[iTunes] Where is iTunes stored?

[David DelMonte]

One other thought - there is a very cool little app called iDupe  
(versiontracker) that finds duplicate music files. Worth running  
after you consolidate a library.

David


On Oct 2, 2005, at 3:01 PM, bert.bates wrote:

> cool!
>
> sorry i missed that - i'll try it out!
>
> Bert
>
> On Oct 2, 2005, at 12:53 PM, Jane Lee wrote:
>
>> like i said in the other thread about this, there's a Consolidate
>> Music option in the Advanced menu up in the menu bar.
>> Moves all your music in the Library to the location in the
>> preferences, and changes the iTunes library database to reflect that
>> change.
>>
>> cheers
>> j
>>
>> On 10/2/05, bert.bates <bert.bates at wickedlysmart.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Through some weird chain of events my iTunes library has been split,
>>> and now resides on two different hard drives... it's easy enough to
>>> move the music so that it's all back in one place, but how do you
>>> rebuild the indexes to reflect the re-integration?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Bert
>>>
>>> On Oct 2, 2005, at 8:36 AM, David DelMonte wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I dont think it's this simple:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Your music files are stored wherever the setting in itunes/
>>>> preferences/advanced is set.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Your playlist information is stored though, in username/music.
>>>> That folder has two files, an index called ITunes Library and an
>>>> XML file that holds playlist and tag info.
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 2, 2005, at 10:31 AM, Jim Manley wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 1, 2005, at 10:59 PM, Ron Michael wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Probably a dumb question but I'm getting ready to re-organize my
>>>>>> iTunes library (I hope). I've built some playlists in iTunes but
>>>>>> a lot of my tunes are just spread around in there willy-nilly.
>>>>>> Where are my tunes actually stored on my hard drive. In other
>>>>>> words, what is the default location? Once I complete my
>>>>>> organization, do I still need to keep the actual, original
>>>>>> downloads or will the iTunes folder suffice? I know I should
>>>>>> probably safe the originals but hard drive space may be a problem
>>>>>> in the future. If I want to backup the important iTunes stuff in
>>>>>> case of a hard drive tragedy, what folders do I keep as a backup?
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Ron. Itunes data is stored in your home folder/music.
>>>>> ---
>>>>> James Paul Manley
>>>>> jpmanley at gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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