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Does anyone know how to do this?

I've just transferred all itunes music files from one computer to another and I can play the music via the actual file so I know it's on the computer. But, when I open itunes, even though the titles are listed in the library it tells me the file cannot be found and I have to point it manually to the itunes music folder. Once it's played it from there it appears to move itself. I can't go through the whole library doing that, there must be an easier way.

I looked on a mac website and according to it in the itunes advanced settings there is a command called 'consolidate library' which might do it. Not in my itunes there isn't. I'm on a pc but that shouldn't matter should it?

Any help gratefully received.

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OK, what you need to do here is point iTunes at your newly created library so it knows which is the default location. Not sure about the Mac, but on the PC its Edit/Preferences/Advanced tab where you should see something like 'iTunes folder location'. Click change and point it at your newly created folder, then it will look there first for your music.


Fairly certain that should sort it out.


J.

I've just had the exact same problem and I did what bignumber5 said, that did the trick. Go to file>add folder to library and select the relevant top folder, all the subfolders will automatically follow so you don;t have to do track by track.


You might also have to authorise your new computer to play the tracks, certainly if you've purchased any from the iTunes store. It will prompt you to do this if it needs to.

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