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Backing up iTunes play lists HELP: On mac, how to save playlists 2 external driv

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  • March 29, 2015 at 3:42 pm #2164951
    bob6397
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    In iTunes, go to your playlists. Select the playlist and go to File > Library > Export Playlist. Save it whereever you want an then repeat for all you other playlists…

    I personally don’t do this, I instead backup my entire iTunes library onto my network file server.. If you then load up that iTunes library that you have backed up then you can then see all the tracks in them and restore from there.. It is much easier however just to have a full backup of everything – to the point where if it corrupts you can just delete the corrupt data and transfer your whole backup onto the file system of your mac, and it should then just work as if nothing had happened..

    Another option would be to use the playlist export facility in your chosen DJ software… That will probably be easier than fighting iTunes all the time 🙂

    bob6937

    March 30, 2015 at 10:10 pm #2166101
    DJ Release
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    thanks for the help. I would rather not fight iTunes. I used to save crates in Serato scratch, but one day unplugged my external hard drive PRIOR to shutting down Serato. Software crate files on my laptop hard drive got corrupted and I was able to delete and that and transfer my back up. I don’t like trusting DJ software to save my archive my crates or library. Newbie lesson learned.

    I like the idea of creating playlists in software then exporting to laptop hard drive AND external back up drive.
    Still waiting for my DJ software, in meantime, Do you think I can create folders of playlists without using software? Then when I need it the software will just recognize the playlist?

    March 31, 2015 at 12:24 pm #2166591
    DJ Vintage
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    I know some software let’s you export playlist and import them. Obviously the tracks (name/location) that are referred to in the playlist should be in the same place.

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