How to make Windows 11 recognize downloaded movies on an external drive like Windows 10?

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How to make Windows 11 recognize downloaded movies on an external drive like Windows 10?

I recently swapped out my Windows 10 computer for a new Windows 11 computer but now my new Windows 11 computer does not recognize my downloaded movies the same as my Windows 10 computer does.

My movies are located on an external 12TB drive.

When I access with my Windows 10 computer, all my movies are recognized as locally download. But when I access these same movies with my new Windows 11 computer it is showing my movie location as being in the cloud.

My iTunes Advance Preferences for both my Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers are set the same. The only difference is the external drive ID. Windows 10 had the drive ID as F: while Windows 11 assigned it as E:. Adjustments for the change in Drive ID was accounted for in my Advance Preferences with both computers looking at the same external folders.

How do I get my new Windows 11 computer to recognize my downloaded movies?

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Posted on May 25, 2025 9:21 PM

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turingtest2

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May 31, 2025 1:18 PM in response to Poco2

Changing the location of your media folder in iTunes preferences doesn't necessarily make iTunes look for content in the new location. The easiest fix at this point in time is to make your new drive use the older drive letter that iTunes is expecting. You can use the Disk Management system utility to alter drive letters.

Longer term life with iTunes is easier if your library is in a portable layout that doesn't break if the drive letter changes. See Make a split library portable - Apple Community for details.

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