Would Like to Move iTunes Location
I currently have iTunes music files on an external drive attached to my MacBook Pro. The actual iTunes meta data, covers, etc is stored on my MacBook Pro in the music directory.
I also have a complete backup of all my music (very large collection) on a Windows drive and I sync between the two to for backups of my music.
I'd like to switch and have the windows mounted network volume be my primary music repository, also moving my meta data to that volume. The goal is to gain space back on my macbook pro drive and to eliminate the wired drive connection for running itunes.
Because I have several gigabyte of music, that already exists in the exact same folder structure on the network mounted windows drive, and the fact that my itunes collection is well over 100Gb, I'd like to avoid using the internal relocate library where everything is manually moved.
Any suggestions on how to begin?
The music library files are hard-wired to the My Documents folder. The only way to move the files is to move the My Documents folder, which affects the entire system.
Related links:
What are the iTunes Library files?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx - TweakUI, used for moving My Documents, etc.
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