How to Move iTunes Through a Network
After using iTunes for an extended amount of time to listen to and view your media, you may have accumulated a large amount of data. If you are moving to another computer, getting that data off of your old computer can be difficult. Multiple options exist to transfer your files, but several of them involve transferring the data to some form of transferable media, which can be time consuming. One of the simplest ways is to copy your iTunes files through a network to the second computer.
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Instructions
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Verify that both computers are part of the same Workgroup. Click "Start," right-click "Computer," and then select "Properties." The name of the Workgroup is displayed to the right of "Workgroup."
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Click "Start" on the first computer that contains the iTunes data, then click "Music."
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Right-click the "iTunes" folder, click "Share With," then select "Specific People."
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Click the drop-down menu at the top of the window, then click "Everyone."
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Click the "Share" button.
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Move to the second, new computer to complete the rest of the process.
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Click the "Start" button, then click "Computer."
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Click "Network" at the left side of the window, then double-click the computer on which the original iTunes folder is located. If you see a yellow bar at the top of the window that says "Network Discovery and File Sharing are Turned Off. Network Computers and Devices Are Not Visible. Click to Change," then click the yellow bar and select the "Turn on Network Discovery and File Sharing" option.
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Double-click the "Music" folder.
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Right-click the "iTunes" folder, then click "Copy."
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Click the "Start" button at the bottom left corner of your screen, then click "Music."
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Right-click inside the folder, then click "Paste."
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Open a Web browser window, then go to the iTunes download page at Apple.com.
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Click the blue "Download Now" link at the left side of the window, then save the file to your computer.
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Double-click the downloaded file, then follow the prompts to complete the installation.
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Launch iTunes. Click "File" at the top of the window, then click "Add Folder to Library."
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Click "Music" at the left side of the window, click the "iTunes" folder that you pasted on the computer, then click "Select Folder" to complete the addition of the old iTunes folder to the new computer.
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Tips & Warnings
Media purchased through iTunes is tied to your iTunes Store account. Set up the iTunes program on your new computer with the same iTunes Store account as the one that is on the old computer.
