[X4U] Re: Moving iTunes to drive 2

[John Daschbach]

A very easy way to move your iTunes folder is to use a symbolic link.  
Tar up the directory structure and un-tar it someplace new, rm the old 
directory tree, then make a symbolic link from the new location to the 
old.  I have had my iTunes collection on an external Firewire drive for 
a couple years, works fine.

-John


On Nov 24, 2004, at 12:33 PM, lists3-200402 wrote:

> Gail Grainger <ggrainger at deweybrowse.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>     I just added a second hard drive to store music on. I was adding 
>> Cd's
>> last weekend, and almost filled up my hard drive. I want to move  
>> iTunes to
>> drive 2, is there any special way I should do that?
>> Thanks,
>> Gail
>>
>> --
>> Gail Shea Grainger
>
> a recent itunes update (4.7?) fixed a long standing problem where if 
> you stored your music in a folder other than the ~/Music/iTunes/ 
> folder, say a firewire drive, then launch itunes with the firewire 
> drive disconnected, itunes would reset it's own prefs to the 
> ~/Music/iTunes folder. now that doesn't happen...you simply plug in 
> the drive and the pref 'sticks'.
>
> i (and many of my clients) keep our huge music libraries on a firewire 
> drive. this lets us move our music around (some people have beach 
> houses, etc.).
>
> don
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