Itunes library from scratch the external HARD disk

Hello, I searched, but most of the questions is related to mobile phones an existing library to an external HARD drive. I have two questions:

1 - What are the steps to create a new itunes library where all the content is on an external HARD drive. In addition, news will be also added and updated to this HARD drive, not for the Mac. I use other computers and media can be added to those on the HARD drive.

2 - I currently have a Macbook pro 2015, but I plan to buy a Mac Mini for my media center. Time, because I want to update content still on the HARD drive, it will be easier start the process again on the Mac mini, or using the existing library of move then?

Thanks a lot for any help

  1. Press on and hold down the Option key while you click on the icon to launch iTunes. Keep now until asked to choose or create a library. Click on create. I would recommend that you make the library in the root of your chosen drive and call the iTunes folder.
    See also Open a different iTunes library file or create a new Apple Support one-
  2. You can connect this external hard drive to the Mac mini and the Option-start-iTunes to connect, or to copy the iTunes folder that is all about the internal drive (assuming that there is place) and connect here if you prefer. Restarting loses ratings, play count indictment, playlist membership, date added, etc. and can mean the loss of data if you have devices that synchronize normally to your library. Avoid it if you can.

See make a library of portable split to the bottom on the manipulations of the library if you want to keep the data of your current library after all.

TT2

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