![]() Google Takeout is the central hub for anyone who wants to download their data from any of Google's products. Don't Miss: Use Google's AI to Add Awesome Songs to YouTube Music Playlists.However, if you're moving over to Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, or another streaming service and want to save the music you've uploaded to Google Play Music's locker service, or if you've purchased music from Google Play and want to preserve it, it's time to act NOW. If you plan to jump over to YouTube Music, the transfer process is straightforward and covered here. The songs you uploaded or purchased are still on Google's servers, but even those will be deleted on Feb. I wrote an article 4 years ago about the advantages of Google Play Music over iTunes.After a slow phase-out, Google Play Music was shut down in December 2020. Exporting songs from Google Play Music I recently received a warning from Google Play Music that they are closing their Music service and migrating it across to YouTube Music.Google Play uses a slightly higher bitrate, but… iTunes uses AAC, while Google Play Music uses mp3. If you are interested, here are the differences. I just purchased exactly the same song from iTunes and Google Play Music to compare them. Google Play Music and iTunes audio quality – what’s the difference.How to import songs into iTunes using the LAME mp3 encoder What the LAME mp3 encoder is, why it’s better than the iTunes default, and how to use it….How to upgrade your iTunes songs Apple had just released iTunes plus which has two main benefits, both are great.How to find cover art for itunes When you tell iTunes to find your cover art, it misses lots of albums that presumably are not on where it looks for cover art.Here are a some of my random thoughts on the transition. Switching to OS X Switching to OS X from a PC is a big change.I have not bothered to do this because I make most of my purchases in iTunes. You could set up a folder action script or Hazel action to copy the files into the ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media folder. If you make most of your purchases from Google Play Store then you may want to automate this process.Now go to your ‘Music’ folder and drag the downloaded songs from there into iTunes to import them into your iTunes library.After you purchase a song from the Google Play Store, launch ‘Google Music Manager’ and click on ‘Download Free and Purchased.’ This will download your purchased Google play songs to your hard drive.If you make most of your purchases from iTunes so this works well. Import a CD into iTunes and it will appear in Google Play. Buy a song in iTunes and you will see it in Google Play. You don’t need to do a thing! All your iTunes song purchases and imports will automatically be available in Google Play.To Copy iTunes songs into Google Play Music I have instructions about this in this article. This will allow you to easily download your songs from Google Play to your computer. If that’s you, here’s how to share your purchased songs across iTunes and Google Play Music.įirstly you’ll need to install ‘ Google Music Manager‘ and set it up to download purchased songs to your Music folder. ![]() I still purchase songs and albums as I want them. So I have not subscribed to Apple Music, Google Play or Spotify. ![]() Call me old-fashioned but when I spend money on music I want to own the music myself. ![]()
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