[Apple iPod] Re: trasnferring files from one PC to another

--- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, "aljon5" <aljon5@...> wrote:
>
> --- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, "lobbiesforme" <lobbiesforme@> wrote:
> >
> > Just bought a new PC and I need to move my iTunes files over to it in
> > such a way that my iPod will recognize it; I am hoping to do it so
> > that it is transparent to the iPod.
> >
> > Does anyone know the best way to accomplish this task? thanks.
> >
> There are two "critical" files in iTunes which contain all of the
> current information about your iPod. They are:
>
> iTunes Library.itl
> iTunes Music Library.xml
>
> They are located (on a Windows XP computer) in the following directory
> on your "core" drive which contains your Windows operating system (on
> my PC notebook it is "C" drive):
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Music\iTunes
>
> If you copy these two files, say to an USB "stick", from your "old"
> computer, then copy them over the same files in your "new" computer
> where you have already loaded iTunes (but not run it yet with your
> iPod connected). These two files will "tell" iTunes program when you
> run it with the iPod connected that all your songs, videos, etc. are
> where they are supposed to be.
>
> I have done this on two different notebooks I use, making sure the
> latest files are in place on a particular computer (use the dates of
> the files to tell you the latest) I'm syncing my iPod to, with no
> problems of having any files on my iPod Video go astray.
>
>
> John
>
John,
Will this also transfer all of the music files to the new computer? If
not, how are these files transferred?
Thanks for your help.
Don

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