Itunes on Windows to Itunes on Mac

vodkagirl001 · vodkagirl001 #1 (**permalink**)

08-15-2006, 10:15 AM

Hey

Ive done a search and kinda got an answer to my question but not fully so Ill just ask again.

I have my Ipod sync'd to my current laptop (xp pro) however I have just ordered a Ibook. My Ipod is fully updated with ALL the songs that are on my laptop so will it just be a case of plug and play to tfr my songs to itunes on the mac? As in, if I hook up my ipod through the USB cable to the Ibook, will it then automatically open itunes and update it with all my songs on the Ipod?

I know I can connect the Laptop & mac via ethernet and drag and drop the folders like but its a bit of a pain and id have to go and buy a cable for this one task!

Cheers

mac57 · mac57 #2 (**permalink**)

08-15-2006, 11:42 AM

I would recommend getting an external hard drive just for backup! Assuming you have one, you can use it for transfer of the iTunes stuff. Just drag your WHOLE iTunes folder from your PC onto the drive. Hook up the drive to your iBook, and overwrite your ENTIRE Mac iTunes folder with the one from the hard drive. Restart iTunes on the Mac and all will be well.

Alternately, I understand that there is a utility called Senuti that will read everything off your iPod onto your Mac, but either way, you are hooking up a USB device to your iBook and transferring the files.

Since you really SHOULD have an external hard drive for backup, I recommend that approach.

Erudite.Warrior · Erudite.Warrior #3 (**permalink**)

08-15-2006, 11:50 AM

Senuti will work for you.

iPods only synch one-way. Computer to iPod (NOT iPod to computer). Senuti will allow you to do that.

jc1350 · jc1350 #4 (**permalink**)

08-15-2006, 11:54 AM

I did it he old-fashioned way (just copied the iTunes dir from "My Documents" to my Mac and had no problems at all. It even made the setting changes on the mac for me (like defaulting to .mp3 for ripped CDs). I used a USB hard disk for the transfer.

vodkagirl001 · vodkagirl001 #5 (**permalink**)

08-15-2006, 12:15 PM

OK cheers guys Ill look in to getting a EHD of t'bay!

IronMac · IronMac #6 (**permalink**)

08-15-2006, 09:55 PM

Why don't you delete the contents or your iPod then enable disk use and copy your library from the music folder to it. Reverse the process on the iBook.

mac57 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	08-15-2006, 11:42 AM I would recommend getting an external hard drive just for backup! Assuming you have one, you can use it for transfer of the iTunes stuff. Just drag your WHOLE iTunes folder from your PC onto the drive. Hook up the drive to your iBook, and overwrite your ENTIRE Mac iTunes folder with the one from the hard drive. Restart iTunes on the Mac and all will be well. Alternately, I understand that there is a utility called Senuti that will read everything off your iPod onto your Mac, but either way, you are hooking up a USB device to your iBook and transferring the files. Since you really SHOULD have an external hard drive for backup, I recommend that approach. My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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vodkagirl001 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 13, 2006 Location: uk Posts: 27	08-15-2006, 10:15 AM Hey Ive done a search and kinda got an answer to my question but not fully so Ill just ask again. I have my Ipod sync'd to my current laptop (xp pro) however I have just ordered a Ibook. My Ipod is fully updated with ALL the songs that are on my laptop so will it just be a case of plug and play to tfr my songs to itunes on the mac? As in, if I hook up my ipod through the USB cable to the Ibook, will it then automatically open itunes and update it with all my songs on the Ipod? I know I can connect the Laptop & mac via ethernet and drag and drop the folders like but its a bit of a pain and id have to go and buy a cable for this one task! Cheers
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jc1350 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 12, 2006 Posts: 135	08-15-2006, 11:54 AM I did it he old-fashioned way (just copied the iTunes dir from "My Documents" to my Mac and had no problems at all. It even made the setting changes on the mac for me (like defaulting to .mp3 for ripped CDs). I used a USB hard disk for the transfer.
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vodkagirl001 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 13, 2006 Location: uk Posts: 27	08-15-2006, 12:15 PM OK cheers guys Ill look in to getting a EHD of t'bay!
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IronMac #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 576 Mac Specs: Mini C2D 2Ghz 8GB RAM, MB C2D 2.2Ghz, MBP CD 2Ghz, 1TB TC, 2 APX, iPhone 4, ATV2, 23in ACD x2	08-15-2006, 09:55 PM Why don't you delete the contents or your iPod then enable disk use and copy your library from the music folder to it. Reverse the process on the iBook.
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