How Do I Transfer Music From an Old Computer to a New One?

For Mac

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  Plug your external hard drive into your old computer.

• 2

  Double-click on the external hard drive icon that appears on your desktop.

• 3

  Drag and drop the individual audio files onto your hard drive that you would like to transfer, or drag and drop the folder onto your hard drive that contains the audio files you would like to transfer. Depending on the number of files you are transferring, this could take anywhere from a few seconds to an hour or so.

• 4

  Eject the hard drive from your computer by dragging it over your recycling bin and letting go. When properly ejected, the recycling bin will turn into an eject symbol and the hard drive icon will disappear.

• 5

  Plug your external hard drive into your new computer.

• 6

  Double-click on the external hard drive icon that appears on your desktop.

• 7

  Drag and drop the audio files from your external hard drive onto the desktop of your computer.

For PC

• 8

  Plug your external hard drive into your old computer.

• 9

  Double-click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop, or click on "Start" and select "My Computer."

• 10

  Double-click on the external hard drive's icon that appears in "My Computer."

• 11

  Drag and drop the individual audio files onto your hard drive that you would like to transfer, or drag and drop the folder onto your hard drive that contains the audio files you would like to transfer. Depending on the number of files you are transferring, this could take anywhere from a few seconds to an hour or so.

• 12

  Eject the hard drive from your computer by right-clicking the hard drive's icon and selecting "Eject." When the hard drive has safely ejected, it should disappear from the "My Computer" window.

• 13

  Plug your external hard drive into your new computer.

• 14

  Double-click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop, or click on "Start" and select "My Computer."

• 15

  Double-click on the external hard drive's icon that appears in "My Computer."

• 16

  Drag and drop the audio files from your external hard drive onto the desktop of your computer.