1. If I were you, I would get all my music onto the external hdd, then re-import your songs into iTunes, making sure before you copy, the checkbox 'copy files to iTunes music folder' is unticked in the advanced panel of iTunes preferences.
2. OR, move your iTunes folder from your music folder on osx onto your external hdd, and in the preferences of iTunes, advanced panel, choose the folder you stored the iTunes folder in on the external hdd. Restart iTunes, and your music should be alright. On 5/9/09, Meghrouni Vince <foomc...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I'd set my iTunes preferences to store my music files in an external > HD. My G4 Quicksilver has been fighting to stay alive lately and in > the process has had several freezes and kernel panics per day. In the > process of all that I've been running disc maintenance and repairing > permissions - obviously I'm a "know nothing" or at best "know > little" (more dangerous). Anyway, at a certain point, my iTunes app > changed in that all the music appears to be there, but the > organizational end of it, the folders and playlists, are gone. > > Any way to restore my old organization structure? Help this know- > little along here. I am not a "computer person" although recent > events have forced more knowledge and capability on me. > > Thanks > > Vince Meghrouni > Luddite in geeks clothing > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---