{"id":248,"date":"2013-11-16T04:45:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T04:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shirishranjit.com\/blog1\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2014-05-25T11:06:51","modified_gmt":"2014-05-25T11:06:51","slug":"itunes-for-mac-moving-your-itunes-media-folder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shirishranjit.com\/blog1\/technical-posts\/mac-os-x-tidbits\/itunes-for-mac-moving-your-itunes-media-folder","title":{"rendered":"iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the link to apple site for the necessary steps to move the iTunes library.
\nhttp:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/HT1449?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US<\/p>\n

Here is the reproduction of those steps:<\/p>\n

Follow these steps to move your iTunes Media folder to a new drive and consolidate your library to the new location:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open iTunes.<\/li>\n
  2. Choose iTunes > Preferences.<\/li>\n
  3. Click the Advanced button.<\/li>\n
  4. Click the Change button in the “iTunes Media folder location” pane. The Change iTunes Media Folder Location window appears.<\/li>\n
  5. Choose where you want to save your new iTunes Media folder.
    \nNote: Your iTunes Media folder is named “iTunes Media” in ~\/Music\/iTunes\/ (the tilde ~ represents your home directory).<\/li>\n
  6. Click the New Folder button in the Change iTunes Media Folder Location window. The New Folder window appears.<\/li>\n
  7. Enter the name of the new iTunes Media folder.<\/li>\n
  8. Click Create.<\/li>\n
  9. Click Open in the Change iTunes Media Folder Location window.<\/li>\n
  10. Click OK in the Advanced window.<\/li>\n
  11. iTunes 9 or later: Choose File > Library > Organize Library.
    \n iTunes 7 or iTunes 8 for Mac: Choose File > Library > Consolidate Library.<\/li>\n
  12. In the Organize Library (or Consolidate Library) window, select “Consolidate files.”
    \nClick OK.
    \nImportant: All of your media files should copy to the new location. There must be enough hard disk space available to copy all of your media files.<\/li>\n
  13. After the folder copies, find your original iTunes Media folder and drag it to the Trash.
    \nImportant: Keep the iTunes library files that may be in the same location as the iTunes Media folder. Learn about the iTunes library files.<\/li>\n
  14. Quit iTunes and open iTunes again. \n
  15. If you see the alert “The folder containing “iTunes Library” cannot be found, and is required. Please choose or create a new iTunes library,” you may have moved the iTunes library files. You should move them out of the Trash and back to where they were.<\/li>\n

    \nIf you can open and close iTunes without seeing the alert, empty the Trash.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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