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iTunes is the suck. Moving files from XP to Win 7 has been impossibly, mind-bogglingly difficult.

Posted by TWuG Mar 29 '11, 20:57

I have playlists but they can't find the files.

Some files are found, others are supposedly not found.

I'm on my third attempt to find and correct things and I'll lay money it just gets worse.

Amazon gets my files tomorrow.

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i'm not trying to make you depressed here but does iTunes work with cloud computing? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:50 2
- No. -- nm - TWuG Mar 29, 21:56 1
  - Apple is the new IBM - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 22:01
I had no trouble moving the files, but then I clicked the wrong thing, and iTunes decided to duplicate/triplicate all my music. -- nm - mafic Mar 29, 21:39 2
- Oh, yeah, I had that. That was fun. But it still wouldn't recognize over 1000 songs. I'm trying something different now. -- nm - TWuG Mar 29, 21:40
- heck i do that sometimes in WMP too i hate windows when it does what i say and not what i am thinking of instead:) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:40
I bought the windows xp transfer cable - eag Mar 29, 21:10
To the cloud! -- nm - Mop on Evo Mar 29, 21:04
Its actually more to do with how iTunes was storing the music on you XP machine and where -- nm - Karl_S Mar 29, 21:03 24
- If someone could point me to a "find all music files and import" button, I'd be ever so grateful. - TWuG Mar 29, 21:05 23
  - Open up windows media player (in Win 7), click on Library, choose "import all files". - Trish Mar 29, 21:34 14
    - Oh wait, I didn't realize you wanted to KEEP iTUNES, disregard the info above and do this: - Trish Mar 29, 21:45 8
      - Ah. I see a potential fix in this advice. iTunes won't search my external drive, but if I move those files ANYWHERE on the new machine, then it - TWuG Mar 29, 21:48 3
        
        Ooooh, you should maybe take a look at WMP again. When I dumped itumes, it was because it had finally gotten the organizational abilities of itunes. - Trish Mar 29, 21:56 2
        
        I just looked around at WMP and half of what you suggested isn't even possible with the copy I have. - TWuG Mar 29, 22:17 1
        
        Download WMP 11. When you get it, right click on the upper bar, go to view and click "show menubar". Then you can go into tools/options and have your - Trish Mar 29, 22:52
      - microsoft loves directories - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:46 3
        
        honestly this is more iOS behavior - Reagen Mar 29, 21:52
        
        I'm quite sure that Windows 7 means "you don't get your files until you've dug down 7 levels, bitch!" -- nm - Trish Mar 29, 21:49 1
        
        ohh that might even be trues likewise MS Phone series 7 means you have to press 7 stupid keys before it works :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:51
    - I may try this. But WMP is actually way worse for *organizing* music than iTunes. Plus, how will I get files onto my iPod then? -- nm - TWuG Mar 29, 21:39 4
      - plug your ipod in with a usb cable, hit synch, and you can put everything or just one song on your ipod. Jeez, stop being scared, you have 3-4 people - Trish Mar 29, 23:07
      - Hmm? I find WMP far more intuitive for sorting music. - Reagen Mar 29, 21:43 1
        
        it certainly does what i need but then i only buy CD's rip them to the disk and use it from there - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:48
      - i just plug in the player and sync them (i select the albums i want first ofcourse) - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:41
  - dir *.mp* > copy C:\music\*.* -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:21 7
    - Do as Dane said above, then in iTunes go to add files to library and select them all. - Karl_S Mar 29, 21:25 6
      - I have *NO* *IDEA* what he said. I am functionally illeterate when it comes to computers. If I do not have EXACT step-by-step directions, I'm lost. - TWuG Mar 29, 21:31 4
        
        open filemanager in XP - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:37 3
        
        Ah. My XP machine is shut down. I have the files I need on my external drive. It should be as simplas as c&p ing them into the Win7 iTunes director - TWuG Mar 29, 21:42 2
        
        Try this: File>Add Folder to Library... - psilotum Mar 29, 22:24
        
        and how about WMP on Win7? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:45
      - it would have worked perfectly (almost i think) in the good ole xDos days - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:29
copypod makes it super easy. And the Windows Transfer cable moved over the entire library on a new computer -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 21:01 12
- I saved everything I needed to my external drive, then tried to copy the files into iTunes on the new machine. What I have is a mess. -- nm - TWuG Mar 29, 21:04 11
  - copypod is $20 and is well worth it. The Windows Trasfer takes a little longer but will do it as well. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 21:09 10
    - Can you link me to the correct program? a search on "copypod" brings up a number of free things, mostly "copytrans" -- nm - TWuG Mar 29, 21:12 9
      - It's a trap! -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 21:22
      - copytrans is it. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 21:14 7
        
        copypod is a program they make. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 21:15 6
        
        here -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 21:16 5
        
        Thanks. Trying it now. -- nm - TWuG Mar 29, 21:24 4
        
        And... squat. It'll transfer from an iPod. It'll transfer *to* my external drive, but I see nothing that'll allow me to transfer *from* my external -- nm - TWuG Mar 29, 21:33 3
        
        Load everything onto your Ipod. Then Transfer from your Ipod to your new Itunes.... - Remlik Mar 29, 21:36 2
        
        Sigh. That means setting the XP machine back up. Which I'll do, but jeebus, this is way, way - TWuG Mar 29, 21:45 1
        
        well just do that. It's ultimately the easiest way -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 21:47

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