I have just bought a brand new iMac and was told in the Macshop that the best way to transfer my iTunes library (and keep playlists, dateadded, ratings intact) is to use the Migration Assistant software utility.
So I purchased the recommended Firewire 400/800 lead and connected my macbook to my gleaming new iMac. I then employed 'migration assistant' to transfer info from my macbook to my new iMac. It took 4 hours to do this.
THE ONLY THING I Wanted to do was transfer my 50GB iTUNES library to my new computer, however it did not indicate what exactly it was transferring.
I then realised that the files from my old computer were only available on my new iMac if my old macbook was connected to the iMac with the firewire cable.
I have 2 problems:
1) Even when my old macbook is NOT connected to my new iMac, the iMAC still states that 400GB is used of its 1TB hard drive - how do I delete this crap?!!! It's doing my head in! I don't even care about transferring the music any more - I can easily do it in bits and bobs, but I do not want my new iMac to say it has used 400GB - that is the main problem.
2) If easy, how do I start again and actually TRANSFER my iTUNES library keeping playlists intact and "date added" intact too (is this possible? - Apple website is poor! - does not really answer my question as I need to transfer 50GB and that is too much to transfer using my iPhone as they suggest).
Thanks for your help
JezJ
So I purchased the recommended Firewire 400/800 lead and connected my macbook to my gleaming new iMac. I then employed 'migration assistant' to transfer info from my macbook to my new iMac. It took 4 hours to do this.
THE ONLY THING I Wanted to do was transfer my 50GB iTUNES library to my new computer, however it did not indicate what exactly it was transferring.
I then realised that the files from my old computer were only available on my new iMac if my old macbook was connected to the iMac with the firewire cable.
I have 2 problems:
1) Even when my old macbook is NOT connected to my new iMac, the iMAC still states that 400GB is used of its 1TB hard drive - how do I delete this crap?!!! It's doing my head in! I don't even care about transferring the music any more - I can easily do it in bits and bobs, but I do not want my new iMac to say it has used 400GB - that is the main problem.
2) If easy, how do I start again and actually TRANSFER my iTUNES library keeping playlists intact and "date added" intact too (is this possible? - Apple website is poor! - does not really answer my question as I need to transfer 50GB and that is too much to transfer using my iPhone as they suggest).
Thanks for your help
JezJ