Questions tagged [itunes]
iTunes is a media library management and playback application developed and maintained by Apple for OS X and Windows. It is also used to synchronise Apple media devices and manage their contents.
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iTunes limitations( with respect to filetypes )?
What filetypes does iTunes not recognize ? I have a bunch of flac files, some avi videos, and none of them seem to be in my iTunes library. Nothing happens when I import them ( via Drag & Drop, ...
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How to prevent iTunes from adding converted Mp3s to the library?
When I use iTunes to create Mp3 files from songs I've bought, iTunes also adds them to my library and I got them twice. How can I prevent iTunes from adding converted Mp3s to the library in the first ...
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itunes9 and the missing "display album artwork"
Before iTunes 9, there was a "Display album artwork" checkbox. By disabling then reenabling it you could rebuild the album artwork database on the iPod (when it gets corrupt by programs like Songbird)....
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Hosted iTunes Library
Is it possible to connect iTunes to a library hosted on an external server?
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Search in iTunes not working as expected
I have iTunes 9.0.1 running under OS X 10.6.1 on two computers - A Mac Pro and a Mac Mini.
On the Mac-Pro, I get the expected behavior when i search directly in song lists.
Click on Music under ...
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Are there any free application to automatically download album art-work for iTunes? [closed]
I want to download album art-work for my iTunes library without creating an iTunes store account.
There's an application called iArtwork that does just what I need but it is not free. Does anyone ...
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How can I sync Android with iTunes?
I have just bought a shiny new HTC Hero. Is there any way to get it to sync with iTunes. In particular I'm looking at Podcast management.
Same question targeted at the Zune
How can I sync Android ...
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How to share my iPod music in the network using iTunes 'share' feature?
I was wondering if any of you know a straightforward way to share my iPod music in the networks by using the 'share' feature already included in iTunes for Windows.
What I've done so far is to add ...
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iTunes on two computers (with last.fm) loses track of iPhone metadata
Connecting an iPhone to my work PC that is synced with home PC causes minor but annoying breakage for me. It seems to do a small sync of some sort then lose track marks etc:
I have an iPhone synced (...
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How can I get iTunes to group by album, ignoring artist?
I'm a new iPod user, and having tried and failed with some of the third-party uploaders, I think I'm stuck with iTunes. However, I find the user interface intensely frustrating.
For compilation ...
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How can I make clicking on an iTunes (itms) link in Firefox open the link in iTunes?
When I click on an itpc link in Firefox, e.g.
itpc://rss.conversationsnetwork.org/series/stackoverflow.xml
it brings focus to iTunes but doesn't change what's displayed there. Does anyone know ...
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iPhone 3G refuses to transfer purchased apps to iTunes
My iPhone 3G refuses to transfer purchased apps to iTunes. This is causing me major problems with syncing.
Whenever I attempt to transfer apps from the iPhone to iTunes it goes through the motions, ...
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How do I disable iTunes Home Sharing without deauthorizing the wrong computer?
A friend guessed my iTunes password and turned on Home Sharing through iTunes. I unknowingly logged in looking for some information, this re-associated my password with my friend's email address. I ...
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Using WinAmp to put music on an iPod/iPhone
Back in the day, with older iPods, you could copy music onto them using Winamp's Music Library. I heard that newer iPods and iPhones have all sort of encryption that prevents this from being fully ...
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Unable to start iTunes due to incorrect version of Quicktime
I am getting the following error when I try to run iTunes.
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Newer Version of QuickTime Required
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QuickTime version 7.6.2 is installed, iTunes ...
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Play an iTunes playlist URL on startup
I'd like iTunes to automatically start playing a certain Internet radio station each time I log in. Is there a way to get iTunes to play a specific song (or playlist) upon login, the same way you can ...
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2 iPhones, 2 Computers on LAN, how to share Apps?
I had an iPhone 3G, and my girlfriend and I constantly play games on it.
When then the 3GS came out, I bought one with the intention of giving my girlfriend the 3G to use as a Touch (without SIM card),...
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Sync a Dropbox Folder with iTunes
Okay here's my scenario.
Dropbox is great for sharing things. iTunes is great for managing music. I have a private shared Dropbox folder that I use to share music among my friends. I use iTunes ...
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iTunes loses a small selection of my music library on every upgrade
Each time I upgrade iTunes a small selection of songs go missing. i.e. they are not found by iTunes and the file itself is no longer in the folder on the hard-disk.
There does not seem to be any ...
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How do I control iTunes from my Dell keyboard's media keys?
My Dell keyboard has media keys for play, pause, stop, mute etc. They work in iTunes, but only if iTunes has window focus.
How do I make them work regardless of the window currently in focus?
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Can't connect Apple TV to iTunes after installing a new router
I replaced an old router with a Linksys WRT610N. Everything works great, except I can no longer connect iTunes 9 on my Mac (running 10.6) to the Apple TV since installing the new router (the old ...
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How to get iTunes to automatically scan a folder for new music?
I like to buy my music on Amazon.com instead of iTunes, because they sell them in mp3 format. I would like to have iTunes scan the folder created by the Amazon MP3 downloader automatically on startup. ...
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How does iTunes movie DRM work?
Is a movie locked to the computer I originally download it on? Is it locked to my iTunes account, and I can play it with any computer where that account is active? What?
I can't seem to find any ...
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Same OS required on machines for home sharing on iTunes?
Do both computers need to be running the same operating system for home sharing on iTunes? i.e. do both have to be windows or mac?
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iTunes Sharing Over Wireless Network
I have two PCs (one desktop and one laptop) that connect to the internet through a shared wireless router. Both machines are running Windows 7, and can connect without issue to the net.
I want to ...
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playlist order not transfering to iphone [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Preserving smart playlist order on iPhone
I have smart playlist that I have manually ordered in iTunes (V9.0) and then transferred the playlist to my iPhone (3G running 3.1) ...
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How to stop intermittent playback on airtunes (iTunes + Airport Express)?
Is there a definitive answer for how to stop intermittent "skips" or pauses while playing music from iTunes to an airport express connected to my home stereo? When I read other forums I see a wealth ...
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Preserving smart playlist order on iPhone
I have a smart playlist configured to play my favorite podcasts during my commute. It's a list of audio-only, unheard podcasts:
In iTunes, I've ordered the playlist by Release Date -- i.e. I want to ...
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"iTunes.app" to accept incoming network connections?
Every time I open iTunes I get the the following warning:
Do you want the application "iTunes.app" to accept incoming network connections?
Clicking Deny may limit the application's behavior....
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Go to podcast page in iTunes Store
In iTunes, I want to do something like this:
Podcast > (podcast name) > right click > go to podcast page in iTunes Store
Of course, there is no such option when I right click the podcast.
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How can I copy iPhone photo album to new machine?
I lost my laptop and all need to sync all my photos (both in camera and photo album) in the iPhone to my new machine (with iTunes 9)
Is there any way I can do this?
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How can you disable the auto startup of iTunes when connecting an iPhone?
My iPhone is synced with my home PC which is all working fine. What I want to do is plug my iPhone into my work mac and have it charge but not do any syncing.
The problem is that when I plug the ...
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iTunes 9 Home Sharing Issue
I know that someone recently asked a very similar question, but I tried all of the answers that showed up under that question, and nothing seems to have worked for me.
I am trying to set up Home ...
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iTunes Album Rating for ALL songs on album, not just rated songs
Is there any way to tell iTunes to calculate the Album Rating for an album as the average rating for all songs on an album instead of the average rating of songs that have a rating?
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How to remove first 3 characters of every selected song title in iTunes?
How can I remove the first 3 characters of every selected song title in iTunes?
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iTunes iPhone Sync Issue
My phone isn't syncing correctly. I plug the phone into iTunes and the phone is verified. It then says "syncing iPhone" (the stage before copying music, podcasts, app, etc) forever, and seems to make ...
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Can't rate songs with Genius Mixes
When playing a Genius Mix in Itunes 9, certain features don't seem to be working. For example the "Ctrl+L" shortcut doesn't work and File->Rating doesn't work either. Are there any workarounds?
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Alternative Programs to iTunes for Music Management [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Alternative to itunes to manage ipod
When using an iPhone and iPod, what is a good alternative program to iTunes?
I am on windows Vista, but I am interested for Mac and ...
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Restrict iTunes smart playlist to audio only
I have a smart playlist of my favorite podcasts which I use for commuting -- it's mostly a simple collection of "Album contains This Week in Tech" or "Album contains Croncast", etc.
The feed from The ...
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How to setup video meta data for TV Show grouping on the iPhone
What meta data on the video files do you need to setup in iTunes to have the videos group for TV Shows. For example I have:
SomeShow Episode 1 Season 1
SomeShow Episode 2 Season 1
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iTunes 9 Podcast Playorder
I know that Apple seems to not think people want to do things easily, like how to show exact duplicates or play podcasts in order on the iPod from oldest to newest, but I can't seem to find how to ...
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iTunes 9 Podcast 'Subscribe' button greyed out
Pretty self explanatory. I'm on the podcast page in my Library, and the Subscribe button is greyed out, and hence I can't add podcasts from a link.
Snow Leopard 10.6.1
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Is iTunes full screen mode bad for an LCD TV?
My 2 year old Samsung LCD TV just died after 2 years with no issue and perfect service.
It happened while I was listening to some music using iTunes in Coverflow mode in full screen. My computer was ...
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Motorola v3i iTunes installtion
I am using Motorazr v3i since last 2 years. It very much satisfy my needs. But only one problem that I am facing is that the iTunes song copy from my PC to Phone. If I go somewhere I find it difficult ...
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Syncing multiple iPods with the same iTunes library
Can you sync mutiple iPods with the sames iTunes library? I would like to keep just music on my iPod nano, but have both music and videos on my iPod touch. Is this even possible?
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Will iTunes copy twice if song is in multiple playlists?
If I have my iPod syncing with multiple playlists and there are overlapping songs, will that copy two copies on the iPod or will it be smart enough to only copy once?
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Is it possible to add more Genius Mixes to iTunes 9?
I upgraded to iTunes 9 today and it looks good!
The Genius Mixes feature is nice but I only have 4 genius mixes even though I have 973 songs in my library. Two of my mixes are even the same genre.
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Is there any way to "gift" apps in iTunes?
In Canada, you cannot purchase apps with a gift card. Other than purchasing a prepaid Visa/Mastercard, is there any other way to give apps as a gift?
If anyone can explain this stupid policy, I'd ...
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What does the iTunes "Media Kind" actually do?
(Quick context: I'm running iTunes 9 on Windows XP.)
In the Options tab of the iTunes Get Info box, there's an option for selecting a track's "Media Kind". Under iTunes 9 the list of options are ...
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iTunes Order Songs by Unchecked
My wife unchecked a large number of songs in iTunes. She did this to help fit music on her nano. Unfortunately, in the process she has caused a lot of the songs that would normally be synced to my ...
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