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How can I "refresh" my iTunes Library?

How can I "refresh" my iTunes Library? I recently moved my library to an external and made the source folder change in preferences. My library now shows all exclamations asking me to locate the files. What is the quick fix to locate or "refresh" all?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), 2.8 i7

Posted on May 4, 2013 7:57 PM

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User profile for user: Chris CA
Chris CA
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Posted on Feb 7, 2017 4:14 AM

Rather than jump through dozens of hoops and mess up iTunes and lose a lot of info...

The simplest way to move your iTunes library…


  1. Quit iTunes
  2. Move the entire /Music/iTunes folder to the new location.
  3. Hold Option (Mac) or Shift (Windows) andlaunch iTunes.
  4. Select Choose library…
  5. Select the iTunes folder you just moved.
  6. This is all you need to do.
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How can I "refresh" my iTunes Library?

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