I have a 2 TB startup drive that houses my iTunes music. I decided to do a clean install of Yosemite on a new SSD drive. Now that I have installed iTunes on the SSD drive, I'm trying to point iTunes to my previous drive.
Right now I have it pointed to
2 TB >> Users >> username >> Music >> ITunes >> ITunes Music
However, none of my music is showing up.
What to do?
OS X Yosemite (10.10)
Launch iTunes with the Option key held down.
If you previously put the iTunes database files onto that drive, choose them. If not, create a new library and drag the iTunes Music folder into the open iTunes program window.
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Your alias should be to /Volumes/2 TB/Users/username/Music. Just rename the alias to Music. Replace the /Home/Music/ folder with the alias.
Or open iTunes > Preferences > Advanced and in the box enter the full path to the following:
/Volumes/2 TB/Users/username/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media
I don't have an iTunes media folder, I only have ITunes music folder?
Kappy wrote:
Your alias should be to /Volumes/2 TB/Users/username/Music. Just rename the alias to Music. Replace the /Home/Music/ folder with the alias.
Or open iTunes > Preferences > Advanced and in the box enter the full path to the following:
/Volumes/2 TB/Users/username/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media
Alias? Am I missing something? Did the OP mention an alias? iTunes is very, very good at ignoring aliases by the way.
Jason,
Do you have an iTunes folder on the other drive? Does it contain a file called "iTunes Library.itl"? If so, that is your key library file. It contains all the information iTunes needs to start as you are used to seeing it. You do not point to that using preferences. All that changing preferences will do at this stage is tell iTunes to start storing any new media there. You tell iTunes to use that file by starting iTunes (as said earlier) while holding down the option key and tell it to use that library.
If you do not have that file anywhere then your library got lost in your rearrangement. All you have are a bunch of media files and you will have to rebuild your library from scratch.
What are the iTunes library files? - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
More on iTunes library files and what they do - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes#Media_management
What are all those iTunes files? - http://www.macworld.com/article/139974/2009/04/itunes_files.html
Where are my iTunes files located? - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
iTunes 9 [and later]: Understanding iTunes Media Organization - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3847 - plus supplemental information about organizing to new structure https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6477809?answerId=26404702022#26404702022
Image of folder structure and explanation of different iTunes versions (turingtest2 post) - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7392 and making an iTunes library portable.
that was the issue - i needed to point it to the .itl file. It works now!!
How do I point iTunes to another hard drive
