ot- flashdrive, itunes, and mac question. real quick

J.O. · Dec 21, 2008

so i'm moving all my itunes (apps, games, movies, shows, and songs) to a new mac. when i drag songs from itunes into the flashdrive, even if i'm holding 200 songs which is about 600mb, it only copies about 60-70 into the folder. the drive is 2gb. is the format wrong or something? any advice?

200lbhockeyplayer · Dec 21, 2008

It sounds like you either have something in the "Trash" that was once on the Flash Drive.

With the flash drive connected, empty your trash and try again.

Bosox3 · Dec 21, 2008

theres prob hidden files still on your flashdrive.
make sure all hidden files are viewable and just delete them.

J.O. · Dec 21, 2008

Bosox3 said:
theres prob hidden files still on your flashdrive.
make sure all hidden files are viewable and just delete them.

there are hidden files. when i click "ctrl a" on my windows machine to get all songs into itunes from the drive, it says there are hidden files. how do i see them on my mac!?

Philip J. Fry · Dec 21, 2008

Well, if the files start with a '.' (period) or '_' (underscore), you won't be able to see them unless you use a terminal command to enable hidden files.

J.O. · Dec 21, 2008

Philip J. Fry said:
Well, if the files start with a '.' (period) or '_' (underscore), you won't be able to see them unless you use a terminal command to enable hidden files.

basically, i'm dragging songs from my library (literally opening itunes, and dragging the songs). i'm very confused lol

is there a better way of doing this? it used to be easy to use firewire and just drag the itunes folder over, but the genius (jobs) had to remove firewire from the new macbook :x :x

Philip J. Fry · Dec 21, 2008

J.O. said:
[quote="Philip J. Fry":3gdfxlpc]Well, if the files start with a '.' (period) or '_' (underscore), you won't be able to see them unless you use a terminal command to enable hidden files.

basically, i'm dragging songs from my library (literally opening itunes, and dragging the songs). i'm very confused lol

is there a better way of doing this? it used to be easy to use firewire and just drag the itunes folder over, but the genius (jobs) had to remove firewire from the new macbook :x :x[/quote:3gdfxlpc]

Yeah, that's why I'm not buying the new one. Anyhow, you're doing it correctly. I would honestly just format the drive in Windows and start over; ie, clean the slate and start fresh.

J.O. · Dec 21, 2008

phil-

how do i clean and reformat in windows?

thanks

Philip J. Fry · Dec 21, 2008

J.O. said:
phil-

how do i clean and reformat in windows?

thanks

Go to My Computer and you should see the drive listed. Right-click on it and there should be an option to format. I'm not too sure as I'm not in Windows at the moment.

J.O. · Dec 21, 2008

so i'm using my flash drive and bringing folders from my itunes music folder over. do i just redrag them into my new mac's itunes folder, and then they'll be in my itunes?

Philip J. Fry · Dec 21, 2008

In your music folder on the Mac, drag the iTunes folder into it. Once the files copy over, launch iTunes. You'll run through the setup assistant (provided it's the first time you've opened it) and once that is done, the music should be in there, along with your playlists you may have created on the PC.

J.O. · Dec 21, 2008

Philip J. Fry said:
In your music folder on the Mac, drag the iTunes folder into it. Once the files copy over, launch iTunes. You'll run through the setup assistant (provided it's the first time you've opened it) and once that is done, the music should be in there, along with your playlists you may have created on the PC.

should the entire itunes folder (which has ipod games, apps, and shows) BE MOVED INTO THE MUSIC FOLDER? (WHoops caps lock on)

Casey2884 · Dec 21, 2008

200lbhockeyplayer said:
It sounds like you either have something in the "Trash" that was once on the Flash Drive.

With the flash drive connected, empty your trash and try again.

^What he said. Empty your trash with the flashdrive connected (this will free up that mysterious "occupied" space on your 2gb drive).

Philip J. Fry · Dec 21, 2008

J.O. said:
[quote="Philip J. Fry":123kmsak]In your music folder on the Mac, drag the iTunes folder into it. Once the files copy over, launch iTunes. You'll run through the setup assistant (provided it's the first time you've opened it) and once that is done, the music should be in there, along with your playlists you may have created on the PC.

should the entire itunes folder (which has ipod games, apps, and shows) BE MOVED INTO THE MUSIC FOLDER? (WHoops caps lock on)[/quote:123kmsak]

Yep.

abncollectsautos · Dec 21, 2008

you can clean the flash drive, that will help. similar to cleaning your hardrive

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