TuneAid User Manual

Check for duplicates in iTunes

If you would like TuneAid not to copy tracks already existing in your iTunes Library, you should enable the option “Check for duplicates in iTunes”.

  1. In the TuneAid top menu, click “Preferences”.
  2. Enable the option “Check for Duplicates in iTunes”.
  3. Click “Save”.

Enabling TuneAid PC Option Check for Duplicates in iTunes Enabling TuneAid Mac Option Check for Duplicates in iTunes

Copy Music from Mac to PC using your iPod and TuneAid

If you are migrating from a Mac to a PC, use TuneAid to transfer your whole iTunes library from your Mac to your PC using your iPod, heres’how:

  1. If your iPod was used on a Mac it could be Mac formatted and PCs cannot read Mac formatted iPods. So you’ll need to check if your iPod is Mac formated and if it is you’ll have to format it for PC.
  2. Grab your iPod and plug it into your PC. Open iTunes, if iTunes tells you it needs to restore your iPod go ahead. Remember that ALL it’s content will be erased! So make sure you’ve got all your Music on your Mac!
  3. When the restore is done plug your iPod in your Mac
  4. Sync your iPod from your Mac’s iTunes library. If your iPod cannot hold your whole library just do it in batches. Set your iPod to “Manually manage Music and Videos“, sort your library by Title and say, select all track from A to G and drop them on your iPod.
  5. When iTunes is done copying tracks to your iPod, plug your iPod in your PC, if iTunes asks you ANYTHING click on Cancel!
  6. Open TuneAid and click on “Copy to iTunes
  7. Repeat until you’re done!
  8. All tracks, personal data (Playcounts etc) and Playlists will be imported in iTunes!

Copy Music from PC to Mac using your iPod and TuneAid

If you are migrating from a PC to a Mac, you can use TuneAid to transfer your whole iTunes library from your PC to your Mac using your iPod, here’s how:

  1. Sync your iPod from your PC’s iTunes library. If your iPod cannot hold your whole library just do it in batches. Set your iPod to “Manually manage Music and Videos“, sort your library by Title and say, select all the track from A to G and drop them on your iPod.
  2. Plug your iPod in your Mac, if iTunes asks you ANYTHING click on Cancel!
  3. Open TuneAid and click on “Copy to iTunes“
  4. Repeat until you’re done!
  5. All tracks, personal data (Playcounts etc) and Playlists will be imported in iTunes!

Syncing two iTunes Libraries using TuneAid

Let’s say your iPod, Touch, iPhone is synchronized with your library at home and you wish to have the same library at work.

  1. Grab your device and plug it into your computer at work. If iTunes asks you anything just click on Cancel.
  2. Open TuneAid and click on “Copy to iTunes” -> Whole iPod.
  3. All tracks, personal data (Playcounts etc) and Playlists will be imported in iTunes. TuneAid checks for duplicates, so only newly added tracks will be added to iTunes.
  4. Now each time you add tracks to your device from home just go through the same steps. TuneAid will add each new tracks but will skip duplicates. Tracks will also be imported in Playlists.

Update metadata and playlists in iTunes

You should start clean in iTunes for that.

  1. Just select all your tracks in iTunes and Edit -> Delete.
  2. When iTunes asks you if you wish to move tracks to the Trash click on YES. ATTENTION, all tracks that were in iTunes but not on your iPod will also be deleted!
  3. Then simply import all your tracks as described in the previous section.