I've looked through the help but I can't see the answer. Can I get iTunes to monitor a folder such that when I add new files to that folder they are automatically picked up? So far I've only been able to add books as files, not by adding a folder to the library.
iTunes Library help - adding books
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Thanks, what I probably should have said is I want to keep a single copy of these files on my NAS drive. If I copy stuff to this folder they'll live on my Air's SSD which is not big enough to store everything along with all the usual stuff an OS drive contains.
That's an interesting idea however I assume I'd have no access to media when I wasn't connected to the NAS.
When I used to use Windows Media Player the library was made up from a random collection of folders across local PC / NAS (and other PCs if I so wished). If I added a new album to the NAS storage I'm sure it would appear in the library(am I imagining that?). If I added it to local storage again it would appear in the list but I could carry it around with me.
I want some music I can carry around on the Air but books, that I don't want to read on the Air but do want to sync to the iPad, I want on the NAS. However I don't want to manually have to update iTunes each time I add a new book. Am I asking too much?
When I used to use Windows Media Player the library was made up from a random collection of folders across local PC / NAS (and other PCs if I so wished). If I added a new album to the NAS storage I'm sure it would appear in the library(am I imagining that?). If I added it to local storage again it would appear in the list but I could carry it around with me.
I want some music I can carry around on the Air but books, that I don't want to read on the Air but do want to sync to the iPad, I want on the NAS. However I don't want to manually have to update iTunes each time I add a new book. Am I asking too much?