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Do you really need a new user?
Authored by: conigs on Oct 31, '06 08:51:00AM

If you're using iTunes 7, you can simply hold down 'option' while opening the program. You are given the option to create a new library or choose between libraries. This way, you don't have the added overhead (both RAM and HD) of having an entirely new user.
Exporting and importing the XML file would be the same, but I don't think you'd need to worry about having to copy tracks because they are already where they need to be. Also, you'd just need to remove the songs from your previous library, not put them in the trash.
Of course, even if you're using a previous version of iTunes, you could use one of Doug's scripts to change libraries, or do it manually.



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Split iTunes music into multiple libraries
Authored by: gherrick on Nov 17, '07 10:59:35AM

I too have a too-large library, with Classical, Jazz, and Pop. It won't all fit on my iPod any more, so I'd like to split the library, or do something else so I can put only one segment onto the iPod. I've made a new library [opt-key while opening iTunes 7.5], "Classical & Jazz" and now I want to move the relevant music into it from the main library. "move" of course means copy from and delete from the main library. I've constructed a smart playlist of the two genres, but now I'm stuck. I've read several apparently related items, but didn't recognize any that would allow me to do all this with just iTunes operations.

Thanks in advance for a lead.



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