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Q: My MacBook Air is always telling me that my start up disk is full or fairly full. Will iTunes match alleviate this problem? I have an iCloud account.

My MacBook Air is always telling me that my start up disk is full or nearly full. Will iTunes match alleviate the problem of storage on my Hard Drive?  I have an iCloud account.

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Jan 29, 2015 6:05 AM

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  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Jan 29, 2015 6:38 AM in response to Willypeg
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    Jan 29, 2015 6:38 AM in response to Willypeg

    It could, but I wouldn't.  You really need two external hard drives (one to act as a backup for the other one).  Relocate your entire iTunes library to the external drive unless there are things you would prefer to simply archive (movies you don't need to watch everyday).

     

    FAQ: Why iTunes Match Can Not Be Used as a Backup - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4112

     

    Using Match as a backup for iTunes - https://discussions.apple.com/message/17039436#17039436

     

    To move a library if you use iTunes' default preferences settings:  Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its sub-folders and files) intact to the other drive.  Hold down the option (alt) key (shift on Windows) and open iTunes.  At the prompt to create or choose a library choose the copied iTunes folder.