Okay, here's the deal. I have 17.68gb of music and videos on my iTunes on my parent's Mac Mini. I just got a Dell XPS M1530 as a graduation present and it has Vista. Is there any way that I can transfer everything WITHOUT manually reloading it all? If I can't it will cause a HUGE hassle with my brother and getting some of the music he has backed up for me.
See post 4.
I got my brother to help me work it out, and am now transferring everything. kthxbai.
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Either use a large flash drive and carry over as much music as the flash drive holds over and over, or invest in an external hard drive (I think you can get 100gb for less than $20)
Get a flash drive, portable hard drive, DVD, or something.
If not you can always create a personal torrent for yourself.
If not you can always create a personal torrent for yourself.
Okay, test one complete, got some stuff transferred, but now my 1GB Kingston 2.0 DataTraveler is saying it has 4.1GB of space and whenever I try to move stuff onto it from the Mac it says there's not enough space and cancels the action.
QUOTE (Lee M16 @ May 23 2009, 08:31 PM) 
Okay, test one complete, got some stuff transferred, but now my 1GB Kingston 2.0 DataTraveler is saying it has 4.1GB of space and whenever I try to move stuff onto it from the Mac it says there's not enough space and cancels the action.
Transfer 1GB of things at a time?
Kingston shouldn't be doing that, I've had one for a year and it's really reliable.
If you have iTunes do you have an ipod?
If you have one with a big storage amount (like the 30 gig ones) you can use that in place of a flash drive and transfer really quickly. Might take 2 goes to get it all but with a high speed USB port it'll take under 20 minutes probably.
If you have one with a big storage amount (like the 30 gig ones) you can use that in place of a flash drive and transfer really quickly. Might take 2 goes to get it all but with a high speed USB port it'll take under 20 minutes probably.
QUOTE (Raz @ May 23 2009, 03:55 PM)
If you have iTunes do you have an ipod?
If you have one with a big storage amount (like the 30 gig ones) you can use that in place of a flash drive and transfer really quickly. Might take 2 goes to get it all but with a high speed USB port it'll take under 20 minutes probably.
If you have one with a big storage amount (like the 30 gig ones) you can use that in place of a flash drive and transfer really quickly. Might take 2 goes to get it all but with a high speed USB port it'll take under 20 minutes probably.
I thought about that but I can't remember how to turn the storage thingy back on. And I can't seem to stumble upon it as I have before.
If your kingston is showing a wrong size, try formatting it. That may help.
QUOTE (Lee M16 @ May 23 2009, 05:31 PM)
I thought about that but I can't remember how to turn the storage thingy back on. And I can't seem to stumble upon it as I have before.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=turning+ipod+into+hard+drive
There you go.
Step 1: Mac: On your mac, enable disk use, sync everything.
Step 2: Windows: When on windows, open iTunes, for extra assurance go to Edit -> Preferences ->Devices -> Check Disable Automatic Syncing for iPhones and iPods. Additionally, in Preferences, go to Advanced and Check Keep iTunes folder organized, and Copy items to iTunes music folder when adding to the library.
Step 3: Windows: Plug in your iPod, make sure disk use is enabled.
Step 4: Windows: Go to My Computer, you'll be able to detect the iPod's directory. Right-click the iPod's directory and uncheck hidden
Step 6: Windows: Go into the iPod directory, then go into iPod_Control. You should be able to find the directory that contains directories to all of your music. Drag and drop each one onto iTunes. Don't copy it onto the desktop.
Step 7: Windows: Uncheck disable automatic syncing
Step 2: Windows: When on windows, open iTunes, for extra assurance go to Edit -> Preferences ->Devices -> Check Disable Automatic Syncing for iPhones and iPods. Additionally, in Preferences, go to Advanced and Check Keep iTunes folder organized, and Copy items to iTunes music folder when adding to the library.
Step 3: Windows: Plug in your iPod, make sure disk use is enabled.
Step 4: Windows: Go to My Computer, you'll be able to detect the iPod's directory. Right-click the iPod's directory and uncheck hidden
Step 6: Windows: Go into the iPod directory, then go into iPod_Control. You should be able to find the directory that contains directories to all of your music. Drag and drop each one onto iTunes. Don't copy it onto the desktop.
Step 7: Windows: Uncheck disable automatic syncing
QUOTE (Tabarnak @ May 24 2009, 09:38 AM)
Step 1: Mac: On your mac, enable disk use, sync everything.
Step 2: Windows: When on windows, open iTunes, for extra assurance go to Edit -> Preferences ->Devices -> Check Disable Automatic Syncing for iPhones and iPods. Additionally, in Preferences, go to Advanced and Check Keep iTunes folder organized, and Copy items to iTunes music folder when adding to the library.
Step 3: Windows: Plug in your iPod, make sure disk use is enabled.
Step 4: Windows: Go to My Computer, you'll be able to detect the iPod's directory. Right-click the iPod's directory and uncheck hidden
Step 6: Windows: Go into the iPod directory, then go into iPod_Control. You should be able to find the directory that contains directories to all of your music. Drag and drop each one onto iTunes. Don't copy it onto the desktop.
Step 7: Windows: Uncheck disable automatic syncing
Step 2: Windows: When on windows, open iTunes, for extra assurance go to Edit -> Preferences ->Devices -> Check Disable Automatic Syncing for iPhones and iPods. Additionally, in Preferences, go to Advanced and Check Keep iTunes folder organized, and Copy items to iTunes music folder when adding to the library.
Step 3: Windows: Plug in your iPod, make sure disk use is enabled.
Step 4: Windows: Go to My Computer, you'll be able to detect the iPod's directory. Right-click the iPod's directory and uncheck hidden
Step 6: Windows: Go into the iPod directory, then go into iPod_Control. You should be able to find the directory that contains directories to all of your music. Drag and drop each one onto iTunes. Don't copy it onto the desktop.
Step 7: Windows: Uncheck disable automatic syncing
Problem with #4, I can't find anything on it, and it keeps telling me I have to format it to do anything with it.
Buy a cheap working external hard drive. Use it for this occasion and for any other need from the time you buy it. Possibly the simplest method to save time.
QUOTE (Shpendii @ May 24 2009, 04:14 PM)
Buy a cheap working external hard drive. Use it for this occasion and for any other need from the time you buy it. Possibly the simplest method to save time.
It's looking to me like I'll have to do that, any ideas for a good one? I only have about $40 though.
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