Attempting to move iTunes onto external HDD

The problem i am having is when i attempt to consolidate files a window appears "You do not have the priviledge to make chang
How can I go about fixing this?
Thanks

Select the volume icon in the Finder and open the Info window. Click the padlock icon in the lower right corner of the window and enter your administrator password when prompted. Check the box at the bottom marked
Ignore ownership on this volume
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Attempting to move iTunes to external HD...

Hi,
I just watched several videos on youtube detailing how to move my library to an external HD. I dragged my entire library (80+ GBs) to the external HD. Worked. However, the next step was to 'choose library' and the library files are faded and unclickable. Stupidly, I chose the 'create library' feature out of frustration so now I have a blank iTunes. My music is safe both on my macbook's HD and external HD so I didn't delete content. What do I do? I've attached a screenshot of how my itunes folder in the external HD looks like... iTunes 10.5.2

If your movie files are all in the same folder, you can click on one of the missing files in itunes,
then locate, then select the external drive's folder, locate your file and select it.
Itunes will then ask if you want to use this folder to locate other missing file.
Another method that I would suggest.
Recreate the video library (Music stays intact)
In iTunes, select movies (under Library Column),
then select all the video files (Command-A), then delete them all.
Then in iTunes, click on File & Add to Library, select the folder
on the external drive and your files will be reimported.
Most of your tags will be preserved.
If you are uncertain of this method, do this.
Delete one movie and reimport it from the new folder.
How does it look.... If you are happy, then use this method.

If i move itune to external drive does time machine still have backup?

if i move itune to external drive does time machine still have backup?
I just moved my itunes off my macbook pro because it was taking up too much space and put it on an external hard drive. i have a second external hard drive that i use for time machine. when i update time machine next will my itunes files be removed from the backup since they are no longer on my internal hard drive (what time machine backs up?) basically, i want to make sure i have a second copy of my itunes besides the one on my first external hard drive and i was wondering if time machine will still have all of that data (on the second external hard drive).
i cant find this answer anywhere!!! thanks so much!!!

Check to see whether or not it's excluded in the Time Machine pane of System Preferences.
Items deleted from the hard drive won't be deleted from the backup until the backup location runs out of space.
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How to move all of itunes onto external hard drive?

Right now, I have my music library connected to iTunes on an external hard drive. iTunes is installed on my desktop computer. What I'd like to do is have iTunes wholly on my external hard drive so I could move it back and forth between a laptop and my desktop. I edit a lot of tracks and to make sure the edits carry over, I'd just like it all on the external hard drive instead of downloading iTunes onto both devices. Also I add and delete different playlists with regularity.
Plus my iTunes runs sluggish (freezes for several seconds every time I click on something) and after a google search, one reason might be because my massive music collection is on a different drive, so I'm curious if keeping it all on the external would help.
I've searched around on how to do this, but all I find is how to move my library onto the external (its already there). I'm using Windows 7.

See Make a split library portable.
The larger the library and the more playlists you have the longer it takes to process each change in the database.
tt2

Backup iTunes Library External HDD?

I am upgrading to Leopard this week and want to do a complete clean upgrade to Leopard. My iTunes library is over 100GB, and I don't want to have to back it up to DVDs. How can I backup my iTunes library to an external HDD and still retain my precious playlists, ratings, etc...? I wan to also backup my entire library, not just purchased music etc..

The following link will give you the instructions to move iTunes to an EHD. These instructions need to be followed EXACTLY. From what you have posted, it sounds like one of the issues is you moved the whole iTunes folder, instead of just the iT music folder. The 2 metadata files within the main iTunes folder must stay on the main drive of your system as that is their "home", they can't be moved.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301748
As a suggestion for future posts, it's always much better to start your own topic rather than disrupt someone else's topic with a similar but unrelated issue. It can also get very confusing to try to troubleshoot with several different people on the same thread who have different issues. Thanks!

Backing up entire itunes to external HDD

how do i "export" & "backup" my entire itunes library (music/vids/pics etc) to an external HDD?
after reformatting my PC, can I import again without problems, even songs purchased from itunes store?

Here is how to move it to an exHD:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1364
Before you reformat your PC, deauthorize it
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
Yes, you can get your library back intact - if you save the ITL file and have the same user name on your fresh system:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93732

Problems Backing up Itunes to External HDD

I am having issues moving my Itunes to an external HDD. I get errors from the Finder saying it can't find the files to move (only for 2-3% of them but with a 1000 folders it gets annoying), but I can easily find the files in my Itunes through Finder and my Itunes app plays them just as easily.
Is there a way via the Terminal to just force my Mac to move my Itunes files to the external HDD?
Message was edited by: nadohawk

Did you follow these instructions CLOSELY:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449
Don’t delete or move .itdb or .xml or any other files till it is working on your other location.
Hope this helps,
ken

Moving Home folders onto external HDD, what's the right way to do it?

At the moment I have my network accounts on the Server's boot disk, but I want to move them onto an external disk.
I was thinking I should rsync the Users folder with the external, but do I then have to edit each account in Workgroup Manager to point to the external Home folders?
I don't have many accounts so I don't mind doing it that way, or maybe there is an easier way? I want to get this right before I start, hence why I'm asking for help.
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What follows assumes that you have a proper OD setup and are able to copy the users' home folders with permissions intact to the new home directory path. Please note that I haven't done this in a while, so proceed with caution.
1. Create your new home folder root on your external drive.
2. In Server Admin:File Sharing, set the new folder a a share point.
3. In "Share Point," check "Enable Automount" and click the "Edit" button.
4. Set the protocol to AFP and click "Use for: User home folders and group folders," and click ok (diradmin pw will likely be needed).
5. Optionally, click "Enable Spotlight Searching."
6. I think AFP guest access may be required in "Protocol Options."
7. Copy your users' folders to the new path (with your preferred mechanism. cp -p might work too).
At this point, the new path should be visible in Workgroup Manager in the "Home" tab. You should be able to select multiple users from the list and apply the new path simultaneously. However, I suggest testing this on one account first - preferable not your CEO's.
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Finder crashes anytime I try to transfer files onto external HDD

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Is there any way to solve this without having to completley do a clean install all over again?

The next time you have the problem, note the exact times when it starts and ends: hour, minute, second.
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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
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1 Instance of iTunes - 2 External HDD's - One for music and One for Movies

Hello - How do I map 2 distinct HD's to my 1 instance of itunes. I want to have one with just music and one with just movies.
Thanks!!

You don't (easily).
iTunes does not like shortcut/alias/symbolic links.
I recommend you update your OS (10.6.4) or update your signature.

How do i move itunes to external hard drive to free up space on my imac

I keep running out of space on my imac (320mb)
I have my movies on a Lacie hard drive.
How do I put itunes on the hard drive?
Thanks

iTunes has many components. The two main ones are the application itself (which is what ones means when ones says "iTunes") and the library which is a set of files and folders. I take it you want to move the iTunes library (you cannot run iTunes the application off a non-boot drive).
iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive. Open iTunes and immediately hold down the Option (alt) key (shift on Windows), then guide it to the new location of the library.
My one hesitation regarding the above is it sounds like you already have some things on the external drive and you have not shared with us the details of your setup. You have already modified itunes from its standard behavior and this can sometimes introduce problems.

Can't move iTunes to External Drive

Hi there,
Weird one...
Using a MacBook Pro 2.5Ghz Intel Core i5, running 10.8.5 copying on to a brand new Lacie external drive connected via lightning. Whenever I try to copy the itunes folder it stalls at different points, sometimes with (error code -36).
The iTunes folder is <150GB and the external drive is 1TB. I have repaired permissions, re-formatted the external drive, but simply cannot get this function happening.
Any tips would be most welcome!

Error -36 is an I/O error. Does your LaCie have mutliple connections available? I used to have one that was USB, FW400 and FW800. I usually ran it on FW400 but occasionally I'd have to switch it to USB to move large groups of files, for this same reason. It wasn't the drive but the FW400 bus on my MacBook.

When syncing iPhone with iTunes, my external hdd disconnects

Hi! After I updated iTunes to the last version (9.1.1) appears one problem — when i connect my iPhone 3G 16Gb and iTunes is launched, it starts to sync as it is intended — and my external usb hdd disconnects. And it is required to restart the whole system with disconnected iphone to connect hdd as usual.
The itunes music library is on this hdd. I have mac-mini 1.83 core 2 duo with 4Gb ram and latest update of 10.5 Leopard.
I also recently installed fruux for syncing this mac-mini with my macbook, and may be it is the reason, but I uninstalled it fully (as writen on fruux website), but the problem is still as is.
Please, help — this problem makes my iphone fully isolated from my iTunes library :(((

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Need logical setup advice for new iTunes on external HDD and new laptop

New to Win7, would like to know the best way to re-create from scratch my 5+ year old iTunes library on a new external hard drive without simply copying the previous iTunes folder structure over. I guess that I would like to add all the music, video, movie and iPhone app files to a new library. What is the best method to do this so that iTunes can organize all of the new data from scratch correctly? What about reauthorizing apps and media I purchased through iTunes? anything special to do to reintroduce this data to a new iTunes?
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Steve M. wrote:
I know I should have redundant backups and should probably have a second external HD and eventually will.
Yes, that's best.
But for now, if I partition (I'm assuming I should) a new 1 TB external HD, how big should I make the TM partition vs. the SD partition at this point assuming I have under 100 GB on my internal Mac HD? Is this a feasible way of doing things here in the near term.
Your best bet is to make your TM partition 2-3 times the size of the amount of data you anticipate backing-up. Put it first on the drive; that way, later on you can delete the partition below it, expand the TM partition, and make a new, smaller partition for SD (or use the whole drive). See #1, #3, #5 and #6 in the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum, for details.
By the way, any recommendations on which peripheral HDs to consider? I was very surprised on a recent visit to my local Apple Store that they have a large stock of WD My Studio drives. I mentioned to an Apple sales person that I had always heard WDs were kind of a no-no among Mac users but she assured me the current crop of them were much improved. Any comment on that??
Most any drive will work with Macs, and Time Machine.
If you're going to put a "bootable clone" on it, be sure it's a bootable drive. Most PPC Macs can boot only from FireWire; most Intels can boot from F/W or USB. But some Western Digitals won't boot a Mac. Their list of which ones should and +should not+ boot: http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/stdadp.php?pfaqid=1787. But note the disclaimer that they don't support it +*at all.+*.
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ITunes on external HDD via Thunderbolt 1 showing Permissions Problems

I have ITunes Media on a Pegasus R6 unit since it is large and my Macs have SSD drives which are firstly not large enough & secondly I prefer to keep most important things externally. It works fine !
But when I run Disk Utility Verifying Permissions on the SSD I get a huge amount of permissions problems they dont seem to effect the performance but there must be over 100 problems I can run Repair Permissions and although it claims to have sorted them if I VERIFY THE PERMISSIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL THERE ! I have re structured iTunes since it had a Media folder within the Media folder the problems still show.
I did not have this problem with OSX 10.8 the system seems unaffected by the permission problems but it is odd that in spite of repairing Permissions the problem continues .
I should add there does not appear to be any problems running iTunes I am a little ****** at having sent quite a lot of time remioving all the media from the disk I use for iTunes copying it to another disk and then starting afresh which also meant creating all my playlists again.
Here is a screen shot of the problems showing after Verifying permissions this is after running Repair Permissions .
I hazzard a guess that this is a Mavericks fault and is very minor but irritating.
Is there a solution I can do or will a future Mavericks update take care of this.

Yes pleAse do move it over the permissions verification shows ACLs language store settings etc none of which actually effect the performance I run disk utility either after software updates or before a weekly shutdown and it shows these faults if my Pegasus unit is attached and since I use it for photos time machine back ups etc it is connected all the time I have verified the Pegasus disks and they are fine although obviously I can not verify permissions on any of these disks .

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