using Itunes with an external library

Since I have no more space in my internal HD, I have copy the library in an external disk. But to play a song i need to go there and look for the archiv. I want to use the Itunes application using automatically the library in the external hard disk.

Could anybody help?

Thanks

MacBook Pro

Posted on Sep 28, 2018 12:20 PM

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Posted on Sep 28, 2018 12:57 PM

A library is everything in the iTunes folder. The best solution for you is to ensure the entire library is on the external drive:


Apple's 6 pages of exhaustively meticulous step-by-step instructions: How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - https://support.apple.com/HT204318 Use this if you suspect any of your media are not in the standard location (iTunes Media folder).


My one-sentence summary if you always 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) while starting iTunes, and when requested to select a library select the iTunes Library.itl file in the copied folder (Open a different iTunes Library file or create a new one - https://support.apple.com/HT201596).

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Sep 28, 2018 12:57 PM in response to francisco gaston

A library is everything in the iTunes folder. The best solution for you is to ensure the entire library is on the external drive:


Apple's 6 pages of exhaustively meticulous step-by-step instructions: How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - https://support.apple.com/HT204318 Use this if you suspect any of your media are not in the standard location (iTunes Media folder).


My one-sentence summary if you always 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) while starting iTunes, and when requested to select a library select the iTunes Library.itl file in the copied folder (Open a different iTunes Library file or create a new one - https://support.apple.com/HT201596).

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