How to transfer mp3 files to a mac?
I have a lot of songs on my PC laptop, but i'm getting a macbook pro soon, and want to transfer them and use them with itunes for an iphone. I don't have a flash drive, but was going to put my music on a DVD possibly to move the files. Can i drag the files from the DVD to a location on the mac? Should i look into a flash drive? What's the standard method for this?
Added (1). Also, can macs open.zip files?
There are many methods
1. Copy them to a Flash Drive (most common)
2. Upload and email them all to yourself and then download the attachments to your Mac
3. Use a service like Dropbox
http://www.dropbox.com/...ropbox.com
3. Burn them to a CD (DVD if a lot of songs)
4. Copy the songs to an iPod, iPad, or iPhone and then transfer purchase (ONLY IF ASSOCIATED WITH APPLE ID)
Give it a try
When you turn on a new Mac, it lets you set up your user account, and one of the screens asks "Do you want to transfer your stuff from another computer?" That works by Wi-Fi and is as simple as can be.
You can't possibly say you like to use a computer without any backup. I'm sure you have heard the warning a hundred times "It's not IF your computer's drive will fail. It is WHEN." Buy an external drive (Not a ten dollar thumb drive, but a reliable one) to use with Time Machine. You can see Time Machine icon glaring at you from the Dock. Apple has lead you to water. Drink.
Optical discs (CDs / DVDs) are not the best choice for storing files. They scratch easily and age poorly. Apple is moving away from them fast-- the MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and Retina MacBook Pros all have no optical drive at all. Also, if all you need is a one-time moving of files, why waste a bunch of DVDs? You can't use them a second time.
OS X has archive-unarchive app built in (Unlike Windows where you must download something). All you do is double-click any individual Zip or RAR to expand it. Right-click any file or folder and choose "Make archive" to Zip it. For segmented RAR files, use Zipeg or "The Unarchiver", both free.
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