iTunes: Update music library paths after moving to new PC

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iTunes: Update music library paths after moving to new PC

Hello,

I'm trying move iTunes to a new PC. Here is the issue I'm running into. My old PC doesn't have a very large capacity hard drive so I had to use a flash drive that holds all my music files. So, the program itself, my playlists, play counts etc., are stored on the C drive of the PC. My music folder is on the D drive. I was able to move the iTunes folder from old C drive to new C drive and everything was there with no issue. When I went to bring the music folder over from the D drive, all the files point to the D drive on my new PC which isn't there. Is there a way to change the path of the entire folder at once? I've had to locate individual files on occasion which is no big deal but if I have to do that with the entire folder that would be a major undertaking. Any help is appreciated.

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Posted on Nov 29, 2025 9:00 AM

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turingtest2

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Nov 29, 2025 1:40 PM in response to JimJewel

See Move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Community and prepare your library so that it won't be affected by a change of path or drive letter. Alternatively see FindTracks for a script that can potentially repair the broken links as long as tracks are in a standard layout. Or you might temporarily recreate the D:\.. path on the new machine, place the content that was there on the old machine in the same folder so that the library works, then consolidate to the C: drive.

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