Questions tagged [itunes]
iTunes is an application available for macOS and Windows. It is used to manage & play media and sync data to iOS devices.
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How can I get my entire iTunes Match-based music library to appear on my iPhone?
I have about 12,500 tracks uploaded to iTunes Match. From my desktop and laptop, everything works great. I can see the cloud-based tracks and play them. I can download them to my machines.
When I ...
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How to disable Apple Radio in iTunes and iOS?
Update: iTunes/Apple Radio is now a paid service only — making it's
removal from clogging up our screens more relevant.
On an iPhone, it's possible to disable Apple Music from cluttering your Music....
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Viewing the Account Name of multiple Apps in iTunes
We have several people using the same computer and the same user account. However, each person has a different iTunes account.
With respect to the Apps section, is there anyway to view the ownership ...
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iPhone backup or sync issue "unknown error occurred (-50)"
I recently switched from iCloud backup to backing up to my computer since the iOS 8 update seems to have doubled the size of my backup and it no longer fits on iCloud.
When backing up to my computer ...
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Sync books from iBooks on Mac with iBooks on iPhone
This task should be very easy to solve, but still, I can't do it.
I have downloaded a epub book, dragged it to iBooks app on Mac. Then I go to iTunes, click on iPhone and go to Books tab. I can see ...
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Install iOS device drivers on Windows without installing iTunes
I have a Windows PC that doesn't have iTunes installed, because I don't want it. But I still want to be able to use other software to transfer data from my iPad, which means I need the drivers for it. ...
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iTunes 12.5+ plist setting for View As -> Songs by default?
I find the the default view of songs to "Songs" too white and it's irritating / abominable to view Playlist that way. It does't show enough details for my taste so I'd rather see something else than ...
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Can't restore iPhone in order to downgrade
I just downloaded the iOS 11 beta from Apple's developer website, but I'm having such a headache downgrading back to iOS 10.3.2.
I installed their provisioning profile from their website, as ...
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iTunes automatically pauses when VLC plays a file
I noticed that if I have some background music on iTunes and I start playing a VLC video, iTunes automatically stops the music.
Although this can be a very useful thing, I would prefer to have ...
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Does an iTunes iOS device backup include everything on the device?
Does an iTunes iOS device backup include all of the application data on the device? I assume it doesn't include a second copy of your iTunes data as this is already on your Mac anyway. But I ...
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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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iTunes will not add some mp3 files
I own several albums from the same band and want to import all of the .mp3 files into iTunes (v. 12.0.1.26). However, iTunes will not add a few songs from 3 of the albums. All of the other songs were ...
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iTunes Purchase Without Download
Is there a way to purchase an app from the App Store using iTunes without having to download it? I'm thinking like a hidden preference/mouse/modifier key during click, etc.
I know the download can ...
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Removing songs from iCloud
I would like to explicitly remove songs that I uploaded using iTunes Match, from the cloud. How is this done? And if I do remove the song, will it be automatically removed from all my devices?
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Set a keyboard shortcut to clear all tracks from the Up Next queue in iTunes
I am looking for a way to assign a keyboard shortcut to clear all the tracks from Up Next queue of iTunes. Does anyone know a way to do this?
Using Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4
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How do I configure a Smart Playlist to show songs not in other Playlists?
I have a ton of songs that I classify in named playlists, and would like to have an easier way of knowing if a song has been previously classified or not. The thought occurred to me to make a Smart ...
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How to fade out/in in iTunes?
Even in iTunes 11, there is no fade out when pausing playback or fade in when starting playback. How can I achieve this?
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iTunes sync does not delete songs
My wife's iPhone 4 has some albums synced on her iPhone that are not selected to be synced in iTunes.
She has "Selected playlists, artists, albums and genres" selected.
She is using a wired sync and ...
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How do I create and save multiple iPhone backups in iTunes?
I had a near death experience this weekend. After purchasing a new 13" MacBook Pro I migrated all my data from my old MacBook Pro over to the new one and in the process with iTunes auto-backup/auto-...
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How to clear new Music app's cache of streaming music on iOS?
I have the latest iOS on my iPad and iPhone with the new Music app. I speculate the Music app's cache of downloaded streaming songs is taking about 1.5 to 2.0 GB of space, which is causing both of my ...
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Can I keep my iTunes library on an external drive?
My main computer is a MacBook Pro that's running out of space, mostly due to my iTunes library, especially the TV shows.
I have a few questions all related to solving this problem.
First the most ...
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Can I have two mac users share one iTunes library on the same mac?
I have my iTunes library that lives under my account. There's about 20 Gigs of music and I sync the music to my own iPod.
My wife now has her own iPod. She wants to log in under her own account, ...
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How do I stop iTunes from automatically assigning a hollow star rating to podcasts?
I’m having a problem with podcasts in iTunes. Here’s how it seems to work:
I listen to a few episodes of a podcast, rating them as I go. (I use the 2-star rating to mark podcasts for deletion once I’...
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Alternatives to MetaX?
I'm trying to rip some DVDs on my Mac, the boxset for a TV show, using Handbrake. I'd also like to automatically fetch metadata - show name, episode name, etc. But MetaX isn't getting any metadata for ...
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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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How to install iPhone apps through OTA without iTunes interaction?
I am following this guide on how to install iPhone apps thru OTA without iTunes.
I have the following questions:
I only have a $99 developer program membership, not the enterprise program. The guide ...
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How can I stop iTunes 10 launching when pressing the Play/Pause buttons?
When I'm watching a movie and I press the "play" button, iTunes 10 launches. How can I keep this from happening?
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iTunes library pointing to completely wrong files
Somewhere along the way, a significant portion of the songs in my iTunes library seem to be pointing to completely incorrect files (1640 of 9160, to be exact). I know there are tools and means for ...
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Voice memos not being deleted from iTunes
I have iTunes (10.0.1) syncing with my iPhone (4.1) with the Voice Memos option enabled.
I created a single voice memo. I synced the phone and the voice memo transferred correctly. I then deleted it ...
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When re-importing music in iTunes, is there a way to set "Replace Existing" as the default and skip the dialog?
I lost a big chunk of my iTunes library due to a disk failure. The database is fine, but the song files are missing. Luckily for me, iTunes will let me reimport the CDs and preserve my existing ...
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Why does iTunes ask me to verify an email account that's already verified?
I recently changed my email address that I use as my apple ID to log in to itunes. So I got an email to verify it by clicking on a link, which I did.
And it seems to have worked, sort of: on my ...
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Album art messed up on iPhone 4
From time to time the album art on my iPhone 4 becomes completely messed up. In iTunes they are correct, but on the phone they are suddenly mixed up. Album A gets the art from album K, and album C ...
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Can iTunes Match recognize songs recorded from analog sources (line-in, cassette, vinyl LP, or FM radio), or only digitally-extracted CD audio?
This question about converting cassette music for an iPod inspired me to ask:
Can the iTunes Match service provided by Apple recognize songs recorded from an analog source, such as recording via ...
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iTunes accidentally deleted on iMac G5 with OS X 10.4.11 - how to install iTunes?
I accidentally deleted iTunes on my old iMac G5 running Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11. It is not in the trash, and I would really like to get it back. I tried getting the latest version of iTunes available ...
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Why won't iTunes let me manually sync PDFs to iBooks?
I have my iPad set to manually manage content (i.e. drag and drop, not sync). I'm trying to add some PDFs to iBooks, but it refuses to let me copy them to my iPad. I can do this with epub books just ...
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Moving my iTunes library file to a new machine
I have machine x (running Windows) that has my iTunes library file on it in the My Music folder. All the media files in the library are on an external hdd. I use machine x to sync my iPod on a ...
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How can I get iTunes Library to stay pointed to my NAS?
I recently moved my iTunes library to my Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ (all relevant file operations on the NAS are using AFP protocol). The library had previously been on my Mac Pro, in my ~/Music directory. ...
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iTunes shows App Updates Badge, but no updates are available
On my iTunes page, it is showing a 7 next to Apps to indicate I have 7 apps with available updates. When I click on the link to show available updates, regardless of which iTunes account I have, it ...
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iphone sleeps in recovery mode
i am trying to restore 4.3.1 custom firmware made by sn0wbrzee with expert mode.
at the last moment of restore itunes shows 1015 error. so i try to reboot, but iphone not rebooted.
at last I ...
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Add currently playing song to Apple Music using AppleScript Editor
I am trying to make an AppleScript that automatically adds the current track that I am listening to on Apple Music to my library.
What I have done so far is set the option "Add songs to Library when ...
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How can I erase all photos on my iOS 11 device that can't be removed with Image Capture trick?
I have over 17,000 photos sync'd from my Mac on to my iPhone running iOS 11. As seems these days, the synced photos do not give you the option of deleting them from the phone (yes, I understand this ...
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Is it possible to update the itunes without updating Xcode?
I am having updates for both itunes and xcode in the App store.
When I click update to itunes, it asks me to close both the itunes and xcode.
I don't want to update xcode.
Is it possible update the ...
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How can I listen to my mp3 audiobooks on iPhone?
I have a collection of seminars recorded as mp3. In iTunes, I marked them as audiobooks.
I have an Apple music account, so I can access my music library through iCloud, including those I recorded ...
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Media keys not working for iTunes (pause/play, skip buttons)
I am being driven crazy by the fact that my media keys aren't working for iTunes. Such a pain! How can I fix this? I've tried the whole Chrome Extensions thing, that being I deleted all my extensions. ...
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Can I tell whether "Erase data" is enabled from the lock screen?
iOS has an option to erase all data after 10 failed passcode attempts. Is it somehow displayed on the lock screen?
Are any warnings about this options shown while the wrong codes are being entered?
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iCloud connection after upgrade to High Sierra
Nov 13th I upgraded to High Sierra. During the boot proces the password for iCloud is asked (I think I entered it correctly). However a spinner started spinning (basically forever). So I shutdown the ...
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A purchased and downloaded iTunes television show will not play
A heads up - I am a complete layman with absolutely no knowledge of operating system or hardware stuff aside from the fact that I have no knowledge of it. Any answers that are given I would prefer to ...
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transfer music library from iTunes on Mojave to another computer with Apple Music on Monterey
I have one computer running Monterey (Mac Pro) and another one running Mojave (Macbook pro). I want to transfer my iTunes music library (all audio files and playlist and rating information) from the ...
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PDF added to iBooks on Mac does not sync to iCloud Drive or my iPhone
A few minutes ago I added a small PDF to iBooks on my Mac (DRM-free, not purchased through iTunes). My Mac has iCloud Drive enabled.
My understanding is that this should cause it to be uploaded to ...
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iTunes - Apple Music - songs are not playing
I am using Apple Music. Most of the time, if I choose the song, it wont play. Progress bar is fully filled, but not music. Sometimes, it is also jagged (1 min play, 1 min not). What to do with that?
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