Changing location of iTunes XML file?

Legacy Products Engine PRIME
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I have a no standard iTunes setup, keep the XML file in an iCloud folder. Is there a way to change the default location where Engine P is looking for the XML file? as it is now I can’t get Engine to load my iTunes playlists.

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Not at this time. Perhaps in the future…,

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I’ve just setup Engine Prime for the first time while placing EVERYTHING (iTunes, original media files, etc.) on an external flash drive. I setup a second drive (a massive NAS device) as a separate iTunes library for movies, family stuff, etc. The way I got this to work was by creating a symlink in my ~/Music folder in macOS. Engine seems to work fine with this.

I keep two scripts in my home directory…

~/Scripts/itunes-nas.sh

#!/bin/bash
ln -s /Volumes/DJAudio01/iTunes ~/Music/iTunes

~/Scripts/itunes-dj.sh

#!/bin/bash
ln -s /Volumes/QNAP/Multimedia/iTunes ~/Music/iTunes

And, finally, I have a link to my ~/Scripts folder on my dock.

Basically, when I need to switch, I simply do the following:

  1. Close iTunes & Engine
  2. Click the icon on my dock for the iTunes library I want to use
  3. Open iTunes (and Engine, if needed)

It’s not an elegant solution, but it works. I hope this helps.

(Side note: Any time I alter anything on my flash drive, I clone it to a second.)