Not only a media player, iTunes manages apps and data syncing to iPod and iOS devices.
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Syncing iPod to computer 2 without erasing new music
I have two computers with iTunes. All the music from Computer 1 has been downloaded to my iPod. I would like to download all that music onto Computer 2. However, Computer 2 has newer music on it that ...
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How to downgrade from iOS 4.3.5 to iOS 4.2.1?
Just got a defect report that application is crashing in iPhone3GS using iOS 4.2.1. No problems with iPhone3GS using iOS 4.3.5 or iPhone4 using iOS 4.1.
Question: How can I downgrade some device to ...
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transfering itunes library win-> mac - is it possible?
I'm about to order one of the new macbook airs and wanted to know if it is possible to transfer my itunes library from my old windows machine to the mac. I know you can do win->win and mac->mac, but ...
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How to know which iOS apps are restricted to a country?
I'm actually using an US iTunes account, but I'm interested in switching my country to another (as people suggest here) to my original country to be able to use my credit card (with address in my ...
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Downloading all App store purchases?
So there is no "good" way of seeing all my purchased items in iTunes (only the very cubersome "purchase history" screen). Is there, however, a way to download all my purchases to the computer? e.g. ...
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Configure iTunes to equalize based on “Genre” tag?
Is there a way to configure iTunes to configure the equalizer based on "Genre" tag of a given song?
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Sorting by multiple criteria in iTunes
So I have a playlist with a bunch of albums in it that I would like to sort by album name. This is mostly fine, except where you have two albums from different artists that have the same album name, ...
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Can I have iTunes 11 revert to filtering by word instead of phrase?
The filter/search in previous iTunes worked on a word-based matching system. If each of the words matched anywhere in the song info (title, artist, genre, etc) then a song was returned. It appears ...
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Does lossless audio over Apple AirPlay have preserved audio quality?
AirPlay is very convenient to bring up the sound on my big stereo speakers, but I am wondering whether the AirPlay protocol preserves audio quality, e.g. bitrate?
I understand that if the WiFi is ...
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How can I sync my iPad/iPhone with iTunes except for the apps/iBooks?
There are several GB of data on my iPad which I do not need to have on my MacBook Pro. I want to sync my iPad with iTunes on my Mac except for...
iOS apps
iBooks
But whenever I try to sync, I am ...
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What are the afconvert settings for the iTunes Plus AAC encoding setting?
The challenge
I would like to convert a large collection of WAV files to AAC using the "iTunes Plus" setting in iTunes. iTunes describes this setting as:
128 kbps (mono) / 256 kbps (stereo), ...
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How can I remove the explicit label from a song?
I bought a song from iTunes that is marked as explicit. However, the song is not actually explicit. When I try to edit the song's info in iTunes Music Library.xml, it simply reverts to the original ...
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How to upgrade an iPad without losing data?
What do you mean "how to upgrade an iPad"? You plug it in, start iTunes, click Upgrade and that's it!
That's what I thought before starting the process. After all, it's Apple we're talking about, ...
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How can I keep songs unchecked?
I share an iTunes library on another computer in my house. If I uncheck songs so they don't play when I shuffle, the next time I share that library the songs are checked again. No one else re-checked ...
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Alternative to iTunes Album Art
I'm looking for an alternative to iTunes' Album Art. I liked it so far but since the upgrade to Lion / latest iTunes I see some annoying bugs.
To be worth considering, the alternative I'm looking for ...
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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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Is there any way to apply open-ended keyword tags to songs in iTunes?
Other iLife apps like iPhoto already support this functionality, like assigning "vacation" or "mountains" keywords to certain photos.
Is it possible to add tags to songs in iTunes without resorting ...
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Is there an AppleScript or Automator action to quickly edit Info for Video in iTunes?
I ripped the DVD set of a television series to my iMac. But now, the filenames are weird and there is no meta info.
In Automator, I see there is an action to edit Info for a song. That's great, but ...
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Can I write an Automator/AppleScript script to download all the iTunes app updates?
This is related to How can I tell iTunes to always download free updates
I would like to write a script to tell iTunes to download all the free app updates available, and have that script run ...
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Can I make a locked Itunes 'house account' for a library?
I manage the computers at a public library. We just got a donation of 2 Ipad 2's. I'd like to be able to lend the library patrons the ipads with the itunes account setup (with out a credit card) ...
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iPhone apps think they are under old iTunes username after it has changed
Ever since apple has decided to make iTunes account access your email address instead of a username I have noticed the apps that were bought under the old username do not recognize this and there ...
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Is it possible to arrange or categorize the imported pdf assets from within iTunes first and then sync the devices (iPod,iPad) with iTunes?
Categorizing the pdf assets from within iPad or iPod is possible now. But I think it is more elegant if I can make the categorization from within iTunes in advance.
Is it possible to arrange or ...
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Watch a video while it downloads in iTunes 10
Previously when downloading an iTunes U video I could double click it and the video would start playing while it is downloading. But now after updating to iTunes 10 it doesn't seem I can do that? Is ...
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Is it possible sync only iPad-optimized apps to my iPad?
It is tedious to manually pick iPad-optimized apps from all the apps in iTunes when syncing with iPad. I just want
iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad Apps - apps designed for both iPhone and iPad, and
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Can I shuffle a set of songs when I add them to Up Next?
In iTunes 11, let's say I'm playing Song X by Artist A.
I have a few more albums by Artist A, and decide I want to hear some more of their stuff, but I'd like to hear it at random.
If I switch to ...
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Using “Stop Time” option prevents play count from being updated
Im using the option to stop a song at specific time. However I realised that the Play Count does not update when this option is applied.
Following the issue from iTunes 11 where play counts do not ...
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iPhone Birthdays vs OSX birthdays
My OSX calendar app is configured show all the birthdays of my contacts (they are displayed as this special calendar with the parcel icon in OSX). It seems that iOS (6, on iPhone 5) does that too but ...
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Is there an iTunes Visualizer that displays the full song's waveform?
Is it possible for iTunes Visualizers to access the entirety of song data in order to display a full, un-animated waveform of the currently playing song? Perhaps the extent of the visualization would ...
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Where does iTunes store the Podcast subscription info and preferences?
I'm having iTunes 10.5 problems (crashes on Podcast refresh) and I've been unable to export the subscriptions (the .opml file generated is empty).
Are there text-readable iTunes podcast preferences ...
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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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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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sync master apple lossless itunes library to slave AAC itunes library
I prefer to listen to my music on my laptop in Apple Lossless at home. On the go however AAC is fine, and a must, as I don't have enough space on my SSD.
Itunes has the feature to automatically ...
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What's a good iTunes alternative to use with my iPod nano 6g?
I'm looking for an iTunes alternative for my new iPod nano 6g.
I've used sharepod before but it doesn't work with the nano 6g—I can upload songs but they're not being recognized by the iPod database.
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Gifting in iTunes to people in other countries
Christmas is coming up, and I'm currently living in a country (UK) that's a completely different iTunes store from my family (US). So I'm wondering if I can gift things in the iTunes store if I'm in ...
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Why won't iTunes stream 320 kbps audio across a network?
My iTunes library, that's shared on our network, has some songs that have a bit rate of 320 kbps. These songs will not play when I try to play them from a client computer - accessing them through 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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If I download podcasts on iTunes, should they download on my iOS5 3GS automatically, over the air?
I was under the impression this was a killer feature of iOS5. I'm running the latest versions of OSX, iTunes and iOS.
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What do you think about Apple's Ping service?
Personally, I have not signed up the Ping service that is included in iTunes 10. My main reason for avoiding it is the fact that Apple requires you to use your real, full name for registration.
What ...
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How do I transfer app data from my old iPad to my new iPad?
How does one transfer app data (e.g., Notetaker HD books, game progress, etc.) from an old iOS device to a new one?
While I'm sure this issue is relevant to iPhones, it seems that with the advent of ...
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Tidy up iTunes library?
I am trying to do a spring clean on my iTunes library. I have around 500 songs that are tagged incorrrectly. The Name is in the format '11 Artist - Song Name'. Is there any quick way of extracting ...
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iTunes incorrently splitting the songs in an album. Metadata problem?
I have these albums and songs in my iTunes Library. They should appear grouped, but for some reason, iTunes splits them up and shows them as separate albums with the same name and details:
I check ...
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How do I bulk rename albums in iTunes?
I have an online subscription to a radio program that allows me to download past episodes. However when they are opened in iTunes the album name is set in the format Apr 01 2008. The problem is that ...
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Why can't I restore apps to iPhone 5 from 4s?
I recently upgraded from an iPhone 4s to iPhone 5. How do I transfer all my apps to the new iPhone 5? I have tried two times without success:
First attempt:
From iTunes, make "a full backup" of the ...
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How can I rename a song in iTunes with a keyboard shortcut?
I can hit the up and down arrows to navigate a playlist in iTunes 10.5 but hitting F2 doesn't allow me to rename a song. I have to grab the mouse and do a finicky click, wait, click to highlight the ...
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How to get iTunes to skip over 1 star songs?
Is there a way to get iTunes to just never play any 1 star songs. I know I can delete the 1 star songs but just wondering if there is a way to just skip them.
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How to insert .flv in iTunes library
I have downloaded a flv file, and I would like to save it in iTunes library for later play. I guess I should convert it first, but is this supported by OSX or do I need an extra application. And which ...
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Will iOS 6 be available OTA?
With iOS 6 due the 19th of September, I was wondering if it will be available over-the-air (OTA) like iOS 5.1.
Is the Software Update in Settings only for minor updates, or can Apple push out major ...
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Can iTunes songs be transferred from one account to another account?
My son, who's now an adult, has been using my iTunes account (I don't use iTunes) that I created for him many years ago and he's accrued a large legal iTunes library.
He will be leaving home in the ...
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iPad stolen, last sync is about 6 month old: can I still restore my purchases?
My iPad was stolen from my flat together with other belongings during X-mas.
I used it primarily as a game console for my son and as a reading device for PDFs, so I haven't synced it with iTunes for ...
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What does it mean to sync apps to iPhone
What does it mean to sync apps to iPhone? I don't understand exactly what this does, or why I'd want to turn it on. What are the advantages/disadvantages of enabling "Sync Apps" in iTunes to my ...
