Resolved Resetting iTunes library and moving it to a new place

[pafell]

Hello!

Please forgive me for giving you a bit of background to my situation but I believe that it will help you to understand my situation better.

I have recently upgraded my Dropbox to a Pro (50 GB) account and wanted to move my iTunes library there so that it was backed up and received other woot-it's-in-my-dropbox benefits.

So I moved my iTunes library using these guidelines.

Everything was fine until I realized that although I had my music, mobile apps (I have an iPhone and iPad), books, etc, in my Dropbox/media/iTunes, there were some files left in the Music/iTunes:

• Album Artwork (directory)
• iTunes Library
• iTunes Library Extras.itdb
• iTunes Library Genius.itdb
• iTunes Music Library.xml

That's were I began some crazy renaming/copying/moving frenzy. Mainly, I was just copying contents of Music/iTunes to Dropbox/media/iTunes, then renaming Music/iTunes to Music/OLDiTunes, hoping that I can make iTunes use the files inside Dropbox folder. Unfortunately, iTunes was very stubborn with creating Music/iTunes folder again, completely ignoring iTunes Library file inside Dropbox.

I have been trying so many combinations of moving/renaming/copying/importing that I'm not sure when I have done something wrong. The effect is that my iPad does not recognize my library and wants me to Erase & Sync.

What is more, although my music is alright, my apps and books disappeared from iTunes interface, even though they are present in my Dropbox iTunes folder.


Enough of background reading. I don't want to repair my iTunes library (well, sort of). I don't care about my ratings or playlists. I would like to create brand new iTunes library using content I have in my Dropbox folder (music, artwork, books, apps...). Also, if possible, keep my Users/Music folder clean (so I would like to keep all iTunes files inside designated Dropbox directory).
As I said, I don't really care about ratings, settings or playlists. I don't mind erasing & syncing my iOS devices. I just don't want to lose my content (music, apps, books) and I want to have it all fitted neatly in cozy Dropbox.
What I would like to avoid, though, is moving my music. Uploading it all over again would be a bit of pain.

Is it possible?


Oh, and my iTunes media folder location is set to Dropbox/media/iTunes.



UPDATE:
I have found my "original" iTunes Library file so my iOS devices are syncing like a charm and all my apps and books are in place. So one question is left: can I keep my Music/iTunes folder clean and keep all these files in my Dropbox/media/iTunes?


UPDATE #2:
Found the solution. Just follow these steps:

Do this.
Copy the iTunes folder (Home/Music/iTunes) to the new location.
Delete (just move to trash) the iTunes folder from your Home/Music folder.

ln -s <new location of iTunes folder> space Home/Music folder <return>

Done.

(found here)

 

[kendomac]

Re-adding Apps To Library.

After the latest update of iTunes, I found that the Apps had disappeared from my library list. This was easy to rectify. Click on Edit/Preferences then simply tick the Apps box in the options then Ok. you will then see that the Apps have been added back to your library listings.