How can I move itunes/iphoto library from SSD to HD on my new imac?

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How can I move itunes/iphoto library from SSD to HD on my new imac?

I have a lovely new imac with the SSD option. My old comps' boot disk was migrated to the SSD because it is the boot disk for the new computer. This is great and speedy but now I'd like to move my huge itunes and iphoto libraries from the SSD to the 2TB HD. I would rather not move the whole 'home' folder. I would appreciate if anyone could tell me how to do this.

with thanks in advance, nedro

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imac 27" 2.93 GHz Intel Core i7, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Mar 18, 2011 4:28 PM

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Answer 1

Niel

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Mar 18, 2011 4:32 PM in response to Edward Rothenberg

Drag it over from the Music item of the Finder's sidebar, launch iTunes with the Option key held down, and point it there.

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Mar 18, 2011 4:38 PM in response to Niel

sorry, you're a little fast for me, you mean drag the itunes folder within my users' music folder?
can I do the same with iphoto?

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Niel

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Mar 18, 2011 4:44 PM in response to Edward Rothenberg

Yes to both questions.

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Dah•veed

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Mar 18, 2011 4:53 PM in response to Edward Rothenberg

Go to ~/Music/iTunes and drag & drop the iTunes Media folder to your HDD. It will not actually be moved, it will be copied. Depending on its size this can take a few minutes. When the copying is finished open iTunes and go to Preferences/Advanced. The first area is +iTunes Media folder location+. Click the Change button, browse to the location of your iTunes Media folder on the HDD and press Choose.

Quit iTunes. Then drag only the iTunes Media folder from the SSD to the Trash and empty. When you restart iTunes it will be using the media folder from it new location.

To move the iPhoto library, quit iPhoto. Got to ~/pictures and drag & drop the iPhoto Library to the HDD. It will be copied to the HDD. Drag the library on the SSD to the Trash and empty. Open iPhoto, follow the dialog in the window that appears to locate and choose your iPhoto Libray on the HDD.

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Jun 24, 2011 6:16 AM in response to Dah•veed

please,please help me, i recently bought my imac for uni an SSD/HDD imac i wanted to do the same move of putting my itunes media on the HDD from the SSD same for iphoto to but managed to balls it up,please could you give me a step by step guide for stupid people like myself do i completely delete old itunes or what,thanks for any help....i would like to keep the main part of itunes on my SSD for faster opening but the music & films on the HDD,thanks...

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wokubawt

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Feb 20, 2013 6:52 PM in response to Niel

In iTunes 11, there's an easy way to move your iTunes media folder. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449.

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