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Adding music to iTunes is a simple process. Ezra Bailey / Getty ImagesYou can import songs into iTunes from a variety of sources, such as CDs, a folder of music files on your computer, or even another Mac computer on the same network.
Follow these steps to transfer songs from a CD to iTunes:
- Launch the iTunes app.
- Insert the CD into the drive. If you're connected to the internet, iTunes will retrieve song details from the CD. A pop-up will appear asking whether you want to import the CD.
- Select Yes to import all songs, or No if you wish to import only selected tracks. If you choose No, uncheck the songs you don't wish to import.
- Click Import CD.
- Wait as iTunes imports the songs (you'll see a progress bar at the bottom of the screen) [source: Apple Support].
Follow these steps to copy songs from a music folder on your computer to iTunes:
- Open the iTunes app.
- Click File in the toolbar. A menu will appear.
- Select Add to Library (Mac) or either Add File to Library or Add Folder to Library (Windows).
- Navigate to the desired folder. Choose either the entire folder or the individual files you want to add to iTunes [source: Apple Support].
To transfer songs from one Mac to another on the same network using iTunes 9, follow these steps:
- Go to Sharing in the System Preferences menu on the target Mac.
- Enable File Sharing.
- Open a Finder window on the source Mac.
- From the Shared section in the sidebar, select the target Mac.
- Click Connect As.
- Log in with the target Mac's username and password.
- Navigate to the source Mac's ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Automatically Add To iTunes folder.
- Open the Automatically Add To iTunes folder.
- Press Command-L to create an alias.
- Rename the alias and move it from the Finder window to a new location.
- Drag and drop songs into the alias folder to copy them into the Automatically Add To iTunes folder on the target Mac. Note: If the target Mac is not connected to the source Mac, you will need to log in the first time. After saving the password to the Keychain, subsequent logins will be automatic [source: Mac|Life].
