How do I run itunes from an external hard drive?

the internal is small and I use itunes mainly for downloading podcasts which creates a quickly growing library

You do not.  iTunes like all programs must be installed on the main drive of the computer, typically the C drive.
The media, apps, and other content can be stored on another drive.  Is that possibly what you intended?

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  • How can I run Itunes from an external hard drive?

    I have over 35GB's of music.  Its killing my hard drive.  Help!!!?!!!!

    heres an apple article on how to move your itunes media folder, sounds like exactly what youre looking for.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1364
    -mvimp

  • Can i download and run itunes from an external hard drive

    can i download and run itunes from an external hard drive?

    The iTunes application should be on the boot drive but you can keep the iTunes library on an external.
    hold Shift when launching iTune sand select Create library and select the external.
    This will create an iTunes folder on the external with all the library files and all media will also go into this folder.

  • Running itunes from an external hard drive

    Hi there,
    My itunes library is getting a little too large for my iMac to handle (nearing 500gb of my 1TB hard drive, leaving little space for all my other software and documents) and I'd like to move the itunes library and run it from an external hard drive.
    I've read the following link and am clear on the procedure...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449
    Sure, I can go through the process and see what happens, however, I thought I'd ask to see if anyone else has done something similar and am curious as to whether they encountered any issues / have any words of wisdom to impart?!
    I have an Apple TV which syncs with my iTunes, as well as an iPad and an iPhone.  The iPad and iPhone sync when connected, but the Apple TV syncs over WiFi...
    Will I have any side affects by moving my library to an external hard drive?
    I plan to purchase a drive with FireWire 800.  That said, I do have a 2TB TimeCapsule, but I cant seem to find any decent information on how to use it as an external hard drive...(even though, I believe, it says you can do so in the 'sales bumf' on the Apple store)
    Your thoughts/advice/comments wold be appreciated!
    Cheers,
    D

    MacFormat Issue 236 page 65.
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  • Why can't I move my iTunes library and run iTunes from an external hard drive?

    I've been having issues with space on my Macbook pro, so I wish to move my music in order to free up more space. I have been following the instructions on how to run iTunes from an external drive, but each time I attempt it only the 'Automatically Add to iTunes' folder copies to my drive - which has nothing in it.
    What is going on?

    Which exact set of instructions?  Just about all of them are wrong, even the ones that specifically say how to move your library.
    iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music [library] to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527 - a somewhat bewildering and not always easily understandable set of options.
    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 iTunes Library.itl file in the moved iTunes folder.
    For the record there's this reference for iTunes 11 but it really doesn't strike me as having the specifics you need. iTunes 11 for Mac: Move your library to another computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12168 

  • How do i uninstall itunes from an external hard drive?

    I have itunes and all associated programmes stored on an external hard drive. I have recently bought a new lap top and when trying to open itunes on the external hard drive, i get the 'error 2' message. Help!!!

    Hi there lorboakes,
    You should be able to use the information in the article below to uninstall iTunes.
    Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1923
    -Griff W.

  • How do I run iTunes off an external hard drive?

    I have an 80GB laptop which is getting pretty full, so I've added a 500GB external hard drive with the intention of transferring my music files (amongst other things) to the external drive, freeing up space on the laptop. This has proved (almost) more trouble than it's worth...
    Initially I simply copied iTunes over to the external drive using Windows Explorer. Surfing the apple discussions, however, convinced me that I ought to do the "consolidate library" thing as well (which resulted in me duplicating the files on the external drive). Finally sorted that out, deleted the music files on the hard drive, and discovered that my music library was allegedly "empty". Further surfing on apple discussions made me decide to copy the various iTunes library files from the main iTunes folder back to the hard drive. This has resulted in iTunes being unable to open, due to an "unknown error".
    I'm ready to give up! Anyone out there successfully running iTunes off their external drive? How do you do it?

    Follow up: My next move was to copy my iTunes folder back onto the hard drive. I had only been doing this for ten minutes (the process took twelve hours the previous time I did it) when iTunes was up and running again, and indeed "seeing" all my music files on the external drive. I cancelled the copy process, deleted all the newly copied iTunes music files from the hard drive, leaving all other files intact, and everything seems fine. The problem is now solved, but I'd nevertheless be grateful if someone could explain to me what was going on!
    Thanks
    Ian

  • The default location for iTunes is the ssd drive? How can I run iTunes from my 2tb hard drive?

    I have recently purchased an iMac 27 i7 ssd256 2tbhd. I can not find a way to run iTunes from my 2TB HD. Can someone walk me through it ?  I have tried youtube and google but nothing has worked so far.
    I would like to sync my ipad and iphone to my new iMac.

    I assume you mean to have your library on the external HD?
    If so then you would go to iTunes -> Preferences -> Advanced -> "iTunes Media Folder Location" change it to somewhere on the external HD
    Then after that do File -> Library -> Organize Library -> Check "Consolidate Files" and click Ok

  • When I download an app while running iTunes from an external hard drive, the app is automatically saved to the my music folder on my desktop.

    Also, when I move an updated app from the my music folder to the external hard drive, it no longer automatically deletes the old version of the app in the folder.

    Hi, I was waiting for somebody with experience to pipe in, but as I understand it it'll be that way for upto 5 users if your Sharing iTunes.

  • Can I run iTunes from an external hard drive?

    My laptop's hard drive is getting pretty full. Collection of movies, songs, pods and pictures are taking up most of the space. Can iTunes be reinstalled into an external hard drive dedicated to my Apple iPods and iPhone stuff? Whenever I want to sync or visit the Apple Store, then I can just turn it on. Would appreciate any advice on how to manage a big inventory of files.
    Thanks.
    Priscilla

    I just did this the other night....
    I plugged in my hard drive, and copied the ENTIRE ITUNES FOLDER onto my hard drive. This is the folder you see when you open my music. It has all of your playlist and rating information in there. After that is finished, you have to go into your advanced preferences, and change the location of your itunes music folder. once you do this you should be set. it worked for me.
    hope this helps!
    -Phil

  • How do I run users from an external hard drive?

    I used to have a 2 TB hard drive in my iMac. One of the users contains all my music, photos and videos. It's a very large file, of course.
    I have just swapped out the 2 TB drive for a 120 GB SSD and reconnected the 2 TB drive as an external HD. The problem is, I've only got 60 GB of space left on it and that's not enough room for my media user. It's sitting on the external drive but I can't figure out how to access it.
    I would like to be able to (1) run the media user from the external drive or, if that's not possible, (2) move the media user to the SSD but store the music, photos, video etc. on the external HD.
    Any tips? Thanks!

    OK, here's how to do it on Photo Booth. It's a little different for every app, it seems.
    On Photo Booth, you don't use aliases. The app doesn't like them. Instead, start by deleting the Photo Booth Library file in the new user. (You only want to do this if you have no photos in Photo Booth, I assume. Remember I've started with a completely new user.) Then launch Photo Booth. It will tell you there's no library and ask you to either create one or point to one.
    Then point to your Photo Booth Library file on your external drive. (Again, permissions have to be set to allow the SSD drive access.)
    By the way, I am not an expert in any of this. There may be better ways of doing all this, but I couldn't find them on discussions so I'm recording them here in case they help people in future. Feel free to chime in with a more elegant solution, if there is one! But this all does seem to be working so far.

  • How do I run iTunes without my external hard drive?

    Hi,
    I have uploaded all my music to iCloud so am under the impression I do not need my local files which are all stored on a 4TB (not fun to move around) G-Tech drive.
    I cannot run iTunes without the hard drive plugged in, if anybody knows a way for me to play my music through iCloud on just my internet-connected laptop that would be much appreciated.
    Many thanks,
    Michael.

    Change where iTunes thinks your library is by opening iTunes with the option key selected and create a blank 'iTunes library' on your internal drive.

  • Run iTunes from the external hard drive?

    I've been going through the posts and I don't think any recent ones are talking about what I want to do. I have a Macbook Pro (OSX10.5.8) and a desktop G4 (OSX10.4.8). I have extensive iTunes (and iPhoto) collections on each one. Is it possible to install iTunes and iPhoto directly onto the 1T LaCie hard drive and move my entire collection over to it? I already backup all that to various hard drives, but I would like to go to one place to access my songs and photos.

    The applications cannot (or at least should not) be moved. But you can move your tracks and photos.
    For iTunes, drag the entire iTunes folder (the entire folder, not just the iTunes Music folder) to your desired location. Then hold down the Shift key (Windows)/Option key (Mac) while launching iTunes. You'll be given a dialog box where you can select the iTunes library you want to use. Navigate to and select the iTunes folder in it's new location. Note that this procedure assumes that all of your tracks are contained in the iTunes Music folder. If they're scattered around your volumes, moving them becomes much more complex.
    For iPhoto, see:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1229
    Regards.

  • How to Play iTunes from a external Hard Drive?

    Is it possible to run iTunes from an external hard drive so that I dont use up the space on my labtop? For example, store all my music files on the External and run it through iTunes.

    Assuming you use the iTunes default settings where iTunes copied added items to your iTunes folder and organizes your library (meaning - everything is all self contained in the iTunes folder), then all you have to do is drag & drop your iTunes folder (not just the iTunes Music folder you find inside the iTunes folder) to the external drive and copy the entire thing.
    If you want to test that it worked or would like to actually start using it from that location instead, use these instructions when you start iTunes to point it to the new location...
    How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304447
    If you are just testing, then close iTunes after you verify it works, and restart iTunes again with the same instructions and point it back to your internal drive (original) location.
    Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307074
    Patrick

  • HT1727 how do I transfer my iTunes from an external hard drive to a different computer?

    How do I transfer my iTunes from an external hard drive to a pc?

    If you don't have all of your music files within the iTunes Music folder structure, simply moving all of your music to a new location will not result in your iTunes library automatically updating the file paths to all of your songs appropriately. If you have a few other locations in which you store your music, you can take the ExportImport script turingtest2 wrote, make the modifications below, export the results, paste them into Microsoft Word or Excel, do a Find and Replace with the correct file location, and then import the new locations. To use the script, follow turingtest2's instructions on this thread as posted on Dec 19, 2012 6:28 AM.
    Note that the modifications, while they worked for me, show my lack of experience with VB as the progress bar will no longer work. Definitely be sure to back up your iTunes library file before executing the script with the below modifications, but doing this for 3500 items didn't even take 2 minutes for the script to run.
    Line 89 was:        Prog=True
    Line 89 is now:     Prog=False
    * I had to do this because otherwise the progress bar was erroring out. So, i just turned it off.
    Lines 164-165 were:    
    'File.WriteLine "<#>" & .Location           ' Not so useful if working with missing tracks
    'File.WriteLine "<Album>" & .Album
    Lines 164-165 are now three lines (the middle one is the only uncommented line): 
    'File.WriteLine "<#>" & .Location           ' Not so useful if working with missing tracks
    File.WriteLine "<Location>" & .Location          
    'File.WriteLine "<Album>" & .Album
    Finally, insert this whole block around line 270 so that it looks similar to the others:
            Case "<location>"
              If T.Location<>Value Then                ' Don't update if value won't change
                T.Location=Value
                U=U+1
                Trace T,"Updated Location"
              Else
                V=V+1
              End If
              'If Trace Then MsgBox "Updated Location"
    Note that I had to comment the very last line as well or else the program errored out. You won't be able to trace the results either.
    Just thought I'd share this in case anyone else needed something like this.

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