How do I save my iTunes library and iPhoto to an external drive and not to the iMac drive?

how do I save my iphoto library and itunes library to an external drive and not to the imac drive?

For iPhoto, see > iPhoto: How to move the Library folder to a new location
For iTunes, see > iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder

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How do I save my iTunes library and reinstall older iTunes?

Hello:
Please see my prior posting at:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3875333#3875333
To recap; I have a Dell Dimension 8300 and am operating with Windows XP. I bought my daughter a new iPod Nano for Chistmas, and when we plugged it in, it required us to upgrade to the latest iTunes software. Her old iPod and old iTunes worked fine on this computer. Since upgrading to the new iTunes, it won't let us download new CDs into iTunes, and now it won't even recognize her iPod. iTunes locks up, and my entire computer locks up. I can't get out with Task Manager any more, I can't even turn off my computer. I actually have to unplug it to reset it. I found a website where I can download older versions of iTunes (http://www.oldapps.com/itunes.htm) but I can't install an older version with the more current version on my computer (it gives me error messages with this info.) (I want to work backwards to maybe find a version of iTunes that will work with the Nano, but not cause all of the problems that I am having.) How do I get rid of the new version of iTunes, so that I can install an older version of iTunes (which worked just fine for years with the old iPod) without losing all of the music I have downloaded into iTunes?
I'm about to go nuts with this thing. How can Apple say that "they do not support iTunes?" The iPod requires iTunes to even be useable! Without iTunes, you can't even put music on the iPod! Have you noticed that most people having problems have upgraded to the new version of iTunes, and are running on Windows XP?
Thank you in advance for any info you are able to provide!
I will be most grateful when someone finally discovers the "Silver Bullet" for this darned thing, or when Apple finally steps up and fixes the mess they have.

Just an update; Please see my prior postings at:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3875333#3875333
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3904310#3904310
My daughter plugged in her iPod last night just to recharge it. iTunes locked up, my entire computer locked up. I had to disconnect the power to get it to turn off, and now my entire computer remains locked up. I cannot get ANY application to open. I am having to post this from my computer at work, as my home computer is completely unusable at this time. Thanks iPod and iTunes. I'm really glad that I upgraded to the iPod Nano.

How can I transfer my iTunes library and playlists from one computer to another?

How can I transfer my iTunes library and playlists from one computer to another?

Copy the iTunes folder (Mac: Home\Music or PC: My Music) to the same location on the new computer. If an iTunes folder already exists on the new computer (it will on a Mac) replace it with one you copied.

HT204088 How do I save my itunes library to an external flash drive?

How do I save my itunes library to an external flash drive?

Backup iTunes to an External Drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751

How do I backup my Itune Library and Playlists to my Backup drive?

How do I backup my Itune Library and Playlists to my Backup drive? Where are they stored on my computer?

For iPhoto, see > iPhoto: How to move the Library folder to a new location
For iTunes, see > iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder

A friend gave me her VAIO laptop.How can I remove her ITUNES library and use mine which I want to sync with my Ipad and Iphone?

A Friend gave me her VAIO laptop.How can I remove her ITUNES library and use my library. Want to sync my Ipad and Iphone to My library.

I believe when you plug her old iPhone in to your computer it will notify you that the phone is synced with another library and ask if you want to register it with your library. At least this is how iPods work. I'm not sure about iPhones. If you want to actually use the phone as your own you may need to go through AT&T.
If you're just looking to use the iPhone as an iPod (without the phone portion of it) you may run in to some problems. The iPhone really wants to be on a cell network all the time. I think you'd have to jailbreak it to get it to work properly as an iPod.
Let us know what happens when you plug the phone in to your computer.

TS1717 How do I save my iTunes library from my windows pc to my iCloud account?

How do I save my iTunes library from my windows pc to my iCloud account?

You can't. iCloud does not apply to music. You will need to subscribe to iTunes Match to get music into the cloud but note that this is not a back up service.
jim

I have a Powerbook G4, an iPhone 4 and a new Macbook Pro. How do I get my iTunes library and apps from iPhone over to the new Macbook pro without losing anything?

I have a Powerbook G4, an iPhone 4 and a new Macbook Pro. How do I get my iTunes library and apps from iPhone over to the new Macbook pro without losing anything?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

How can I use my itunes library for iphoto slideshow?

how can I use my itunes library for iphoto slideshow?

Here's a possible workaround:
Create the slideshow in Iphoto and add a theme and music.
Install Picasa and it will include the slideshow on it's indexed list.
Upload the slideshow to PicasaWebAlbums and send the link to anyone you wish.
The music and theme is preserved.
Caveat: My playback pictures appear darker than usual but that could be just lousy photography...:)
Example:https://picasaweb.google.com/mb2180/Kona2011?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCPGWz_qPrM XKZA&feat=directlink

How do I restore my itunes library after replacing a faulty hard drive?

How do I restore my itunes library after replacing a faulty hard drive?

did you make a backup of your library before replacing the HD ?
if so, how and what did you back up ?
if not, you can redownload previous purchases ☞ Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store.
if you have your media files on an iPod, check out this post by Zevoneer.

The same itunes Library and playlists on the same computer with two systems

I want to have the same itunes library and playlists on the same computer with the two different Os 10.3.9 and 10.4.9 each one on the different disk. without copy this in the itunes folder (because my library its 30Gb)
I have the same user name on the Os. I use the same version of itunes in both systems
I use my ipod to play the library but its not the best solution (i lost my library in ipod twice because I confused from what os was synchronized)

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Amalgamate the two iTunes libraries. Then load iTunes and hold down the Option/Alt ⌥ key and then choose "Choose Library" and then point both copies of iTunes to use the combined iTunes library.
regards
mrtotes

I have not had any issue with Itunes on my PC until recently. Every now and then my Itunes library appears on my screen? I have not clicked the itunes icon beforehand nor plugged in my Ipod Touch? Why does ths happen please. I have windows XPPOdany ic

I have not had any issue with Itunes on my PC until very recently. Every now and then my Itunes library appears on my screen? I have not clicked the itunes icon beforehand nor plugged in my Ipod Touch? Why does this happen please as it is driving me crazy!.

What's the precise text of the message, please? (There's a couple of different ones I can think of that you might be getting.)

Need to backup and remove photo library form my iphone. This library was previously backup on a hard drive that crashed. So these photos are only in the photo library and not in the camera roll. If I do a full backup, it only takes the camera roll.

Need to backup and remove photo library from my iphone. This library was previously backup on a hard drive that crashed. So these photos are only in the photo library and not in the camera roll. If I do a full backup, it only takes the camera roll.
So this is a 2 part question:
1) how to I backup the Photo Library to my new hard drive (as the last one was unrecoverable but previously backed up)
2) how do I remove the Photo Library form my phone (preferably after backup in item 1)
Thanks, Janis

Since it has always been very basic to backup your computer and all it's data, Apple provides no way for you to transfer music from your iPhone back to your computer. As you know, you can re-download all iTunes purchases, but music that you ripped yourself you'll have to just re-rip again.
You can try and find 3rd party applications that might help you. I'm sure you'll pay, however.
Let this be a very important lesson learned.
Best.

How do I get my itunes to access music files on external disc hooked up to my imac?

how do I get my itunes to access music files on external disc hooked up to my imac?

assuming copy to ... when adding to library is checkmarked in preferences > advanced, drag the files from the external into an open iTunes window while holding the option (⌥) key.

How do I get my new pc to see my itunes library already residing on my external drive?

I have a laptop pc connected to an external drive. My iTunes libary was moved to an external drive because it took up so much memory. I have a new desktop pc now. I downloaded iTunes onto it and I am trying to get it see the iTunes library on the external drive now, but it will not. Any thoughts on how to make that happen?

Hey KHpod,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you are attempting to open up the iTunes library from your external drive. The following article may provide the resolution to your issue:
iTunes: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589
Thanks,
Matt M.

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