I want 2 separate itunes installations - how to do it?
I want to have a 2nd complete itunes with all my music on an external drive as backup or to take to another computer but when I try to run itunes setup on the external drive it just wants to repair or replace the itunes on my boot drive - how do I make it make me a 2nd itunes on the external drive. I REALLY do not want to mess up the original itunes as there is too much music in to get it all organized again.
JOhn
You cannot install two iTunes programs as you describe. Very few programs nowadays allow one to perform what you want.
There is another way to get what you want. It may be a bit involved to set up, but will work. Managing the syncing between the two 'Libraries' will take some diligence on your part.
Here's what I would do. With a complete and functioning iTunes Library, music files and metadata:
- Close iTunes
- Make a copy of both the Library database file located in the 'My Music\iTunes' folder
- Store the files in a safe folder
- Attach the ExHD to the PC making sure it is a drive letter well down the alphabet ('M', 'N' or 'O') - formally change this if not
- Open iTunes
- Perform a 'move' of your Library to the ExHD as described in this post: http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=1836529
- Do not delete the original music files on the Root Drive
- Close iTunes
- Make a copy of both the Library database file located in the 'My Music\iTunes' folder - label them so you know they are from the ExHD
- Store the ExHD Library files on the ExHD
- Swap the original Library files with the current ones
- Open iTunes - your original Root Drive Library will be back
What you have just done is to store the music files and Library database files on the ExHD. You can attach the ExHD to any other PC with iTunes installed (Keep a copy of the iTunes Installer files on the ExHD so you can install it easily).
As long as the ExHD is attached to any PC as the same drive as you did initially, you can copy those Library files to the iTunes folder, open iTunes and have a replica of your music, Playlists and metadata.
Of course, changes made to the main iTunes music file will not be reflected in the ExHD file unless you sync the changed music files and the Library databases. It’s a bit more involved, but as a start -- there it is.
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