How do you move itunes and iphoto to an extrernal drive, and have them still recognized on the computer

How do you move itunes and iphoto to an extrernal drive, and have them still recognized on the computer.

Step 1 - copy the relevant folders to your external drive.
For iTunes, that would be yourusername/Music/iTunes (and everything underneath it, exactly as is).
For iPhoto that would be yourusername/Pictures/iPhoto Library
Step 2 - next time you start iTunes (and iPhoto) hold down the Option key while you click the application icon.  You will get a question box that will allow you to point iTunes (and iPhoto) to the new location on your external drive.
Step 3 - after verifying that everything is working correctly with the libraries on your external drive, delete them from your internal drive.  Be sure to empty the trash.
As always, it is best practice to always have a backup copy of your data ... just in case something goes wrong.

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