All you need to do is go to Store>Deauthorize this computer, and your old computer will be deauthorized.įrom here, it’s simply a matter of closing iTunes on your old computer and moving your iTunes Media folder across the network to your new computer. It’s important to ensure that you deauthorize your old computer from the iTunes Store if you are planning on not using your old computer on iTunes anymore. Deauthorize your computer from the iTunes store Go to Preferences > Advancedįrom there, click “Keep iTunes Media folder organized” in order to see your iTunes folder stay properly organized and keep the transition from one computer to the other smooth. There are a number of steps to follow when transferring iTunes from one Mac computer to the other, just as there are when you transfer iTunes from PC to Mac. So, like households with both PC and Mac systems in them, households with more than one Mac may decide that it’s time to copy their iTunes library from one Mac to another. It is the nature of the beast, as they may be so pleased with their exclusive Mac environment that there may suddenly be a MacBook or an iMac in the house where there may have been only one Mac computer previously. Often, Mac users will have more than one Mac in their home. Part 1: How to Transfer iTunes Library from Mac to Mac
