Change iTunes' import destination

Mar 23, '07 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: tmpatrick

I discovered something today when I was ripping a bunch of CDs with iTunes 6.0.5, and had patched the system to 10.4.9 (with the delayed eject button -- see hints elsewhere): If you have 'Import CD' or 'Import CD and Eject' selected in the Advanced » Importing tab in iTunes' Preferences, and insert a CD with the Option key depressed, you can select a new location for your imported files to reside.

For me, as I have all my music ultimately stored on a wirelessly-connected Linux box in my living room (running MythTV), this saves me a ton of time adding artwork and correcting automatically-assigned ID3 tags. After I get it perfect, I can delete the files from the Library (not from the drive), reimport them (thus copying to my Linux server), and it's all good.

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