ITunes folder

Hi, I'm a Mac user
I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.3 & Windows 7 (Boot Camp)
If I'm going to install iTunes on Windows 7, it's possible that I can set iTunes for Windows to use the iTunes folder in my Mac partition?
So, it'll save a lot of spaces in Windows partition
I'm using MacDrive in Windows 7

There are several tools to do what you need to do. Mentioning a specific name here might get the post deleted as it is not strictly speaking legal. Check Macupdate

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Open itunes get error message, can't find iTunes folder! & doesn't open!

Hi, I have Downloaded iTunes but it some how has installed itself onto a USB pen drive that I had connected at the time. I have unplugged this and downloaded iTunes again...which seemed to go ok but when I click the iTunes icon an error message appears ' Cannot find iTunes folder, this is normally located in the My Music Folder' and will not open iTunes. I plug the USB pen in and it works fine! I have tried to copy & paste the files on the USB pen but it doesn't copy them properly...can anyone help?

Hello mvguillet,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with installing the latest iTunes update. I recommend following the steps below:
Resolution
Follow these steps to resolve the issue:
Check for .dll files
Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes and C:\Program Files\iTunes and look for .dll files.
If you find QTMovie.DLL, or any other .dll files, move them to the desktop.
Reboot your computer.
Note: Depending on your operating system, you may only have one of the listed paths.
Uninstall and reinstall iTunes
Uninstall iTunes and all of its related components.
Reboot your computer. If you can't uninstall a piece of Apple software, try using the Microsoft Program Install and Uninstall Utility.
Re-download and reinstall iTunes 11.1.4.
I understand that you have already uninstalled iTunes, but when you get to this step, it is important to uninstall iTunes and the related components in the order listed in the link for that step.
You can find the full article here:
iTunes 11.1.4 for Windows: Unable to install or open
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5376
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

When i double click itunes it doesn't open it just comes up with an error saying " The itunes library.itl file cannot be found or created. The default location for this file is in the 'itunes' folder in the 'music' folder". How can i fix this?

When i double click itunes it doesn't open it just comes up with an error saying " The itunes library.itl file cannot be found or created. The default location for this file is in the 'itunes' folder in the 'music' folder. How can i fix this problem?

Anyone can help to advice how to solve this issue ?

How to manage one iTunes folder from multiple computers via a network?

Hi there,
The Setup: I have a macbook air, my partner has a macbook pro, we both have iPhones with our own iCloud accounts. There is an apple TV and an Airport Extreme with an external USB HDD in there too (which could potentially be plugged into the ATV via ethernet if need be).
What I want to be able to do:
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     2 - Still be able to add music to/alter playlists and movies in the iTunes library that my MBA uses, from my MBA (ie if I end up with new music or movies on           the MBA I need a way to transfer it easily, -keeping in mind that not all the video will fit on the MBP HDD)
     3 - Use the one iTunes music folder for both the MBA and the MBP (to avoid having to update both)
     4 - Sync my iPhone with my iCloud email and contacts etc...
     5 - Sync my partners iCloud with her own email and contacts etc...
     6 - Sync music from the 'common' iTunes folder to either iPhone
     7 - Use apps from my iTunesstore account on my both iPhones
     8 - Stream video from the 'common' iTunes folder to the ATV in HD
Can someone please tell me how I make ALL of the above possible?
Things i'm not sure of are:
     A- Where do I put my iTunes music folder? -Locally on the MBP, or on the External HDD in the airport Extreme?
     B- Which of the above would iTunes match help with?
     C- Would homesharing be used?
     D- What usernames/accounts do I have to put into the iPhones adn where? (itunes or icloud etc...)
For some reason I just can't get my head around how this setup will work.
Thanks in advance!

I'm sort of in the same boat. We've got an iMac with separate User Accounts set up and are currently sharing the same iTunes and iPhoto libraries along with streaming them to our Apple TV.
Right now I'm the only one with an iPod, however she'll be getting one in a couple of weeks.
We also just picked up a MacBook yesterday and I'd like to be able to sync certain libraries like iTunes and iPhoto so that no content gets duplicated on either the iMac or MacBook and so that we both have access to the current libraries for each program on our iPods and AppleTV.
I have an external hard drive that I back up the iMac on and I assume I could manually keep things current with that but there's got to be an easier way...that's why these are Macs right?
Bill

How can I import my old Itunes folder into a new PC.

My PC crashed but my Itunes library (all music, playlists apps) was saved since I keep the itunes folder on a external Hard drive. My question is how can i put it back on the new PS where I already installed the Itunes. I thought I only had to tell the "new" Itunes where the folder was, but it didnt work...

Thanks a million! Im glad I had a back up. It´s working and syncing with my ipad!

Most of my iTunes library has disappeard. I cannot find them when I search in the iTunes folder either. How can I get them back?

I had hundreds of songs in my iTunes library, but when I open it now, I have about 40. They were a combination of downloaded songs from the iTunes store and songs loaded from my personal CD collection. I have searched for advice online. I have searched my iTunes folder and my recycle bin, and my songs are no longer there. I did not download a new version or plug in a device. Nothing has changed. Where could my songs be?

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Importing songs to itunes folder from dvd's

i have a data dvd backup of all my 1400 songs from itunes folder. i tried to import it into a newly dowloaded version of itunes on my laptop with new hard drive.. it placed all the song info in the library, so i connected my ipod and directed it to this new library. it updated ipod successfully. but when i tried to play, i realized that i had only imported the song titles, etc. into itunes folder and subsequently onto ipod.. and because i directed to this "new" library, i lost all 1400 songs on the ipod.. pls help. how do i get my music from data dvd backup to library and to ipod. and do i have to import each song separately.. there are like 25 different folders on the dvd of albums, and downloads from itunes store....i just want what i had before my hard drive died. forgive me if i didn't post this right, my first time...

Note - You don't need to copy them to the HD first,
as btabz suggested.
There are different ways to import music. You can copy them (the music files) onto the HD wherever you want and then import into iTunes, or have iTunes import directly off the DVD and put the files in the iTunes Music Folder. Both ways get the music into iTunes and stored on your HD. It depends if you want the music in the iTunes Music folder or not. With the way I suggested, the music is placed where you want, instead of having iTunes put it where it wants.
Both ways will work fine though.
Message was edited by: btabz

Importing old iTunes folder to new computer

I would appreciate any help with this you can give.
I have a MacBook Pro that I had four multi-user accounts on. One of them got corrupted, so that one was deleted and another account was opened. I want to get all the old iTunes songs out of the corrupted user folder and put them in the new account iTunes folder. Do I just drag the whole old iTunes folder into the Music folder of new user? ... letting it overwrite the existing iTunes folder?
If I overwrite the new iTunes folder with the old iTunes folder, will it delete whatever I downloaded in the new iTunes since, or meld the old and new together? How do I keep from deleting newer songs and still keep the iTunes library or directories, or whatever, intact?
Thanks,
Michael

Just copy entire /Music/iTunes/ folder from old computer to /Music/ on new computer.

Importing to iTunes folder doesn't seem to work.

I don't know if this is a vista/itunes bug, but here I go:
I have a music library of about 60 gigs or so. When I try and import the songs WITHOUT moving the songs to iTunes directory, it works like a charm. However, if I check the box to move the imported songs TO the itunes folder, I only get a fraction of the music in my library. I would like for iTunes to import everything to the itunes directory.
Can I do this: Manually copy the music to the iTunes folder and then somehow import the itunes folder? (does that even make sense?)
Thanks in advance
M

therabbitnews wrote:
Yet, the files are not there.
Which files? Music or Photos? Do any songs in iTunes have an exclamation mark next to them? Other files as well? Do you remember what error messages that you were getting? Those error codes could be helpful.

ITunes doesn't/slowly add music to libary (can't find it by artist or album), but does add it to iTunes folder and playlists

When I drag and drop music to my iTunes, it starts copying files to the iTunes folder. Afterwards it scan's for loudness and artwork. That's all correct.
But after this I can't find the music in my Library, while it is resulted as search results. Also the songs are in different playlists (newly added and never played).
Only after about 45 min-1 hour the files áre in my library, without me doing or changing anything...
I use iTunes 11, never had this problem with iTunes 10.
Someone got any suggestions? Restarting iTunes won't work...

Do you use iTunes Match? People have reported this can slow the process down.
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Downloading to itune folder

I installed The Dr. Laura Media Center so i could get their podcast, because itune doesn't download from their site. I must use their application which downloads their podcast to the default music folder. I use their program to change the folder for downloading to the podcast folder in my itune music folder. But I had to create a folder in the podcast folder title-" Dr. Laura " to contained the downloaded podcasts.
Question-when i launched itune and select podcast, the "Dr. Laura" is not listed. When I go back to to the itune folder and check under podcast, I see the Dr. Laura folder with the podcast. Does anyone know is happening ?

It's not listed anywhere in the library, I type in Dr. Laura and nothing showed up. I looked under artist in alphabetical order without success. I still see the podcast folder " Dr, Laura " , which I created in itunes⇒podcasts⇒( which contained 3 files ), Dr. Laura⇒Dr Laura - Aug 31 2007 - Hour 1.mp3, Dr Laura - Aug 31 2007 - Hour 2.mp3, Dr Laura - Aug 31 2007 - Hour 3.mp3. I don't see any other downloads for 9/1/07-09/207. Its supposed to be automatic.
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-- Double click on the saved file. Your default media player (iTunes, Real Player, Windows Media -Player or Quicktime) will now open and play the MP3 file.
Mac OS X Users:
Download Now
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-- ctrl+click and "Download Link to Disk" to download to your desktop.
-- Double click on the saved file. Your default media player (iTunes, Real Player, Windows Media Player or QuickTime) will now open and play the MP3 file.
The Dr. Laura Media Center Readme
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• Drag and drop the Dr. Laura Media Center icon from the disk image on the desktop to your Applications folder. Double-click the icon to launch the setup wizard.
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⁃ Highlight the current location and click the Remove button.
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• Enter your Streamlink account username & password.
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Sort iTunes folder by album

I have a lot of music in an iTunes folder on a backup drive. I want to be able to sometimes take some of it and replace the existing music on my iPod. iTunes, however, has organized the music on the backup drive by artist. This is fine for most albums, but for some albums it just creates a mess. For instance, to load a Christmas album where each track is by a different artist, I would have to remember each artist’s name, and use that information to find and load each individual track separately. (This is an especially huge problem for classical albums,where different tracks commonly feature different artists.) Does anyone know a way to, maybe, organize the whole iTunes folder by album instead? Or shareware that does this? It would completely solve the problem.
I believe that for future albums I can save them as compilations and they will sort more usefully. But what’s the solution for albums that iTunes has already saved?
Sorry if this is an old topic.

ahhh, that must be it!
i see that folder but don't know how stuff got in there.
how do i mark music to go there?
or do i have to drag it manually?
sorry--i'm a little lost
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Downloads from iTunes on my macbook air do not download on my desktop but remain in iTunes folder which refuse to open for use.

I couldn't get downloads from iTunes to be on the desktop of my Macbook air but they remain in iTunes folder and refuse to open for use. What am I to do?

Downloads of what? Songs? Apps? Books?
If you're talking about apps, then you have downloaded iOS apps which are intended to run on an iPhone or iPad, not a Mac.

Installation prob - iTunes folder cannot be found in My Music

Hello all,
I've tried several times over the last few days to install iTunes and keep coming up with the same problem. The error message reads ...
The folder “iTunes” cannot be found or created, and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the “My Music” folder.
I have checked and the "My Music" folder is there. I've deleted and recreated the folder several times. I've even tried creating an "iTunes" folder in it.
I've read the "Trouble installing iTunes or QuickTime software in Windows" page at itunes.com and followed the instructions to download Tweak UI from the Microsoft PowerToys website. Problem is, once I get into Tweak UI and go to "Special Folders", the "My Music" folder doesn't appear in the list. "My Pictures" folder does appear and "My Music" is sitting in the same directory with the same properties as far as I can see by looking via Explorer.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Problem is, once I get into Tweak UI and go to "Special Folders", the "My Music" folder doesn't appear in the list.
some folks with that complication have some joy with the alternate technique from the following Nigel Carpenter post:
Nigel Carpenter: re: Itunes problem
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When I try to open ITunes it brings up a box that says the iTunes Library. itl file cannot be found or created. the default location for this fie is in the itunes folder in the music folder How do I solve this

My laptop was updating itunes and turned off and every since when i try to load itunes it brings up a window that says
The itunes library.itl fie cannot be found or created. The default location for this fie is in the itunes folder in the Music folder.
an I cant figure out what to do to get itunes to load so I can't use itunes at all which ***** since it also means I right now I can't add music to my ipod or apps or anything. So hopefully someone can tell me what happened and how to fix it or solve it

Hi pgarard1,
If you are having issues with launching iTunes after an update, you may want to take a look at the troubleshooting in the following article:
iTunes for Windows: Doesn't open after upgrading in Windows Vista or Windows 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2363
Regards,
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I am trying to delete songs from itune 11 library and i want it to delete the song from my hard drive as well. All my songs are in the music folder but not in the itunes folder?? itunes did not prompt me to move file to trash nor is there an option??

I am trying to delete songs from itune 11 library and i want it to delete the song from my hard drive as well. All my songs are in the music folder but not in the itunes folder. itunes did not prompt me to move file to trash nor is there an option to remove file to trash bin. How can i delete songs from both the itunes and hard drive at the same time?

aespinoza2210 wrote:
could it be in the itunes folder or does it have to be in the itunes media folder, which is within the itunes folder??
A Espinoza,
The iTunes Media folder is set in Preferences > Advanced, and is the key to most iTunes folder organizational activities. So I doubt that the automatic deletion will work for files that are somewhere else within the folder structure.
However, I have not experimented with that issue in quite a while, so you are welcome to give it a try in iTunes 11.

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