iTunes media folder location

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iTunes media folder location

my PC is W10 running (at the moment) iTunes 12.12.7.1

Advanced settings - media folder location: drive/folder/itunes/itunes media

Each time iTunes is launched, including SHIFTlaunch, the media folder location is changed to

drive/folder/itunes/itunes media/itunes media

This causes problems - new downloads are saved in itunes media/itunes media/artist/album......

Secondary issue - although itunes media folder location is set itunes/itunes media

new folders are created

drive/folder/itunes/itunes media/apple music/artist/... AND

drive/folder/itunes/itunes media/music/artist/...... AND

drive/folder/itunes/itunes media/itunes media/apple music/artist/...AND

drive/folder/itunes/itunes media/itunes media/music/artist

Keep iTunes Media folder organized (as if) Y

Copy files to iTunes Media folder when making additions Y

Cheers, Gary

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Jan 15, 2023 12:35 PM

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turingtest2

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Jan 15, 2023 1:32 PM in response to gwabca

gwabca wrote:

Each time iTunes is launched, including SHIFTlaunch, the media folder location is changed to

drive/folder/itunes/itunes media/itunes media

This statement suggests that your .itl is stored in drive/folder/itunes/itunes media rather than drive/folder/itunes. Move the .itl file into the iTunes folder, shift-start-iTunes and connect to it, turn Keep organize off and back on again, which should move everything into the correct folders, then delete the now redundant deeper iTunes Media folder.

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turingtest2

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Jan 17, 2023 12:15 AM in response to gwabca

iTunes will rebuild the others if needed, but you can move the .itl file, the two .itdb files, the Album Artwork and Previous iTunes Libraries folder if present, and the hidden file sentinel. The .iTunes Preferences.plist file belongs in the media folder, not the library folder.

See Make a split library portable - Apple Community for all the gory details.

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gwabca Author

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Jan 16, 2023 4:23 PM in response to turingtest2

Hi. Thanks for prompt and clear recommendation.

Shall I move up one layer just the .itl library file, or the preferences, genius, and accompanying files?

G

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