thanks Mark, this was hugely helpful! Cait > On Sep 9, 2015, at 8:33 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Caitlyn, > > Question: > If I delete the current library, and then use my music folder on an external, > how do I keep it from becoming so huge again? > > Answer: > Before you delete your current Library, I suggest you do a Google search for > cleaning up iTunes Library using Smart Playlists. Using a Smart Playlist > allowed me to prune my Library a couple of years ago. As for how to keep > your Library from becoming so large--well, the simplest answer is to not copy > the music into the Library but, rather, simply allow iTunes to point to the > music files in their original location. To do this, based on iTunes 12.x for > Windows: > 1. > From the Edit menu, select Preferences. > > 2. > Select the Advanced Tab. > > 3. > Uncheck Copy Files to Itunes Media Folder when Adding to Library. > > Question: > Also, since I do want to add more music files to the library at times, can I > just point the i tunes towards the new library on the external drive, then > add the new files to that folder directly, instead of using the automatically > add to i tunes folder? > > Answer: > Yes. > > Good Luck, > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Caitlyn Furness > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 9:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: some i tunes questions > > Hi, > I have realized recently that my i tunes library has become quite bloated! > > I can go in and delete duplicates by hand, but I know this will be quite time > consuming. > > If I delete the current library, and then use my music folder on an external, > how do I keep it from becoming so huge again? Also, since I do want to add > more music files to the library at times, can I just point the i tunes > towards the new library on the external drive, then add the new files to that > folder directly, instead of using the automatically add to i tunes folder? > > Hope this isn’t too confusing.. > Thanks, > Caitlyn > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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