Windows 10: How do I resave an MP3 as an Itunes file, or copy it into my Itunes library?

How do I resave an MP3 as an Itunes file, or copy it into my Itunes library?

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itunes library

I know, I know, iTunes is crap yadda yadda. Now on to my post. I have a large iTunes library on a desktop PC. I am upgrading that PC with a new HDD, etc and am wondering if I can just copy the iTunes library folder over to the new HDD and hae everything work as it should. does anyone have experience with doing that?

 

itunes library

Yes, you can. All you need to do is go into your iTunes' preferences menu and select which folder root the data is located in.

 

itunes library

This is the method I have used several times on my wife's computers is to just copy the iTunes Media folder. This contains all the movies and music you have in iTunes.

Just go to File Explorer > Music > iTunes > iTunes Media. Copy the whole iTunes Media folder to a USB drive (*warning* depending upon how much media you have on your drive, this folder could be quite large, so make sure you have a good 16-32GB USB flash drive. I used a USB 3.0 Adata 64GB jump drive as my wife has almost 60GB of stuff!). Then go make a cup of coffee and eat a donut because it takes a minute.

After you have all the data on the flash drive, set it aside and do your drive upgrade. Then just re-download iTunes to your new harddrive and drag the iTunes Media folder from your jump drive to replace the empty new iTunes media folder you just downloaded.

Simple and works like a charm.