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MAC USERS: HELP
Elliot the iMac has arrived, and she is sitting in her box because I am too busy right now to set her up. HOWEVER. I need some advice on transferring all my shit from Fabian (IBM laptop) to Elliot. I think I'll probably just use an external hard drive for moving all of my files, and then re-download (*winces*) all the software I want.
I have two questions!
1) What is the best way to export/import an entire iTunes library database?
I'm thinking about consolidating my library into a single folder and then just using that, but I'm not sure if that saves the STRUCTURE of the library as well as the files (also: it would require a huge headachey reshuffling of everything because I don't HAVE the spare 30+ gigs needed to back up the library on either my hard drive or external drive). What I need is a way to save the playlists as a file such that I can import them all onto the Mac, preferably one that does not require me to save every single list individually, because I have over seventy playlists.
I have a feeling I am going to need to move all the music onto a different external drive, too, which will probably kill ALL HOPE of saving the library structure because the file pathnames will be all buggered up, but perhaps there is a way?? SOMEONE ON THE INTERNET WILL KNOW.
2) What free software is available for Macs that I need?
I'll need to grab VLC again, obviously, and then I'll need things to zip and unzip .rar files and things to edit music and anything else you have that you would like to pimp at me!
I have two questions!
1) What is the best way to export/import an entire iTunes library database?
I'm thinking about consolidating my library into a single folder and then just using that, but I'm not sure if that saves the STRUCTURE of the library as well as the files (also: it would require a huge headachey reshuffling of everything because I don't HAVE the spare 30+ gigs needed to back up the library on either my hard drive or external drive). What I need is a way to save the playlists as a file such that I can import them all onto the Mac, preferably one that does not require me to save every single list individually, because I have over seventy playlists.
I have a feeling I am going to need to move all the music onto a different external drive, too, which will probably kill ALL HOPE of saving the library structure because the file pathnames will be all buggered up, but perhaps there is a way?? SOMEONE ON THE INTERNET WILL KNOW.
2) What free software is available for Macs that I need?
I'll need to grab VLC again, obviously, and then I'll need things to zip and unzip .rar files and things to edit music and anything else you have that you would like to pimp at me!