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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1900310" data-attributes="member: 83420">[USER=335450]@hempomatic[/USER] You have my deepest sympathy.&nbsp; Going round in circles and ending up no better off is frustrating in the extreme.Having read the detailed advice from my senior colleagues, may I combine my thoughts and theirs by suggesting:1. Don't even consider going back.&nbsp; Things are in a mess right now.&nbsp; Going back will only worsen that situation and make a successful outcome even less likely.2. In iTunes, as already mentioned, use the Keyboard shortcut - Command plus comma - to enter iTunes Preferences.&nbsp; Now Click on Advanced (last option on the right in the menu bar).&nbsp; Tick &quot;Keep iTunes Media folder organised&quot;. Also Tick &quot; Copy Files to iTunes Media Folder when adding to library&quot;.Above all these options, you will see: &quot;iTunes Media folder location&quot;.&nbsp; Under this should be something like &quot;/iTunes Music (original)&quot;. Note down what it says.Now Click on &quot;Change&quot;.&nbsp; That will take you to where the iTunes Media folder is located and also the pathway to its location.&nbsp; Note that down exactly.&nbsp; Then click on Cancel (bottom right).&nbsp; We don't want to change anything yet.Once we know where iTunes &quot;thinks&quot; the iTunes Media folder is, it may be possible to (a) import the stray, scattered music on your Mac into that folder - and/or - (b) relocate it to an External Hard Drive (EHD) and possibly get your music all in one place (albums, songs, playlists included) such that you could either import the entire folder to a new Mac and locate it properly on that Mac; or keep it on the EHD and direct the new Mac to it.3. Now to the Photos app.&nbsp; Open it - then using Command plus comma to enter Photos Preferences; then click on &quot;General&quot;.&nbsp; At the top, look at &quot;Library location&quot;.&nbsp; Next to it will be the exact location pathway to where it thinks that resides.&nbsp; Note this down. (You could click on Show in Finder, but that seems superfluous if the location pathway is shown anyway).Lower down, look for &quot;Importing:&quot; and tick the box adjacent &quot;Copy items to the photo library&quot;.Then we can try to do the same with Photos as with iTunes.***if any of my senior colleagues disagree with the above or want to alter any part of the suggestions, please do***Ian</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1900310, member: 83420"] [USER=335450]@hempomatic[/USER] You have my deepest sympathy. Going round in circles and ending up no better off is frustrating in the extreme. Having read the detailed advice from my senior colleagues, may I combine my thoughts and theirs by suggesting: 1. Don't even consider going back. Things are in a mess right now. Going back will only worsen that situation and make a successful outcome even less likely. 2. In iTunes, as already mentioned, use the Keyboard shortcut - Command plus comma - to enter iTunes Preferences. Now Click on Advanced (last option on the right in the menu bar). Tick "Keep iTunes Media folder organised". Also Tick " Copy Files to iTunes Media Folder when adding to library". Above all these options, you will see: "iTunes Media folder location". Under this should be something like "/iTunes Music (original)". Note down what it says. Now Click on "Change". That will take you to where the iTunes Media folder is located and also the pathway to its location. Note that down exactly. Then click on Cancel (bottom right). We don't want to change anything yet. Once we know where iTunes "thinks" the iTunes Media folder is, it may be possible to (a) import the stray, scattered music on your Mac into that folder - and/or - (b) relocate it to an External Hard Drive (EHD) and possibly get your music all in one place (albums, songs, playlists included) such that you could either import the entire folder to a new Mac and locate it properly on that Mac; or keep it on the EHD and direct the new Mac to it. 3. Now to the Photos app. Open it - then using Command plus comma to enter Photos Preferences; then click on "General". At the top, look at "Library location". Next to it will be the exact location pathway to where it thinks that resides. Note this down. (You could click on Show in Finder, but that seems superfluous if the location pathway is shown anyway). Lower down, look for "Importing:" and tick the box adjacent "Copy items to the photo library". Then we can try to do the same with Photos as with iTunes. ***if any of my senior colleagues disagree with the above or want to alter any part of the suggestions, please do*** Ian [/QUOTE]

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