How to Copy iTunes to Another Hard Drive

iTunes can be copied and moved using compact discs

iTunes is among the most popular media players on computers around the world, and is used most-commonly with the iPod and iPod Touch MP3 players. These media players can accumulate a large library of songs, with as many as 40,000 songs loading to the 160 GB device. It would normally take you as much as 1,000 discs to burn your entire library onto another hard drive, but iTunes allows you to backup your entire library to disc through their compressed procedure. This allows you to copy your library to another drive in around 20-40 discs instead.

Things You'll Need

• Blank CD-Rs

Instructions

1. Launch your iTunes on your computer and insert a blank CD into the disc drive. Be sure to have an entire pack of CDs ready to use.

2. Select "File">"Library">"Back Up to Disc" in the upper menu on your player.

3. Click "Back up entire iTunes library" and select "Back Up." It will take a few minutes for the CD to copy the necessary files and will prompt you to insert the next disc once the first one has finished. You will be prompted to insert additional discs until the entire library is backed up.

4. Insert your first back up disc into the computer with your new hard drive and click "Restore" as soon as the disc loads and you are prompted to back-up the library. Again, once each disc is completed transferring you will be prompted to insert the next disc, so be sure to keep all of the discs in order.

References

• Apple: Support: How to back up your media in iTunes