iTunes Installation Directions


Modify iTunes installation to prevent music from being stored in My Documents.

To do so, after iTunes is installed:
  1. Create a new folder called "Music" on your D:drive. (double click on MyComputer - Click on Create new folder - name folder Music. (D:/Music))
  2. Create a folder named "Itunes" in the "Music" that you just created. (D:/Music/Itunes)
Next, start iTunes:
  1. Click on Edit and Go to Preferences
  2. Click on the "Advanced Tab"
  3. Click on Change (to change the iTunes music folder location)
  4. Scroll to find and click on "My Computer"
  5. Click on "Local Disk (D:)"
  6. Click on Music
  7. Click on Itunes
  8. Click on OK at the bottom of the dialogue box
  9. Click on OK again on the larger dialogue box
  10. To Consolidate your Library:
                        

       a. In Version 9.1 Click on "File" then "Library" then "Organize Library" and click the "Consolidate Library" check box
       b. in Version 8.0 Scroll to File and then Library and click "Consolidate your Library"
  • This should move all of your music to the D:Drive
  • Close iTunes
  • Navigate to "MyDocuments" and open "iTunes"
  • Copy the following files to the new "music" folder you created earlier:
          a. "iTunes Library.itl"
          b." iTunes Library.xml"
          c. "iTunes Music Library.xml"
          d. and the folder "Album Artwork"

  • Now hold down the shift key while opening iTunes
  • Click on "Choose Library" This will let you select the library you just copied (this step saves you the problem of having to import all your music again)
  • Navigate to the new location of your music and select the iTunes Library.itl file (there should only be one file recognized) and click "Open"
  • iTunes is now playing your music and using the library from the new location on the local drive
  • It is now safe to delete the iTunes folder in your My Documents folder