- 1). Press and hold the "Shift" key on your keyboard, and then click to open the iTunes software.
- 2). Click the "Create Library" option that appears in the dialog box on the screen. Type to enter a name for the new library you will create, and then click to save the file. The iTunes software then will open using the new media library.
- 3). Click the "Edit" menu, and then click "Preferences" to open the iTunes Preferences menu.
- 4). Click the "Advanced" icon, and then click to uncheck the "Copy Files to iTunes Media Folder when Adding to Library" checkbox. Deselecting this option stops iTunes from copying all your existing media files to the new library.
- 5). Add the desired media files to your new library. Click the "File" menu, and then click the "Add File to Library" option or the "Add Folder to Library" option depending on whether you are adding an individual file or an entire folder. This opens Windows Explorer and allows you to browse to the desired files. Select the desired file or folder and then click the "Open" button located on the lower right-hand portion of the screen. You can press the "Control" key on the keyboard to select multiple files at one time. Repeat this process until you copy all desired media files.
- 6). Connect your iPod device to your computer to synchronize with the new iTunes library. Close iTunes when the synchronization process completes and disconnect your device. From now on, you can hold the "Shift" key down on your keyboard when opening the iTunes software and click the "Choose Library" option. This allows you to select the desired library depending on the device you plan to synchronize.
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