Making the jump to Macbook and exteral iTunes library.

Thank you, the help is most useful. One quick query. If i buy a new external HDD and format to HFS+. Can i connect this to my existing PC and port the content across as descrbed when everything is in place? Will the PC see the formatted drive that has been set up for OS X? I.e all "Transition" works will be done on the PC before bringing the Mac into play, including formatting, porting etc. Hope this makes sense?

Agree,

But how then to I transfer from a windows back drive on which are the content is probably segregated as per your article to a larger external HDD which is format for OS X? How do I complete the crossover/porting of material between devices which have different operating systems?

Sorry, hope this sounds right

S.

Thank you so much for all your help to date. The library is in the correct format to be ported between devices as outlined in your article. Im about a month away from getting my new mac. Ive noticed on my PC that even though i have copied across the 5 library files as requested, including the hidden sentinel file, itunes in still updating the library files in my old default location, i.e music folder on my pc and inside the iTunes folder within it. I didnt delete this folder even though it was effectively mirrored on my external hdd. Up until the point which i move to Mac, how do i get my pc/itunes to instead update the library files on the external HDD and not the location in which the programme was initially installed? Or is it simply a case of copying the most up to date library files (5 off) prior to porting? Thanks again for your help.

Just done it, super thank you.

One final point. When i get the man and i plug in my external HDD in the correct format etc, do i simply but itunes up for the first time and point to the folder.

Is it as striaght forward as that or do i need to do something else to ensure it uses the library etc that is on the external HDD?

Thanks again for all your help

Simon.

Sorry,

Quick one.

On my portable layout notice that the Home video's folder is resideing within the music folder? Im assuming it should not be there ot should it?

I have also noted that for new Podcast downloads since updating the library, Podcasts are being downloaded to a Podcasts folder within the Music folder and not the older Podcasts folder within theiTunes Media folder.

2 simply things, but just want to get this absolutely right.

Thank You

S

Super,

That has corrected things. I changed the preferences tab to Itunes/Itunes media.

The only thing remaining is that when i go into the Music folder i am seeing--

1. An empty automatically added to itunes folder. (I already have one fo these in the media folder)

2. For some strange reason the Home movies folder is showing in the Music folder. Should i re-locate this to the movies folder and simply lopcate the 8 or so files from within itunes?

Thanks

S

Hi,

I noticed with making the prfercnes change to Itunes/Itunes Media, when i bring all by music back down from the icloud via match, instaead of it placing it in organised folders within the Music folder i.e Itunes/Itunes Media/Music (The organized bix is ticked), it is instead creating folders for all the music within the media folder.

Tried unchecking and re-checking organised box again but still downloading and organising in the media folder and not music. (Hence why i set the prefercnes to Itunes/ItunesMedia/Music previousl)

Any way to correct it doing this?

S