how to transfer iTunes to external Hard drive

Copy the folder username/Music/iTunes

and paste into hard drive.

Then if you want to use this hold down the option key while starting iTunes

Select choose library and point it at your external hard drive

Here is the Apple Article

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

OK, so I have transferred the music to the external drive - when I open iTunes on my Mac computer, how do I tell it to look at the external drive to play the music?

so I have transferred the music to the external drive

You transferred the music or the entire /iTunes/ folder?

lotsoscots wrote:

how do I tell it to look at the external drive to play the music?

Steve noted how to do it in his previous post (6 months ago).

1. Hold Option and launch iTunes.
2. Select Choose library...
3. and select the iTunes folder on the external