iTunes Not Saving Music Library Location

Hello JohnInBrooklyn,

Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

It seems you were following these steps:

"Change where imported files are stored

You can change where your iTunes media files are stored.

Important: For best results, don’t change the location of the iTunes folder or the folders inside it.

1. In the iTunes app  on your PC, choose Edit > Preferences, then click Advanced.
2. Click Change, then select a new location for your files.

From now on, new songs and other items you import will be stored in the new location. Songs you’ve already imported stay in their current location.

Tip: If you want to now move your current files to the new location. see Consolidate your files in the iTunes folder. 

To go back to storing imported files in the iTunes folder, choose Edit > Preferences, click Advanced, then click Reset."

After reviewing this article: Change where iTunes files are stored on PC

We would recommend reinstalling iTunes using this article: Remove and reinstall iTunes and related software components for Windows 7 and later

If the issue persists, we would recommend contacting Apple directly.

You can do so by going to Get Support.

Cheers!

Hi John,

There is a bug in recent builds of iTunes (make that 3 years now) that, at least for some users, seems to stop the media folder preference from being saved properly. See Make a split library portable - Apple Community and put your library in a shape that isn't affected by the issue, and is easier to backup and move around in future.

iTunes isn't guaranteed to play nicely with NAS, and iTunes performance will drop if the active .itl file is stored on the NAS. I'd recommend putting the library on a locally connected external drive in the portable layout, which you then clone to your NAS for backup/and or for use as a shared network copy of your library.

tt2