HT204668: Locate and organize your iTunes media files

Learn about Locate and organize your iTunes media files
B Nat

Q: Are my iTunes movie files stored in my iTunes Music Library file or is there a different storage location for these files?

Greetings Mac People Who Are Smarter Than I,

 

    Can anyone tell me where my movies can be found in my iTunes storage?  I want to back up my movies and music to a portable hard drive, but I can't locate a 'Movies' folder and am wondering if my movies (digital copies) are located within my Music Library Folder or if they are embedded in another folder somewhere I haven't thought to look?  Any tips are appreciated! 

Posted on Dec 22, 2013 12:20 PM

Close

Q: Are my iTunes movie files stored in my iTunes Music Library file or is there a different storage location for these files?

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Dec 22, 2013 1:00 PM in response to B Nat
    Level 10 (134,181 points)
    iTunes
    Dec 22, 2013 1:00 PM in response to B Nat

    My downloaded films are stored under the iTunes music library. By default your iTunes library is stored under :

     

    • Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music
    • Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\
    • Windows Vista: \Users\username\Music\iTunes
    • Windows 7 and Windows 8: \Users\username\My Music\iTunes

     

    On my Mac my downloaded films are under a iTunes/iTunes Media/Movies folder under the /Users/username/Music directory.

     

    You can check where a film is on your computer by selecting it in the Movies part of your iTunes library and right-clicking it and selecting 'show in explorer' (control-clicking on a Mac and 'show in finder' if using a Mac) - or selecting it and doing get-info, control-I, and there should be a 'where' field at the bottom of the Summary tab on the popup.