You can split up an iTunes library across multiple disks, as long as those disks are consistently accessible under the drive letters or volume names with which they were identified at the time you added their contents to your iTunes library. The trick is in iTunes Advanced Preferences; uncheck the "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library” checkbox. Now, adding files to your library from any disk you care to will create a reference to the external files on those disks, without building the library in your primary iTunes location.
Be aware that this scheme creates for you the obligation of making certain that the files continue to be available when you need them, for example when synchronising. Moreover, and perhaps more significantly, you lose the ability to organise files automatically, which means that any change to metadata that you make to files inside iTunes will not be reflected in the file system, but only in the file tags and iTunes database. This last reason is why I could never consider doing this. It would be far better to make a virtual file system that spanned multiple disks, or delegate storage to a larger drive and/or NAS that will be represented as a single file system. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
