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Hello All,
I recently purchased a Macbook and now want to transfer some files (most importantly my itunes) from my old eMachines pc to my Macbook. I also have purchased a WD Passport 320GB hard drive. It is both Windows and Mac compatible however comes formatted in NTFS. My understanding from what I have read is that I should possibly format it to FAT32 if I will be using it on both a pc and a Mac. So my first question is should I format the drive to FAT32?
My major confusion at this point is trying to transfer my itunes and library of music. HELP!! Here is what I have done so far:
I connected my WD Passport to my pc and did not install the WD Smartware software onto the pc. I simply used it like a USB flash drive and copied my itunes + library from the pc to the drive following the instructions from this link:
How Do I Move My iTunes Library from PC to Mac and Keep My Settings Intact :: My First Mac - Help Buying and Getting Started with Your New Mac
I then connected the drive to my Macbook and this time I installed the WD Smartware software and then copied my itunes + library from the drive to the Mac. Then I launched itunes while holding down the option key so i would get the display message asking me to create or choose library. i selected to choose the library I had copied over. The library appeared in the itunes program but each song had a "!" next to it, when I tried to play a song I received a message stating "could not locate file".
I then downloaded the CopyTrans Tuneswift software suite onto my pc, as I have heard great things about the ease of use to move itunes. If I use CopyTrans to move my itunes via the WD hard drive should I format the drive to FAT32 first? And if I don't need to format it in FAT32 is there a way to delete the bad itunes + library that is currently on my drive? I realize that if I format the drive will be erased so this will no longer be of concern.
A few people have also suggested using the Homesharing option on the latest version of itunes. If I use Homesharing does it actually copy the itunes + library onto the Mac or do the files still only reside on the pc? I am wondering in case I ever decide to get rid of the pc or it crashes which we all know pc's are famous for doing.
Even if I were to use Homesharing I would still like to backup my files onto the WD Passport drive.
I am enjoying my new Macbook but would really love to be able to enjoy my music and photos on it as well. If anyone can offer some help I would greatly appreciate it.
I recently purchased a Macbook and now want to transfer some files (most importantly my itunes) from my old eMachines pc to my Macbook. I also have purchased a WD Passport 320GB hard drive. It is both Windows and Mac compatible however comes formatted in NTFS. My understanding from what I have read is that I should possibly format it to FAT32 if I will be using it on both a pc and a Mac. So my first question is should I format the drive to FAT32?
My major confusion at this point is trying to transfer my itunes and library of music. HELP!! Here is what I have done so far:
I connected my WD Passport to my pc and did not install the WD Smartware software onto the pc. I simply used it like a USB flash drive and copied my itunes + library from the pc to the drive following the instructions from this link:
How Do I Move My iTunes Library from PC to Mac and Keep My Settings Intact :: My First Mac - Help Buying and Getting Started with Your New Mac
I then connected the drive to my Macbook and this time I installed the WD Smartware software and then copied my itunes + library from the drive to the Mac. Then I launched itunes while holding down the option key so i would get the display message asking me to create or choose library. i selected to choose the library I had copied over. The library appeared in the itunes program but each song had a "!" next to it, when I tried to play a song I received a message stating "could not locate file".
I then downloaded the CopyTrans Tuneswift software suite onto my pc, as I have heard great things about the ease of use to move itunes. If I use CopyTrans to move my itunes via the WD hard drive should I format the drive to FAT32 first? And if I don't need to format it in FAT32 is there a way to delete the bad itunes + library that is currently on my drive? I realize that if I format the drive will be erased so this will no longer be of concern.
A few people have also suggested using the Homesharing option on the latest version of itunes. If I use Homesharing does it actually copy the itunes + library onto the Mac or do the files still only reside on the pc? I am wondering in case I ever decide to get rid of the pc or it crashes which we all know pc's are famous for doing.
Even if I were to use Homesharing I would still like to backup my files onto the WD Passport drive.
I am enjoying my new Macbook but would really love to be able to enjoy my music and photos on it as well. If anyone can offer some help I would greatly appreciate it.