Hi, It depends on if your original iTunes folder still exists in the normal location. If it does, then start iTunes with the option key down, otherwise, if iTunes has been removed from the original location, then all you need to do is start iTunes. In both cases, you’ll be given a dialog to choose the iTunes Library, press cmd-shift-c then locate the volume where you’ve place the iTunes Library and finally select the iTunes folder itself and the OK or Open button to finish. iTunes will load and everything should be the same as it was in the original location, including playlists etc.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Jan 29, 2015, at 20:45, The Believer <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Hi Tim, > I am finally moving the iTunes library to an external drive. Do you know > what the command is when launching iTunes in this situation? > > From The Believer. . . > . . . what if it were true? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > On 1/21/2015 8:51 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Similar to Jonathan’s reply, what I’ve done is move the entire iTunes folder >> from your Home directory to the other location. So, cmd-c the >> /Users/My_Username/Music/iTunes folder and cmd-option-v it to whereever you >> wish to put it, such as an external HD with more space. Now, when you go to >> open iTunes, it will say that it can’t find the iTunes Library at which time >> you locate the copied iTunes folder from the dialog and click Choose. This >> will automatically fix everything and life will be good. The only concern, >> is that you must have the external source turned on when starting iTunes, >> otherwise, it will bring up this dialog again. >> >> HTH. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >>> On Jan 21, 2015, at 09:28, Jonathan C. Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> You need to start iTunes while holding down the option key. I believe you >>> can use commandoption-downArrow todo this, but I am not positive right now. >>> Both iTunes and iPhoto will prompt you for a library location when double >>> clicking the mouse while holding down the option key. I expect if you >>> completely remove your iTunes library folder it will also prompt you for >>> the location of the library. >>> >>> Are there the ability to do this from the dock contextual menu also? >>> >>> Jonathan >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jan 20, 2015, at 11:18 PM, The Believer <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am trying to change the iTunes library locaiton to an external drive. I >>>> am in preferences under the Advanced tab but am not sure just what I need >>>> to do there. Can use some pointers, thanks. >>>> >>>> From The Believer. . . >>>> . . . what if it were true? >>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
