One hard drive's full, I want to add another........
i have my library on an external hard drive and it will soon be full. i want to know if i can add a new hard drive and have new content go the the new drive while still leaving the current content on the old drive? can itunes pull files from more than on drive or does my entire library have to be on one drive?
thanks
Good news!
1. You can have all the external drives you want with a single iTunes interface/account.
2. I currently have seven external drives (4 TB total), all current updates too ...
3. Here's the trick (and the downside to it):
A-- import the album, movie, tv show, etc.
B-- copy the specific file (from your iTunes music folder) to another drive
C-- delete the original file and empty the trash (otherwise iTunes will find it in the trash and play it)
D-- in your iTunes program window, click to play the TV show, movie, etc.
E-- you will get a prompt that says the file is missing, and it will ask you if you want to locate it ... of course, you say yes ...
F-- just like opening any file, you select the new drive location, go through any sub folders, and then "choose" the file ...
G-- iTunes will remember the location of that file (forever) and you're done.
H-- iTunes backups work just fine -- BUT if you want to delete the file, you have to delete it from your iTunes library AND manually delete the file from the additional drive (if the file is no longer in the iTunes music folder).
note: the iTunes music folder includes sub folders for TV, movies, podcasts, etc ... it's not just music)
The obvious is that the drive will always have to be plugged in (I actually use linked time capsules and piggy-backed drives) ... but the not so obvious is that this process is tedious -- and massively time consuming when you're talking about always moving stuff around. Basically, you're always moving stuff to keep the drives from getting too full.
The downside? Buy the biggest drive you can -- at least 1 TB (time capsule is nice, and a very quiet drive). That will keep you from moving stuff around ... you can even move your iTunes music folder there, then not have to use multiple drives, keep everything in the iTunes music folder.
I've used iTunes since before the iTunes store ... and as a person who really hates throwing away TV seasons I paid a lot for (and movies, etc) ... the drive space really adds up fast. I can't stress enough to get the largest drive possible -- and back up your iTunes files.
Good luck - and enjoy!
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