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Your iTunes library, a database that's made up of all of the music and other media that you add to iTunes for Windows, is organized into two iTunes library files and an iTunes Media folder.

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Before you back up your media:

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  • Consolidate your iTunes library.
  • Redownload any previous purchases, like music, movies, TV shows, and more. The only way to back up your purchased media is to download your purchases to your computer.

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If you have a Mac

In macOS Catalina, your previous iTunes media library is now available in the Apple Music app, Apple TV app, Apple Podcasts app, and Apple Books app. And when you back up your Mac, your media library is automatically included in that backup.

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Consolidate your iTunes library

  1. Open iTunes.
  2. From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen or at the top of the iTunes window, choose File > Library > Organize Library.
  3. Select Consolidate files.
  4. Click OK.

When you consolidate, copies of any files that were outside of your iTunes Media folder are added to your iTunes Media folder. To save space on your hard drive, you might want to delete the original files after you make sure that the copies are in your iTunes Media Folder.

Find the iTunes Media folder

By default, your iTunes Media folder is in your iTunes folder. To find it, go to User > Music > iTunes > iTunes Media.

If you don't see your iTunes Media folder in the above location, here's how to find it:

  1. Open iTunes.
  2. From the menu bar at the top of the iTunes window, choose Edit > Preferences.
  3. Click the Advanced tab.
  4. Look in the box under 'iTunes Media folder location' for the location of your iTunes Media folder.
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Back up your library and media files

After you consolidate your media files, you can back up your library and media files to an external drive.

  1. Quit iTunes.
  2. Find your iTunes folder.
  3. Right-click on your iTunes folder, then choose Copy.
  4. Go to your external hard drive, then right-click and choose Paste.

Restore your library from a backup

You can restore your iTunes library from your external drive to your computer. If you're restoring an iTunes Library from a different computer, make sure that your new computer has the latest version of iTunes.

  1. Quit iTunes.
  2. Go to 'This Computer,' then click your external drive.
  3. Select your iTunes folder, then right-click and choose Copy.
  4. Go to the location on your computer where you want your iTunes library, then right-click and choose Paste.
  5. Hold down the Shift key while opening iTunes.
  6. When you see a message that asks you to Choose iTunes Library, click Choose Library.
  7. Choose the location where you copied your iTunes folder.
  8. Click Open.
  9. Choose the iTunes Library.itl file inside.

Using multiple iTunes libraries on the same computer is a good way to keep different collections of music, movies, and apps separate when you have to share your machine with someone else. That way, you just need to maintain your media, without worrying about messing up anyone else's.

With this guide, you'll learn how to create and switch between separate iTunes libraries on a Windows PC.

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How to create a new iTunes library on Windows

Creating a new iTunes library isn't the most straightforward of tasks. Here's how you do it on Windows.

  1. Click the Start menu.

  2. Click on the iTunes folder under in the program list.

  3. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard.

  4. Click iTunes from the All Programs menu.
  5. Let go of the Shift key.

  6. Click Create Library...

  7. Choose where you want your library to be located

  8. Name your iTunes library.

  9. Click Save.

And that's it. Your iTunes library is there, ready for you to fill it with music.

How to switch between iTunes libraries on Windows

So you've got your new library set up, but how do you get back to your original library? Like this.

  1. Click the Start menu.

  2. Click on the iTunes folder under in the program list.

  3. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard.

  4. Click iTunes from the All Programs menu.
  5. Let go of the Shift key.

  6. Click Choose Library...

  7. Open the folder containing the iTunes library you want to use. By default, on Windows 10 your initial library will be located at C:UsersYour User NameMusiciTunes.

  8. Click on the iTunes library.

  9. Click Open.

Any iTunes on Windows questions?

If you want to know anything else about working with multiple iTunes libraries on Windows, just let us know in the comments.

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