i tunes transfer from desktop to laptop

[michaelol]

What is the easiest way for me to transfer all my i-tunes ( over 4000 songs ) from my desktop to a new laptop .

[bigmamma]

Do you have an ethernet cable that you can connect the two up , and transfer directly ?

[michaelol]

i dont , but i could get one . Then what would I have to do please ? thx.

[ojread2]

Can you not just set up a new connection?
Are you wireless? Not sure it can be done if you are still dialling up
Disbale virus software to do it otherwise you won't be able too
no nned to take lappie to desktop or vice versa - I do my transferring from one to other via my sofa :)

[bigmamma]

If you use a cable to transfer , you will probably have to temporarily disable both Firewalls while you do it. :-)

[sifellis]

When i did it i used my ipod as a disc drive

1. Connect iPod
2. Open iTunes and format your ipod so it is empty
3. Click start->My Computer-> and then double click whichever drive is your ipod.
4. Locate your music folder, mine is just in 'My Music' and with the right mouse button drag the folder to the ipod, release mouse button and select 'copy here'
5. With new laptop, connect iPod, open iPod in 'My computer' and drag the 'My Music' folder back to your PC using the same method as detailed.

Easy as. Took about 3 hours to transfer all my songs. Much easier than pricking about with network cables and WLAN's.

Hope this helps.

[figure]

So lets see if I understood you, Sifellis -

You are emptying all the music from your Ipod on to the laptop hard drive.

Then the songs from the desktop are copied on to the Ipod.

Those tunes on the Ipod will be downloaded to the laptop.

After that's done, the Ipod will be empty and you would transfer back the Ipods' original music?

Is this what you mean for Michael to do? Forgive me if I misunderstood you. Thanks