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iTunes library location?
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Sep 26, 2006, 03:07 PM
 
Can somebody tell me where I can find my iTunes library to back it up. I try spotlight, but it just says the path=../../itunes, but all I can find there is the application?

Any suggestions, I know it's simple. . .
     
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Sep 26, 2006, 03:09 PM
 
The default location is ~/Music/iTunes. If you haven't moved it I would start there.

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Sep 26, 2006, 03:12 PM
 
Thanks Scott. I looked there before, but not close enough. I thought it was just my album artwork.

Thanks,
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Sep 26, 2006, 03:19 PM
 
The iTunes application should be in the Applications folder not the iTunes folder.
As Scott-G says, the iTunes library is in your Users-Account Name-Music-iTunes folder.
Trash the "Previous iTunes Libraries" folder if it is there.
Make sure you back up the entire iTunes folder, or you will lose your playlists.
You can theoretically put the iTunes folder anywhere, but don't! Move it back.
     
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Sep 26, 2006, 05:33 PM
 
Originally Posted by Sherman Homan
Trash the "Previous iTunes Libraries" folder if it is there.
Uh.....why?

There is no reason to do this.

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Sep 26, 2006, 05:57 PM
 
Open iTunes, select a song and do the File→Reveal in Finder command. In Finder you will see the music file and you can navigate up to the iTunes music library folder by either switching to column view and scrolling to the left or by command-clicking the titlebar of the Finder window and selecting the iTunes music library folder from the pop-up menu.

By default iTunes should be located in the Applications folder at the root of the hard disk and your iTunes music should be located in the Music folder within your home folder. I wouldn't change these defaults without a reason.
     
   
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