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sliv_1

iTunes Question...

May 05, 2006 07:47

So I've just acquired a largish external HD that I'd like to move all my .mp3s to. Well, I've copied them all over, but I can't seem to get iTunes to look to the E: drive for its library. It keeps stubbornly looking at the C: drive, even though I've changed the iTunes Music folder location to the correct directory on the E: drive. Am I missing a

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toxgunn May 5 2006, 15:25:14 UTC

Biggest hassle is the metadata - there really needs to be a decent HSM tool. I looked at it, and don't see a decent way to modify the binary version of the .plist ( ... )

tshuma May 5 2006, 15:31:38 UTC

I think even if iTunes has been set to look at that drive, the existing data on it has to be manually added to the iTunes library. If you just do: File->Add Folder --> and then go to the top folder in your hard drive containing your mp3 files, it should import them all.

I don't know how to make it happen automagickally once the library was established on the C drive at install. Reinstall?

dougygyro May 5 2006, 15:56:43 UTC

I don't mean to be snarky, but neither of these suggestions are correct. They may very well work, but they will prolly end up confusing iTunes eventually as the app tries to update the library files. There is a way to have iTunes do all the dirty work for you, which will not confuse anything ( ... )

edge_of_within May 5 2006, 16:31:02 UTC

Dougie's completely right, I just did this 2 months ago.
And have fun convincing your PC that you now have 3 HD's (including an ipod). That took me an hour of frustration.

Otherwise, we should talk about swapping songs. It should be easy, since we both have our itunes libraries on external HD's.

I don't think you were too insultingly precise. I enjoyed figuring it out by myself 2 months ago, but this sure would've helped.

sliv_1 May 5 2006, 21:48:53 UTC

Whaoh, that totally worked. Thanks oodles. And good luck on your interview next week. I just had mine yesterday and think it went well.

toxgunn May 6 2006, 22:17:27 UTC

Good to know - my experiences are obviously colored by trying to consciously split my data between two locations based on parameters it doesn't take into consideration. Sorry to have led folks astray when the goal really is to move *everything* over.

leg028 February 25 2007, 19:28:52 UTC

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