Can I just copy the smaller external hard drive's 'itune' file to the new, larger external hard drive?
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iPod How do you transfer from smaller external hard drive to larger external hard drive?
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However, the better way would be to let iTunes do that for you, if you are already letting it manage your music (i.e. the default setting).
With both drives mounted, go to iTunes>Preferences>Advanced>iTunes Music folder location and click "Change..." Point it to the new, larger drive and click "Okay." It will take awhile to update your iTunes library. After that is done, click on "Yes" when it asks you if you'd like to move and rename the files.
This will help you avoid ! errors.
However, the better way would be to let iTunes do that for you, if you are already letting it manage your music (i.e. the default setting).
With both drives mounted, go to iTunes>Preferences>Advanced>iTunes Music folder location and click "Change..." Point it to the new, larger drive and click "Okay." It will take awhile to update your iTunes library. After that is done, click on "Yes" when it asks you if you'd like to move and rename the files.
This will help you avoid ! errors.
Thank you. Will I have issues if I utilize Raid 1 on the external hard drive?
I'd love to have the redundancy. If I have a drive failure, I'm SOL. I've spent days transferring itunes data to it.
I'd love to have the redundancy. If I have a drive failure, I'm SOL. I've spent days transferring itunes data to it.