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 9 does not show icon in Windows 7 taskbar?
It is just me or has Apple not tested iTunes 9 in Windows 7?
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Can I update to iTunes 9 with a Jailbroken iPhone?
I have an iPhone with 3.0.1 firmware that has been Jailbroken, can I update iTunes to version 9 or will 'badness' happen?
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Can you access iTunes shares from linux?
The big news from today's apple event aside, one interesting feature is the ability to share media between 5 home computers..
The PR is light on details, but apparently you have to be running iTunes ...
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How do I configure Home Sharing in iTunes 9?
How do I configure the new "Home Sharing" feature in iTunes 9? I've enabled turned on Home Sharing in iTunes 9 on two computers (both running Mac OS X) on my home network, but I don't see how to tell ...
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Why isn't iTunes 9 64-bit yet?
Just downloaded iTunes 9... and it's still not 64-bit!
Shouldn't iTunes benefit quite a bit from transitioning to 64-bit? Faster media encoding, better data management - it is a media management app ...
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Prevent iTunes from starting when iPhone is plugged in on Mac
Is there any way to prevent iTunes from starting on a Mac under OS X Leopard when an iPhone is plugged in?
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What iPhone apps have I already purchased?
I've bought many iPhone apps by now, some free and some paid.
I've reinstalled my computer, and in the new installation, iTunes is completely blank.
On first sync, iTunes downloads the apps that are ...
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What is the best FREE way to remove duplicate files from iTunes?
I thought about using a file deduper but figured that would still show the dupes IN itunes. I really don't care about artwork or the likes. Is using the built in "show dupes" the best option?
The ...
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iTunes folder monitoring
Perhaps I can't find an option, but iTunes doesn't seem to monitor folders for changes on Windows. Is this possible to do?
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Associate computer with Apple TV after fresh install
I just fresh installed my Mac with Snow Leopard - I copied back the iTunes library but my Apple TV now see's it as a new machine.
The problem now is that I've long since removed the physical files ...
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How do I move iTunes Library to a new drive without losing the 'Date added' field?
I've run out of drive space on my external and got a new one to move everything on to. I can't afford to lose my 'date added' values. How is this done? I should mention I let iTunes manage the files ...
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In iTunes how do you turn off "Determining Gapless Playback Information"
I want to turn "Determining Gapless Playback Information" off in iTunes, it is slowing down my system whenever I am adding songs.
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iTunes and iPod Touch
I am new to iPod and iTunes.
I want to know a few, some basic things. I am a Linux guy and iTunes, particularly on Windows feels quite alien.
There are already a lot of apps already on my iTouch ...
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iPhone - Put iTunes into Activation Only Mode (Enterprise deployment)
I work in a large University and support iPhones. If you support iPhones via Exchange, you most likely will at some point have to activate an iPhone or two (or 500 ;-)
By default, once you activate ...
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Moving iPhone backup to new Itunes installation
I'm going to format my computer soon and plugging the iphone in the fresh itunes installation will erase all data/settings from it, correct?
Is there a way to move the iphone backup data from the old ...
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Net book with Windows 7 or its compatibility primarily for iTunes
Which is the best net book, that is compatible with Windows7.
Better if it is shipped pre installed with Windows 7.
A little backgroud:
My primary system always runs Ubuntu (and I love it). It has ...
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iTunes syncs the same handful of songs on every sync
Every time I sync my iPod (Touch 2G), there are about 20 or 30 songs that iTunes insists on syncing. I usually sync just to get a couple of updated podcasts, but have to wait while it needlessly syncs ...
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Are the HD video version from iTunes necessary if only watching from iPhone?
I have a subscription to the TV show Mad Men and each week iTunes sends me both the HD and standard versions but I only watch them on my iPhone is it safe to delete the HD versions as they seem to be ...
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What can I do to stop the Play / Pause button from opening iTunes?
In Snow Leopard the Play / Pause media button (on the F8 key) opens up iTunes. How can I disable that? Preferably keeping the old Leopard behaviour, so I can use it to control other media applications ...
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Backup iTunes podcast download status for Windows XP reinstall
I'm preparing for a long overdue reinstall of Windows XP. I use iTunes to downoad oodles of podcasts; I have many episodes which I've not yet downloaded and won't until I've completed the reinstall. ...
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How can I redirect my iTunes library to an external hard drive?
Right now, I have all my music on my internal hard drive, but it is running out of space.
So, I bought an external hard drive, copied all my music over and went into the advanced preferences in ...
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Control iTunes from Spotlight (or similar)
Is there some sort add on or program that lets me easily change (and choose) songs using keyboard shortcuts (or perhaps Spotlight)?
The ideal program would add iTunes indexing to Spotlight and allow ...
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Itunes: Updating podcasts on more than one computer
I listen to a lot of podcasts, and would like to be able to update my Ipod with fresh podcasts both at home and at my office (different computers). Same issue when I travel, I would like to use my ...
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Lost info by syncing iPhone to new computer?
I've bought a new computer because I can't hold up my work while I wait for my older MacBook Pro to return from Apple's repair shop. In the meantime, I've not backed up my iPhone 3G for a week. I plan ...
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Double-speed playback for iTunes?
The iPod app on the iPhone (and presumably the iPod Touch) supports playback at 2x the recorded speed. This is great for listening to talk-radio podcasts when I'm driving, as I can get about twice the ...
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Sync more than 20 most recent iPhotos events to my iPhone?
I have finally made up my mind to import all the photos I have since year 2000. Now my iPhoto photo count has exploded from ~3K photos to >11K photos.
Now the problem is I usually sync all the photos ...
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How do I backup my iPhone and restore it on another machine?
How do I backup my iPhone and restore it on another machine?
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SoundCheck in iPhone and iTunes
I recently switched from using a Creative Zen Vision: M to an iPhone as my primary music player.
With the Zen I used a program called MP3Gain to set the ReplayGain tag in the MP3, and that combined ...
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Migrating an iTunes Playlist from one computer to another
Awhile ago, I moved all of my iTunes music from one computer to another, but I did so without copying the actual iTunes library folder from one to another. Since then, the libraries have diverged. ...
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Create a playlist in iTunes based on a hard drive folder
I'd like to be able to base playlists in iTunes on a folder on my hard drive.
For example, say I have this directory structure:
C:\MP3s\Doctor Who Music
C:\MP3s\Star Wars Music
Importing all those ...
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How do I use my iPhone 2G in Winamp without needing iTunes?
Is there any method of using iPhone (2G) with Winamp without having iTunes installed?
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iTunes Freezes When iPhone 3GS Connected
When I connect my iPhone 3GS to my MacBook Pro, iTunes "freezes": the spinning beachball appears, and it will not respond to any mouse clicks or key presses. Activity Monitor shows iTunes as "Not ...
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Can I join existing tracks in iTunes?
This seems like a common complaint for which I've found no satisfactory answer elsewhere on the Internet:
I want to join two or more existing tracks in iTunes so that they play as one and are thus ...
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How can I get AB repeat functionality on iTunes/Mac OS X?
I'm wondering if there's an A-B repeat feature on iTunes, a quick google found nothing, but I was hoping there was a plugin or maybe a separate app that provided this.
For me it's useful for ...
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iTunes CPU usage
iTunes on Mac OS X 10.5 is consistently using 10-11% of the cpu when playing one song. I understand that iTunes is a resource hog and my iTunes library is pretty big but could any other programs be ...
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How does an iPhone know which mp3s are podcasts?
I recently got an iPhone, and quickly found I would rather use the Zune software instead of iTunes. So I turned on the manual syncing, and I can just drag the mp3 files I want over to the iPhone in ...
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How many iPods can I use with one music library and one copy of iTunes?
Is there a limit to the number of ipods I can manage thru one copy of iTunes? Is there any difference between music I've ripped myself (outside of iTunes, standard mp3s) and music purchased thru the ...
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Having trouble with Windows XP Read Only Settings on a folder
I am having trouble with a folder that needs to be read-write for iTunes to open. For a while it was read-write, but it seemingly inexplicably changed to read-only now. When I try to change it back ...
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Looking for an iTunes now-playing notifier [closed]
Do you know of any iTunes now-playing notifier for iTunes 8 on Windows? The only ones I've found are either for Mac (use AppleScript) or for iTunes 7. I just want to see the artist, title, album and ...
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iTunes alternative for managing iPhone 3G [closed]
I'm totally sick and tired to starting my VMWare and run the Windows VM, and opening iTunes every time I want to do something with my iPhone.
Is there any alternatives out there for iPhone 3G on 3.0 ...
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Set up an Airport Express to use the same DHCP space as my router?
I have the following network setup:
Netgear <--> Netgear HDX111 <--> Apple Airport Express
router (ethernet over power)
(192.168.0.1) (...
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Move some iTunes library items to different drive?
My internal hard drive is somewhat small, and I only regularly listen to a fraction of my iTunes library anyway, so I'd like to keep large portions on it on an external drive for archival purposes. ...
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Is it possible to redownload songs you've paid for on iTunes?
Over the years, I've had to rebuild my PC several times. Invariably, no matter how meticulous I am backing up my iTunes library, I almost ALWAYS end up losing songs I've already paid for. Either the ...
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Flicking when I use iTunes on Windows Vista
I recently bought a Dell Precision with a 23" SP2309W Full HD Widescreen monitor using the default video port on the motherboard and my monitor flickers when I use iTunes to manage my music.
It is ...
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OS X tools to export iTunes library to mp3
I've ripped some of my CDs into iTunes but I don't actually own an ipod. In order to get these songs onto my mp3 player I'd like to convert them to mp3s.
Is there a tool that lets me do a 'batch mp3 ...
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Transferring Music from iPod to iTunes?
Is there a way for me to transfer music from my iPod to my iTunes? Say, if I accidentally deleted some music on my computer but I have the files on my iPod?
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Why does my iPhone iPod player lose its place when I sync?
Whenever I sync my iPhone, my place in the various PodCasts I listen to is lost (well, synched to the position in iTunes which, because I don't use iTunes to listen to PodCasts, is zero).
Is there ...
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Using Git to Manage An iTunes Library?
I've been considering using Git to manage my iTunes library and allow me to sync it between computers.
Can you think of any reasons why this would be a bad idea?
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Upgrade order for new computer and new iPod?
I have a six year old Dell Inspiron 5150 running Windows XP and a 20G iPod Photo (model MA079LL). I am running iTunes 8.0.1.11 and have mostly podcasts and music ripped from CD (but some purchased ...
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portable iTunes alternative for windows compatible with iPhone
I am looking for a portable alternative to iTunes to work with my iPhone so that I could sync with the company computer without iTunes on it. Would like it to be able to access the app store.