I need to copy my iTunes off iPhone onto Mac Air that has no music on it
Aug 21, 2011 | 10:23 PM
#22
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| MrTheBadGuy
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deleted Music folder from desktop
Created Music Folder via terminal command
then cd /Volumes/IPODNAME/iPod_Control/Music ( I copy and paste name from iTunes and have also renamed the iPhone in iTunes earlier.
then cp -Rp * ~/Desktop/Music/
then I get shell prompt immediately (I think the first time I had done this i could see files being moved or created...now shell prompt comes up immediately and the filer is empty.
Created Music Folder via terminal command
then cd /Volumes/IPODNAME/iPod_Control/Music ( I copy and paste name from iTunes and have also renamed the iPhone in iTunes earlier.
then cp -Rp * ~/Desktop/Music/
then I get shell prompt immediately (I think the first time I had done this i could see files being moved or created...now shell prompt comes up immediately and the filer is empty.
Aug 21, 2011 | 10:59 PM
#26
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| MrTheBadGuy
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Marks-MacBook-Air:~ m270$ cd /Volumes/markphone/iPod_Control/Music
-bash: cd: /Volumes/markphone/iPod_Control/Music: No such file or directory
Marks-MacBook-Air:~ m270$
Aug 21, 2011 | 11:25 PM
#28
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| MrTheBadGuy
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Marks-MacBook-Air:~ m270$
Marks-MacBook-Air:~ m270$ mkdir ~/Desktop/Music
Marks-MacBook-Air:~ m270$ cd /Volumes/markphone/iPod_Control/Music
-bash: cd: /Volumes/markphone/iPod_Control/Music: No such file or directory
Marks-MacBook-Air:~ m270$
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I changed the iPhone name in iTunes to "markphone"
Marks-MacBook-Air:~ m270$ mkdir ~/Desktop/Music
Marks-MacBook-Air:~ m270$ cd /Volumes/markphone/iPod_Control/Music
-bash: cd: /Volumes/markphone/iPod_Control/Music: No such file or directory
Marks-MacBook-Air:~ m270$
======
I changed the iPhone name in iTunes to "markphone"
Aug 21, 2011 | 11:39 PM
#29
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Mark, I feel your frustration..hope you get it worked out. What a pita.
I don't get why iTunes makes everything so f-ing difficult. When I sync my phone, nothing transfers and I get the very scary and confusing message before updating
"There are purchased items on the iPhone "Karin's iPhone" that have not been transferred to your iTunes library. You should transfer these items to your iTunes library before updating this iPhone. Are you sure you want to continue?"
No, I'm not sure. I don't want to risk deleting anything which I know has happened before because there are songs I know I had and they're gone now.
So I sidestepped all that and bought the iRip program. It works.
"There are purchased items on the iPhone "Karin's iPhone" that have not been transferred to your iTunes library. You should transfer these items to your iTunes library before updating this iPhone. Are you sure you want to continue?"
No, I'm not sure. I don't want to risk deleting anything which I know has happened before because there are songs I know I had and they're gone now.
So I sidestepped all that and bought the iRip program. It works.
Aug 21, 2011 | 11:59 PM
#30
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| MrTheBadGuy
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I have my library backed up on my daughter's computer, I guess I'll sync it when I see her and copy the library to a hard drive or something.
then copy it to two other macs...I think I am allowed to copy MY OWN FING MUSIC...
ripped from CD's ...what a pain in the ass.
then copy it to two other macs...I think I am allowed to copy MY OWN FING MUSIC...
ripped from CD's ...what a pain in the ass.