Transferring your iTunes library to a new Mac can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. In this post, we will walk you through the steps to transfer all of your old iTunes music, including the metadata, to your new Mac.
First, make sure that your external hard drive or USB is connected. Go to your home folder and navigate to your iTunes music folder. This will contain all of your old iTunes music, as well as the metadata for play counts and ratings.
Next, open a new window and go back to your external hard drive. Simply copy all of your old iTunes library into your external hard drive. This process may take a while if you have a lot of songs.
Inside your iTunes folder, you will find all of your album artwork and metadata, including your play counts and ratings from your old iTunes library. Once you have transferred your iTunes library to your external hard drive, plug it into your new Mac.
When you first open iTunes on your new Mac, you will have an empty library. Make sure to quit iTunes before proceeding. Go back to your external hard drive and open the iTunes folder that you copied from the old Mac.
Open a new window and navigate back to your music folder on your new MacBook. This folder will be empty. Simply drag your old iTunes folder from your external hard drive and drop it into your new MacBook’s music folder. Wait for the transfer to complete.
Now, go back to iTunes and open it up. All of your music should be there with previous ratings, likes, and your play count. All of the dates that you added the music should be there as well.
If the above steps did not work, go into advanced settings and select the source of where your iTunes music was located. This should be under the music and then iTunes media folders.
In conclusion, transferring your iTunes library to a new Mac is a straightforward process. By following the steps above, you can easily transfer your iTunes library, including metadata, to your new Mac.