Yes that would work but I was assuming that the purpose of using the external HD for the music library was a space concern hence these instructions.
Later... On 19-Aug-09, at 11:57 AM, Barry Hadder wrote: > > Hi, > > There is actually a much easer way to do this. Hole down the option > key while you launch itunes. You will get a dialog where you can > either choose a library, or create a new library. This gives you the > ability to maintain several different libraries in many locations. > > On Aug 19, 2009, at 12:28 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > >> >> Hi trahern, >> >> You could try the following: >> >> • Go to your Desktop by pressing VO-shift-d >> • Go up to the Go menu and choose Home folder. >> • Locate the Music folder and open it. >> • Locate the iTunes folder and open it. >> • Locate the iTunes Music folder and then press cmd-c to Copy it. >> • Navigate to your external drive and Paste the iTunes Music folder >> there. >> • Wait while the contents are copied. >> • Open iTunes. >> • Press cmd-comma to access the iTunes Preferences. >> • Interact with the Toolbar and press on the Advanced tab. >> • Change the location of the iTunes Music folder to your new >> location. >> • confirm that everything is OK then remove the old itunes Music >> folder from your built-in drive. >> >> That should do the trick. >> >> Later... >> >> On 16-Aug-09, at 4:22 PM, trahern culver wrote: >> >>> >>> hey please can the group help me? because after reinstalling the o >>> s i >>> wanted to run my old ITunes libery from an external i followed a >>> instruction guyed that told me to click chainge in preffrence to >>> chainge the location of my libery so i did that right. then i >>> clicked >>> consolidate libery like it told me to but nufing happend!! so i >>> tride >>> adding files to the libery but ITunes just said bizzy and when i >>> tride >>> to move around the screan it dinged at me! does any boddy in this >>> group know how to solve this problem? your help on this would be >>> most >>> welcome! >>> >>> Thank you for reading this, kind regards trahern. >>>> >> >> Tim Kilburn >> & Carter the Canine >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> >>> > > > > Tim Kilburn & Carter the Canine Fort McMurray, AB Canada --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
