How to Transfer Songs From Windows Media Player to iTunes

Easily transfer your songs from Windows Media Player into iTunes.

You finally purchased an iPod and are eager to start using it. But your extensive music library is in Windows Media Player, and you need to import it into iTunes to be able to sync it to your new music device. The main problem between the two applications is file format. Fortunately, iTunes provides an easy way to work around this difficulty.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Open the iTunes program. Go to “File” and click “Add Folder to Library."

2. Select your “My Music” folder (or “Music” folder in Windows Vista). This is usually where Windows Media Player stores your audio library. If you have songs stored in another location on your computer that you wish to transfer to iTunes, simply locate and select the folder that contains your song files.

3. If your song files are in WMA (Windows Media Audio) format, iTunes will prompt you if you wish to convert the format. Click “Convert” to begin the process. This process may take awhile, especially if you have a large audio library.

4. Once conversion finishes, your song files will be in your music library in iTunes.

Tips & Warnings

• You could also use a freeware application like WinFF to convert all of your Windows Media Player audio files into MP3 format first. Then you can import the converted MP3 files into iTunes.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• iTunes tutorials