Videos and itunes folder

Hello;
have my itunes music library on a lacie removable drive and my
itunes folder on my ibook drive. Is that why I cannot create a playlist so that I can play videos on my iphone? Can I move my itunes folder to the lacie drive so that all are together? Please advise
Frank

Hey TapouT TCC,
In iTunes you will see you have 2 options that you may not be familiar with.
Edit menu>
iTunes Preferences
Advanced tab>
1) Keep iTunes Music folder organized
2) Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to Library
If you leave the "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to Library" unchecked, the files will be accessable in iTunes, but could be stored somewhere else (i.e your external drive). The requirement would be you leave the external drive connected for access.
With that option unchecked, and the videos on the external drive, use iTunes menu File > Add to Library, and add a video not currently in iTunes to see if this works for you
For more information on the option, "Keep iTunes Music folder organized", see this Help article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesMac/7.0/en/510x.html
Hope this helps,
Generik
PowerMac G4/Dell Precision WS 370, XP Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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