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Q: How do I link my external iTunes media folder, yes I searched.

My situation is that I have my iTunes media folder on an external hard drive.  It was being used with my 24" 2008 iMac.  I just upgraded to a new 27" 5K iMac, and intended to do a new setup rather than use migration assistant.  I thought that it would be a simple matter to point the new iTunes app to the old media folder on my external drive, but I'm finding out it is not so.  So I went to iTunes/preferences/advanced and set the iTunes media location to my external drive  volume, and opened the iTunes media folder there.  Then following some other recommendations, I went to organize Library, and clicked Consolidate files.  But iTunes still doesn't recognize my drive and folder, what am I missing?

Posted on Dec 8, 2015 9:47 PM

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Q: How do I link my external iTunes media folder, yes I searched.

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Dec 14, 2015 7:08 AM in response to ddt460
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    Dec 14, 2015 7:08 AM in response to ddt460

    I think the previous library database files are kept, because it is possible for the current library to become corrupted.  If this ever happens, the next you run iTunes, it give you a brand new empty library (although your media files are probably just fine).  They don't take up very much space, so I just let them accumulate.  Looks like mine go back to 2008.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Dec 14, 2015 9:52 AM in response to ddt460
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    Apple TV
    Dec 14, 2015 9:52 AM in response to ddt460

    I'm not sure I'd keep 7 years worth, but it is certainly worth keeping a few in case of accidents. For example imagine you deleted a favourite playlist in error but didn't notice until after you had updated your backup, and your backup is a simple clone rather than something with multiple snapshots like TimeMachine, or worse you have no backup at all. Accessing an older database could let you export the playlist from a previous library which you could then import into the current one.

     

    tt2

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