There really isn’t anything special you need to do; iTunes audiobooks are just regular files on disk, which you can back up along with the rest of your data. They are stored, by default, in ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Audiobooks. Simply copying that folder to an external drive or a cloud repository like Dropbox, or using Time Machine, will make sure the files in that location are backed up. You can re-add the files back to your iTunes library in many different ways. For example, you could back up your entire iTunes folder, then simply copy the folder into ~/Music once you’ve done a clean install of Mac OS X. That’s the Music folder within your home folder. You could also copy your audiobooks into ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes/iTunes Media/Automatically add to iTunes. That will cause iTunes to automatically add the books back to your library when the program is next opened. These are general strategies that can apply to audiobooks, music, ringtones, apps, or any iTunes media.
The only thing special about audiobooks that are purchased from the iTunes Store is that they have copy protection. You might be asked for your Apple ID and password to re-authorize your computer to play the protected content. Simply enter them when requested then hit the OK button to re-authorize your computer to play the content. Is this somewhat clear? :) Grant From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel McGee Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 11:59 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Preserving iTunes audiobooks when performing a clean install Dear all I have a lot of audiobooks that I've purchased from iTunes. When El capitan <capitan:> is release in the autumn, what would be the best way of getting them back into iTunes if I was to perform a clean install of the new os, rather than the regular upgrade? Thanks in advance for any help with this task.. Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
