How do I stop iTunes from losing my spot in the Library?

Everytime I use the search bar to enter an artists name to get to them quickly and then leave the "my music" tab, say to go to the iTunes store, and then click back to "my music", it returns me to the beginning of the alphabet by artist. Is there a way to make it so when I return to "my music" to just leave it where it was?

i got it all yesterday. i then installed itunes w/ the cd that came w/ the package. i then bought songs for itunes. i installed the ipod as well. i am now trying to transfer the songs to the ipod but i cannot. it says that no ipod is connected. i have tried different usb ports but nothing. that's all that's going on which isn't much right now.

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angelofromnsw wrote:
Can I put the ".itl" and other database files on the NAS, and if so where would I put them? I'm thinking that if the library file is only available at home then the ITunes library won't get corrupted at work when it can't find the media, in the event that I accidentally start up itunes eg. while opening an attachment or disc that can be read by Itunes.
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erict, you blew me away with that suggestion! It was something so simple I couldnt believe I hadnt thought of it! But in the end it didn't work, which I was really surprised about. On Windows anytime anything was moved itunes was hoplessly lost, but on this mac it still kept up with everything. I tried renaming folders, moving folders, and even renaming moved folders but it still kept trying to import.
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