Keep iTunes from changing music folder

[email68]

I have all my music on a server. I have my iTunes preferences set to the server's mp3 music folder and all is fine. Until.... I open iTunes without first mounting the server drive.

When that happens, iTunes resets the music folder back to the home folder on the local hard drive.

I doubt there is a way to keep it from doing that reverting issue, if there is that would be cool.

Barring that, is there a way to make a automator action to set the music folder back to the server mp3?

I'm trying to make it easier for my wife. If there was an icon she could hit to reset the folder to the server, then open iTunes to rip her CD's, that would be great.

 

[illegalprelude]

im a little lost but let me see if I understand

You have all your music on a server/external hard drive type setup and you've told iTunes to look for it there (so its not categorizing it by itself) but everytime the server is not connect and you click iTunes, iTunes wants to group the music in its own manor?

 

[swiftaw]

In Automator:

1a) Get Specified Server
1b) Connect to Server

2) Launch iTunes


Then, save this as an application.

Now, whenever you want to launch iTunes you run this application instead. This will make sure the server is always mounted before iTunes is launched

 

[email68]

That worked perfect. Thanks!

In Automator:

1a) Get Specified Server
1b) Connect to Server

2) Launch iTunes


Then, save this as an application.

Now, whenever you want to launch iTunes you run this application instead. This will make sure the server is always mounted before iTunes is launched