Since you changed the location of your iTunes source you will need to repeat the process of adding your music to your iTunes library. Assuming all your music is now on your external drive, I would delete your entire iTunes library while making sure that you don't delete the original files in the process. This will ensure there are no duplicate files showing up in iTunes after you re-add your music from the external drive. Next, check the "Keep iTunes media files organized" box in your Preferences pane and then go to: iTunes > File > Add to Library. Select all the music folders on your external drive and hit OK. Depending on how much music you have, the process should take between 5-30 minutes or so.
Folder for each artist in Hard drive?
I just bought a new mac mini to use as a server. I set my itunes to use my external hard drive as my library. When i now look at my library, it is empty.
When i open my hard drive it has each artist in a separate folder. Is there an easy way to combine all these folders into one and then drag that over to the library? Or, do i have to individually drag each folder over individually?
When i open my hard drive it has each artist in a separate folder. Is there an easy way to combine all these folders into one and then drag that over to the library? Or, do i have to individually drag each folder over individually?
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