Back up music files from iTunes to what & how |
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Back up music files from iTunes to what & how |
 Dec 31 2012, 19:16
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Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 31-December 12 Member No.: 105511  |
I can build a gaming rig, but this music saving software is OVER my head!
I lost all my itunes library in the last update, so I want to insure that does not happen again. I struggled with trying to get DL CD to go from foobar to itunes (no title or song names listed), so I went ahead and installed in itunes and then dragged over to toolbar. Now what? Convert to MP3 or some other format somehow before moving to external HD? Are these questions too elemental for this crowd? |
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Dec 31 2012, 23:10
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Group: Members Posts: 461 Joined: 16-September 06 From: United States Member No.: 35261 |
QUOTE (Nosehair @ Dec 31 2012, 13:16)  I can build a gaming rig, but this music saving software is OVER my head! I lost all my itunes library in the last update, so I want to insure that does not happen again. I struggled with trying to get DL CD to go from foobar to itunes (no title or song names listed), so I went ahead and installed in itunes and then dragged over to toolbar. Now what? Convert to MP3 or some other format somehow before moving to external HD? Are these questions too elemental for this crowd? You can copy and paste the music files from their directory location to another location or drive using the same method you use to copy and paste any files. Right click the upper level directory in file explorer then paste it to where you want on (I presume) another drive connected via USB. |
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Jan 1 2013, 03:58
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Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 31-December 12 Member No.: 105511 |
Yep I''ve moved the iTunes files to external HD fine. It's just that they are still in itunes format. Would it not be helpful to save them in a move versatile format?
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Jan 1 2013, 12:17
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Group: Super Moderator Posts: 4483 Joined: 23-June 06 Member No.: 32180 |
Do you need them in another format? If not, there’s not much point in converting them. Transcoding reduces quality, and most people would recommend that you retain the originals anyway if you do transcode. M4A/AAC is not likely to go away, I don’t think, so it should be possible to find a compatibly hardware player in the future. As for now, I assume you still have some way to play these files, so I wouldn’t worry about converting them, at least until you have to.
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Jan 2 2013, 10:06
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Group: Members Posts: 955 Joined: 6-September 04 Member No.: 16817 |
QUOTE (Nosehair @ Jan 1 2013, 02:58) Yep I''ve moved the iTunes files to external HD fine. It's just that they are still in itunes format. Would it not be helpful to save them in a move versatile format? What do you mean by iTunes format? |
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