how do i use 2nd hd for iphoto & itunes

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how do i use 2nd hd for iphoto & itunes

i recently installed a 2nd hd in my mac and would like to have all my iphoto and itunes using that drive (as they seem to be the biggest space hogs); how do i move them over and how do i set my mac up to do this? thanks

Powermac G5, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Sep 19, 2008 5:52 AM

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japamac

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Sep 19, 2008 6:13 AM in response to Redtree

Hi-

Here's how:

iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Music folder
iPhoto: How to move the iPhoto Library Folder to a new location
Moving Your iPhoto Library to an External Drive

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The hatter

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Sep 19, 2008 9:30 AM in response to Redtree

What I have always done, is just direct my entire home folder, lock stock barrel.

Change user Account control panel -> unlock -> Advanced Option... (command control click) and change path from

/Users/home_account

to

/Volumes/volume name/Users/homeaccount

If I am going to move some, might as well do all; but, I would leave a small home account by default behind on boot drive, at least ~/Library as a just in case.

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Redtree Author

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Sep 20, 2008 12:38 PM in response to japamac

thanks japamac, it seems to have worked .... however, this am i went to my playlists and noticed that while the titles are still there, they are all empty; the good news is that the songs still show up in music library list, so they're not gone altogether, just from my playlists; what did i do wrong and/or what can i do to rectify this issue. thanks again

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japamac

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Sep 20, 2008 7:06 PM in response to Redtree

Hi-

Did you copy the entire iTune folder, the one that includes the .xml file? the .xml file is the one that controls the "magic".
iTunes: How to backup and restore playlists
How to re-create your iTunes library

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