Moved iTunes lib to ext HD but when I turn off/on the computer it corrupts the file on the HD!!!

Question

I transferred my iTunes library to an external HD and it worked fine until.......I shut down the ext HD or computer. When I hooked the external HD back up to the MacBook Pro and opened it Tunes, iTunes doesn't recognize the iTunes library on the HD and asks me if I want to consolidate. Although, in the Preferences/Advanced section iTunes is still pointing to the ext HD. The file on the ext HD stays ing tact however, what appears on the computer in iTunes is only my "purchased" contents on the cloud and not my home movies, music, etc.
I'm extremely frustrated...spoken with apple - no hlep, spoken to other apple people at work - no help.  I've been working on this for on this
Any help would be appreciated!!
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Answer 1

OKay, here is the deal. You cannot change the location of encrypted files nor can you share them with other machines. There is no file server for iTunes so even if you export the movie index from iTunes to an external volume, each time you reboot your computer itunes has to reindex the external drive every time you want to access the files. The second you run your mobile computer without the external drive or try to access the HD movies from another device or another user on the same network, the indexing gets out of synch. The entire process is self defeating regardless. The HD movies are encapsulized by apple to stream to your devices via iCloud and NOT via Cloud. Only your TV can play 1080p. That single file you download from iTunes has mutiple versions of the same video in the capsul, one version for each type of apple device. There are no 1080p apple devices except for the Apple TV. When you buy a movie you are buying a license and not the movie. It's going to get worse with all the new copywrite laws. Already you cant share any apple devices with other itunes accounts. Your airport express just stopped streaming music to all users on the local home sharing Cloud. Only the one user for each device and soon only airplay speakers connected directly to the device. No more passthru via your TV and no more file sharing with other accounts on the same wi-fi. All the ISPs are doing the same thing. And soon everybody will be buying their phones and TV's and iPads from the cabble guy.
Apple has done a poor job of educating the consumer as to the difference between the Cloud and iCloud. They are not the same at all.
Message was edited by: ronfromwoodland hills