Moving content from one iTunes library to another

Hi all

Over the years we have loaded our CD collection on to my iTunes. My wife has various recordings in there that she wants on her iPhone (which is on her iTunes account). Most of those we no longer have the CDs, however they aren't proprietary to Apple or anyone else.


How do I get these into her iTunes account or on to her phone?


If the answer is "you can't" - well that would be a real anti-consumer attitude in my view.

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Posted on Feb 2, 2023 02:20 AM

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Posted on Feb 2, 2023 05:00 AM

Steve,

Audio files resulting from CD rips are not tied to any iTunes account. She can find the ones she wants, add them to her iTunes/Music library on her computer, and then sync her phone the usual way:

Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod using your computer - Apple Support


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Feb 9, 2023 02:28 AM in response to ed2345

Thanks ed2345


I like the answer, but feel limited in my ability to execute it. How do I transfer them out of my library to hers? I can't see any options that would export only the albums that she's after - only library & playlist. So I'm imagining I'm looking in the wrong spot...


Once I get them into hers I'm golden, but I can't sync from my library without wiping what she's got it appears, and then I'm assuming we've got an iTunes account issue on her phone?


Apologies if this sounds garbled and/or stupid.


Thanks



Steve


Feb 10, 2023 06:44 AM in response to steve_clam

Steve,


OK good, you are on the right track. Do not connect her phone to your computer.


And just to confirm, her phone is currently sync'd to the library on her computer?


Since you mention having ripped those CDs over the years, I assume you can locate the audio files on your computer? Copy them to a flash drive. (Start with one album's worth so you can get your bearings.)


Then copy those files from the flash drive to her computer, and add them to her iTunes/Music library.


Her library on her computer will now have some new songs in it. She can sync her phone to add the new songs onto the phone as well.


If it works for one album, you can do a bunch more. Pls let us know if it succeeds or encounters a problem.

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