How do you move iTunes library from a Catalina mac to a PC?

[martin2345uk]

I have an iTunes library on my Macbook that I will be needing to move to a PC...

Given that the Mac no longer has iTunes but the PC will presumably need iTunes, how do you do this?

Do you need a portable hard drive? Is it possible to do it over the wifi network?

I'm a tech n00b
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Edit: just a thought, could I do it via OneDrive? I have 1TB of storage there that I don't use currently

 

[Taz Mangus]

Transfer iTunes Library and iPhone Data from Mac to PC – JoshMcCarty.com

I recently built a PC for a friend of mine using some old parts I had lying around along with a few new components. She’s had an older Mac notebook

joshmccarty.com

 

[martin2345uk]

Okay we are getting a flash drive soon, and I still have not found a guide on how to do it that makes it simple enough for a n00b like me!

Is it just a case of copying the whole iTunes Media folder from my Mac to the flash drive and then copying that to the iTunes folder that's now on my PC (as I already installed iTunes)?

 

[Taz Mangus]

Read the article I posted. There are a couple of XML files that need to be modified after the library is copied to the Mac.

 

[martin2345uk]

I did but I don’t understand it... how do you do this step..?

To do this, we opened the file iTunes Music Library.xml in Notepad

where’s that file and how do you open it in Notepad..?

I take it nothing has changed in the 9 years since that article was written..?

thanks!

 

[Taz Mangus]

Maybe this will help.

How to Transfer iTunes Library from Mac to PC

This guide shares you the easiest way to transfer iTunes library from a Mac to a Windows computer. All people can handle it and finish it alone in 10 minutes.

imusic.aimersoft.com

 

[BrianBaughn]

You should be dubious of any procedure that was posted using a version of macOS and/or Windows that doesn't correspond with the one(s) you're currently using.

 

[martin2345uk]

Okay so it turned out this was much easier than I expected, there was no need to alter any file paths or anything like that, just copied the iTunes media folder from the Mac to a USB drive (which was the hard part as it was a USB 2.0 one!), then copied it to the same folder on the PC, checked iTunes was pointed to that folder, then File > Add Folder to Library > select the iTunes media folder and voila!