i-Tunes questions

[prberk]

I have a new computer (as some of you saw in the other thread), and I installed i-Tunes before I transferred all of the files from my old computer.

So, when it asked during installation to search my computer and find all music, it really had no music to find.

Now I have transferred all of my media files to the new computer (using Windows Easy Transfer with a cable), and most of the files are in their normal places (within "My Music" "iTunes" folder). I-Tunes, however, did not recognize it at first; and I had to manually add them to the library (after which they played fine and were stored still in their normal place). But some are still not yet there (filed elsewhere, I guess). And my playlists were not picked up by i-Tunes.

So, I have two questions:
1. How can get i-Tunes to run that "search my computer for all music" feature again? I can't find it after setup.

2. Where are my playlists stored? (Not the songs, but the lists.) Is there a certain place to look, or am I out of luck and have to create them again.

And, by the way, I do NOT have an i-Pod. I use i-Tunes for the computer only, and I have a lot of music. I plan to buy one soon, but I do not have one as yet.

Thanks,
Paul

 

[heartodisney]

You can contact I-tunes for help, I lost my music once, and they will download your music back....only once...so you should back up your files and also have them on cd's...I do. Good luck.

 

[Testtrack321]

On your old computer go to Preferences, go to Advanced header, then make sure the check box "Keep iTunes Media folder organized" and "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library" are checked. Press ok. This makes sure ALL your music is located in one location.

Then go into your music folder, then iTunes. There is an "iTunes Music Library.xml", "iTunes Library.lib", copy these to a thumb drive or whatever. This is the raw data on all your music that iTunes then reads.

Next transfer the "iTunes Music" folder to your new computer. Use a DVD, external HD, or whatever.

Put these files onto the new computer where they were located in the old computer.

Hope this helps.