Hello Paul, I applaud your desire to assist others in their journey.
You ask a very good question that I will attempt to answer in multiple parts. 1. Yes, you can copy the folders you mentioned in your original post, to a Windows computer; doing this will allow the Windows version of iTunes, assuming that you point iTunes to the correct .I T L file, to display your library as saves before the copy. 2. Using the method you proposed, you will have two copies of the same library that will very soon become out of sync. Unless you wish to engage in a world of repetitive copying I would not suggest this method for live multi-platform iTunes Library synchronization. 3. I do think your idea is great if you wish to merely get a familiar library structure up and running quickly. This would permit you to practice your Windows iTunes skills without running the risk of damaging your original Mac iTunes Library. 4. Given the method you described, in which you have a copy of the Mac iTunes Library on your Windows computer, you will have to manually select, each time you connect your iOS device to its adjacent platform, whether or not to make it the primary syncing platform. Should you do this, the entire Library on the selected platform will be copied, one file at a time, back to the iOS device. Depending on the size of your Sync selection, this could take quite some time. I do not recommend this. 5. It is possible to configure a home network, with an iTunes library stored on a NAS (network attached storage) to use either a Windows PC or Mac to view and interact with the same Library. This is to say, anything you do on one platform would be reflected in the other given that they are both pointing to the same Library. This would also have the advantage of allowing you to attach your iOS device to either in order to seamlessly sync. This is the current configuration I now enjoy; however, it does require an advanced understanding of the iTunes environment and connection protocols. Good Luck, Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Erkens Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: itunes for windows: getting to know it with my mac apple ID Dear listers, Having been a satisfied mac user for some 2 years now, I haven't yet used itunes on windows so far. A lot of friends do not have a mac though, but they do have a windows box. When folks get a new iphone, I can help them set it up, but I don't know anything about itunes in windows. I do know enough about windows in general, but not about windows itunes. I would like to get to know the windows itunes experience, so that I can walk someone through it while on skype or facetime. While playing with windows itunes, I would like it to contain the same items as my library on the mac. Can I painlessly copy all items from the mac itunes library, over to windows, by simply copying the entire music/itunes/itunes media folder from the mac, over to windows, by dropping it into the automatically import into itunes folder inside documents and settings? Once all mac itunes library items are also present under windows, is it safe to sync my iphone with windows, without loosing stuff, or is itunes life more complicated than this? Paul. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
