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Arune Singh
08-19-2005, 04:38 PM
Hey all!

I just migrated from my PC to an iBook but I can't figure out how to copy my iTunes Playlists. How do I do that?
howyadoin
08-19-2005, 08:03 PM
You probably need a third-party extension. I haven't tried any, but here's a link for one:

http://ilounge.com/index.php/ipod-software-mac-osx/comments/xport-31
elheffe
08-20-2005, 01:42 AM
Hey all!

I just migrated from my PC to an iBook but I can't figure out how to copy my iTunes Playlists. How do I do that?
In the Mac version of iTunes, under "File" there's a item called "Export Playlists" Which will let you export all or one playlist.
Then loading that playlist onto another machine is the tricky part. The playlist won't recognize anything unless the mp3s (ACCs, whatever) are already in your music folder. If the files are there, the playlist loads right up. So I would download all your mp3s into the Music file first, and then going back to "File" and "Import." The only thing that sucks is that you will lose your play counts, and when the file was added. If you can't live without your old play counts, I think that's were Howya's shareware link comes in.
Arune Singh
08-20-2005, 02:51 PM
In the Mac version of iTunes, under "File" there's a item called "Export Playlists" Which will let you export all or one playlist.
Then loading that playlist onto another machine is the tricky part. The playlist won't recognize anything unless the mp3s (ACCs, whatever) are already in your music folder. If the files are there, the playlist loads right up. So I would download all your mp3s into the Music file first, and then going back to "File" and "Import." The only thing that sucks is that you will lose your play counts, and when the file was added. If you can't live without your old play counts, I think that's were Howya's shareware link comes in.

Thanks! I exported the files on my PC into txt files, transferred them via USB drive to the mac and imported them. Worked perfectly.

And to transfer the iTunes I used "Move2Mac," a decent program that transfers files between PC and Macs using a USB cord. You can only select file types, not specific files, so it can suck a bit, but overall I love it and with the huge usb drives you get these days, data transfer is easy.
elheffe
08-22-2005, 01:20 AM
I'm glad that worked out for you, Arune. I'll have to remember Move2Mac, if I ever need to do some PC to Mac transfers.