iTunes Library and multiple libraries

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iTunes Library and multiple libraries

I have multiple iTunes libraries, and when I'm switching between the different libraries, is it possible for iTunes to be set so that it only displays the music and other content for that particular library instead of showing music and video from all of ones libraries? Does this make sense?

powerbook g4, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Oct 14, 2007 3:30 PM

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Answer 1

Chris CA

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Oct 14, 2007 3:36 PM in response to lagunabob

Wen you switch libraries by holding the Option key, only items in the library will be displayed, since they are the only things the library knows about.

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lagunabob Author

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Oct 14, 2007 3:45 PM in response to Chris CA

What you say seems logical, but that's not what happens in my case. I just tried it again, and when I choose the library on my powerbook, it will also display the songs from my exteranl library, which is much larger, and the albums and art work will be dimmed out, and unavaialble.

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Chris CA

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Oct 14, 2007 5:51 PM in response to lagunabob

*it will also display the songs from my exteranl library*
Do you mean the library file saved on the external?
Of do you mean the music folder where your music is?
iTunes doesn't know something is there unless you tell it so.

*albums and art work will be dimmed out, and unavaialble.*
When you open iTunes, you can see these files when you select Library?
But you cannot do anything with them?

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lagunabob Author

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Oct 14, 2007 6:13 PM in response to Chris CA

i finally figured out what was wrong. i originally had a large library on my powerbook, and decided to move it to an external drive, so the powerbooks library file was remembering the old library, but the files were moved to the external. so i just when through the itunes menu in the powerbook and deleted all the old entries until there were only the few items left that actually were on the powerbook drive library. now it works like you suggested it should have. thanks....

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Oct 15, 2007 3:30 PM in response to lagunabob

My question is about using an external drive as the library and connecting it directly to the USB port on my Apple Extreme Base Station. The drive (LaCie 500GB) does nto show up and I don't seem to be able to connect to it. Any suggestions? And if I can be configured to be viewed, can Apple TV play movies frm the drive while connected directly to the router?

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Answer 6

Oct 15, 2007 5:24 PM in response to lagunabob

How do you have multiple libraries? On the same itunes account?

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Chris CA

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Oct 15, 2007 5:37 PM in response to hollywooddave

Libraries have nothing to do with iTunes accounts.

Start iTunes while holding the Option key, then select *Create new library.*

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Answer 8

Oct 15, 2007 5:57 PM in response to lagunabob

Look at this: http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/

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Answer 9

Oct 26, 2007 3:33 PM in response to AzureBell

Thanks! But it's not very user friendly. I'm a little gun shy, since my hard drive crashed, and I lost all mpst of my music.

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Answer 10

Nov 20, 2007 7:15 AM in response to lagunabob

Hi, I have over the years in the changing and upgrading of my mac, created a few itunes folders and then a few inside of each other with unwanted multiple libraries... I'd like to have only one folder and consolidate my libraries... First, where should the iTunes folder be and then how do I consolidate???

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