Hi, There is actually a much easer way to do this. Hole down the option key while you launch itunes. You will get a dialog where you can either choose a library, or create a new library. This gives you the ability to maintain several different libraries in many locations.
On Aug 19, 2009, at 12:28 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi trahern, > > You could try the following: > > • Go to your Desktop by pressing VO-shift-d > • Go up to the Go menu and choose Home folder. > • Locate the Music folder and open it. > • Locate the iTunes folder and open it. > • Locate the iTunes Music folder and then press cmd-c to Copy it. > • Navigate to your external drive and Paste the iTunes Music folder > there. > • Wait while the contents are copied. > • Open iTunes. > • Press cmd-comma to access the iTunes Preferences. > • Interact with the Toolbar and press on the Advanced tab. > • Change the location of the iTunes Music folder to your new location. > • confirm that everything is OK then remove the old itunes Music > folder from your built-in drive. > > That should do the trick. > > Later... > > On 16-Aug-09, at 4:22 PM, trahern culver wrote: > >> >> hey please can the group help me? because after reinstalling the o >> s i >> wanted to run my old ITunes libery from an external i followed a >> instruction guyed that told me to click chainge in preffrence to >> chainge the location of my libery so i did that right. then i clicked >> consolidate libery like it told me to but nufing happend!! so i tride >> adding files to the libery but ITunes just said bizzy and when i >> tride >> to move around the screan it dinged at me! does any boddy in this >> group know how to solve this problem? your help on this would be most >> welcome! >> >> Thank you for reading this, kind regards trahern. >>> > > Tim Kilburn > & Carter the Canine > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
