[DM-MUG] iTunes

[Darcy Baston]

This may be easier:

-COPY the iTunes folder to an external hard drive. Drag and drop to  
the external drive will do this.

-Launch iTunes while holding down the OPTION key. When asked, click  
'Choose Library', and navigate to the iTunes folder on the external  
drive.

-Delete the old iTunes folder on your internal drive.



On Apr 24, 2008, at 9:57 PM, CW Smith wrote:

> • Find your iTunes Music folder in [your hard drive] > Users > [your  
> user folder] > Music > iTunes. Drag it to the external drive and  
> then delete the old folder's contents (i.e., move them to the trash  
> and empty the trash.)
>
> • Move your iTunes Library file to the "Previous iTunes Libraries"  
> folder. Please note: iTunes will forget everything you've ever had  
> in your iTunes Library (including music, podcasts, movies, TV shows,  
> playlists, and folders). We'll import your *content* back in, in  
> steps to follow, but your playlists and folders will be gone.
>
> • Open iTunes and panic only briefly when you see that it's empty.  
> Go to the "iTunes" menu and select Preferences. Click the "Advanced"  
> tab. Click the "General" tab. In the space for "iTunes Music Folder  
> location," click the "Change" button. Direct the minifinder to the  
> copy of your iTunes Music folder on the external drive and click  
> "Open." iTunes will now use this folder when you download from the  
> iTunes Store or import music from your CDs.
>
> • Go to the "File" menu and select Add to Library. Direct the  
> minifinder to the same folder on the external drive and click  
> "Open." iTunes will now add all the files from the iTunes Music  
> folder into the Library.
>
> • It's going to be up to you to re-create all your old playlists,  
> folders, smart playlists, etc. When you connect your iPod at this  
> point, it should sync normally, unless you had it set to sync to a  
> particular playlist. If that's the case, you may need to tweak its  
> preferences too.
>
> On Apr 24, 2008, at 9:38 PM, Jeff Muller wrote:
>
>> The hard drive on my iMac is bulging at its seams, a virtual  
>> Calcutta, if you will. I've moved a number of files to an external  
>> drive (a virtual Wyoming) but that's only been of marginal help.  
>> What I've just discovered is that by far, the largest chunk of my  
>> hd is taken up by my iTunes Music folder. Something like 56.33 GB  
>> of the formatted 74 GBs is my audio collection.
>>
>> What I'm wondering is, if I move some of the individual folders  
>> (which correspond to the artist's names) to the external drive,  
>> will iTunes find them and be able to play them or update them, if  
>> needed? Or will I need to move out the least needed ones and swap  
>> them back in if I want to hear them? Or would I have to move the  
>> whole kit & kaboodle, application & files, over to the external  
>> drive? Or something else?!!!
>>
>> And how would any of this affect interactions with my iPod (an old  
>> 30 GB), which is already a considerably slimmed-down version of the  
>> iTunes library?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help...
>> Jeff
>>
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