listen music from external HD by using iTunes

stevegate · stevegate #1 (**permalink**)

11-07-2007, 11:40 AM

Hello,

I would like to ask you guys that is there any way we can listen music Mp3 from external HD on iTune. Everytime I play any song, it always copy that song to internal HD.

I am new with Mac OS. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you

MBP 2.4 GHZ
2 GB Ram
160 GB HD
running Leopard

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #2 (**permalink**)

11-07-2007, 11:54 AM

iTunes> Preferences> Advanced> Uncheck "Copy files to iTunes Music Folder when adding to Library"

Kevriano · Kevriano #3 (**permalink**)

11-07-2007, 11:58 AM

Yes. I have all of my music on an external HD, as I don't have 145 gig of space on my iMac!
Go into iTunes preferences and uncheck the "add to library" box in the importing section.
You can then drag the tunes from your external into iTunes and it will list them and play them as normal.
If you import a CD it will still add it to the normal library folder though, so I just drag it to the external afterwards, remove it from iTunes and the library, and drag it back from the external again.

Lol. Typed at the same time as Aptmunich!

stevegate · stevegate #4 (**permalink**)

11-07-2007, 12:05 PM

Thanks a lot Aptmunich, I got it.

Thanks all, I will try to import from CD then

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stevegate #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 02, 2007 Posts: 106	11-07-2007, 12:05 PM Thanks a lot Aptmunich, I got it. Thanks all, I will try to import from CD then Last edited by stevegate; 11-07-2007 at 12:10 PM.
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Member Since: Oct 02, 2007 Posts: 106	11-07-2007, 11:40 AM Hello, I would like to ask you guys that is there any way we can listen music Mp3 from external HD on iTune. Everytime I play any song, it always copy that song to internal HD. I am new with Mac OS. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you MBP 2.4 GHZ 2 GB Ram 160 GB HD running Leopard
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