Where do I put the iTunes folders?

I've got my iTunes folders backed up on an external hard drive. I want to
put it all on my new computer but don't know where to copy it to. Some
places I try that seem likely just give me the old "access denied" box & I
can't find how to change that either -- I keep getting an error on changing
the access.

(moving from XP, which is no longer available to me, to Win7-64bit)

I've looked back through some of the messages on the general "access denied"
topic & either I'm missing something or my eyes have completely glazed over
by this time. I seem to have gotten everything in "documents" relocated but
can't figure out the iTunes problem. (I really don't want to have to
"import" everything into iTunes -- not just a lot of individual items &
folders but I'd lose the playlists too.)
Thanks for any help.
bj

In article <>, bjones44
@bellatlantic.net says...
>
> I've got my iTunes folders backed up on an external hard drive. I want to
> put it all on my new computer but don't know where to copy it to. Some
> places I try that seem likely just give me the old "access denied" box & I
> can't find how to change that either -- I keep getting an error on changing
> the access.

Where are you trying to put it? Why not create a folder off the root
called "iTunes Music", then copy the files there?

If you are the only one to use it, you can put it in your own Music
folder.

If you want it usable by all, put it in one of the Public folders.


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On 21 Apr 2011, "bj" <> wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

> I've got my iTunes folders backed up on an external hard drive. I
> want to put it all on my new computer but don't know where to copy
> it to. Some places I try that seem likely just give me the old
> "access denied" box & I can't find how to change that either -- I
> keep getting an error on changing the access.

Maybe this will answer your question:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1364

Thank you, that does look promising.
bj

"Nil" wrote in message news:Xns9ECEB9EE7460Dnilch1@130.133.4.11...

On 21 Apr 2011, "bj" <> wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

> I've got my iTunes folders backed up on an external hard drive. I
> want to put it all on my new computer but don't know where to copy
> it to. Some places I try that seem likely just give me the old
> "access denied" box & I can't find how to change that either -- I
> keep getting an error on changing the access.

Maybe this will answer your question:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1364

"bj" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I've got my iTunes folders backed up on an external hard drive. I want to
> put it all on my new computer but don't know where to copy it to. Some
> places I try that seem likely just give me the old "access denied" box & I
> can't find how to change that either -- I keep getting an error on
> changing
> the access.
>
> (moving from XP, which is no longer available to me, to Win7-64bit)
>
> I've looked back through some of the messages on the general "access
> denied"
> topic & either I'm missing something or my eyes have completely glazed
> over
> by this time. I seem to have gotten everything in "documents" relocated
> but
> can't figure out the iTunes problem. (I really don't want to have to
> "import" everything into iTunes -- not just a lot of individual items &
> folders but I'd lose the playlists too.)
> Thanks for any help.
> bj

Mine is here from a default install:
C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes

On 22/04/2011 04:17, KCB wrote:

>
> Mine is here from a default install:
> C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes

Think you'll find that's the PROGRAM files and not the actual music files...

I tried all the various suggested methods.
The Apple article was very clear, it just didn't work at least not for me.
I did what it said to do and...nothing happened, or it missed
a bunch of stuff (I tried more than once.)

So I went the Brute Force Method (which actually took less time than trying
all the "quick & easy" approaches) & have been importing folders & files
into iTunes, changing media types where the attributes got lost in
transition, & so on. OK, it took a long time to do the imports (since I was
also copying to my media directory from where the files had been stored)
but I didn't have to sit there watching it (& got some overdue
office-clearing done while I monitored the situation!)

I'd like to import my old playlists -- does anyone know where they are? or
what the filenames might look like? anything?

Not that rebuilding them is all bad -- getting things arranged as I want
them now, rather than changing & adjusting from all the old list. Rethinking
it all & doing some necessary housekeeping. At least I don't have to worry
about ratings & last-played, as I never use them.
bj

"bj" wrote in message news:...

Thank you, that does look promising.
bj

"Nil" wrote in message news:Xns9ECEB9EE7460Dnilch1@130.133.4.11...

On 21 Apr 2011, "bj" <> wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

> I've got my iTunes folders backed up on an external hard drive. I
> want to put it all on my new computer but don't know where to copy
> it to. Some places I try that seem likely just give me the old
> "access denied" box & I can't find how to change that either -- I
> keep getting an error on changing the access.

Maybe this will answer your question:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1364

On 23 Apr 2011, "bj" <> wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

> I'd like to import my old playlists -- does anyone know where they
> are? or what the filenames might look like? anything?

I went through a similar exercise after I posted the link to Apple's
instructions. I had built a new computer for a friend and installed a
fresh copy of iTunes on it. Then I copied all his music files from his
old XP computer to the new Windows 7 computer and told iTunes where
they were. iTunes then made a new Library out of them.

Then I shut down iTunes and copied two files from the old machine:
"iTunes Library.itl" and "iTunes Music Library.xml" and replaced the
versions on the new machine (after making a backup of the originals.)
All his playlists, statistics, and ratings reappeared.

On 4/23/2011, Nil posted:
> On 23 Apr 2011, "bj" <> wrote in
> alt.windows7.general:

>> I'd like to import my old playlists -- does anyone know where they
>> are? or what the filenames might look like? anything?

> I went through a similar exercise after I posted the link to Apple's
> instructions. I had built a new computer for a friend and installed a
> fresh copy of iTunes on it. Then I copied all his music files from his
> old XP computer to the new Windows 7 computer and told iTunes where
> they were. iTunes then made a new Library out of them.

> Then I shut down iTunes and copied two files from the old machine:
> "iTunes Library.itl" and "iTunes Music Library.xml" and replaced the
> versions on the new machine (after making a backup of the originals.)
> All his playlists, statistics, and ratings reappeared.

Thanks! Excellent timing - this is my day to import iTunes files...

I'll try your method and report later.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 23 Apr 2011, Gene E. Bloch <> wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

> On 4/23/2011, Nil posted:
>> I went through a similar exercise after I posted the link to
>> Apple's instructions. I had built a new computer for a friend and
>> installed a fresh copy of iTunes on it. Then I copied all his
>> music files from his old XP computer to the new Windows 7
>> computer and told iTunes where they were. iTunes then made a new
>> Library out of them.
>
>> Then I shut down iTunes and copied two files from the old
>> machine: "iTunes Library.itl" and "iTunes Music Library.xml" and
>> replaced the versions on the new machine (after making a backup
>> of the originals.) All his playlists, statistics, and ratings
>> reappeared.
>
> Thanks! Excellent timing - this is my day to import iTunes
> files...
>
> I'll try your method and report later.

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