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BrentC5Z Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 1436 City: Tulsa
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Posted: Mar 02, 2010 11:47 am Post subject: iTunes from Windows to MacBook |
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Picked up a MB Pro & need to transfer my itunes media to it from my PC. Looks like the best way is a back-up to several discs (DVD+R) and load them in the Mac?
None of my ipods are over 4 GB so they won't hold all of it.
I don't have them networked & my home internet is a very slow 3G router. So, I'm not super interested in paying for a MobileMe account.
Looking for any suggestions or warnings from anyone with knowledge. _________________ http://www.youtube.com/greasemonkeytv |
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JoeyJojo Addict
Joined: 08 Aug 2003 Posts: 754 City: Central Mississippi
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Mar 02, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Brent87LT1, iTunes has a built-in solution. You will need to network them, which I suspect you already have in place even though you don't think you do.
Instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2358
All that it requires is the both computers are on the same subnet (i.e. connected [wired or wireless] to the same router).
Once you can see the shared library from the PC, you can drag & drop it in to your local library on the Mac. Depending on the size of the library, it could take a while, so be patient.
I did this for my boss who just got a new iMac but had his iTunes library on his old PC. Worked flawlessly.
In the end, both computers will have your entire iTunes library on them.
Good luck! _________________
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BrentC5Z Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 1436 City: Tulsa
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Posted: Mar 02, 2010 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys.
My modem is a simple little 3G USB router so it cannot be shared. I'll try hooking an ethernet cable between the two machines and see if that works. _________________ http://www.youtube.com/greasemonkeytv |
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Mar 02, 2010 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Brent87LT1, you may just be able to hook a ethernet cable up to network (i.e. no crossover).
IIRC Mac computers now auto-detect and adjust accordingly.
If yours is "new" then you should be good.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2274 _________________
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BrentC5Z Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 1436 City: Tulsa
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Posted: Mar 03, 2010 6:28 am Post subject: |
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I got it done last night. Couldn't find a cable laying around my office but had a stack of DVD+Rs. Figured it would be a good time for a back-up anyway. Took 6 discs & about an hour. Very simple.
This thing is freakin awesome! Fastest video editing I've ever had the pleasure of using.
Now if I could just load my Adobe Premiere Elements 8 in the skeet thrower... _________________ http://www.youtube.com/greasemonkeytv |
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