How to Move your iTunes or Apple Music Library to a New Computer

Summary

To transfer your music library from one computer to another, follow these steps...

1. Using iTunes or Apple Music, transfer all of your music library content to your iOS mobile device.
2. Download and install TouchCopy onto the computer you wish to copy the library content to.
3. Connect your iOS device to your computer via a USB cable.
4. In TouchCopy, select Music, and then choose to copy your music to iTunes, Apple Music or a different folder on your computer.

You can download the free trial of TouchCopy below, allowing you to transfer up to 100 tracks, FREE!

Detailed Steps

How to move iTunes library to new computer - Many users need to do this exactly when they buy a new computer, and they want to transfer their iTunes library from the old computer to the new one. This also works to merge 2 iTunes libraries into one.

These steps also work if you are using the Apple Music app, rather than iTunes.

You can do this in four simple steps:

1. Ensure that your iPod/iPhone is loaded up with all your iTunes/Apple Music songs, videos and other content by syncing your device to iTunes/Apple Music on your old computer.
Check our Apple's guide on syncing content from iTunes to your device.

2. Download TouchCopy and install it on your new computer.

3. Ensure that iTunes is closed before connecting your iPod. Then start TouchCopy and connect your iPod. TouchCopy will have fixed your iTunes preferences so that iTunes will not sync music or video with your iPod while TouchCopy is running. These changes are restored when you quit TouchCopy.

4. In TouchCopy, open the Music section, then copy your music from your iOS device to your new computer.

• Copy to iTunes / Music: TouchCopy will copy your music directly into iTunes or the Apple Music app on your new computer. If you don't see one of these options, ensure that you have installed your preferred app on your computer.
• Copy to PC / Mac: Choose a folder on your computer to save your music to.

TouchCopy will work just as easily if you're moving from a PC to a new PC or from a PC to a Mac. You can even copy your playlists to your new computer!

Mac formatted iPod? See our guide if you've got a Mac formatted iPod that you're trying to use on a PC.

If you cannot fit your entire music library on your iOS device, you may need to load your library onto your device in smaller groups and copy it in stages.