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What's the best way to move the iTunes Library from Windows 10 to a Mac with OSX Catalina?
In addition, on Windows I don't have my files inside Music/iTunes, but elsewhere organized as I prefear (And I would like to avoid a copy of the entire music archive, several GB). Can I keep this structure on Mac moving from Windows to Catalina?
Thank you in advance
Vberta,
On my computer, the iTunes folder is in a folder called Music. I put it there from Windows, pre-Catalina. Wherever you put it, make sure the setting is consistent with the iTunes Media folder location shown in Preferences > Files.
Consult this document by turingtest2 before you start: Move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Community Also, make sure you keep a backup in case it is ever needed.
Vberta,
On my computer, the iTunes folder is in a folder called Music. I put it there from Windows, pre-Catalina. Wherever you put it, make sure the setting is consistent with the iTunes Media folder location shown in Preferences > Files.
Consult this document by turingtest2 before you start: Move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Community Also, make sure you keep a backup in case it is ever needed.
Vberta,
The best way to move the library is to run Consolidate so that you have the entire library together, and then copy across the entire iTunes folder.
If you have songs spread around in a customized way, we wish you luck.
Thank you very much.
(Forget about the files spread around, I understand is not possible/too difficult to do the porting in this way). Where I have to paste the iTunes folder? On Catalina there isn't iTunes, and the structure of Music directory is not exactly the same.
Thanks, in the post you linked there are all the information I need!
You are welcome!
Move iTunes Library from Windows to Mac Catalina
