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| DATE | Apr 16, 2008 |
| TICKET | #337041 |
| STATUS | Closed |
| SUBJECT | itunes |
| CAT | Computers, Operating Systems, Applications or Connected Devices |
| TYPE | Computer Hardware (RAM, Drives, Video Cards, Motherbaord, CPU, etc) |
| DESC | Memory |
| DESC | |
| PLATFORM | Apple Macintosh (PowerPC G3,G4,G5) |
| MODEL | Imac |
| PROC | 1 gb |
| RAM | ? |
| DRIVE | 80 gb |
| NAME | Brad |
| USERNAME | mooneybrad |
| TECHNICAL | Beginner |
| ISSUE | Some Troubleshooting |
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TICKET ARCHIVE -> itunes
mooneybrad - Apr 16, 2008 - 12:03 am
how do i safely move my itunes application and all 34.9 GB of music to my external hard drive so I can free up space on my startup disk?
koobiluphi - Apr 16, 2008 - 12:22 pm
Brad,
First off, thanks for using www.macosx.com! I hope I can help!
Now, to start, you don't want to move iTunes from your startup disk. That will create problems later with iLife integration. You can, however, move your music safely. Here's how:
First make sure that the "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" option is checked in iTunes Preferences:
From the iTunes menu, choose Preferences.
In the resulting dialog, click the Advanced tab and then click the General tab.
Select the "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" checkbox.
Click OK.
Once you've done that, follow the next set of steps to change your iTunes Music library location to the new drive and then consolidate your library to the new location. This not only copies your audio files over, it also retains your ratings and playlists. Note: If you move your music library to an external hard drive, you will need to have that drive connected to access your files. No matter what, it's always a good idea to have a backup of the media you have in iTunes.
Open iTunes.
From the iTunes menu, choose Preferences.
Click the Advanced button in the Preferences window and then click the General tab.
Click the Change button in the iTunes Music folder location pane.
In the Change Music Folder Location window that appears, navigate to the location where you would like your new Music folder to be created. Note: By default, your iTunes Music folder is a folder named "iTunes Music" in ~/Music/iTunes/ where the tilde "~" represents your home directory.
Click the New Folder button in the Change Music Folder Location window.
In the New Folder window that appears, enter the name of the new iTunes Music folder.
Click Create.
Click Choose in the Change Music Folder Location window.
Click OK in the Advanced window.
From the Advanced menu, choose Consolidate Library. A message appears that says: "Consolidating your library will copy all of your music into the iTunes Music folder. This cannot be undone."
Click Consolidate. Important: This action copies all of your music files to the new location. There must be enough hard disk space available to copy all of your music files.
After the folder has been copied, locate your original iTunes Music folder, and drag it to the Trash or Recycle Bin. Note: Don't remove the iTunes library files that may be in the same location as the iTunes Music folder. For more information about the iTunes library files, see this article.
Empty the Trash.
Now, if at anytime you need help with this or talked through this step-by-step, I can help you there as well. If you have 10.5 (Leopard) I would be more than happy to do a screen-sharing session with you to make sure that everything is done correctly.
I hope this helps! Stay in touch.
Luc
www.macosx.com
First off, thanks for using www.macosx.com! I hope I can help!
Now, to start, you don't want to move iTunes from your startup disk. That will create problems later with iLife integration. You can, however, move your music safely. Here's how:
First make sure that the "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" option is checked in iTunes Preferences:
From the iTunes menu, choose Preferences.
In the resulting dialog, click the Advanced tab and then click the General tab.
Select the "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" checkbox.
Click OK.
Once you've done that, follow the next set of steps to change your iTunes Music library location to the new drive and then consolidate your library to the new location. This not only copies your audio files over, it also retains your ratings and playlists. Note: If you move your music library to an external hard drive, you will need to have that drive connected to access your files. No matter what, it's always a good idea to have a backup of the media you have in iTunes.
Open iTunes.
From the iTunes menu, choose Preferences.
Click the Advanced button in the Preferences window and then click the General tab.
Click the Change button in the iTunes Music folder location pane.
In the Change Music Folder Location window that appears, navigate to the location where you would like your new Music folder to be created. Note: By default, your iTunes Music folder is a folder named "iTunes Music" in ~/Music/iTunes/ where the tilde "~" represents your home directory.
Click the New Folder button in the Change Music Folder Location window.
In the New Folder window that appears, enter the name of the new iTunes Music folder.
Click Create.
Click Choose in the Change Music Folder Location window.
Click OK in the Advanced window.
From the Advanced menu, choose Consolidate Library. A message appears that says: "Consolidating your library will copy all of your music into the iTunes Music folder. This cannot be undone."
Click Consolidate. Important: This action copies all of your music files to the new location. There must be enough hard disk space available to copy all of your music files.
After the folder has been copied, locate your original iTunes Music folder, and drag it to the Trash or Recycle Bin. Note: Don't remove the iTunes library files that may be in the same location as the iTunes Music folder. For more information about the iTunes library files, see this article.
Empty the Trash.
Now, if at anytime you need help with this or talked through this step-by-step, I can help you there as well. If you have 10.5 (Leopard) I would be more than happy to do a screen-sharing session with you to make sure that everything is done correctly.
I hope this helps! Stay in touch.
Luc
www.macosx.com
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