How to run iTunes off external hard drive?
I wanted to know if it's possible to run iTunes and backup my iPhone to iTunes on a external hard drive. I just don't want all that memory on my computer. A simplified way of doing would be good. I'm running on a Mac by the way
You should be able to add an external hard drive easy, plug it in, mac will recognise the drive, open itunes go into options and change the location for the itunes folder to the external one.
Check the Apple discussion below regarding using an external drive. The answer chosen also has some excellent suggestions for preserving your iTunes library
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