Trevor __________________ How to ask questions the smart way

10-22-2009, 03:03 PM	#5
Las_Vegas League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,875	Once the music is imported, import the unmodified xml file. It should restore the playlists. __________________ Las_Vegas -- Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto. -- Sometimes I wonder… Why is that Frisbee getting Larger? …and then it hits me. -- Disposable thumbs make me specialer than most animals…

10-22-2009, 05:09 PM	#7
EatsWithFingers All Star Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 726	If what you did originally (detailed in your opening post) correctly transferred playlists, ratings, etc. then it sounds like you just made an error in the pathname replacement step. Can you verify that the updated locations in the XML file are correct? __________________ Question everything -- especially that which you already believe to be true.

10-22-2009, 02:36 PM	#3
dpriest Triple-A Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 87	I don't understand what you mean. What about preserving my playlist, album artwork etc?

10-22-2009, 03:10 PM	#6
dpriest Triple-A Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 87	Are you saying to open itunes with no playlists or anything in it and add all my music to the library? If I do this, then the music will be in itunes, but what about my ratings, playlists, album artwork?

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