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One solution for iTunes 'can't find file' problems
Authored by: vsalupo on Dec 01, '06 10:27:53AM

I'm not sure if my situation is different somehow but if I accidentally launch iTunes with my external firewire drive off, the default location on the startup drive appears under the advanced tab just as described.

My fix is real simple. Quit iTunes, power up the drive and relaunch iTunes. In my case, iTunes returns the library to the external drive.

This works even if I update my iPod automatically and import a CD. I use consolidate library to move any podcasts or imports that I may have brought into the library while the external drive was off.

Works almost every time. I'm not sure what causes it but at some point the above procedure will no longer work. It might be the action of locating a "missing" file.



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One solution for iTunes 'can't find file' problems
Authored by: Mac Berry on Dec 03, '06 06:07:04PM

Yes that works in that it resets the library location to the external drive, but it doesn't reset the exclamation mark for any files it's tried and failed to find in the "temporary" default location - it still thinks it can't find them.

Or at least, it does for me :(

Mark



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