iTunes 11 for Windows: Move your library to another computer

Move your library to another computer

If you get a new computer, you can transfer your iTunes library by connecting computers or by using a portable drive or iPod.

For more information, click the links below to see articles on the Apple Support website.

Copy iTunes Store purchases from your iPod, iPhone, or iPad to a computer

  1. Connect the device to the destination computer.

  2. Make sure the destination computer (the one you want to transfer items to) is authorized to play iTunes Store purchases (choose Store > Authorize Computer and then click Authorize).

  3. Do one of the following:

    • If the iPod, iPhone, or iPad is synced with another computer, or is an iPod shuffle: Click Transfer Purchases in the window that appears.

    • If the iPod, iPhone, or iPad is set up to manually manage items: Choose the device from the Devices pop-up menu near the top of the iTunes window, and choose File > Transfer Purchases From iPod (or iPhone or iPad).

You can play iTunes Plus songs on any number of computers; you can play other iTunes Store purchases on up to five authorized computers.

Before you sell or give away a computer, don’t forget to deauthorize it (choose Store > Deauthorize Computer).

Last Modified: Nov 5, 2013
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