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  1. 1 Copying JUST mp3 files
  2. 2 Make iTunes arrows point to your own music, not the iTS

Copying JUST mp3 files

to backup itunes mp3 by budojeepr on Nov 30, 2008
I wanted to copy just the mp3 files from my iTunes to a backup folder.
First I made a list of all mp3 files, including the full path, in a text file.
Then I went through that file, deleting any files I didn't want backed up.
Then I used rsync to make the backup.

I went through this process to ensure that I only backed up the files I wanted backed up, and no others.

Substitute your paths and file names as appropriate...this was done in the bash shell.

find [[yourpath]]/iTunes\ Music -name "*.mp3" -print >> [[yourpath]]/mp3List.txt

rsync -avu --files-from=[[yourpath]]/mp3List.txt [[yourpath]]/iTunes/iTunes\ Music [[yourbackuppath]]/mp3_files

Make iTunes arrows point to your own music, not the iTS

to osx mac tiger itunes defaults music by evariste on Oct 31, 2006 
defaults write com.apple.iTunes invertStoreLinks -bool YES


This makes those little right-pointing arrows in iTunes point to your library, not the iTunes Store. If you want the iTunes Store, Option-click instead.
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  1. 1 Copying JUST mp3 files
  2. 2 Make iTunes arrows point to your own music, not the iTS