HT1449 Organising Itunes Library

Is there anyway I can organise my itunes media folder so my movies are in one location (external hardrive) and my music is in another (my macbook hardrive)?
Thanks

I would like to do something similar, I have a lot of music on my computer in MP3 and AAC format, but would like a duplicate set in AIFF format (non compressed orignal CD) that I can play through my apple TV that is connected to my audio system. What is the best way to do this?
Thanks,
dk

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Re-organising iTunes library.

hi.
ive been doing loads of deleting from my itunes library and i now notice i have 62GB. my iTunes folder in users>myname>music says 245GB.
is there a way to 're-save' or 're-organise' my library so i get rid of the extra 183GB that i dont need anymore?
thanks!

hi.
ive been doing loads of deleting from my itunes library and i now notice i have 62GB. my iTunes folder in users>myname>music says 245GB.
is there a way to 're-save' or 're-organise' my library so i get rid of the extra 183GB that i dont need anymore?
thanks!

HT1449 move itunes library to external hard drive : fails with error -50

Following the steps to move my iTunes library to an external drive, everything is strating well, the copy beginns and after 2 hours of copy, I had this message failure with error -50.
My external hard drive is a timecapsule with enough free space.
Please could you tell me what's hapenning ?
Thank you!

I suggest you keep the entire iTunes folder to gether rather than moving only the media.
Quit iTunes.
Copy the entire /Music/iTunes/ foldder to teh external drive.
Launch iTunes and hold Option.
Select Choose library... and select the iTunes folder on the external.
This is all you need to do.

HT1449 Moving iTunes Library to External Hard Drive & Finding iTunes Media Location with iTunes 11.1.1

I tried this out till step 10,however i cannot manage to find organize Library or Consolidate Library when i choose Library in iTunes 11.1.1.
Any help would be much Appreciated.

I tried this out till step 10,however i cannot manage to find organize Library or Consolidate Library when i choose Library in iTunes 11.1.1.
Any help would be much Appreciated.

Organising iTunes library

Currently digitising my vinyl collection, very successfully so far but one album has been split into three in iTunes. Can I get the tracks together? Track numbers, album and artist name all correct. Any advice appreciated and many thanks in advance!

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How do i get my music on my ipod back into my itunes library,as i organised my library?

i recently organised my library,and all my music is gone from my library,but is still on my ipod.can i get my music on my ipod back in to my library?

Read this on how to do that https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

How to share itunes library with multiple users, and keep organised

Hi,
I'm using iTunes (v12) on Windows 7 and am trying to set myself up so that multiple users on this PC are sharing the same library. I've followed the guidance mentioned on a couple of other threads, and put the library in the Users\Public\Music location, and on each user account have pointed iTunes to this location. This has worked OK, as both users can see all the music.
However, problems arise when User A deletes a couple of files (duplicates for example) - User B logs in, and the song is still listed in the library, but with an alert stating the original file cannot be located. They then have to go through the library and also delete these entries. Equally, if User B adds some music files (as opposed to iTunes downloads), they are not visible to User A until they "Add file to library..."
Are there any further steps that I can take to keep both users views of the library identical, without manual intervention by the second user whenever the first makes a change?
Cheers,
Matt

The way you've set it up each user has a distinct library, but is accessing a common set of media files and folders. To accomplish what you want, you need to have a complete iTunes library (database + media) in a common location - typically this would be C:\Users\Public\Music\iTunes. See turingtest2's notes on Make a split library portable for the steps that may be needed to bring your library into a suitable structure. Based on your description, you'll need to select one user's library (C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\iTunes Library.itl) to act as the shared "master" and move this to the Public folders.
Then, for each user, hold down SHIFT while starting iTunes - when you get this prompt:
click on Choose Library..., navigate to C:\Users\Public\Music\iTunes, select the iTunes Library.itl file you'll find there, and click Open (you'll only need to do this once for each user account).
Note, though, that iTunes is inherently a single-user application - any attempts to run iTunes at the same time will cause errors (and, in the worst case, possible corruption). For this reason, its a good idea to disable fast user switching in Windows so that only one user can be logged in, and running iTunes, at the same time.

HT1449 I've transferred my itunes library from PC to Macbook pro running latest itunes and now it will not recognize my iPods (nano 4 and 5th Gen an Ipod touch). All music is there and playable but will not recognize any devices

I've transferred my itunes library from PC to Macbook pro running latest itunes and now it will not recognize my iPods (nano 4 and 5th Gen an Ipod touch). All music is there and playable but will not recognize any devices. Help please

The ipod is not a backup/storage device.
You need to copy everything from your old computer to your new one.
The Apple store will do this for you, you can call apple support and they will help you, you can use google.

HT1449 Can I move my iTunes library onto Time Capsule and share it across my devices (similar to a NAS drive)?

Hi
Would anyone know if I can I move my iTunes library onto Time Capsule and share it across my devices (similar to a NAS drive)?
This would give me some hard drive space on my iMac and more importantly mean my iTunes library is available all the time. Although I have Home sharing I need my iMac on and if not I use iTunes on iCloud I always seem to be downloading the tracks I need.
Current configuration / devices:
iMac 20-inch, Mid 2007 - nearly full!
Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
OSX Mavericks
Time Capsule (1TB)
iPad
iPod Touch
Apple TV
iTunes 11.1.5 (5)
Many thanks

What "devices" are these? By devices I normally understand i-devices and not computers. How many computers?
If you put the whole library on the Time Capsule (TC) you can only use it with one computer at a time because the iTunes library file can only be opened by one copy of iTunes at a time. If you put only media on the TC but have a copy of the library files on each computer you can use media by multiple computers but you then have the headache of trying to make sure that any changes done to the collection by one computer are mirrored by the libraries on the other computers which will be more or less independent.
I hope this TC isn't also your backup drive. When the TC drive fails (and it will someday) then your whole collection is gone. Don't rely upon Apple to always have copies for you to download. For one, if a distributor puylls an item then it is gone period. Additionally, Apple only keeps media, not the actual organization that is your set of library files. If you do this, buy another backup drive.

HT1449 I copied my Itunes Library to my hard drive on my laptop from an external drive. I now have dual listings in Itunes. How do I stop Itunes from giving me dual listings?

I copied my Itunes library to my laptop hard drive from an external drive, I now have dual entries in Itunes. How do I remove dual song entries?

iTunes will run fine with the media on an external drive.
However, I suggest that a tablet computer with a tiny hard drive is not ideal as the primary computer for managing an iTunes library, even a small one. If you have another machine, perhaps a big, boxy, inexpensive old desktop with a decent amount of storage, that might be a better choice.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1364

HT1449 This was somewhat informative, but what happens after you receive the "The folder containing "iTunes Library" cannot be found, and is required. Please choose or create a new iTunes library,"? I ran through all the steps, received this message. Now

tried to move my itunes library to an external to free up space and run itunes off of an external. Went through all the steps. Received the message "The folder containing "iTunes Library" cannot be found, and is required. Please choose or create a new iTunes library," like it mentioned I might, and here is where the instructions end. Now what?

tried to move my itunes library to an external to free up space and run itunes off of an external. Went through all the steps. Received the message "The folder containing "iTunes Library" cannot be found, and is required. Please choose or create a new iTunes library," like it mentioned I might, and here is where the instructions end. Now what?

HT1449 we lost our entire itunes library in hurricaine sandy. we have 2 ipods full of songs-can we transfer them to a new harddrive?

We lost our entire itunes library in hurricaine sandy. we have 2 ipods and would like to get an external hard drive for our itunes.
Can we put the songs from our Ipods into the new Itunes we will download? and can it be done with out either of us loosing our songs?
Thanks, D

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HT1449 I moved my itunes library to the time capsule. Everytime I put the computer to sleep, I have to change the location back to the time capsule. I cannot get the iTunes library to stay located in the time capsule.

My itunes library does not stay in its new location in the time capsule. Every time I put the computer to sleep or leave it alone for awhile, the itunes location goes back to the original location in the macbook. Then I have to change the location back to the time capsule and wait for it to reorganize all the files again. So the question is how to keep my itunes in its new location the time capsule?

Welcome to the discussion area!
+Can someone please provide a definite answer, or at least warn against using the TC as a shared media device on a network. The whole point of getting such a device is to be able to offload large multimedia libraries from the laptops, yet access a shared library when networked. N'est ce pas?+
We're all users here...not pros...so you'll get few definitive answers on a forum with varying opinions about almost every subject.
My opinion would be this: Apple designed the Time Capsule for Time Machine to automatically backup all the files on your Mac and other Macs in the household on a regular basis and provide a way to retrieve a file that had been deleted recently by mistake. It's a pretty good router as well.
If you check the info about the Time Capsule on Apple's site, the main features mentioned are backup of your Macs and a dual band wireless network capability.
The Time Capsule was never designed to be a media server housing audio, video and other multi-media files and has never been promoted as such. Nevertheless, some users seem to have adopted the stance that this should be one of the benefits of the device, if not a main feature.
There may be a need for media server type device, but the Time Capsule, at least at this time, is not the answer. If you feel otherwise, you might want to speak directly to Apple and let them know via Time Capsule Feedback.

Organising your iTunes library and iPod Classic

Morning all,
I recently bought an iPod Classic that I sync with the iTunes library on my PowerBook. My iTunes library is meticulously - some might say obsessively - maintained, but the synced version on my iPod has some irritating deviations.
For example, I have a DJ mix album; all the songs are credited (under 'Artist') to the performer, while the 'Album Artist' (and the sort field for both the Artist and Album Artist) are set as the DJ who mixed it. Yet on my iPod in Cover Flow view, I have a dozen versions of the album credited to the individual artists. The Compilation box is checked. Any suggestions as to how I set the track info to display this as a single album?
Also, I have another album that appears twice in Cover Flow on the iPod. This album information in iTunes is consistent - no rogue spaces, differences in capitalisation or punctuation. In fact, in iTunes Cover Flow, the album only appears once. Any guesses?
All the relevant software is up to date.
Any suggestions appreciated.

Hi,
Thanks for your suggestion. I do have Compilations checked in both the menus you suggest, however, as far as I am aware, that merely toggles the Compilation heading on and off in the Main or Music menu; it doesn't have a bearing on where it's listed in Cover Flow. Or am I wrong?
I can't find a logic to the sort order. As an example, I have Version by Mark Ronson (I know, I know - we all make impulsive buys we regret), with metadata as follows:
Artist - <various, usually Mark Ronson feat. such-and-such>
*Album Artist* - Mark Ronson
Album - Version
*Sort Album Artist* - Mark Ronson
*Sort Album* - <blank>
*Sort Artist* - <blank>
This album lists 'correctly' under Cover Flow, i.e. all tracks grouped under a single 'Mark Ronson' heading. Conversely, Overdrive by Aphrodite is all over the place with the following metatags
Artist - <various>
*Album Artist* - Aphrodite
Album - Overdrive
*Sort Album Artist* - Aphrodite
*Sort Album* - <blank>
*Sort Artist* - Aphrodite
I can't work out why one should list as I want and the other one as several versions of the album by different artists.
If it is just a software oversight, okay. But it'd be nice if they sorted it in an upcoming release.
Thanks for your responses!

PLEASE HELP! Itunes library gone but music still on iPod

I recently have started organising my 'my music' files and deleting folders with more than 3 copies of songs, I have a lot of music 2500 songs and opened up itunes and all music I have imported (not bought) has gone, my music is still on my ipod though but I'm too scared to sync it in case all my music has gone, I still have my original music in 'my music' file but it's not shown up on library as usual PLEASE HELP!

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