How can I transfer iCloud files to Music on my new iMac?

I have an late 2008 macbook running Yosemite 10.10.5 that has an extensive music library and would like to move those files to music on a new iMac

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iMac 24″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Feb 11, 2025 10:02 AM

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turingtest2

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Feb 11, 2025 11:28 AM in response to On the Fly

See Move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Community for general advice. For reasons Music is only able to upgrade iTunes libraries made by Mojave. (The Monterey build also stalls when converting .itl libraries.) A workaround is to update the iTunes library first with the Mojave version, and then use the Catalina version of Music to convert the library to the Music format. I've done well over 100 library conversions for people. My email address is in my profile here.

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