iTunes 10.6.1 and Alias 10.7.3 - Not So Much

Just read an article in Macworld (US May 2012 pg 54) on moving iTunes Libraries from the built in HDD to an attached HDD and keeping iTunes intact by using the Alias option in Finder.

Anyone got any ideas on how to get iTunes to use the Alias?

A search of this forum indicates that others believe it should, the latest Macworld mag says the same......

So any insight on how to get it to work would be nice.....

Followed instructions to the letter ..

ie Copied Library from local HDD to a Firewire800 Drobo (5 hours)

Closed down iTunes and iTunes Helper - just to be safe

All Music lived in Music Folder on local HDD now on Drobo folder called Music

Deleted Music Folder on local drive, then emptied Trash

Option Command dragged Music Folder back to where old Music folder used to be.

Started iTunes

Every track I now try to play now complains the file is missing

If you check the Get Info in iTunes, after complaining about missing file goes to Summary

file://localhost/Music/iTunes/+Artists+/J-L/Jethro Tull Discografia/1980 - A/Jethro Tull -'A' - 01 - Crossfire.mp3

If you go to my local HDD /Music opens the Music folder on the Drobo and has :-

/iTunes/+Artists+/J-L/Jethro Tull Discografia/1980 - A/Jethro Tull -'A' - 01 - Crossfire.mp3

So in conclusion it appears that iTunes is not observing the Alias and has therefore 'lost' 40,000 songs