Re: running your ITunes libery from an external hard drive?
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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: running your ITunes libery from an external hard drive?
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 > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: running your ITunes libery from an external hard drive?
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 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
running your ITunes libery from an external hard drive?
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. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
