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time capsule question

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msm3921

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hey everyone i bought a macbook pro yesterday and want to know how to transfer everything in my itunes from my windows computer to my mac. i have heard that the best way to do this is an external hard drive but unfortunately i dont have one. i am looking into buying a time capsule, and when i go back to school i would use that as my wireless modem. the problem is that i dont go back to school for another three weeks and i want to move everything over before then. so is there any way that i could transfer everything over some other way with it? and once i transfer my itunes folder over it wont erase everything on my iphone right?

also i would want to set up my printer and speakers wirelessly using the time capsule. would i be able to do both with it or would i need to buy an airport express as well?
 
To transfer your itunes library form one computer to the other, your best bet would be burning your data to a dvd or various dvds, depending how big your collection is.

Im not sure if you are able to sync your device on more then one computer, so pick which one you will be using to sync your ipod/iphone. and do so only once all the files are tranferred

The time capsule will allow you to connect a printer but you wont have the ability to connect your speakers, as i dont think there is a mini (earphone) jack.
 
You could enable disk mode on your iPod to transfer large amounts of data, depending on the size of your iPod.
 
Panzo said:
To transfer your itunes library form one computer to the other, your best bet would be burning your data to a dvd or various dvds, depending how big your collection is.

Im not sure if you are able to sync your device on more then one computer, so pick which one you will be using to sync your ipod/iphone. and do so only once all the files are tranferred

The time capsule will allow you to connect a printer but you wont have the ability to connect your speakers, as i dont think there is a mini (earphone) jack.
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oh okay. so i could use time capsule to wirelessly use my printer then buy an airport express to hook up my speakers wirelessly?

5280m said:
You could enable disk mode on your iPod to transfer large amounts of data, depending on the size of your iPod.
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all i want to transfer over from my old computer is my itunes files. i just want it so that i have all my music on my mac and so that my data on my iphone wont be erased when i hook it up to my mac. how do you enable disk mode?
 
does that mean that i will lose all my contacts? i dont have mobileme or anything else like that
 
msm3921 said:
does that mean that i will lose all my contacts? i dont have mobileme or anything else like that
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You're going to have to export your contacts from whichever program you use, same for your calender (if you use one).
For any apps you purchased, just keep a record of which ones you have and on the new computer you can download them free of charge.
 
i dont use anything other than itunes. how could i keep from losing my contacts then?
 
anyone? i really dont want to lose any of the numbers that are stored on my phone
 
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