C Drive filling up due to songs, D is empty, can I move Itunes to D safely?

As I've been putting my songs into Itunes I keep getting error messages from Windows that my C Drive is getting too full - however my D Drive is virtually empty. Is it okay to just move my whole Itunes folder to D? I was going to and got a message from Windows saying that it could affect the way the program worked.

Yes, you can. To help make sure you have no problems during or after the move, I'd suggest you read the following instructions:
MacMuse: Move iTunes music/Library to new drive
Hope this helps.

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First some background: I have 3 computers, 1 hp laptop, 1 hp wokstation, 1 Win2003 server. I have all my mp3's on a shared drive on the server.
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I have tryed to move them in windows but with on luck, I have iTunes installed on the laptop and workstation. but would like to buy on the laptop and listen to the songs on my workstation.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/6.0/en/567xwin.html

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I have iTunes version 7.1 running on a notebook with Windows Vista. My iTunes music folder is becoming too large for the C; drive and I am having problems successfully moving it to the D: drive.
I know the folder is in the D: drive because I can see it there. I have followed guidance on how to link it to iTunes: Edit / Preferences / Advanced / General / Change (choosing iTunes music folder on the D: drive) / OK. I have also ticked the "Keep iTunes Music folder organised" box, as well as the "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library" box. Nevertheless, when I open iTunes my music does not appear in the library.
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Firstly there is more than one kind of iTunes Library file:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93732
Secondly you should consolidate your library:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesMac/7.3/en/670x.html
The following link will give you the instructions to move iTunes to an EHD. These instructions need to be followed EXACTLY.
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Now read this:
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thanks for any help on the subject.

Niel's advice above will work better. Moving the entire library as unit and then connecting to it works, and makes the next move easy too. Moving the media alone and then editing the media folder location in preferences doesn't work reliably, and may leave the library with broken connections to the old paths that need to be repaired.
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I fixed this issue (with help from tech support) and it involved several things.
After adding a song to iTunes, right-click on the song in iTunes and select "Update iTunes Match."
OR go to the iTunes menu-->Store-->Update iTunes Match.
Maybe that's the reason, it just hadn't updated to the cloud.
OR maybe it's not a high-enough bitrate file. This happens to me because most of my tunes are home-recorded.
Sometimes converting to .mp3 or Create AAC version might work. (You do this with a right-click in iTunes, and then you will want to remove the original file from iTunes.)
There is an iTunes Preferences setting, under General Preferences called Import Settings. Try setting it to AAC Encoder and iTunes Plus. That (I think) causes imports to be slightly better quality.
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if I ran an eithernet cable through my flat
you could do that - or you could employ a pair of *powerline adapters* _*such as these*_.
either way, as William pointed out, it will boost syncing speed and improve reliability.
Or can I attached an external hard drive to the time capsule, set it us as a network drive and then set that drive in the iTunes preferences as where to where its media folder is?
yes. my test iTunes library lives on an external HD hanging off my TC and, using a hardwired connection, data transfer speeds are more than sufficient for what you intend to do.
in fact, i would recommend the external drive connected to the TC over using the TC itself. one reason is that you will not be able to backup what is on the TC's drive using time machine. also, if the TC croaks and needs to be replaced, it will be difficult to retrieve the data from it.
an external HD, otoh, could be connected to you Mac periodically and backed up to another external HD using free apps such as _*Carbon Copy Cloner*_.
JGG

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I have installed a new C:\ Hard drive and I am trying to move itunes from my old hard drive to the new.
I have followed the tutorial telling me to just install iTunes on the new hard drive and then move the new itunes folder to the desktop and drag and drop my old itunes folder from the old hard drive (which is still connected) to the new iTunes music folder. But when I open iTunes nothing is there! The folder is there in the Music directory and I can see that the folder size is exactly like the real one and clicking on it in Explorer shows all my files, but again, when I start iTunes nothing show up!
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Close iTunes.
Copy the entire iTunes folder from the old computer to the new computer.
Hold Shift and launch iTunes. A window will open giving you the option to choose a current library or create a new one.
Point iTunes to the correct library file.
Going forward, simply launch iTunes as normal.

SSD drive filling up due to video rendering?

Hi. Apologies for what will no doubt be a stupid question but I'm not as computer savvy as many of you here.
Basically I film ice hockey games for my local team and produce weekly highlights for YouTube. I edit the footage using Premier Pro CC and then import that project into After Effects CC to add in the the few effects. I then render by using Adobe Media Encoder.
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I'm having trouble ... hoping someone can help.
Windows XP Pro.
My MP3s were on a networked Data Drive (Z:). I drag the songs I want on iTunes from there to the iTunes program, and it's library
was in the "normal" place (\Documents and Settings\MyName\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music ).
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on a new computer with Windows XP Pro, downloaded the latest version of iTunes on the new computer, and then drug the iTunes
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Thank you for the response.
I cannot find the file iTunes Library.itl ...
I have the structure you mention:
<User's Music>\iTunes\iTunes Library.itl where <User's Music> is the music folder of the profile as defined by the operating system.
but that file is not there (I looked in the preferences of iTunes in order to find the location and that is the location it stated).
"iTunes can be connected to a library in a different location by holding down shift as you start it and clicking Choose from the options to Choose or Create a library."
I can do this, but again, there is no .itl file that I can find ... now I'm more confused Of course, if I fire up my old computer, there is no drive Z any longer, so while all my music appears on iTunes, I cannot click on any as it then will not be able to find the song on the drive that no longer exists.
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That was it! Thanks! During the straight-up copy of the iTunes Music folder, the operation crashed because "some data could not be read or written." Had the iTunes error message been similar, I would have known that was the case.
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Download it to your computer and make sure you know where the file is.
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While you can do that, it is not a feature of iTunes. Put your movies on the external drive, then add them to iTunes by dragging the files to iTunes while holding the option (alt) key down so it leaves the files where they are located. There are other ways to move them if they are already added but they can be more involved and tricky. If it's just one or two try: http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=relocateselected

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I want to move my library to an external drive. However when I click Edit, then Preferences, then Advanced, as per the instructions, there is no inner tabs that give me the option of clicking on General as illustrated in the instructions and I can't proceed. What am I doing wrong? How do I move the library permanently to the external drive to make room on my computer?
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Keith

Thanks for clarifying that there have in fact been changes to the Advanced tab. That's what threw me. I've successfully transferred the library to the F drive and all is well!!
It's only a small thing, but I'm just wondering what method I should use to transfer the remaining folders which didn't transfer with the full library.
I have basically just followed the instructions, excluding the going into the General menu of the Advanced tab. I selected the new location, which came up as the new location for the library in the window of the advanced tab. I clicked OK and then Consolidated the library.
Many thanks,
K.

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Hi there,
Weird one...
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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.

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