tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:/discussions/problems/70884-migration-to-another-accountbeaTunes: Discussion 2022-10-30T13:29:52Ztag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/560373022022-10-10T18:14:16Z2022-10-10T18:14:16ZMigration to another account<div><p>Hey Terry,</p>
<p>how did you create the Apple Music library in the new account?</p>
<p>-hendrik</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/560373022022-10-11T08:56:02Z2022-10-11T08:56:02ZMigration to another account<div><p>Hello,</p>
<p>For the new account, it was a iCloud library sync. On the MacBook I’m downloading all as iCloud Music pure meta data is seeming quite flakey. Hoping downloading the file will fix the meta data to something fixed on the computer. Downloads are coming from purchased or Apple Music mainly with a mix of matched and uploaded content not available on Apple Music.</p>
<p>I’m going to create a new beatunes sync once the library is repaired as a log</p>
<p>Sent from my iPhone</p></div>Terry Pricetag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/560373022022-10-12T07:32:02Z2022-10-12T07:32:02ZMigration to another account<div><p>Hey Terry,</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
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<p>I followed the instructions on the web site, which was to copy the folder contents under /Application Support/BeaTunes/</p>
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<p>Can you point me to these instructions, please? I cannot remember ever having written any for moving a beaTunes library between accounts, but I might be mistaken.</p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p>-hendrik</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/560373022022-10-12T07:53:07Z2022-10-12T07:53:07ZMigration to another account<div><p>Hi Hendrik,</p>
<p>NP, here you go;</p>
<p><a href="http://help.beatunes.com/kb/backup-and-migration/moving-to-a-new-computer">http://help.beatunes.com/kb/backup-and-migration/moving-to-a-new-co...</a></p>
<p>Sent from my iPhone</p></div>Terry Pricetag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/560373022022-10-12T08:05:09Z2022-10-12T08:05:09ZMigration to another account<div><p>Hm.. copying the folders applies to <strong>folder-based</strong> libraries. But you seem to have a Music/iTunes-based library.</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/560373022022-10-12T08:10:07Z2022-10-12T08:10:08ZMigration to another account<div><p>It does talk about iTunes embedded scenarios but for v4 and earlier. All I want to do is open the database, a simple backup option might have worked. Once sorted going to link up a new database properly.</p>
<p>Sent from my iPhone</p></div>Terry Pricetag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/560373022022-10-12T08:42:15Z2022-10-12T08:42:15ZMigration to another account<div><blockquote>
<p>It does talk about iTunes embedded scenarios but for v4 and earlier.</p>
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<p>Right. The advice for v4 applies to v5 as well (I have just added that info to the page). It basically says: embed all data in your audio files, because your database cannot be connected to a new Music/iTunes installation in a different account. This is because a new iTunes/Music installation in a different account uses new ids, which cannot be mapped anymore to the old beaTunes database. That is why copying the beaTunes Application Support folder does not help. The article does not spell it out in this detail. But that's the reason it specifically speaks about folder-based libraries and iTunes/Music-based libraries. What helps for the folder-based case is unfortunately worthless for iTunes/Music.</p>
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<p>All I want to do is open the database</p>
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<p>And then what? It's completely unconnected from Music or iTunes at this point.</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/560373022022-10-12T09:56:18Z2022-10-12T09:56:18ZMigration to another account<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>As stated I want to be able to access a snapshot given I obviously can’t trust Apple Music not to remove songs. At the moment have two accounts on my Mac a<br>
New account without BeaTunes connected yet, and the other signed out of all accounts and sync disabled on BeaTunes, having to switch between accounts to restore my data as it was.</p>
<p>Sent from my iPhone</p></div>Terry Pricetag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/560373022022-10-30T13:29:51Z2022-10-30T13:29:51ZMigration to another account<div><p>I am sorry, Terry, but this kind of scenario is currently unsupported.</p></div>hendrik