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Move iTunes audio files between hard drives via script
Authored by: mnb on Sep 29, '05 01:07:16PM

Script? why bother?

Make a folder on the destination drive. I named mine iTunes.
Open iTunes. Open the prefs and point iTunes to the new folder you just created for where your music is.

NOTE: If this disk is offline, any music imported will go to the default location: ~/Music/iTunes/ But once back online, you can use the Consolidate Library feature to clean up. Very handy!

Now quit iTunes.
go to ~/Music/iTunes

Move the iTunes Music folder from there to the new drive's iTunes Folder you created. The path should be:

drive/iTunes/iTunes Music/

You can bury the iTunes folder if you want, just make sure iTunes Music is dropped on iTunes.

Relaunch iTunes

Voila! You're done. If copied your music when doing the move (not a bad idea, actually), simply rename the old iTunes Music Folder before launching iTunes. Then play any song. If it works, you did everything right. If it doesn't you probably didn't point it to the right directory or you didn't move the iTunes Music folder to the right directory.

You need only move the iTunes Music folder (which contains folders full of MP3s, etc). You don't have to worry about the iTunes Library files, those are ALWAYS kept in ~/Music/iTunes.






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Move iTunes audio files between hard drives via script
Authored by: DougAdams on Sep 29, '05 02:26:54PM
Remember to only move/copy the folder containing audio files. Leave any other files in ~/Music/iTunes where they are, including the XML file and any "Library"-named files. iTunes expects these files to be in ~/Music/iTunes. Also, do not alias the ~/Music/iTunes folder elsewhere. The files in it aren't that large and your home folder won't suffer. Be sure your "designated" Music folder (the one with audio files in it, not ~/Music) is set in Preferences. This folder can be anywhere, just be sure to tell iTunes where it is.

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Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes
http://www.dougscripts.com/itunes/

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Move iTunes audio files between hard drives via script
Authored by: loren_ryter on Oct 01, '05 09:16:23AM

this method assumes that you have one music folder. if you have more than one, a script like this could come in handy -- but i need to look at it first. so far I can't even compile it. (see reply in main thread).



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