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    Did I just lose all my star ratings?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by PopRoxMimo3, Sep 1, 2010.

  1. PopRoxMimo3

    PopRoxMimo3 Notebook Deity

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    As you know, im trying out mac and i was backing up my music which were rated on win 7 itunes. i burned them on dvds, copied them over to mac. BAM... no ratings.
    Any way I can back up the ratings from the win7 itunes and put them on my mac? I wouldnt mind re-burning everything.
    I also have a dsl + router connecting the mac and win7 laptops.
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Sep 1, 2010
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    dibara2003 Notebook Consultant

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    I believe if you move the whole itunes folder from your windows computer to the mac, all the album art, ratings, etc. will transfer as well.
     
    dibara2003, Sep 1, 2010
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  3. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    Yeah, copy over your iTunes library and it should be there.
     
    Joel, Sep 1, 2010
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    PopRoxMimo3 Notebook Deity

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    this is going to sound so bad; HOW? i must've missed something.
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Sep 1, 2010
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    Ori0n Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you have an external hard drive? If so, then move the iTunes folder from your PC to the HDD then from the HDD to the Mac. Or you can move it over your network.
     
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    no external HDD.
    How would I use the network though?
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Sep 1, 2010
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    alright definitely lost my star ratings. grrrrrrr
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Sep 1, 2010
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    i dont use itunes on Windows, but there should be a main itunes music folder you can just move the whole folder over... it has all the info in it like stars.. .and play counts... etc... I know that works from Mac to Mac...
     
    doh123, Sep 2, 2010
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  9. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Somewhere (not sure where Windows stores it) but there should be an "iTunes Music Library.xml" file. This is where all your info is stored and needs to be transferred over. On Mac it's stored in /Users/<username>/Music/iTunes
     
    Khris, Sep 2, 2010
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