Hello Everyone,

Upon attempting to update some iTunes Apps in my Windows version of iTunes 8.2.x I received the unsettling notification that my hard disk was full. 

As it turned out, this was indeed the case.  So, what to do? 

One thing to note, the iTunes Library and the iTunes Music Library are not the same thing.   From within the Preferences Dialogue Box (from within iTunes), one can easily change the location of the Music Library; but what about the main iTunes Library, you know, the one that contains the podcasts, applications, etc? 

If you run out of disk space, as I did, first, copy the iTunes Library to another location such as network attached storage.   The default location for the iTunes Library is on the drive of your computer usually in your My Documents Folder.   It will be called iTunes. 

Once you have copied your iTunes Library to a new location, do the following: 

1.
Make sure you have Administrative privileges in Windows.

2.
Make sure iTunes is not running. 

3.
From the Desktop, hold down the [Shift key] while selecting the Start Menu.

4.
While continuing to hold down the [Shift], select Open All Programs.

5.
While continuing to hold down the [Shift], select the iTunes Folder.

6.
While continuing to hold down the [Shift], select the iTunes Shortcut.   If done correctly, before iTunes launches, it will display an iTunes Library selection Dialogue box. 

7.
Point to the new location of the Library Folder and select the only file you will see.

That’s all there is to it.

Good Luck,

Mark