Thanks for the reply.
To clarify.. I have been attempting to transfer my iTunes music library (about 256GB) to an external hard drive . If I drag the library over to the SSD icon in finder I end up with a list of songs for each album which I then have to play one song at a time.
I'm trying to find a way to transfer so that I can click on an album and have the whole thing play, just as happens on my Mac.
I did see a suggestion on iMore that if I go into the music library and check "Consolidate Music" I will be able to transfer whole albums and not just a list of songs.
I need some advice first, tho', before i mess up my library!
Thanks. Peter.