Q: Moving iTunes, but leaving some files behind.
I'm switching from one laptop to another, and have to move my iTunes instance.
I have a lot of older podcasts I've saved, and I want to keep them. Unfortunately I don't have as much hard drive space on the new machine as I had on the old, so I'll have to prune them on the new machine.
What's the best way of accomplishing this?
Do I more the iTunes files, and then delete the individual podcasts I don't want to keep on the new machine?
Is it possible to load iTunes, signin, and NOT have it automatically download those historical files from the iTunes server?
iPhone 6s, iOS 9.3.5
Posted on Aug 29, 2016 5:33 PM
An iTunes library is normally the entire iTunes folder and its contents. If you have sufficient room on the old computer you could duplicate the entire iTunes folder so you have a copy of the library. Start iTunes while holding down the shift key and select the other library to open that library. Now prune. Quit iTunes and restart with shift key held down to select original library. Copy edited library to other computer. When you're happy with the result you can deleted the edited copy on your main computer.
Posted on Aug 30, 2016 7:12 PM