Connection external iTunes

I'm trying to get an iTunes library that I used for years, stored on an external drive to work with my new computer. I went to Advanced Preferences and entered the right path. Ideas?

Seagate external drive

10 - Dell PC Windows

Change the iTunes media folder location to Edit > preferences > advanced do not control or change where iTunes expects to find the existing content of library - it determines only (in conjunction with other options on the same screen) where are the new additions to your library.

When you say you have the library 'stored on an external drive', this just produces contain folders and media files or the structure of complete and autonomous, library including the database iTunes (iTunes Library.itl file)?  This independent structure should look like this:

If that's what you have, then you can access the library in shift as you start iTunes, then when you see this message:

Click choose a library... and navigate to and select the file iTunes Library.itl on the external hard drive.

If, however, your external drive contains only multimedia files and folders, you have access to another computer that you are using, and if yes can you recover the database of the library of him?  If so, see the turingtest2 on to a portable split library user for a description of the steps necessary to combine the data base of the external library from your old PC with the media on the hard drive in the structure as described above.  Then use the SHIFT-start method to access the library.

Finally, if you do not have access to the previous library database, you can always rebuild the library as follows:

  • If necessary, change the folders to your external drive so that there is a folder called iTunes in the root of the drive that contains the folder iTunes Media content in this (that is, the above structures).
  • But in this case SHIFT-start iTunes, click on create a library.... and navigate to and select the folder iTunes external hard disk.
  • Check the settings Edit > preferences > Advanced -if your external drive appears to windows as (for example) drive X:, set the location of iTunes media folder Media X:\iTunes\iTunes and make sure the options copy files... and keep the library organized... are both checked.
  • If necessary, press Ctrl-B to turn on the iTunes menu bar, and then select file > add folder to library... and search for and select the iTunes Media folder on the external drive.  This will add all your multimedia content existing, leaving in the existing media files, to the new library.

Depending on which option applies to you, once you have completed the steps appropriate and verified that your library is as it should be, use a second external drive tocreate a backup of your library, and make sure you repeat this periodically to keep the current backup.

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