#Where is my itunes music stored pc Pc#

This is slightly off the primary topic, but it’s worth mentioning.

How do you move the iTunes library to a new Mac so that it is the main machine for my iPod/iPhone? The processes will be familiar, but there are a few extra critical steps to insure everything works as expected in both of those unique cases.

#Where is my itunes music stored pc Pc#

Likewise, if you are actually migrating an iTunes collection froma PC to a Mac (or vice versa) you would want to follow these specific instructions. It is important that you set the location within iTunes so that the app knows where to look for your music.Įasy enough right? This is easy to do for migrating music between user accounts and other folders or locations on drives, but if you’re looking to relocate an iTunes collection to another external drive, use these directions instead.

Now click ‘OK’ and your iTunes library is set to it’s new location!.

Click the ‘Change’ button and navigate to the new iTunes music library location (where you moved/copied the ~/Music/iTunes/ folder too in the first step)

Click the ‘Advanced’ tab to see the location of your iTunes music library like the screenshot below demonstrates.

Launch iTunes when that process is complete, then enter the Preferences by going through the iTunes menu and selecting it.

Moving to folder to another location on the same drive is quick, while copying it elsewhere may take a while depending on how large your music library is.

Next, navigate to and move or copy that entire ~/Music/iTunes folder to the new desired location.

The first thing you’ll want to do is locate your iTunes music library, as mentioned earlier this is located in your home directories Music folder, at ~/Music/iTunes.

Using this method you can move your entire iTunes Music library to anywhere, be it another folder, location, user directory, machine, drive, etc. Moving the iTunes Music Library to Another Location