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I've managed to get the database to import to the new Mac, containing all the metadata (play count, etc.).

Have tried many techniques to move this massive directory from the old Mac to the new. Alas it's failed every time due to the 'binary' nature of the iTunes database file which can't be simply edited to relocate the files. It's a simple requirement copy /Sounds on old Mac to /somewhere/Sounds on new mac (don't want it in the Home directory).

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Then along comes the new 16' MacBook Pro which forces Catalina with it's new 'can't use the /root directory' rules. Never particularly liked iTunes, but it worked OK, although was getting worse with each release as Apple pushes their streaming service, which like all streamers, is rent don't buy and is poorly curated and doesn't have all the music I have. I've never bought a single MP3/whatever from Apple all of this is my own ripped music. This has always been located in the directory /Sounds and is now some 350Gb. I've 14 years of iTunes files that have happily migrated across 5 Macs.

I will post more if the Artist information starts to populate with images.

Close and Open Music App to see progress.

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Artwork should now start to download and may take some time.From Mac B, with all albums still in Select All mode, Go to File in Menu and Select Library, In the Drop Down Choose 'Get Album Artwork'.Right Click on Albums and choose 'Clear downloaded Artwork'

From Mac B - In Music App, Click on Albums, Go to Edit in Menu and Select, Select All.From Mac B - In Music App, Open Preferences, in General Tab, click on box for star ratings, Next go to Advanced Tab, Click on both Reset warnings and Reset Cache.

From Mac B - Start Music App, Check to see if all looks right, ratings, playlists, etc.

You do not need any other files from the old iTunes directory.

From Mac B - Copy the Music Library file from from Mac A (via device, network, cloud, or where ever) to the Mac B 'name you gave for music library' directory.

The 'Media' directory was automatically created in step 2 and is a sub directory of the name you created. Copy your Music Directory from Mac A (via device, network, cloud, or where ever) to the Mac B 'Media' Directory. You should see the Directory Name you created for your Music from the previous step.

From Mac B - Finder, Go to Home, Music.

From Mac B - Create a new Music Library (Hold down Option and start Music) and give it a name or leave it default and enter.

From Mac A - Copy your music directory that maintains your albums/songs to another devices or location.

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How to Copy Your Apple Music from Mac A to Mac B. Has anyone figured this out? Apple Support was NO help.įigured this out. Nothing I've tried will correct the issues, which accounts for all options in the Music menu and preferences (exhaustive). If you delete an album/songs from apple music, then import the album back into the music library, then the issues go away, (Artwork shows immediately) but you lose your ratings and other data associated to your songs.

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Lyrics will NEVER update or communication with server.Artists will NEVER update or communication with server.Even if you have embedded artwork applied to your songs. The album covers will display default image. Album Artwork will NEVER update or communicate with server.When this structure is copied to another MAC the ratings, playlists are all there and the music plays, EXCEPT Now with Catalina, you still copy the appropriate folders including the new library file. I have multiple MACs and I used to be able to copy iTunes from one mac to the other and all data such as rating was intact.

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