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iTunes 7 mounts remote drives automatically
Authored by: theocrates on Sep 28, '06 10:59:45AM

Would writing an AppleScript solve the problem here?

For example, I have my iTunes library on an external drive that the OS does not mount on startup (via an fstab). I therefore created an AppleScript to mount the external drive first, then launch iTunes. The AppleScript is saved as an application, and, for me, is launched via a Hot Key assigned through Butler--but I think you could assign a Hot Key through the Keyboard & Mouse preference pane, too. Whenever I want to listen to music, I just hit the Hot Key and voila! (God I love automation.)

Now, attached external drives aren't quite the same as network shares, which probably require a login and password. If my understanding is correct, however, you should still be able to write an AppleScript that includes them in the script.



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iTunes 7 mounts remote drives automatically
Authored by: JackSloth on Sep 28, '06 04:20:54PM

why not just add the share to the login items?



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iTunes 7 mounts remote drives automatically
Authored by: scott721 on Oct 11, '06 03:47:02PM

Would you be kind enough to share the AppleScript that you created to mount the external volume? I'd like to be able to do that; I keep the drive unmounted for various reasons that aren't relevant but it would be very helpful to have a script that would mount any (or a specifically named) external drive.

Thanks.



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