Hi Ronni
Sorry! Old mac is sitting right there - forgot you couldn't see it!
(Actually it's not hooked up any more but I still have its clone on
the drive)
Glad to have saved you the second half of an email - apologies for the
first half
many thanks
alastair
On 25/03/2010, at 4:13 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
Hi Alastair,
I was part way through typing an email to you re exactly what you
have now found out.
iTunes still stores its library data files in your user folder, I
think with the change from "old Mac" to "New Mac", the associated
Library Data files that were on the "Old Mac" (that were linking to
the iTunes files on External Drive are not in your user folder on
the "New Mac"), therefore the associated link pointing iTunes to the
Library on the External Drive is not there.
I then went on in great detail how you could re-associate the link
on the new Mac to the External Drive (not knowing you still had the
old mac). Would have saved us some time if we had of know that bit
of information ;-)
I won't bother now sending all the details.
Good to hear you have iTunes working again, the result is all we are
concerned about.
Cheers,
Ronni
On 25/03/2010, at 4:02 PM, mince and pud wrote:
woo hoo!
My library is back from the wilderness. The opt-launch thing was as
simple as not holding the key down for long enough (so it stopped
working the more impatient I got!)
At a loss to find a working library file in the music folder on my
external drive, I had a look at my home>music folder on the old mac
and found an iTunes folder containing a library file and some odd
bits of music (not the ones I'd been trying to play). Copied this
over to new home folder and pointed iT at it with the newly
mastered opt-launch and I'm back in business.
So the library finds the music even though they're not even on the
same drive, let alone in the same folder.
Many thanks Ronni and Peter
Alastair
On 25/03/2010, at 8:20 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
On 24/03/2010, at 4:52 PM, mince and pud wrote:
Hello Ronni
Yes I copied over all the old itunes stuff - it never bothered
the old setup
Both 9.0.3 - but now under leopard, formerly tiger
may indeed have opened iT before connecting drive - I forget
choosing the library after option-launch (or in preferences) is
what I meant by
"But when I tell the new itunes where it is it just ignores me"
I point it at my iT folder, a progress bar says 'updating
library', but nothing changes, even after relaunch. (it IS the
folder I should be choosing? The actual 'library' files are
greyed-out in iT prefs so I guess I'm not after those)
Still puzzled - many thanks as ever
alastair
Ronni's advice about holding down the Option key while starting
iTunes is very important. The dialog which appears prompts you to
locate your iTunes library. It is sufficient simply to point to
the iTunes folder on your external hard drive. iTunes will find
the library file by itself.
Yes, you can change the location in your Preferences, but you have
at least to quit iTunes and run it again for the change to be
recognised, and the results can be inconsistent. The option key
trick always works.
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Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 064 948
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