Move iTunes library files to another location?

Using iTunes 8 in Vista.

I want to move iTunes' library/data files to another location. Note
that I am NOT referring to the media files, those are already on the
other location and iTunes sees them just fine.

I'm talking about the data files like album art, and the itl, itdb and
xml database files. These are currently on the internal hard drive and
I want iTunes to access them from an external/portable drive instead.

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In article <>, Jeffrey
Kaplan <> wrote:

> Using iTunes 8 in Vista.
>
> I want to move iTunes' library/data files to another location. Note
> that I am NOT referring to the media files, those are already on the
> other location and iTunes sees them just fine.
>
> I'm talking about the data files like album art, and the itl, itdb and
> xml database files. These are currently on the internal hard drive and
> I want iTunes to access them from an external/portable drive instead.

drag the itunes library folder to wherever you want, launch itunes and
then point it to the new location (preferences, advanced tab).
alternately, launch itunes with the alt key down and choose the new
location that way.

once you are satisfied that it's working properly, delete the original.
if it doesn't work, you can switch back.

however, it might be a little more involved if the library file has
relative paths (not sure if it does on windows).

Previously on misc.phone.mobile.iphone, nospam said:

> > I'm talking about the data files like album art, and the itl, itdb and
> > xml database files. These are currently on the internal hard drive and
> > I want iTunes to access them from an external/portable drive instead.
>
> drag the itunes library folder to wherever you want, launch itunes and
> then point it to the new location (preferences, advanced tab).

That only changes where the media files go, not the library/data files.
It's the library/data files I want to move.

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In article <>, Jeffrey
Kaplan <> wrote:

> > > I'm talking about the data files like album art, and the itl, itdb and
> > > xml database files. These are currently on the internal hard drive and
> > > I want iTunes to access them from an external/portable drive instead.
> >
> > drag the itunes library folder to wherever you want, launch itunes and
> > then point it to the new location (preferences, advanced tab).
>
> That only changes where the media files go, not the library/data files.
> It's the library/data files I want to move.

the library folder contains those files. you said the music is already
in a different location.

Jeffrey Kaplan <> wrote in
news: :

> It's the library/data files I want to move.
>
> --
> Jeffrey Kaplan

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Previously on misc.phone.mobile.iphone, nospam said:

> In article <>, Jeffrey
> Kaplan <> wrote:
>
> > > > I'm talking about the data files like album art, and the itl, itdb and
> > > > xml database files. These are currently on the internal hard drive and
> > > > I want iTunes to access them from an external/portable drive instead.
> > >
> > > drag the itunes library folder to wherever you want, launch itunes and
> > > then point it to the new location (preferences, advanced tab).
> >
> > That only changes where the media files go, not the library/data files.
> > It's the library/data files I want to move.
>
> the library folder contains those files.
> you said the music is already
> in a different location.

My iTunes library/database files are in the iTunes default location on
the internal hard drive. My media files are on an external portable
hard drive. I want the library/database files on the external portable
with the media files.

--
Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
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Peter's Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord, #67.
No matter how many shorts we have in the system, my guards will be
instructed to treat every surveillance camera malfunction as a full-
scale emergency.

In article <>, Jeffrey
Kaplan <> wrote:

> My iTunes library/database files are in the iTunes default location on
> the internal hard drive. My media files are on an external portable
> hard drive. I want the library/database files on the external portable
> with the media files.

quit itunes, copy the library/database files to wherever you want,
launch itunes with the alt key down and point itunes to the new
location. once you're satisfied everything works, delete the original
library/database folder (or keep it as a backup).

since the location of the music didn't change, relative paths shouldn't
be an issue, but i mention that as a possible gotcha.

Previously on misc.phone.mobile.iphone, nospam said:

> quit itunes, copy the library/database files to wherever you want,
> launch itunes with the alt key down and point itunes to the new
> location. once you're satisfied everything works, delete the original
> library/database folder (or keep it as a backup).
>
> since the location of the music didn't change, relative paths shouldn't
> be an issue, but i mention that as a possible gotcha.

Didn't work. When I entered the location of the data files directory
into the Start In field, saved the changes and then start iTunes, it
ignored it and recreated a default data set in the default location.

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In article <>, Jeffrey
Kaplan <> wrote:

> > quit itunes, copy the library/database files to wherever you want,
> > launch itunes with the alt key down and point itunes to the new
> > location. once you're satisfied everything works, delete the original
> > library/database folder (or keep it as a backup).
> >
> > since the location of the music didn't change, relative paths shouldn't
> > be an issue, but i mention that as a possible gotcha.
>
> Didn't work. When I entered the location of the data files directory
> into the Start In field, saved the changes and then start iTunes, it
> ignored it and recreated a default data set in the default location.

turns out it's the shift key. usually alt=option but i guess not in
this case.

you should get a dialogue that looks like this:
<http://www.ilounge.com/assets/images/articles_transferring/4.jpg>
click choose library and point it to the new location.

here's some more info:
<http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/art...-your-itunes-l
ibrary-to-a-new-hard-drive>

Previously on misc.phone.mobile.iphone, nospam said:

> > Didn't work. When I entered the location of the data files directory
> > into the Start In field, saved the changes and then start iTunes, it
> > ignored it and recreated a default data set in the default location.
>
> turns out it's the shift key. usually alt=option but i guess not in
> this case.

Shift-click didn't do anything at all.

> you should get a dialogue that looks like this:
> <http://www.ilounge.com/assets/images/articles_transferring/4.jpg>
> click choose library and point it to the new location.

Nope, I do not get that dialog.

> here's some more info:
> <http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to-a-new-hard-drive>

Those instructions do nothing on this computer.

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exclusive club of a single religion." - George W. Bush, on admitting
Turkey into the European Union, Jun, 2004