iTunes Media folder moving after time machine restore

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Matt.Crosby Author

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iTunes Media folder moving after time machine restore

Hi all.

Bit of a wierd one as I can't find a specific solution.

My current setup:

Mac Pro...

First HDD (internal) has OSX 10.8 installed on it (I have a time machine back up of this)

Second HDD (internal) holds my iTunes Media Files (music, movies, apps, books etc)

My New Set up:

Mac Mini

First HDD (internal) I will Time Machine my old OS install onto this.

Second HDD (external) I will copy all of my itunes media here.

So, my question is...

After I have used migration assistant to set up the OS. How do I make sure that my itunes app isn't full of broken links. Can I just select the media folder on the external and tell iTunes that that is my new media location and it will automatically fix broken links?

What is the best way for me to transition from my old set up to my new one.

Apologies if this isn't the correct forum, but it felt the closest to me.

Thanks in advance

Matt

Posted on Jul 18, 2013 7:05 AM

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Eric Root

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Jul 18, 2013 12:04 PM in response to Matt.Crosby

You can set the library location in iTunes/Preferences/Advanced and it should work. If what is there isn't correct, try the Reset button and point it to the location. My iTunes is on network storeage and I have no problems, but I do have to have the drive mounted in Finder.

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