Library storage

main goal with getting ipod was to import hundreds of songs from many cds. is there any way to delete songs in library (to save hard drive space) but keep the songs on the ipod?? is there any other way short of burning "the library to disks" or getting an external drive???

You can do so but you must change your iPod preferences to manually update songs and playlists with iTunes. The default setting is automatically update with the iTunes library.
You should not remove any music from the iTunes library that was purchased from the iTunes Music Store. If your iPod is lost or stolen, the hard drive has a failure or the iPod needs to be completely reset, all music will be lost. Apple will not replaced music purchased from the iTunes Music Store that is lost or deleted even with receipts.
You should also maintain a backup of your purchased music along with all other important data saved to an external drive (or to CD) used for backup purposes only.

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Sound Library Storage on External Firewire Hard Drive

I'm planning on using the 3-drive configuration for Logic 8 -- internal system drive (500 Gig) in bay #1 for Logic install -- second internal drive in bay #2 for audio recording -- and an external firewire drive for sound library storage.
I've got the *Apogee Ensemble* which doesn't like sharing the Mac Pro Firewire Bus. Given the significant demands made on the Mac Pro's firewire bus by Ensemble, the tech at Apogee suggested a PCI-e firewire card to create a second firewire bus for the external firewire drive (and any other firewire peripherals I have in mind).
*Question 1:* Does it matter whether this external drive is firewire 400 or 800? Will it make a noticeable difference?
I'm planning on partitioning this external firewire drive into three volumes as follows:
Volume 1 -- one-time back-up/clone of my current OS X Tiger hard drive contents.
Volume 2 -- ongoing cumulative back-up of new OS X Leopard install (we're waiting for 10.5.3)
Volume 3 -- sound library storage
*Question 2:* Will Logic or the Mac Pro have any problems streaming samples from a partitioned external firewire drive? (assuming neither volumes 1 or 2 are active while running a Logic session)

Well, I don't know about the unmounting, Kitesurfer, but I thought it was worth bringing up. I also thought it was possible to unmount one volume without the other disappearing, even though they're on the same disk. It may just be my particular external disk but I find that hard to believe. Also, I'm not sure if, because your CCC clone will be journaled, OS X interacts with it in any way. Someone else may be able to answer that.
I'm not a pro so I doubt my equipment will be of interest to you, but it's a 500GB Lacie mini hub. I also have a Lacie 250GB external, which has a clone of my sample library partition. Nobody recommends Lacie but I've had the 500GB for almost a year and the 250GB for over two years I think, and I've never had a problem (except maybe the unmounting issue).

ITunes as a Home-Based Media Server - Large Library Storage, etc...

So, my iTunes library is approaching a size where it will soon be able to declare its own gravitational constant. But that's because besides all of the numerous TV seasons included there, I 'ingest' a good number of my own movies and shows (for backup purposes you understand), and so I can see a time where my library will outgrow the single internal 2TB drive I have in my G5 tower.
The last time I tried to store my library on an external drive, I had nothing but problems, so I moved it inside the desktop, which solved that problem, but now I'm worried about space. I'd rather not have to dump files to optical storage, because loading it back in is a real pain. I'd rather be able to 'add' storage when it's needed and on-the-fly.
Is it possible to store your iTunes library on a network storage device (drive array like a drobo, etc) which would be sufficient to feed at least one appleTV, and 1 desktop computer (simultaneously if necessary) with no real trouble like lag or pauses or constant re-syncs? And if so, is there one that would allow me to just drop in another drive to add space?
Anyone have any experience with this? I'm looking at bumping the ceiling, but I don't want to have to start dumping stuff...
Thanks!
-Tony

No one seems to be answering your original question, so I'll try based on my own findings.
As a qualifier, I have three Macs, an Apple TV (old style) iPhone, iPad and a variety of external drives and 4 NAS drives at my disposal.
Assuming you use a fairly new type of NAS drive you should be able to run the Mac (and from it, the Apple TV) using either the NAS set to an AFP or SMB share, which you would point your iTunes Media folder location to.
The only problems I've encountered so far, are that if you are streaming a movie from Apple TV you can't import Music or Movies into iTunes without the movie stuttering.
Playing music on two Macs at once has no problems and if you use a NAS with a new version of Firefly or Twonky, you can stream direct to iTunes or other uPNP devices.
Out of the NAS drives I've tried, the newer WD MyBookWorlds are ok although if you want to get the maximum protection and drive upgradeability I'd suggest a RAID 5 setup like the Netgear ReadNAS pro series.
As far as iTunes 10 goes, Both Netgear and WD work fine from the shared folder, although the ReadyNAS needs beta RAIDiator 4.1.7 if you want to use the iTunes Server, the WD needs a firmware upgrade which WD say is in the works.
On my older Buffalo Terrastation NAS drive, because long filenames aren't supported under AFP, this causes problems if you want to just copy your iTunes folder using the Finder, the same kind of issues occur on the Lacie NAS.
As far as getting your iTunes from your Mac to the NAS, I find the best way is to first make sure your iTunes is working a 100% on your local Mac, mount the NAS as an SMB share (unless you are never going to use 3rd party kit like Sonos, iTunes Windows etc.) then go to iTunes/Preferences… and change the location of your iTunes Media folder from it's default of ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music or iTunes Media and point it to the shared media folder on the NAS drive.
Make sure you select both 'Keep iTunes Media folder organised' and 'Copy files …'. Click OK and then select File/Library, Organise Library. This will take a while as it copies all the local media files over to your NAS drive, but most importantly, it changes the filenames to suit any NAS SMB share restrictions and won't hiccup halfway through the copy just because it encounters a filename the PC/SMB share won't accept.
Finally, keep regular backups of the NAS, as any new music will only be stored there.
Mike

Photo library storage problem

Hey guys,
I have deleted all the photos from my 5s. Including the deleted photos. ALL of them, but in Storage - Photos&Camera - Photo Library is shown that i have 3.7GB occupied. Also in iTunes i can see i have 568 photos, but i cannot see them on the iphone.
Any idea what is happening?

Any shared photostreams? If not, then next time you are plugged in to iTunes, turn off all photo syncing and disable photo sharing under iCloud settings on the phone. After the next sync, see what you show for photo storage.

Remove Old Doc Library Storage References

I have an 8.02 HP3 post office that is complaining about old Library
Document Storage areas
There DSA's were re-defined years ago but there seems to be a reference
to them still hanging around somewhere (I presume in the PO or Library
DB)
All our libriaries work fine and the old server that contained these
DSAs has been retired.
Would really like to clean this up as it requires us to load the POA on
Windows manually (and respond to the storage area not found messages)
as it won't load as a Windows service because of this.
Steve

I know it removes the directory contents, not sure if it also removes any
empty directories under the libxxx top level directory
But it should clear any superfluous references.
Cheers Dave
Dave Parkes [NSCS]
Occasionally resident at http://support-forums.novell.com/

ICloud Photo library storage optimisation

I cannot make this think work..! Open , close IPL buttons...! but ...! same storage in my iPhone and in my iCloud..!

See the quote below from iCloud Photo Library beta FAQ - Apple Support
That link has some other details but doesn't explicitly state (at least that I could find) how the situation where you have photos from other sources added to iCloud Photo Library are dealt with on your phone if you no longer have space.
How does iCloud Photo Library save space on my device?
If you turn on Optimize [device] Storage, iCloud Photo Library will automatically manage the size of your library on your iOS device, so you can make the most of your device's storage and access more photos than ever. iCloud Photo Library stores the original, high-resolution photos and videos in iCloud and can keep lightweight, device-optimized versions on each of your devices. As long as you have enough storage, recent photos and videos that you access the most will stay on your device at full resolution.
To turn on Optimize [device] Storage on your device, tap Settings > iCloud > Photos or Settings > Photos & Camera, then select Optimize [device] Storage. You need an Internet connection to access an original photo or video that’s stored only in iCloud.

Photo library storage issues

why does my phone say I have data in my photo library even though I've deleted everything from my camera roll and my photostream
I also shut off my photostream.

Hi szimmer38,
I'm sorry to hear you are having these issues with your iPhone. If you are having an issue with a mismatch in the reported storage/number of photos between iOS on your iPhone and iTunes on your computer, you may want to make sure you have a backup of your data, then try the following troubleshooting steps (the article is aimed at a slightly different issue, but the steps are also helpful for storage reporting issues):
If your device gets stuck during startup
When starting up, you might see the Apple logo or a red or blue screen for a long time, or your device might restart again. Try these steps:
Make sure that you have iTunes 12 or later on your computer.
Put your device in recovery mode.
When you get the option to restore or update, select Update. This will reinstall iOS without erasing your data.
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch doesn't respond or doesn't turn on - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden

Library Storage and backup, really need equipment and workflow information.

I have about 700 Gigs of files on three external hard drives, which are backed up to three more. My copy of Aperture arrived today, and, after reading the included booklet, I still don't understand the basic storage, backup and workflow structure of the program. Questions:
Does your library have to be stored on one disk, or can it be spread over several in a JBOD setup, or will I need a raid 0 or 5? I need to plan for a Library that will hold TBs if they have to be in one place. The manual says that the program works better with the library on an internal HD - will an external SATA do just as well? $499 for the program and $12,000 for an x-serve RAID? Seriously, can you keep all of your photos in one place?
Backup (vault): the manual mentions that you may have to move the vault when it exceeds the size of your external disk. Can it be spread out over several disks? Will it need a RAID as well?
I'm using C1Pro (currently in disfavor), PS CS2 (gets better every version) but was hoping for a better workflow and, yes, a way to organize my entire library and speed my workflow. Aperture looks great. Having said that, experience tells me that I will need PS a lot, and may want to do conversions outside of aperture on a regular basis. So, if I import the RAW files directly into Aperture, can I find them in the finder, or export the original RAW? HOW PLEASE? It doesn't make a lot of sense to examine them in Bridge before I decide which ones to Bring in to Aperture. Do I just have to make duplicates to HD or DVD of the original RAW files?
Is there a more detailed explanation of file handling. I have read the booklet, looked at help, checked the articles at Apple Support and read every thread in this forum. Did I just stupidly overlook something obvious?
I know this is a brand new program, but for a professional photographer's tool, someone should have anticipated these questions. Egads!, I just know it's there but I can't find it. I would really appreciate any help.

Does your library have to be stored on one disk, or
can it be spread over several in a JBOD setup, or
will I need a raid 0 or 5?
I believe the library must be on one LOGICAL drive. This could be one physical drive, a JBOD configuration or a RAID 5. In anycase, it has to be one logical drive.
I need to plan for a
Library that will hold TBs if they have to be in one
place.
Since you can specify the location of the library, you can store multiple libraries on multiple internal drives and switch between them. Hopefully, in future versions, Aperture will seamlessly support multiple libraries on different (and networked!) drives.
Backup (vault): the manual mentions that you may have
to move the vault when it exceeds the size of your
external disk. Can it be spread out over several
disks? Will it need a RAID as well?
Only if it is also a JBOD or a RAID configuration. You cannot span multiple logical drives.
So, if I import the
RAW files directly into Aperture, can I find them in
the finder, or export the original RAW? HOW PLEASE?
Finding them in the Finder is not easy. Doable but not easy, as it is well hidden inside a package. Aperture actively discourages you from doing this. Can you imagine the havoc if someone deleted a raw file from the finder? Aperture (and all the xml files it creates) would be looking for missing files and this would lead to corrupted projects.
To export a RAW file out of the library:
File -> Export Master . This menu option will export the original raw file out of the library. Not sure why you would want to do that. If you want to edit it in Photoshop, select the image in Aperture and select Images -> Open with external editor. This will transfer the image into photoshop (assuming you have photoshop set up as your external editor). When you're done editing, save the image (just save, not save as). Close the image in photoshop and Aperture will automatically pickup the change.
Do I just have to make duplicates to HD or
DVD of the original RAW files?
You export the versions into a directory. Then you burn that directory and then delete it. So yes, it would appear that you are duplicating images for the purpose of burning. So you must have at least as much free space on your hard disk as the empty CD/DVD.
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Random library storage after "upgrading" iTunes library

I recently upgraded my library and found that some of the upgraded songs were stored in proper location in the iTunes library whiles others were stored in the parent folder. Something must be forcing that selection because I even deleted the files from the library and reintalled them and they were again stored in the parent folder rather than the iTunes library. I haven't changed the preference location and most of the upgraded music was stored properly. Indeed, the random storage issue affected some songs in an upgraded album but not all.
Mac Mac OS X (10.4.9)

John Kilcar wrote:
This evening after upgrading to 10.2 (34), when I restarted my iTunes my library and playlists are empty, has anybody else encountered this or have a solution?
The files are still present on the external HDD
Thanks,
John
Restore that backup you take regularly... Ah, OK.
*Empty library after upgrade/crash*
Hopefully it's not been too long since you last upgraded iTunes, in fact if you get an empty/incomplete library immediately after upgrading then with the following steps you shouldn't lose a thing or need to do any further housekeeping. In the *Previous iTunes Libraries* folder should be a number of dated iTunes Library files. Take the most recent of these and copy it into the iTunes folder. Rename *iTunes Library* as *iTunes Library (Empty)* and then rename the restored file as *iTunes Library*. Start iTunes. Should all be good, bar any recent additions to or deletions from your library.
See Music Folder Files Not Added and Super Remove Dead Tracks for clean-up tools , if required.
tt2

Setting Library Storage Locations

Hi, can you please help regarding setting my Storage Locations to an external drive (FCPX 10.1.4). I want to work from a single external drive, so I obviously set my MEDIA to the external drive, but what about CACHE and BACKUPS? Is it best to leave these in the LIBRARY default, or should I also set them to my external drive in my project folder?
Thanks so much.

Tom Wolsky wrote:
Cache should be on the media drive as well.
…any reason for that?
or, perhaps, I should ask in first place: What is cache of FCPX anyhow?
I thought, these are 'between data' of the app itself, therefor I thought, it's better placed in the fast lane = internal drive?
No?

ITunes keeps storing files on C drive, even when the library/storage is on another internal drive. It should stop that.

Whatever I do to get iTunes to store it's data and settings on another internal drive, it KEEPS some sort of data/settings stored on the C drive.
A mkdir has been set up already to catch nasty "keep doing that" behaviour. Nevertheless, iTunes dumps stuff on the C drive /documents/mymusic.
Without to receive a technical story (read: a SIMPLE solution that does not feel like a hack), what's the solution.
Why does iTunes not simply ask WHERE to store the files rather than "assuming that the user is stupid and we think for him" attitude.
managing a database or DRM isn't THAT difficult.
Whatever files are within the directory is absolutely fine, as long as the user is allowed to choose that directory.

Did you mean mkdir or mklnk?
By default the iTunes library is stored at C:\Users\<User>\Music. If you play with Windows so that your entire profile is stored on a different drive then the library will be stored inside the profile. If you have used the option to change the location of the media folder to point to another path then you've only changed where the content is stored, not the database and supporting files. In addition if you use this option with an external drive or network share and that location isn't ready when iTunes starts then it will reset the path to the media folder to the default location inside the library folder.
Generally the solution when setting out is to move the entire library to the root of a different drive and then shift-start-iTunes to connect to the library in this new location. See HT1589: iTunes: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
Since you didn't do that to start with, either start again, or see my post make a split library portable.
There is another chunk of data stored in the %appdata% section of your user profile. If you don't have any iOS devices you can ignore this, but if you have, and have an SSD system drive, then there is merit in relocating the ...\MobileSync\Backup folder to another drive with a mklnk junction/symbolic link as these backup folders can become quite large. Note that junctions/links should not be used to relocate sections of the main library as they will be unraveled if iTunes ever tries to write to the path.
tt2

Time Capsule and iTunes library storage

My time capsule is attached to my iMac by yellow ethernet cable to my DSL router. This was set up by Apple over the phone and works fine. My Time Machine regularly backs up with little or not glitches and I also store my vast iTunes library on the time capsule as well.
As long as nothing much is happening (ie backing up), the iTunes library can locate and import onto my various iPods (including the kids ones' too) without any problems.
FOr some reason, it has decided that none of the tunes that are located in the iTunes Library can be found without manual input from me highlighting each and every tune/movie/song/podcast to get rid of the "!" by the tune.
Does anyone know an easier method of getting the Library of iTunes to locate these songs on its own. They are in the Time Capsule, the set-up has been working fine, but suddenly I have "lost" a huge amount of stuff which I will manuallly have to highlight, start and then move down to the next one, which is very very time consuming.
Hoping for some useful answers.
Many thanks
Frances

I connected it to the TC and wanted to start accessing my iTunes library from the FreeAgent (via Airport Extreme). This can be done right? From what I understand it can be done, but I just have to make sure that I access the HDD before I open iTunes. If I was to do it the other way then iTunes would default back to the HDD on the MacBook. What do you think?
Sorry for posting this twice.
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IBook G4 & Managing iTunes library (Storage space)

My G4 has a 30 GB hard drive and I never dreamed I would run out of space, but that was before iTunes.
Can I upgrade to a larger hard drive without going to external devices? If so, how do I find these? When I did a search in the Apple store only externals came up.
My iTunes library is the thing hogging all the room. Can I move it to my iDisk? Will it work the same if I do? Is there another way to store my iTunes library?
Since this is a laptop I don't want another device to carry around with me.
Any advice would be greatly appriciated.
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) I'm as good on Windows as I am on a Mac, but Windows is not as good as a Mac

Cindy,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
You can bring your iBook to an Apple Reseller (Most popular CompUSA), where they can put one in for you. I am pretty sure they will put one in for you, but I am not too sure about Apple. Either way it is going to be pretty expensive. I know you don't want a external hard drive that much, but I just thought for informational purposes I should give you my view.
The reasons why an external hard drive is a great choice:
Lets say a 40 or 60Gb hard drive costs $120. Then you are going to have to pay for labor, which is going to be probably around $100 an hour. That is a lot of money, especially when they are very slow. If you were to buy a external hard drive, you can get a more spacious hard drive for less. For an example, you can get the SmartDisk FireLite Portable Hard Drive that has 100Gb for only $229. It's pretty small, only 3 1/4" x 5".
I bought a 160Gb SmartDisk CrossFire for $165 and I use it only to put my photos from iPhoto on them. My computer runs faster, smoother, and I have more room for other things. I have thousands of photos (over 4000) that take up a ton of room, but with the external I didn't have to pay a lot of money (you can do the same with iTunes).
You can put your version of OS X on the hard drive so that you don't have to carry around the Install/Repair discs incase of a problem. This only works with FireWire drives (and I believe some rare USB 2.0).
Just to keep it semi short, you can back up all your files on to it. I recommend people back up their files just incase something happens. I know a kid who had bought 1,000 songs from iTunes (I think) and had his 10 page paper on his iBook G3, and then someone kicked a soccer ball right into it. Random things happen all the time, its better to be safe then sorry.
Jon
PS If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask!
G4 1.33Ghz iBook, G4 iMac 1Ghz, G3 500Mhz iBook, Macintosh 128K, eMate... Mac OS X (10.4.3) Airport EX, Moto Razr, iLife '06, SmartDisk 160Gb, Apple BT Mouse, Sight..

IPhoto library storage problems.

I have been storing my iPhoto library on a 200GB external HD for about a year with no problems.
I recently got an additional 750 GB external HD and would like to transfer all my photos to this 750 drive.
When I copy the iPhoto library to the bigger drive, then open iPhoto holding down the alt key, the iPhoto library is "grayed out" and I am unable to choose this library.
What is the proper way for me to transfer from external HD to external HD, then choose the iPhoto library in the new location?
Thanks

Stephen
When I copy the iPhoto library to the bigger drive, then open iPhoto holding down the alt key, the iPhoto library is "grayed out" and I am unable to choose this library.
This sounds like the correct way,.. it suggests that iPhoto is not finding a valid library file on the new disk. Try double clicking on the library6.iphoto file in the new location, see if that pulls up iPhoto.
Try replacing the library6.iphoto file in the new disk with the same file from the old one.
It's possible that the library file was corrupted in the move. What's the format of the new disk?
Regards
TD

Aperture iPhoto library storage

Just a little bit of background. I have two computers (iMac and Macbook) and I currently use iPhoto on both. I sync the libraries using Chronosync.
I am thinking about buying AP3 and installing it on the iMac but I still want to be able to sync its library with iPhoto on the Macbook. Now, currently to sync my 2 iphoto libraries I select the library files on each computer. If I get AP3 on my iMac, can it just use the iPhoto library to store without creating a new AP3 library?
If AP3 can store the images inside iPhoto library, how will iPhoto appear if I open that?
Or is the best option just to install AP3 on both computers seeing that Apple's license allows it?

I have two computers (iMac and Macbook) and I currently use iPhoto on both. I sync the libraries using Chronosync.
What do you mean by "Sync".
The general term means when two Libraries (A and B) are compared and files in Library A are copied to Library B, while files in Library B are also copied to Library A so that both Libraries are identical.
This is bi-directional copying and you cannot do this with automatically with iPhoto. No Syncing software is capable of parsing the iPhoto Library in this manner. One or both of your Libraries will be damaged if you try this.
You can have uni-directional copying - files in Library A are copied to Library B - this is essentially backing up. Obviously you can also copy from Library B to Library A.
The nearest you can get to syncing is to use iPhoto Library Manager to move files/Albums/Events plus assoicated metadata between Libraries. This process cannot be automated.
hinking about buying AP3 and installing it on the iMac but I still want to be able to sync its library with iPhoto on the Macbook.
Sync Aperture and iPhoto? Aperture has an entirely different Library from iPhoto and iPhoto will make no sense of it whatever.
If I get AP3 on my iMac, can it just use the iPhoto library to store without creating a new AP3 library?
Yes.
If AP3 can store the images inside iPhoto library, how will iPhoto appear if I open that?
The same as now.
Note that iPhoto will have no access to edits done in Aperture.
Regards
TD

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