HT204053 Can i put my itunes library into icloud? Thanks George

Is it possible to store my itunes library in the cloud rather than on my Apple Mac?
Thanks

See here...
FAQ: Why iTunes Match can NOT be used as a backup!
http://macmost.com/itunes-match.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH258
IMO best to have it Local and back it up to an External Hard Drive...
Ponder this...
Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
Full Details Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
To Operate iTunes from the External Drive...
Start iTunes with the Option key held down and guide it to the new location of the library.
On Windows, hold Shift, launch iTunes and select Choose library... and select the iTunes folder you copied to the external drive.
Be Sure the drive is Formatted Mac OS Extended (journaled)

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I'm looking to get some space off my pc. I have a lot of music stored on my hard drive and I want to put my itunes library onto an external hard drive. I have over 200 more cd's that I want to load into itunes account but i don't want to pay for getting more storage in my cloud when I have a 1 tb extrnal hard drive that I can use. Does anyone know if this would work? Any advice.......

Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive...
Full Details Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
Also see this migrate iTunes library post by turingtest2
To Operate iTunes from the External Drive...
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Hi,I will shortly be replacing my pc with a new one and I have a little dilemma:
1 = what do I need to do once I have a new PC up & running? If i just download Itunes will all my exsisting Libriray still be there?
2 = Also I have purchased some videos, How can I save them on external drive or cds?
anyone can advice would be highly appreciated.
many thanks
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*1 = what do I need to do once I have a new PC up & running? If i just download Itunes will all my exsisting Libriray still be there?*
You'll have to move your music and library from the old computer. The iTunes library is a database that links to the songs on your hard drive, neither the library files or the songs will get to your new computer just by installing iTunes.
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Don't forget that you'll need to authorise your new computer to play your iTunes purchases. Also if you are disposing of the old one remember to deauthorise it so you don't use up one of your allowances: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1364
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