[iTunes] Where is iTunes stored?

[bert.bates]

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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