Q: Backing Up iTunes Match Library Kept On External Drive
I've been considering iTunes Match to give me more space on my MacBook. After reading Make and keep a backup of your iTunes library, and only stream from the cloud, I think I understand the process of creating the library on an external drive. As iTunes Match should not be considered as an online backup, I'm wondering how those who have one iTunes library, and keep it on an external drive, are choosing to back up that library. My assumption is that it can no longer be backed up with Time Machine and that, in fact, eventually it would be overwritten on the Time Machine backup.
And, one follow up on the topic I linked above, one section reads, "Next, close iTunes and open it again while holding the Option key and choose "new library." In the new, empty library do not let iTunes scan for new content but do enable iTunes Match. Let the scan complete. Now you will see all your music in the cloud and be able to stream it." Is that new, empty library to be created on the MacBook rather than the external drive? I didn't see a reply button for replying on the topic page.
Posted on Jun 3, 2016 2:15 PM