Not only a media player, iTunes manages apps and data syncing to iPod and iOS devices.
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How do I restore itunes library onto another computer
I followed all the steps as suggested for backing up and restore iTunes library in the apple support website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751 but I have problems with the 'choose library' part in ...
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Music disappears from iPod Classic after disconnecting from computer
I've got a somewhat puzzling problem here (or at least, I find it puzzling).
I'm going to go into great detail in the hope that it helps someone to point me in the right direction, and also in the ...
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How do I tell iTunes not to back up apps?
I found that the apps I have stored in iTunes take up more than 10GB of space on my computer. Since I have a 128GB SSD I'd like to tell iTunes not to backup apps. I can download them again for free, ...
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Cannot sync ringtone
I have iTunes 11, I'm trying to sync a ringtone to my iPhone, but the ringtone is not added to my ringtones folder (settings->sounds->ringtone) in iOS. The file has a m4r format, and it's currently ...
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Itunes does not want to play this one specific video
I was watching this important wmdc. Near the end of the video I thought I'll sleep for a while. Guess what I couldn't open the video anymore. It just show blank screen. I want to delete the video ...
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Ringtones don't sync with iPhone
I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 6.1 and my iTunes is 11.0.2. I have a ringtone I want to copy to my iPhone. I drag and drop it into the left sidebar. The "Tones" category show up with the ringtone in it. ...
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How can I remove a PDF in iTunes?
There are several PDF files which I imported into iTunes to read using iBooks.
However, I cannot manage to remove them. By default, iTunes handles the its media library automatically. The PDFs and ...
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What software can play FLAC files and has basic playlist support?
What are options to play FLAC files and have playlists on OSX? I've not seen a way to make iTunes play them natively, songbird looks terrible with retina display and same goes for clementine.
I just ...
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Why does the iTunes artist list jump to start when i scroll it?
I updated my iTunes yesterday, along with Lion, as did alot of other people. Now I've been experiencing some weird behaviour.
I have my iTunes setup like above. I usually browse to artist by ...
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The space in the others section of itunes is taking 1.85 gb
ok so i have an ipod touch 4g on ios 6.0.1; 8 gb. the others setion in itunes takes too much space. moreover i dont have more than 20 contacts, no email account on it, not more than 5 notes.
first ...
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How can I get the metadata of an mp3 (from 'Get info') out to the actual file's properties?
I had all of my music library cleand up in iTunes, so when I go to the 'Get info' I see all of the songs' metadata, but when I go to the actual file's properties, it's empty.
Is there any way to get ...
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How can I use iCloud with 2 different apple ID's?
My problem is that my dad has an iPad and I have an iPhone. He uses a different apple id for his own iPad and I use my own for my own iPhone. I do have home sharing and have them linked to the same ...
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Iphone is empty after update. Don't know how to activate sim card [closed]
My iphone is stuck on the wifi/connect to itunes menu. There is nothing in it currently. All i can do is select language and country after that i am stuck on the wifi/connect to itunes. Even when i ...
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How do I copy music to my iPhone using iTunes 11?
I've always managed my iPhone/iPad/iPod Manually, I recently updated to iTunes 11 and now I can see no way to get my music onto my device.
I used to be able to just drag songs from my library to my ...
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iPhone stuck in Recovery mode. Trouble restoring iPhone - what could I do?
I have an iPhone 3G. I am trying to restore it but have had trouble all day. This is what I have done so far:
Run redsn0w 0.96b6
Use iPhone1,2_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw as the current firmware.
Run ...
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iPhone 4 upgraded to iOS 6 - restore ringtones from iTunes
The ringtones show up in iTunes, but iTunes says that it cannot find the songs in order to restore them to my iPhone.
How do I get these ringtones back without having to go and redo it again?
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Wireless Headphones Launching iTunes
I recently bought a set of Logitech H800 headphones for my Mac. Any time I connect them via bluetooth, iTunes launches. Is there a way to stop iTunes from launching just because I've connected a ...
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An iPhone has been detected, but it could not be identified properly
Why do I get the following message in iTunes when syncing my iPhone(s)/iPad(s) to iTunes wirelessly on Windows Vista Ultimate?
An iPhone has been detected, but it could not be identified properly. ...
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iTunes: Why do some internet radio streams show up in my main music list and some do not?
I'm setting up a fresh iTunes library, and I'd like to have a playlist with some internet radio stations. However, I'm seeing inconsistent behavior with how these are being handled in iTunes 10. ...
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How to recover data from iPhone backup files WITHOUT the info.plist, status.plist, manifest.plist, manifest.mbdb, and manifest.mbdx files?
I have iTunes 10.5 and Mac OS X version 10.6.8.
I would like to restore my iPhone from backup.
iTunes detects all my backups EXCEPT one, which happens to be the backup I want.
I looked in the ...
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How do I find out what computers I have authorized?
I just authorized iTunes against a laptop and I was expecting it to be my third of five computers authorized on my iTunes account. But iTunes said it was the fourth.
How do I find out what machines ...
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How can I get my albums to sort by track numbers in iTunes 11's expanded view?
I've been trying to figure out why my track sort order is wrong in iTunes 11. I have track metadata, and sorting by Album in the songs view works fine, but in the expanded view my tracks appear in ...
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In iTunes 11, how do I download all existing shows for a podcast?
Recently, I've started listening to more podcasts on my iPhone. I've found a few that I like and want to listen to past episodes. Ideally, I want to just download. I can't seem to figure out a way to ...
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Prevent itunes from synching apps
I am looking for a way to prevent iTunes from synching app to the iphone.
Current situation:
I only back the iphone up with iTunes - icloud backup is not feasible to me - and connect it to iTunes a ...
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Greyed out songs when trying to add from itunes to iphone?
I just got an iphone 4 and downloaded the most recent version of itunes onto my computer because i had a version that was too old. It told me i needed to convert the songs to create an AAC version of ...
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Itunes won't display total number of songs when I'm in my music playlist
Itunes used to display my total number of songs/hours/days when I was in the MUSIC playlist. It displays this info for all of my playlist, just not in MUSIC. I know how to use control +/ to get the ...
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How to copy MP3 from PC to iPhone 4s without iTunes
How can I sync my MP3 collection on my Windows 7 PC with my iPhone 4S without having to use iTunes?
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Force umount of stale NFS shares
Whenever my NFSv4 server becomes unreachable a little window pops up offering me to disconnect the affected shares.
It looks like this: http://i.imgur.com/ThuhnCG.png
If I choose to Ignore iTunes ...
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iTunes intermittent freeze/crash: how can I diagnose the problem?
I have an ongoing but intermittent problem with iTunes. Sometimes after starting iTunes or after plugging in an iPhone, iTunes will cause my Mac to become unresponsive. I'm having trouble reproducing ...
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Is there a virtual filesystem plugin for iTunes Playlists?
There are a number of apps that for various reasons do not support the ability to drag songs out of iTunes and drop it onto the app. This becomes taxing whenever I'm working with a compilation of ...
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iTunes App Doesn't go to Previous Track
I have a 64GB iPhone 4S running iOS 6.1.3. I'm using the iTunes app to listen to music and have iTunes Match set up. I've downloaded about 2GB of music onto the device.
My problem is that when I ...
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Sync iPhone Without Charging
Title says it all. Is there a way to sync an iPhone with iTunes (tethered) without charging it concurrently?
An answer below indicated that this was possible by either modifying or purchasing a ...
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How created watched folder with Automator to auto import new files into itunes?
I was wondering if someone could help me with this. This what I'd like to do:
File is downloaded into Folder A, it is automatically imported into itunes and then moved to folder B. This happens ...
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iTunes to iPhone cannot sync parts of the iTunes music library
I'm using iTunes on Windows and I have my Music Library. Recently I added some music (Mafia II soundtrack I purchased with the game) to the local iTunes Library, but the neither the Artist, nor the ...
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Windows 7 computer not showing up on Apple TV
Both iTunes on Windows 7 and the Apple TV 3 are updated to the latest versions. My PC is connected to the router via Cat 5 and the Apple TV is connected on wireless. I can AirPlay with my iPad or ...
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What exactly is included when I backup my iPhone 4 using iTunes?
I have read this question Does an iTunes iOS device backup include everything on the device? but it doesn't seem to be explicit/succinct enough and I can't find a clear list of what exactly is and ...
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What's causing iTunes to randomly display a 4002 error?
Once every day or two, iTunes seemingly randomly displays a 4002 error:
This is particularly puzzling to me, as the majority of the time (if not always) iTunes is in the background, and has been ...
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How to put songs to my iphone from itunes without deleting songs in my iphone
I have a problem. My friend placed music in my iphone using his laptop recently. Unfortunately i want to put more song in my iphone using my computer. However, I cant sync my iphone to my comuputer ...
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How to transfer apps from iPad to MacBook Pro
I got a new MacBook Pro recently and I want to transfer my old apps into my new Mac, how can I do this?
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How do I get my iphone to show up in iTunes 11 consistently?
I upgraded to iTunes 11 today and my iPhone rarely shows up in iTunes. It almost never does through wifi (even though wifi syncing is on) and if I connect it with a USB cord, I have to restart the ...
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Playlist does not synchronize between iPhone and Mac
I recently noticed that playlists I created manually on my Mac do not appear on my iPhone.
What could be the reason for that?
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iTunes asks to transfer purchased apps from iPhone even though app sync is off
A few weeks after iOS 5 came out, I disabled app syncing with my phone. I still sync my media with the computer.
Today when I synced my phone, it asked to transfer purchases from my phone to my ...
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Adding music to an iphone from multiple computers
My iPhone is currently managed on my macbook, where I've added my music library from iTunes onto the phone. However, I want to also be able to add music from my PC to the iPhone, without erasing the ...
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Can I keep track of one specific app's sales from someone else's iTunes Connect page?
I'm an iOS developer, and I just found a publisher for my app - they will sell the app with their own iTunes Connect account.
I have my own iTunes Connect account as well, and I'd like to keep track ...
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Play count / Last played statistics intermittently don't update in iTunes
I have an iPod classic (160GB) which I sync with iTunes 10.6.0.40 using automatic syncing.
Generally, when I plug the iPod into my PC via USB, all of the Play count and Last played statistics update ...
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How to see iTunes Store browsing cache
Is it possible to see/save any browsing content (e.g. images) from the iTunes Store app on Mac? And if yes, how can I save any content from it?
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Something funky with the Apple IDs?
My dad and I share one iTunes account thingy, but we have separate Apple IDs. Something funky happened when I synced my phone I guess, because when I try to update/install apps it shows his Apple ID ...
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Free app which shows song name in menu bar
There are a lot of apps that show which song iTunes playins in different fancy pop-ups (using Growl i guess) but I need only a song name in menu bar and nothing else.
There are NowPlaying and emcee ...
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Add image to ipad / iphone photo libary using iexplorer or image capture
Im a big fan of iexplorer and image capture, to get files off my ipad / iphone as i find apple default offering, itunes / iphone, quite fiddly to work with.
But i was wandering can i use iexplorer or ...
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Create backup iPhone with forgotten encryption password
I'm trying to make a backup from my iPhone, however it's set to be password protected.
I do now know the password, as I've never set one. I've tried all the passwords I know, which I've ever used to ...
