This tutorial includes installing iTunes on a flash drive, creating autorun files for auto-launching iTunes from the flash drive and how to set-up iTunes on different computers to run a music library from the single flash drive. The solution was to run iTunes from a USB flash drive to manage a single Library. Typically this is done by purchasing the music and downloading directly to the iPod, but she’s a CPA and travels from location to location for audits and doesn’t even use the same computer all the time – yet she loves her music. What pushed me over the edge is my wife wanting to purchase music from iTunes at work and sync them up with the iTunes computer at home. I believe this is how iTunes should have be developed – as having a library specific for each computer is a frustrating way to enjoy your music. This method will run the entire iTunes application from the storage device, making it easy to manage iTunes libraries from a single location.
Today I put together all the information needed to run a mobile Library from Apple iTunes on a USB stick or USB drive.
