How to move iTunes Library/Media Files to external firewire Hard Drive and make it the master library, and then point iTunes to that  when adding new content??

How to move iTunes Library/Media Files to external firewire Hard Drive and make it the master library, and then point iTunes to that  when adding new content??

Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive...
Full Details Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
To Operate iTunes from the External Drive...
Start iTunes with the Option key held down and guide it to the new location of the library.
Be Sure the drive is Formatted Mac OS Extended (journaled)
Also...  have a look at these 2 Videos...
http://macmost.com/moving-your-itunes-library.html
http://macmost.com/moving-your-itunes-media-to-an-external-drive.html

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