A fast an simple solution
In ITunes delete your playlist, from the menu Edit>Add Folder and chose the folder N:\iTunes,
Now you have cleaned the Two files from ITunes.
You'll probably will lose the playlists.
A more cumbersome solution
With a word processor open the itunrs.itl, delete the contens save it, it should have a 0 byte length.
Open the xml file with a word processor, do a search and replace for the old path to change it to the new path,
You should do this for every path that 's stored on the xml.
Open ITunes, it willl detect a corrupted data base and will recontruct it from the XML
DONE
DON'T FORGET TO MAKE A BACK UP OF THE FILE BEFORE MESSING WITH THEM
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by: clarktr2Posted on 2008-11-25 at 08:23:58ID: 23035707
The only two files that iTunes uses for the kind of things you're talking about are itunes library.itl and itunes music library.xml. They should be located in a folder called "itunes" usually within "My Documents\My Music" in XP. In Vista, they are in \Users\[your username]\Music\
itunes library.itl function: This file is a database of the songs in your library and the playlists you've created. Some song-specific data is saved in this file. If you delete the file, iTunes creates a new, empty copy when you open the application, but any playlists, song ratings, comments, or other information you created is lost. The iTunes Library file is only used by iTunes.
itunes music library.xml function:
This file contains some (but not all) of the same information stored in the iTunes Library file. The purpose of the iTunes Music Library.xml file is to make your music and playlists available to other applications on your computer. In Mac OS X other iLife applications (like iPhoto, iDVD, and iMovie) use this file to make it easier for you to add music from your iTunes library to your projects.
Basically all you should need to do is to move these two files to your network storage, then follow these instructions: http://support.apple.com/k