thanks for the clarification, Ricardo.  I'm sure this will all make more sense 
once I actually try and do it.
Cheers,
Donna
On Feb 3, 2013, at 5:15 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> yes. You would.  You would first need to go into iTunes preferences and under 
> advanced, uncheck that option to copy added media to your iTunes folder.  
> After that, you just add your movies to iTunes from your external drive like 
> you would anything else.  But, instead of copying the movies to your internal 
> drive, or where ever your iTunes media folder happens to be located, iTunes 
> will play the content directly from the external drive.
> 
> hth
> 
> Ricardo Walker
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> On Feb 3, 2013, at 5:34 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> OK, now I'm confused.  Are you saying I don't have to tell iTunes too look 
>> for content on the portable drive, it will do that automatically?
>> Thanks,
>> Donna
>> On Feb 3, 2013, at 4:31 PM, "J.P." <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> It would work with time machine. Your portable drive would show there. You 
>>> could configure what to save to portable. It shouldn't affect your iTunes.
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