How do I run itunes on 2 computers?

I have a desktop at home that I run Itunes on. Its very old and had very little memory so I store all of my music on an external HD. the actual itunes set up is saved on my c drive, but all of the songs are stored on the HD. I also have a laptop for work. I would like to listen to my itunes on my work laptop but I can't download all 7000 songs on it. I can download itunes on it though. I guess what i want to know is can i hook my external HD to my laptop without all of the music downloading on to it? Thanks for the help.

Launch iTunes with the Shift key held down and point it there, or verify it's not set to copy content to the iTunes Media folder from the Advanced section of its preferences and drag the library on the external to the open iTunes window.
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You can store the media on another drive.
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Move or Copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder from the old computer to the new computer and put it where you want it.
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You need the entire libary on the external, not just media.
What are the iTunes library files? - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
More on iTunes library files and what they do - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes#Media_management
What are all those iTunes files? - http://www.macworld.com/article/139974/2009/04/itunes_files.html
Where are my iTunes files located? - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
iTunes 9 [and later]: Understanding iTunes Media Organization - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3847
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Alternatively you can make a separate library using the same media on the second computer. Start as you have been doing, let iTunes create a new, blank library file which will be on hte internal drive, set the media folder location in preferences to be the one on the external drive, then add the files to the new iTunes library. Unless you are a super-organized individual, or you don't care if your libraries do not have the same content, you are better off using a single library file that is on the external, not setting up separate library files.

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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".
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Thanks for the reply, but I need a way forward. Here are the options I can envisage and I would find it really helpful to have their feasibility commented on - or better options suggested.
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Thank you for the reply!
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iTunes Library Extras.itdb
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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.
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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
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I have a single NAS data server that stores all my music and content.
I have a laptop, and an iPhone and apple account. So does my wife.
What is the best strategy for keeping the music in sync across those devices without keeping it local?
Currently it is very troublesome to keep playlists in sync between the two itunes applications. It is also difficult to keep the music up to date on the two computers, even though they are pointing to the same NAS directory/share.

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