department of help -- SOLVED

[rm]

So I bought a mac.
I've authorized my ipod on it, and the things I've purchased from the iTunes store that are currently on it have downloaded to the new Mac. But I have more purchases than things on the iPod. Waaaaaaay more. How do I get those things to download from the iTunes store onto the Mac without repurchase?

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[kit-kallisti.livejournal.com]

There are a few ways to do it but they all involve copying your iTunes directory from the old computer to the new one. You can do this either over a network connection or by hooking up an external USB drive to the old computer, copy the directory to it, then plug it into your mac and import the files into iTunes.

To do it over a network connection is much the same as doing through a USB drive but you have to turn on file sharing on your old computer then logging in to it with your mac.

The USB drive is the easiest option but if you don't have an external USB drive already, you'll have to purchase or borrow one that's big enough to hold all of your iTunes files.

[ophymirage.livejournal.com]

^ This. Also, you may want to consider spending a little extra (around $150 or so) for an external hard drive for storage, that can just be plugged in to the laptop directly, that has all your files (music, fic, tv and otherwise) stored indefinitely. Makes the sync process much easier. :D

the other thing that's a pain in the ass, that I haven't figured out yet, is that no playlists (if you have them) seem to be able to be moved, so my playlists have to be rebuilt entirely. :(

[fleur.livejournal.com]

Also, since you have Time Machine, get the external drive even just for backups!