Share iTunes Library Between 2 Drives on Same Mac?

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Madwen - 07 Nov 2007 23:09 GMT

What is the best way to share my iTunes library between internal hard
drives on the same computer? I'm going to be switching back and forth
between Panther and Leopard for awhile.

Alias?

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Malcolm - 08 Nov 2007 10:56 GMT

> What is the best way to share my iTunes library between internal hard
> drives on the same computer? I'm going to be switching back and forth
> between Panther and Leopard for awhile.
>
> Alias?

Keep the iTunes library on one drive. The first time you boot the
other drive, hold down Option while iTunes is starting. It will then
ask for the location of its library.

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Madwen - 08 Nov 2007 14:47 GMT

> > What is the best way to share my iTunes library between internal hard
> > drives on the same computer? I'm going to be switching back and forth
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> other drive, hold down Option while iTunes is starting. It will then
> ask for the location of its library.

Thanks for responding. :) I had already booted the Leopard drive and
had searched fruitlessly through the help files for an answer. It was
only this morning, *after* I had already copied the entire library to
the Leopard drive, that I discovered the Help file, "Changing where your
iTunes files are stored". LOL... DUH So often, this is a nomenclature
thing. Apparently I had just not used the right search terms. And I
was also in fear that iTunes would see the second drive as another
computer and throw a monkey wrench into my authorization status.

Anyway, while too late for nomenclaturely-challenged me, apparently I
could have just (oh so easily) changed the location in the General
preference tab. So simple but I was just totally hung up on the
authorization thing.

Madeleine

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Share iTunes Library Between 2 Drives on Same Mac?