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Move an iTunes library to just about anywhere
Authored by: slb on Feb 06, '09 11:58:44AM

Do this.
Copy the iTunes folder (Home/Music/iTunes) to the new location.
Delete (just move to trash) the iTunes folder from your Home/Music folder.

ln -s <new location of iTunes folder> space Home/Music folder <return>

Done.



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Move an iTunes library to just about anywhere
Authored by: postrational on Feb 06, '09 01:39:56PM

Can't create symbolic links across different volumes. Would only work on the same computer, drive and partition.



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Move an iTunes library to just about anywhere
Authored by: slb on Feb 06, '09 01:43:37PM

You better let my iTunes know - it's working as we speak and has been.
Different volume, same computer.



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Move an iTunes library to just about anywhere
Authored by: Bassman59 on Feb 06, '09 04:58:40PM

Dunno 'bout you, but I have my iTunes library on a FireWire disk and I use a symlink to it from the standard location.



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Move an iTunes library to just about anywhere
Authored by: slb on Feb 06, '09 05:11:42PM

Indeed.
I know the server model is out, but who wants it on a server?
not me :)



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Move an iTunes library to just about anywhere
Authored by: postrational on Feb 06, '09 01:41:19PM

Can't create symbolic links across different volumes. Would only work on the same computer, drive and partition.



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Move an iTunes library to just about anywhere
Authored by: Alrescha on Feb 06, '09 05:36:47PM

Ummnn.. the whole *point* of symbolic links is to work across volumes. On the same volume, you'd just do a normal link.

A.



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normal link?
Authored by: sjk on Feb 16, '09 01:58:47PM

What do you consider a "normal" link? Both hard and symbolic links are normal to me, just often used for different purposes.



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