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Originally Posted by Claeren
Related question, i think:
I have:
1) a new 80GB Ipod
2) a laptop with a 80GB harddrive
3) a 500GB stand-alone harddrive
What is the best way to set this up? Do i install iTunes right on to the stand-alone harddrive? IS this going to make everything in reagrds to updating/synching really slow? Thoughts?
Or do i install iTunes on the computer itself? etc?
(I already have 100GB of media for the iPod)
Claeren.
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i have the same kind of setup.
what i've done is create two itunes libraries - one with everything (on the external drive) and one with some favourites on the laptop.
the easiest way to do this is to change your itunes to store the music in a folder on the external drive. then click the consolidate music button (it will take awhile as it moves all your music to the external drive). go to your itunes folder and move the library files and album artwork files to the external drive as well.
when you open itunes it will be looking for a library, point it to the one on the external drive.
close itunes, and re-open it by shift-clicking on the icon (option click if you're on a mac) and select the 'create a new library' option.
now you have a small (empty right now) library on your laptop and a large library on your external hard drive.
the easiest way to re-populate your small library will be to open up the large library and copy files to the laptop, then add them to the new library.
the only drawback of this setup is that if you're searching through a large library on your external hard drive it can take a little longer (whereas i'm used to it being instant on the laptop)