Patrick Wrote:
so my itunes library is about 600GB on a 1TB external drive, all organized pretty meticulously, but one thing that bothers me is that if i change info within itunes that it wont change file info (i.e. misspellings) and also if i change anything with the file, then itunes 'loses' that file and i have to find it within itunes. small problems i guess.
also, it tends to bog down.
my questions are:
1) is it better to have itunes consolidate and manage your library, at least for speed and efficiencys sake?
2) if i do #1, will itunes automatically recognize changes i make to files, etc. as outlined above?
3) will i need a second HDD to copy the files to when consolidating, or can this be done incrementally, using the 250 GB or so that are free on my current external HDD.
1) Its better in the sense that you dont have to maintain the files and file structures yourself.
*If your tags are good, it could make life a lot easier*
2) iTunes will recognize tag changes or the like as long as you havent changed file names or file folders etc.
3) NOT SURE- but I couldnt imagine consolidating requiring the full space (i.e. if your library is 200g // I dont think you need an additional 200g in order to consolidate-- that would be a programming fubar) - because I think it mainly consists of simply rearranging file structures. EDIT: Now Im not so sure about this...
this thread might help