I want to store my over 100Gb of music on an external drive to free up space on my mbp.  Without having to "locate" every file I want to play.  is this possible? suggestions please

Can I store on an external drive and not have to locate every file i want to play?

I found the solution.  this will help if anyone else is having the same issues...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449

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