How can i move a vlc movie held on my external drive onto my itunes library (so i can then load it onto my ipad to watch?
how can i move a vlc movie held on my external drive onto my itunes library (so i can then load it onto my ipad to watch?
That is the only logical conclusion. There is an easy solution. On the Mac app store download a free app called smartconverter. It is free. You just drag and drop file into app and it will convert to any file u want. I hope that foxes your issue
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I have an existing mini mac and 4 tb external drive.
My iTunes library exists on the external drive under /itunes...
I have purchased a new mini mac and I want to leave the library where it is on the external drive but move to new mini mac and have it show as it did on the old mini mac..
what do i need to do ?
I have found multitude of articles about moving itunes to external drive or other similar things but I don't want to move itunes from the external drive, just change mini mac machines and have everything in itunes the same..
ThanksI had already tried that one and got this...
below is screen shot of what is on the new mac mini
and what is on the external drive now connected to the new mac mini..
There are no media files on the mac mini just the library files and on external just media files..
Do I need to copy anything over from the old mac mini ? xml files ? .. the itunes folder on old mini is about 840mb in size which looks to have artwork ect ? .. I am fairly computer literate, but this one has me stumped.. ?
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How to download all songs from my external drive into my itunes library
I have enough Gbytes to not use an external drive for my music.
How do I proceed to download all songs from the external drive on my internal drive?Hello there, Laetidela.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great steps on how to move your iTunes library from an external hard drive to your computer:
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
External drive
This option requires more work than Home Sharing, but it creates a backup of your iTunes library on the external drive in addition to moving your content.
Notes before you start:
You can use most iPods as an external drive.
Windows operating systems don't recognize Mac OS-formatted disks (HFS or HFS Plus formats). Because of this, you can't use a Mac-formatted iPod or external drive to move your music to a Windows PC. See iPod: How to determine iPod's hard disk format if you're not sure how your iPod is formatted.
Mac OS X can read Windows-formatted iPods and drives. This means there are many ways to migrate your information from your old Windows-based PC to your new Mac.
Mac OS X: To be sure external drives appear on your desktop, choose Preferences from the Finder menu. Be sure the options for "External disks" and "Hard disks" are enabled.
Part 1: Locating and consolidating the iTunes Media folder
Part 2: Copy iTunes folder from the old computer:
Part 3: Get iTunes ready on your new computer
Part 4: Back up any music that's already on your new computer
Part 5: Copy music to your new computer
Part 6: Add preexisting music that was on the new computer back into the library
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro. -
How Do I use my External Drive for my iTunes Library without adding anything to my Mac's HD?
I have a new MBP and have transferred all of my music off my old pc (250+ gigs) to a Lacie 1TB thunderbolt external drive. How do I use the external as my primary itunes library with out using any of my Mac's HD? I'm new to mac so I have a few more questions...
1. The initial question above
2. will this work or will there be extra steps every time I disconnect and connect the external (other than ejecting)?
3. Will I be able to access it remotely / home sharing?
4. Would this work with itunes match?
Thanks All !!!DevonC wrote:
I haven't set up Time Machine yet because it wants me to completely format my external hard drive, and it seems to want to use it for TM backups exclusively?
However, I would also like to use it to store stuff that I don't want to keep on my computer, eg tons of photos, videos, stuff from my sister's computer, etc.
Is there a way to do Time Machine but also use the external hard drive for storage? I don't mind temporarily copying the photos etc that are on there to my computer while I format, so that's not the issue. I just don't want my EHD rendered completely useless to everything else.
Thanks!!!
There are several ways to do exactly this.
If you partition the external drive, you can use one partition for TM and the other for anything else.
Even if you do not partition the drive, you can safely store other data in folders on the drive. Just to not use the folder that TM creates for anything. And it's best not to put files directly on the drive, in my opinion, but use folders for storage.
Just remember that whatever you put on the drive takes up room from TM and when the drive gets nearly full, TM will start automatically deleting older files from it's own folder.
I have my Tiger clone on my external TM drive in a separate partition and everything works fine. -
Recently, I can no longer add songs in my itunes. I can delete it or move the songs into playlist but adding songs doesn't work anymore. I can still add photos and movies but not music. Please help me solve this issue.
I have a master iTunes file that contains all the music that I or my children have bought and then my own collection within the file. That song, 'Mercy, Mercy Me/I Want You' is gone from both lists
Nabitnak, Not sure what kind of master file you are keeping, but the song file is probably in your backup.
Why is that song not available on iTunes? I can get it on Amazon.
The iTunes Store, like any retailer, does not have 100% of all existing items. But anyway, if you can buy it on one store, it hardly matters why another store does not have it.
The coincidence of my missing song and iTune's missing the same song is beyond suspicious.
Maybe, although if you have a backup it should be there.
To address the other part of your question, "I can find it on You Tube, why not iTunes?": Youtube has content that is uploaded by users. Music retailers such as iTunes have content that they are licensed to sell as downloads. The two things have nothing to do with each other. -
How do I add a single movie on an external drive to my iTunes library (v 11.0.2)
I have all of my iTunes movies on a separate hard drive due to the number/size of them. I move them into my iTunes library on my MacBook Pro as needed. With version 11.0.2 (just installed) there is no "Add File To Library" and selecting "Add To Library" starts loading every movie I have. HELP!
jbamesa wrote:
Hate to tell you but it most certainly did have "Add File To Library" as recently as the iTunes for Mac version just prior to 11.0.2.
No need to "hate to tell me" but this is incorrect.
iTunes for Mac has always only had Add to library....
Add file to library and Add folder to library are in iTunes for Windows.
Here is iTunes 11.0.1.
Here is iTunes 10.7...
My closest Genius Bar (thanks Katie) confirms "Add To Library" will sequentially add everything in the folder you specify to iTunes - no prompt to select individual movies.
Correct.
You need to select the individual movie then click Open, same as always. -
I have all my songs (60 000) on a remote drive. The drive is wireless networked. I installed a new router and had to map the drive again. Once this was done itunes could no longer locate the music. My music is not sitting in my media file but is rather referenced to the location of the music. Now that the location has changed due to the remapped drive how can I link the itunes library to the songs (media)again.
I have read many help comments and forums but so far nothing specific about relinking once the songs have already been moved and are referenced songs.
A step by step procedure would be helpful.
Thank you
GrahamI've uploaded a newer version that might catch that error. For some background on the script look at this thread.
iTunes remembers the location of each file in the database. If you right-click on a missing file, click Get Info, cancel when it asks you to try to find it, then look on the summary tab it will show you the last known location in the form file://localhost/<some path>. If you put the files back where they are expected to be, close iTunes and reopen, then iTunes will find them again. If not my script can attempt the task. When the script asks for a media folder you should respond with Z:\ since that seems to be where the artist folders are located.
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HOW Do I Store All My MP3 files on an external drive, and point iTunes?
I see on this forum that folks are storing byte-hogs like MP3 and MP4 files on an external hard drive, leaving the internal drive with more room for processing.
My internal drive is full, so I got a 2 Tb external drive where I want to store my MP3 and MP4 files.
After I move the files to the external drive, HOW do I point iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie to the external drive?Type "move itunes library to external drive" into the search bar at the top of this screen next to "Support".
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Hello,
All my files (music, films etc) are stored on an external hard drive. I've set the drive as my iTunes Media Folder in preferences.
How do you import all the files into my iTunes library?
Thanks!File > Add to library and select the folder on the external.
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How do I import music from a portable hard drive to my iTunes library?
I have a portable hard drive with music on it. I have been successful in Importing Files from that external drive to my iTunes library and can play the music on my PC. However, when I sync my iPhone in an attempt to load those new songs, those songs get the little !exclamation point! next to them and the message "Original File Cannot Be Found". What do I need to do to get these songs from the portable drive onto my iTunes library as permanently recognized files that will be sync'd to my iPhone. Any guidance is greatly appreciated....thanks
Connect the external drive and choose Consolidate Library from the Library section of the File menu, or open the Advanced section of the iTunes preferences and tell it to copy music to the iTunes music folder for future imports.
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Dear friends,
Thank you for responding to my problem so promptly. Frankly, I did not expect to hear from people so soon! The fact is that as soon as I posted the question, I was shown a number of similar queries and managed to find the answer. I have to say it's not intuitive! I have an apple TV original version. Apparently I had the ATV on streaming and not syncing. Streaming does not allow you to stream a rental from your computer whereas you can sync and transfer the rental from the computer!
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Colin -
I have downloaded a movie through apple tv but it hasn't appeared in my itunes library. i have been charged how can I get it to appear?
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You can re-download content purchased from the iTunes store (availability varies depending on location) using the purchased option from the Quick Links section in the top right corner of the iTunes homepage in your iTunes application on your computer. -
I have Disney movies at MyDisneyMovies. Supposedly that account is linked to my itunes account but I can't see my movies anywhere in itunes. Why?
cnh46 wrote:
I have Disney movies at MyDisneyMovies. Supposedly that account is linked to my itunes account
Did you actually link it to your iTunes account?
It doesn't do it automatically.
-> http://www.disneymoviesanywhere.com/help
"How do I connect my iTunes Account?
You can connect your Disney Movies Anywhere account with your iTunes account within your Disney Movies Anywhere Settings. Select Account and then Connect Accounts. Here, select iTunes to begin. You will be guided to iTunes in order to complete the process. Once completed, you can return to Disney Movies Anywhere and visit the Connect Accounts section to confirm that your accounts are connected.
You are able to connect one iTunes account to your Disney Movies Anywhere account. You can disconnect and connect the account at any time, but you will not be able to connect to a different account for 180 days.
Connecting your iTunes account syncs all your eligible Disney, Pixar, and Marvel movies between both services. The movies in your iTunes account are subject to the terms and conditions of the iTunes service. View more details on accessing movies from your iTunes account." -
How can I download my iMac iTunes library to an external drive and reload the library to iTunes on a PC?
Hi Niel. Can you be move specific for those of us not tech savy? 1 - Can you provide steps to back up the library? 2 - How do you organize the library? 3 - When you move the entire iTunes folder, does it include iTunes paid for music along with downloaded music from CDs? Thanks
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How do i email or upload my entire itunes library so i can put it on a diff
how do i email or upload my entire itunes library so i can put it on my laptop!
im getin ready 4 a party and realised i need music to be moved on2 my laptop!!
iv tries to email it but file attatching only allows one song a time and id b years doin dat!
any ideas! asap
thanx hollyHolly:
I'm assuming that you have your iTunes library on a desktop machine and want to move your songs to your laptop. You have a couple of choices. If your library is small, you can create a backup copy onto a Data CD then copy the CD's contents onto your laptop.
1) Go to Preferences, select the Burning tab, click on the Data CD option.
2) Create a new playlist and copy the contents of the library to this new playlist.
3) Right-click on the new playlist and select Burn Playlist to disc
4) Launch iTunes on your laptop
4) Once the CDs are burned on your desktop, take them over to the laptop and copy them into your iTunes Music folder on the laptop
5). Launch iTunes on your laptop and drag the tracks from the iTunes Music folder onto iTunes.
If your library is not so small (ie, it won't fit on just a couple of data CDs)
If your ipod is less than half full, you can use it to quickly transfer the songs:
On your desktop:
1) Launch iTunes and go to Edit ... Preferences. Leave the window open
2) Plug in your iPod to the desktop machine
3) Once its active on your desktop, open My Computer and you will see your iPod mounted as a "Removable Disk". Open this icon up and you will see several folders such as "Calendars", "Contacts", etc. Right-click within this window and select New ... folder to create a new folder on your iPod
4) Open that new folder up
5) Go to your iTunes Music folder and copy its contents into the new folder you created above.
6) Once completed, go to iTunes and cancel out of the Preferences window. Your iPod will update and then will dismount. (If you've changed your setting to keep the iPod mounted at all times, then you will need to right-click on your iPod entry to eject it.)
Go over to your laptop and do the following:
1) Launch iTunes and go to Edit ... Preferences. Leave the window open
2) Plug in your iPod to the laptop
3) Once its active on your desktop, open My Computer and you will see your iPod mounted as a "Removable Disk". Open this icon up and you will see the new folder you just created above
4) Open that new folder up and copy all your tracks to the iTunes Music folder on your laptop
5) Cancel out of the preferences window. Your iPod should unmount.
6) With iTunes open on your laptop, click on Library.
7) Go to the folder on your laptop that contains all your songs, select all your tracks and drag them into iTunes.
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