Is it possible to change the download directory of iTunes on mac?
- I use mac OSX (10.8.5) and iTunes 11.0.5.
- I want to relocate the directory on a external hard disk storage?
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Best Answer
You can move the Downloads folder in your
~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Downloadsdirectory to your external drive, and then create a symlink (symbolic link) to the new Downloads location, and place that symlink in the~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Downloadsdirectory.Here it is in step form:
~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media, and move Downloads to your external drive. Ensure you move the folder, and you don't just make a copy./Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app)ln -s "/Volumes/NAME_OF_YOUR_EXTERNAL_DRIVE/Downloads" ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes\ Media/DownloadsSubstitute the
NAME_OF_YOUR_EXTERNAL_DRIVEpart with the name of your external drive that you placed Downloads on. Downloads needs to be in the root directory for that command to complete successfully.