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Where Are My iTunes Songs Stored On My Hard Drive?

Question:

Where are the files stored for my iTunes songs?

Answer:

iTunes songs are stored in a difficult to reach section of the Mac hard drive, but fortunately can be found via the following steps:

First, open the Home folder for your macOS User account. From the Mac Finder you can go to the Go menu and select Home or push Command-Shift-H on your keyboard. Within your Home directory there are a number of folders related to media storage. Open the Music folder and navigate to the iTunes folder within it. There should then be a folder named iTunes Music (or iTunes Media). Songs should be organized by artist within that folder.

Alternatively, open iTunes and find one of your songs. Right-click (or Control-click) on the song and then select the Show in Finder option to be taken to the directory where your media resides.

Filed Under: Mac OS X, Hard Drive, iTunes, Music, Songs, Users, MacOS