[iTunes] Where is iTunes stored?

[Jane Lee]

Well, iTunes already has that option, starting from somewhere in version 4
Of course, it doesn't do anything except point them out to you.  In my
experience, it's labelled similar songs from different albums as
dupes, so I'm not sure..

Cheers
j

On 10/2/05, David DelMonte <ddelmonte at mac.com> wrote:
> 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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