How to move iTunes Music Library.xml to external hard disk (Win XP)

How to move iTunes Music Library.xml to external hard disk (Win XP)

I am running iTunes 4.5 on a Win XP computer. I successfully managed
to move all my MP3 files to an external HDD. Unfortunately, the
library files (iTunes Music Library.xml, iTunes Music Library.itl) are
still located in the my music folder on the local drive. Any chance to
move these files to the external drive, too? I don't want them to be
on my local drive.

Thanks

You can just move the folder to your external hard drive. Then open iTunes,
click on Edit..... Preferences.... Click on the Advanced tab at the top.
The resulting window will show the previous location of your iTunes folder
location. Click the Change button and navigate to your external hard drive
iTunes folder. Select that. That will cause the program to look in that
location from now on.

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"en.joy" <en.joy@gmx.net> wrote in message
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> How to move iTunes Music Library.xml to external hard disk (Win XP)
>
> I am running iTunes 4.5 on a Win XP computer. I successfully managed
> to move all my MP3 files to an external HDD. Unfortunately, the
> library files (iTunes Music Library.xml, iTunes Music Library.itl) are
> still located in the my music folder on the local drive. Any chance to
> move these files to the external drive, too? I don't want them to be
> on my local drive.
>
> Thanks

Unfortunately, this does not help. iTunes always creates new "iTunes
Music Library.xml" and "iTunes 4 Music Library.itl" in "C:\Documents
and Settings\~user\My Documents\My Music\iTunes" and works with these
files


"Darrell" <Dumwid@fox.com> wrote in message news:<LW2vc.39467$mm1.25360@fed1read06>...
> You can just move the folder to your external hard drive. Then open iTunes,
> click on Edit..... Preferences.... Click on the Advanced tab at the top.
> The resulting window will show the previous location of your iTunes folder
> location. Click the Change button and navigate to your external hard drive
> iTunes folder. Select that. That will cause the program to look in that
> location from now on.
>
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>
> B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/
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>
> "en.joy" <en.joy@gmx.net> wrote in message
> news:a33a77d0.0405312307.66d30b2a@posting.google.com...
> > How to move iTunes Music Library.xml to external hard disk (Win XP)
> >
> > I am running iTunes 4.5 on a Win XP computer. I successfully managed
> > to move all my MP3 files to an external HDD. Unfortunately, the
> > library files (iTunes Music Library.xml, iTunes Music Library.itl) are
> > still located in the my music folder on the local drive. Any chance to
> > move these files to the external drive, too? I don't want them to be
> > on my local drive.
> >
> > Thanks

en.joy <en.joy@gmx.net> wrote:

> Unfortunately, this does not help. iTunes always creates new "iTunes
> Music Library.xml" and "iTunes 4 Music Library.itl"
> in "C:\Documents and Settings\~user\My Documents\My Music\iTunes"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> and works with these files

Yes, because that's the right place for them.
These files contain user-dependant settings and therefore belong in a
users home folder.


Gerhard

In general, I'd say you're right. But my home folder is limited to a
specific size by the administrator. No chance for moving the library
to some other folder?


deaf_null@hotmail.com (Gerhard Torges, geb. Hö lscher) wrote in message news:<1ger5et.1c03gfr1pf4yw7N%deaf_null@hotmail.com>...
> en.joy <en.joy@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately, this does not help. iTunes always creates new "iTunes
> > Music Library.xml" and "iTunes 4 Music Library.itl"
> > in "C:\Documents and Settings\~user\My Documents\My Music\iTunes"
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > and works with these files
>
> Yes, because that's the right place for them.
> These files contain user-dependant settings and therefore belong in a
> users home folder.
>
>
> Gerhard

That doesn't seem to be quite true. I moved my My Music folder to be right
under the C:\ drive to reduce the path info when I use my MP3 music. iTunes
created a sub-folder of C:\My Music\iTunes within the My Music folder. The
only thing in that iTunes folder is music I have imported to iTunes. Other
music in my iTunes library are from other folders under My Music. The
iTunes folder there holds the .xml etc files. I haven't tried but it may
be possible to move his My Music folder to his external drive. Perhaps then
iTunes would accept a location within the external listing of My Music.

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"Gerhard Torges, geb. Hölscher" <deaf_null@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1ger5et.1c03gfr1pf4yw7N%deaf_null@hotmail.com...
> en.joy <en.joy@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately, this does not help. iTunes always creates new "iTunes
> > Music Library.xml" and "iTunes 4 Music Library.itl"
> > in "C:\Documents and Settings\~user\My Documents\My Music\iTunes"
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > and works with these files
>
> Yes, because that's the right place for them.
> These files contain user-dependant settings and therefore belong in a
> users home folder.
>
>
> Gerhard

Hi and thanks a lot. This way it works well. Just moved "My Music" to
the external drive and everything is fine now.


"Darrell" <Dumwid@fox.com> wrote in message news:<ywnvc.40763$mm1.23129@fed1read06>...
> That doesn't seem to be quite true. I moved my My Music folder to be right
> under the C:\ drive to reduce the path info when I use my MP3 music. iTunes
> created a sub-folder of C:\My Music\iTunes within the My Music folder. The
> only thing in that iTunes folder is music I have imported to iTunes. Other
> music in my iTunes library are from other folders under My Music. The
> iTunes folder there holds the .xml etc files. I haven't tried but it may
> be possible to move his My Music folder to his external drive. Perhaps then
> iTunes would accept a location within the external listing of My Music.
>
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> "Gerhard Torges, geb. Hölscher" <deaf_null@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1ger5et.1c03gfr1pf4yw7N%deaf_null@hotmail.com...
> > en.joy <en.joy@gmx.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Unfortunately, this does not help. iTunes always creates new "iTunes
> > > Music Library.xml" and "iTunes 4 Music Library.itl"
> > > in "C:\Documents and Settings\~user\My Documents\My Music\iTunes"
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > and works with these files
> >
> > Yes, because that's the right place for them.
> > These files contain user-dependant settings and therefore belong in a
> > users home folder.
> >
> >
> > Gerhard

This tip by Darrell worked for me, too. I am using a partitioned HD and wanted the whole family's music in one partition. I created folders with our names under that partition, and moved everyone's "my music" folders into their name folders. It didnt work without creating the extra layer, because all the "my music" folder share the same (unchangeable) name even though they are associated with different users.