My ITunes Library is on an external drive. I later installed the newest version of ITunes 12.1.0.5 and now I cannot play the music on my external dive. What to do?
I put I TUNES library on my external hard drive.
Then I installed the newest version of ITune - 12.1.0.5.
Now I can;t play the music on the external drive.
What to do?
Thanks
Thanks, Limnos,
Worked perfectly.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
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