I moved my itunes to my external hd. i can see the music files on my external (and a whole bunch of other itunes files) but there's no music in my itunes library when I open it. Plus all my smart albums & ratings are not there. looks like it's just an empty itunes library. any advice on retrieving my old itunes library with the smart albums and ratings? I've tried clicking on the files but can't seem to find it. thanks
Powerbook G4
iTunes is an application., You didn't (I hope) try to move the application to the external, you tried to move the library. This is a common issue here because a lot of people don't do it the right way.
iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music [library] to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527 - a somewhat bewildering and not always easily understandable set of options.
Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive. Open iTunes and immediately hold down the Option (alt) key (shift on Windows), then guide it to the new location of the iTunes Library.itl file in the moved iTunes folder.
For the record there's this reference for iTunes 11 but it really doesn't strike me as having the specifics you need. iTunes 11 for Mac: Move your library to another computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12168
Are you still using a Powerbook G4 or have you not updated your profile?
I moved my itunes to my external hd....
