How to move your iTunes library (more safely than I did)

I have read many comments in these pages, they haven't answered the solution to my problem,: I had over 12.500 songs in my iTunes library (I do a radio program) went to look today yep all gone, no library..please someone helpppppppppp how do I get all the songs back ?

There is a much more easier and safer way to backup your iTunes library. With Aniosoft iTunes Backup, all you need to do is click on the "Backup" button on the skin and choose a name for your backup. It will automatically backup your iTunes library as a form of folders. Then you can move them to everywhere you want, USB flash driver,DVDs,etc., or move them to another computer.

I want to know if the date added tags on your songs stay the same or get reset. I have moved my itunes library twice in the last 5 years and each time it has just reset the date tabs... that means that about 5000 songs just all say the same date! I want to move my library again (to an external hard drive) but I would like all of the dates to remain the same...

Actually, iTunes can do this itself now, by backing up to disk. I wrote about it a while back:

http://peacefullyadrift.com/2008/08/01/how-to-move-your-itunes-library-to-another-computer/

G's right:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660

The xml file is generated by iTunes for use by other applications, not itself.

To comment #3: It is dangerous to have to computers using the same library. Take it from me, bad stuff can happen. For me, it worked until both my wife and I happened to be rating music at the same time. Then poof! The music was still there, but all my ratings and playlists were gone.

It's a lot simpler if your library isn't in excess of 20GB. You just File > Back Up To Disc, insert a few blank DVDs when it says to, then put them into the other computer after authorizing it.

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Copying the "iTunes" folder in ~/Music has *always* worked for me.