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[Ivan Trundle]

On 10/04/2007, at 11:19 AM, Paul Brooks wrote:

> Carl Makin wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>> There is a preference setting under the "advanced" tab that says  
>> "copy files to ITunes music folder when adding to library".  You  
>> can uncheck that and it will leave the files where they are and  
>> use them there.
>>
>>
>> Carl.
> Unfortunately, you don't get to even look for that sort of setting  
> until iTunes has cheerfully automagically catalogued, copied, and  
> filled the HD when first executed, dragging the machine into the  
> glacial lane for an hour or two, and the unfortunate user has then  
> had to dig around to find out where all the %^$%^$$% free space got  
> used up while the machine complains about low/no free space left.
> (then, if one has diligently established a backup regime, the  
> backup system starts barfing a day or two later).
>
> None of these are OS-specific design faults IMHO, rather badly  
> targetted default application and settings.

I prefer Apple's logic in this: firstly, you can choose where your  
music files sit (there is a default path, but it can be changed), and  
secondly, it is much simpler to maintain a backup of the music folder  
this way, especially if you wish to treat music backups differently  
(I do, because mine is very large, but changes little, and sometimes  
I wish to export my music library elsewhere - this is more easily  
achieved when al files are in one location. It is also possible to  
point iTunes at a shared network device - very handy, and more so  
when using Windows via either Bootcamp or Parallels.

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