If I change my itunes library to an external drive, will it duplicate or move existing tracks to said drive?

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Just like so many things, it's as easy as following a 12-step program. :) It sounds to me like you want to store your music on, and listen to your music from, an external hard drive that. I’m not sure if you already have iTunes files on your external drive and, if so, whether you already have these same files on your local hard drive.

If you have files on the external drive that aren’t on your local drive already, I suggest first copying those files locally. The idea is that you want to start with everything already on your local drive, as part of your existing (local) iTunes library before you follow the instructions below. These instructions come directly from the Apple support site.(If you want to move your iTunes using a Mac, follow these instructions instead.) iTunes for Windows: Moving your iTunes Music folder If your hard drive is nearly full after loading all your music into iTunes, or if you just want to move all those music files to another hard drive on your system, here’s a way to make the move while retaining all your playlists, ratings, and play history.

First make sure that the "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" option is checked in iTunes Preferences: Open iTunes. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences. Click the Advanced tab in the Preferences window and then click the General tab.

Select the "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" checkbox. Click OK. Once you’ve done that, follow the next set of steps to change your iTunes Music library location to the new drive and then consolidate your library to the new location.

This not only copies your audio files over, it also retains your ratings and playlists. Note: If you move your library to an external drive, you’ll need to power up and connect the drive before starting iTunes. If you don’t, iTunes will prompt you to either locate the library or to create a new library (which will result in an empty library).

No matter what, it’s always a good idea to have a backup of the media you have in iTunes. Open iTunes. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.

Click the Advanced tab in the Preferences window and then click the General tab. Click the Change button in the iTunes Music folder location pane.In the Change Music Folder Location window that appears, navigate to the location where you would like your new Music folder to be created. Tip: In Windows Vista, click the triangles next to the folders and drives to navigate.

The default location is: \username\Music\iTunes.In Windows XP and Windows 2000, click the plus signs next to the folders and drives to navigate. The default location is \Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes. Click the Make New Folder button in the Change Music Folder Location window.

Enter the name of the new iTunes Music folder. Click OK in the Change Music Folder Location window. Click OK in the Advanced window.

From the Advanced menu, choose Consolidate Library. A message will pop up, click Conslidate. Important: This action copies all of your music files to the new location.

There must be enough hard disk space available to copy all of your music files. After the folder has been copied, locate your original iTunes Music folder, and drag it to the Recycle Bin. Note: Don’t remove the iTunes library files that may be in the same location as the iTunes Music folder.

For more information about the iTunes library files, see this article. Empty the Recycle Bin Below are some video tutorials that may help as well. Good luck!

Sources: Apple. Com Video Tutorial #1 Video Tutorial #2 Video Tutorial #3 .

Depends on how you do it. If you move it properly you will not have any duplication or any other problems. Here is an Apple Support document describing how to move your iTunes library for both Mac and Windows.

If you just drag and drop your music around you can definitely run into problems with missing files, duplicated files, etc. As long as you follow the documents above it should be a relatively smooth transition though. I run my iTunes library on an external hard drive and it works great..

My itunes library was duplicated into my Lacie external hard drive.

2 Yes, from the articles posted: "here's a way to make the move while retaining all your playlists, ratings, and play history".

Yes, from the articles posted: "here's a way to make the move while retaining all your playlists, ratings, and play history".

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