Sure - Google Drive creates a regular folder (in much the same way that Dropbox and OneDrive too) so you can treat it like you would any other.
I know how to change the default location for storing the audio files. Go into Preferences & click on Advanced & change the location.
I suppose that I can do the same to store the audio files on Google Drive, right?
Hello - I'm just curious if your goal is to put your entire iTunes media library in the cloud someplace? And if so, why do you want to? My assumption is to make your music available to all of your various devices?
If not considered, iTunes Match is another thought that permits 'sharing' your music, but there is a small price, i.e. $25/year - however, all of your music, whether purchased through iTunes, another online site such as Amazon, or ripped from your CDs will be available. Of course, you'll need a connection to the internet to use this service. Dave
Most of my CDs are classical music so there aren't "songs" & the playing time for each movement of a symphony, for example, varies. I could still consider it. $25/year is better than $25/month. I doubt if I would download any songs from iTunes. Another option that I have is to get an external hard drive backup with a RAID mirror like the Western Digital MyCloud mirror.That's not how iTunes Match works. It's not a set amount of space.
The $25 (which is an annual, not monthly, fee) can store up to 25,000 songs PLUS any you bought from iTunes (unlimited amount). None of this storage counts against your iCloud storage. The best part (imo) is that the $25 is used to compensate the artists when you stream the songs from iTunes Match to your devices.
More info: https://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/
Most of my CDs are classical music so there aren't "songs" & the playing time for each movement of a symphony, for example, varies. I could still consider it. $25/year is better than $25/month. I doubt if I would download any songs from iTunes. Another option that I have is to get an external hard drive backup with a RAID mirror like the Western Digital MyCloud mirror.
I've spent hours ripping my CDs into MP3 format &, after reading about the problems with iTunes Match, I'll pass. Either I'll stick with Google Drive or I'll use Time Machine or an external hard drive.Hi again - now that you've told us that your CDs are classical music, then irritations may arise as to the length of movements (not w/ compressed tracts but if you want to upload uncompressed music), finding the proper CDs (especially if you own multiple versions of the same works), and likely renaming the CDs/tracks to something you dislike - some experience HERE, if interested.
Now, I do not use iTunes Match - I have well over 100 hrs of MP3 music (mixture of classical and popular music) on my iDevices, but I own over 4000 classical music CDs (and 2500 non-classical ones), so no way that I'm about to rip all of these discs - WHOA! My backups are local for my MBPro but redundant - external HDs (EHD) are cheap these days even at 1 or several TB sizes - for my laptop, I have two EHDs doing Time Machine (kind of like having RAID 1), two other drives doing CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner), and a LaCie SSD backing up my personal files, including the music. My wife's iMac is being backed up similarly except her personal files go to Carbonite in the cloud.
Of course, a big advantage of using iTunes Match is sharing the media w/ all of your devices, but that is not really a concern for me. Good luck w/ your choice(s) and let us know - Dave
I've spent hours ripping my CDs into MP3 format &, after reading about the problems with iTunes Match, I'll pass. Either I'll stick with Google Drive or I'll use Time Machine or an external hard drive.
Having read Dave's Link to the Apple Support site, I would say that my experience with iTunes Match and classical music is far more positive than negative. I agree that pop, jazz, country & western and so on are probably better cared for, but as far as I can see, my multiple versions of a specific classical piece have been properly matched.
Dave
Please forgive tardy reply. Having a long week end in a place with no WiFi, no 4G, no 3G, only Edge. Gone to library with 2MB WiFi. Will reply properly on Monday. Didn't want to appear rude by not responding. I know what I want to say but it's just too difficult here.