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Portable Itunes

Sep 11, 2008 4:03AM PDT

I am looking to move my Itunes program from my XP desktop to a portable hard drive. My goal is to be able to hook the hard drive up to any computer and hook my ipod up to that computer and sync them regardless of where I am. Is this possible? Do I have to do anything besides install the program on my hard drive and copy over my user files from my current Itunes?

As a follow up question: Is there a way to have to have this work with both PC and Mac computers? There is no Itunes for linux, so putting linux on the hard drive I don't think would work.

I know there are other apps that can manage music and work with Ipods, but I like Itunes and would like to keep that.

I there any hope for me?

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I'm going to write no.
Sep 11, 2008 4:06AM PDT

And add that our storage forums is why I wrote that. Too many lost their collection trying it. While you could google "portable itunes" it's an old version and I'd much rather see you look at Floola.
Bob

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I'm going to write a definate no . . .
Sep 11, 2008 6:45AM PDT

iTunes will install on one PC for one device. It is not movable. iTunes checks for the installation of each device and locks it in on that PC.

You can install iTunes on one PC, and even put the library on another drive. But this drive must be a non-removable drive on the iTunes computer.

Think what could happen if you installed iTunes or the library on a removable drive.

Won't work.

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what about portable apps
Sep 11, 2008 7:48AM PDT

I have been looking further into this. I am looking at using a program like Ceedo or MojoPac which claim to make any program portable (to other windows computers) any reason why this wouldn't work?

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Sorry.
Sep 11, 2008 7:52AM PDT

I thought I noted "Portable iTunes" noted in my reply. Please look at it and consider there is no version 8.

Also, look at Floola one more time.
Bob

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portable itunes for iphone
Jul 28, 2010 8:29AM PDT

the floola is not supporting iphone, do you any software support iphone? I really need it for my iphone 3GS, it's broken often when I outside.