

Please keep in mind that you can go back to step 2 and change where your iTunes Library is stored - to your computer or a different external drive - at any time. Your existing iTunes Library will be moved to the new drive and any new music, videos, or whatever you have in iTunes will be backed up to the new drive as well. From the File menu, go to Library > Organise Library. Select where you want to move your iTunes data then click OK.Ĥ. From the iTunes Media Folder Location windows, navigate to the new drive ( Backup Plus for example). Also in the Advanced Preferences windows, click Change.ģ. ✓ Copy files to iTunes Media Folder when adding to libraryĢ.

From the main iTunes menu, go to iTunes > Preferences then click Advanced.

To free up space on your computer or make a backup, just follow these simple steps within the most current version of iTunes:ġ. Move Your iTunes Library to an External Drive
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You can even turn a hard drive full of music into a server to stream tunes to all the computers and devices in your household. Moving (or backing up) all that data may seem difficult, but it’s actually very fast and easy. If you have hundreds or even thousands of songs, videos, movies, and eBooks in your iTunes* library, you may find that the original hard drive you used to download all this content is now starting to fill up. With macOS, take advantage of built-in backup for your music, videos, movies, and eBooks.
