We have an old desktop PC & a new laptop PC and need to transfer iTunes playlist, not just the library, but we want the playlists intact. What is the best, most effective way to do this?
I just went through this. I found when I transferred the entire library over, the playlists came as well. When you open up the iTunes folder on your old desktop PC, there should be two files labeled “iTunes Library” or something like that. They’re different formats, and I’m not sure which one is needed, so I just copied both. Copy these files onto your new laptop. Then, hold down the shift key when you’re opening up iTunes on your new laptop, and a dialogue box will appear that asks you what library you want to use. Just select the library file that you copied over from your old laptop, and it should open up looking just like the library on your old computer, with all the playlists intact.