I have my Music files on an external drive. I recently switched to a system where I used two Mac Minis, one as a media server to my amp and the other as a basic work computer. I had my Music drive connected to the media Mini, but ran into a problem trying to sync music to my iPhone through the media Mini but also sync the iPhone to my work Mini.
So, I connected the music drive to my Work Mini. My thought was to have the drive connected to the work mini for syncing with my iphone and then bringing it over to my media Mini to use it as a server.
When I connected it to the Work Mini, it seemed to transfer over the library of music files, but the music apps couldn't find the actual files to play them. I'm not sure what I did next, but my library is all screwed up. Some albums appear in the library, but there's an exclamation point next to the songs and the Music app needs to locate the files. Some albums have all the songs duplicated, and half have the exclamation point, but half work fine. I'm fairly sure that all of the music is still on the external drive.
What's the easiest way for me to wipe the current library on both computers and then re-import the files from my external drive? Do I need to find and delete the library.itl file and then re-import the music files from the external drive?
I know I'll lose data on the number of plays and the data added for each file, but I think I managed to lose that already.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
So, I connected the music drive to my Work Mini. My thought was to have the drive connected to the work mini for syncing with my iphone and then bringing it over to my media Mini to use it as a server.
When I connected it to the Work Mini, it seemed to transfer over the library of music files, but the music apps couldn't find the actual files to play them. I'm not sure what I did next, but my library is all screwed up. Some albums appear in the library, but there's an exclamation point next to the songs and the Music app needs to locate the files. Some albums have all the songs duplicated, and half have the exclamation point, but half work fine. I'm fairly sure that all of the music is still on the external drive.
What's the easiest way for me to wipe the current library on both computers and then re-import the files from my external drive? Do I need to find and delete the library.itl file and then re-import the music files from the external drive?
I know I'll lose data on the number of plays and the data added for each file, but I think I managed to lose that already.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.