Not only a media player, iTunes manages apps and data syncing to iPod and iOS devices.

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iTunes 11: Default Podcast settings

I would like to change the default settings for all podcasts. I know you can edit each one of them individually, but I would like to change the default for all to "Download All" and keep "All ...
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Change Default Artwork in iTunes 11

How do I change the default artwork for an artist in iTunes 11?
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How do I safely eject or unplug an iPad, iPhone, or iPod when iTunes is not running?

When I connect one of my many iOS devices to a computer for synchronization purposes, I have iTunes running. In the iTunes left-hand area, I see an eject button to the right of the device's name. I ...
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Smart Playlist on Iphone 5

I have a very simple smart-playlist, which has proven very effective for me. It just displays songs that have never been played (plays=0). It is great, because it encourages me to listen to things I ...
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Random songs appearing in my iTunes music library after activating iTunes Match

After enabling iTunes match, my library is cluttered with hundreds of tracks which I don't own / haven't downloaded. They have the "cloud" icon on them which makes me think they are either from iTunes ...
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When syncing photos to iPhone or iPad through iTunes from Aperture, it syncs the wrong (original) versions. Why?

I have an album, let's call it "Europe Trip 2011" within which, in Aperture, I have done at least some degree of editing to all of its pictures (exposure, saturation, curves, etc). As we all know, ...
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How to classify “unknown artist”, “unknown album” in Itunes?

I have a cd with x mp3 files on it. After importing them to iTunes (Apple-O, Add to Library), songs appear on disk at I can't seem to be able reference these files form iTunes in any form. Search ...
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iPod Nano keeps going/staying in recovery mode

Configuration: Windows XP Pro + SP3 iPod Nano 1st generation, firmware version 1.3.1 iTunes 10.4.1.10 When I connect the iPod to the PC iTunes says iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery ...
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Problems when using my Apple Airport Extreme Base Station with and external HD as an iTunes library

I have my entire music collection on an external HD which I connect to my network through a direct USB connection with my Apple base station. I'm finding that iTunes struggles to load the library ...
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Zombie voice memos living in my iPhone

Although my voice memos app shows no memos, when I connect my iPhone to my Mac and browse to On This iPhone > Voice Memos in iTunes, every voice memo I’ve recorded for the last three years is there ...
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How to get iTunes 11 to Group by Album Name

tl;dr Is there an easier way / hack to get iTunes to display albums by album name? Currently it splits albums up by artist, then sorts the album names A-Z. Going through and manually changing the ...
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Does the iTunes Affiliate Program work with the Volume Purchase Program?

Can one earn affiliate commission through the iTunes Affiliate Program for purchases made through Apple's Volume Purchase Programs for Business or Education? In case it makes a difference, we're ...
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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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How do I enable cover flow in iTunes 11?

I just installed iTunes 11 and I cant seem to find any place to activate the cover flow. Did they remove it? Can I re-enable it? If I can't, does anyone know of a way to downgrade with out ...
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Is it possible to reduce memory usage by iTunes 11 on Mac?

I have iTunes 11.0.1 running on Mac OS 10.8.2 with quite a large music library, some podcasts and my iPhone connected. According to Activity Monitor, the iTunes process is taking 1.6 GB real memory, ...
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Why can't I add new m4v videos to my iTunes library?

Using iTunes 11.0.1, I tried to add some newly converted movies to my library for consumption on my Apple TV 2. This used to work well: ripping some movies from my DVDs, converting them using ...
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iPhone5 (iOS 6.0.1) not syncing with iTunes 11.0.2(26)

In itunes under apps tab, it list all the app which i have in my itunes account. When I click on Install button of the app, button name gets changed to will install & also on the right side it ...
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I forgot my local backup password to unlock the iPhone backup file

I just received my new iPhone from Apple after I had my old one changed due to it being a rather bad specimen. Now I'm occurring a rather irritating problem, as I connected my iPhone with my iTunes to ...
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How to circumvent a forgotten encrypted iPhone local backup password?

I forgot my Encrypt Local Backup password for iPhone4S. I tried to transfer contacts, photos, etc. to my new iPhone5 through iTunes with operation "restore from backup" but it always asks for a ...
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Image on my phone not showing up in list to choose from in Instagram

I want to use a photo from my computer and put it on my instagram account. The problem is that when I go to choose the picture, its not shown in the list of images in the /DCIM/100APPLE folder. I ...
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How do I remove files from iTunes which have been deleted on disk?

When cleaning up my disk I deleted a couple of files from my music collection which iTunes was managing. Now when I try to sync a device I get an error message that it can't sync these files because ...
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How do I sort podcasts by something other than Release Date in iTunes 11 on Windows?

I have several podcasts in my iTunes, and I'm trying to sort them correctly as they are numbered in order (e.g. Episode 01, Episode 02, etc.). However, the only option I get under View Options is ...
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How to restore songs to iPhone from computer?

My songs/music are on my iTunes on my computer, but not all are on my iPhone. I can not get them to sync back to my iPhone and when I try going to the iTunes store on my iPhone and downloading all ...
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Speed Up Podcasts on iPod Classic

I'm looking for a way to listen to podcasts at 2x on my iPod classic. I know this is not supported out of the box. Is there an alternative firmware like rockbox, that supports syncing with iTunes ...
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Where and how I find the songs in iphone 5 which were downloaded into itunes

Can someone help me with this. As I am new to iPhone and itunes. I have couple of songe (audio format) downloaded from internet and added into "My Music" in itunes. I have synced my iphone 5 with ...
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iTunes issues on OS X 10.7

iTunes version 11.0.4 will not open on Mac OS X 10.7. I installed iTunes as suggested in the answer to the same question, but it did not solve the problem. How can I get iTunes to open?
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Plugged in new iPhone - iTunes is now using a foreign language

I just got a new iPhone. I plugged it into my computer (iTunes was already installed). After clicking through the registration windows, iTunes displayed the screen below to me. Does anyone know how ...
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How do I change the playback speed in iTunes?

On the iPhone I can speed up the playback of podcasts to 2x. Is there a way to do the same in iTunes?
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I have a problem with the apple ID [closed]

I have restored and updated my iphone, and when I made the set up I reached the step where to enter the apple ID and password, but there is a message above the space tells me that "this iphone is ...
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How to recover iOS 7 backup into iOS 6.1.3 [duplicate]

ive recently upgraded my iphone 4 to iOS 7 beta but i realized that it wasn't quite good and it was laggy so i downgraded it back to iOS 6.1.3 but i lost all my data, and now im stuck with a new ...
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I want to play my voice recordings on my iPhone 5 as 'music' when I run

I want to record something on my iPhone 5 and then add it to my playlist in music so when I run I can listen to it, as I would music. I've tried to convert it to mp3 in iTunes but when I right click ...
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iTunes keeps losing iPhone wireless sync

I'm running iTunes 11 on my Mac with an old iPod touch (iOS 5) serving as a jukebox and an iPhone 4 (iOS 6.1) as my main device. Both are set up for wireless synching. When I start iTunes, it ...
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How do I view podcasts in a tiled artwork view using iTunes?

I upgraded from iTunes 10 to 11 and the view for my podcasts has changed. Is it possible to bring back the old tile view of my podcasts? The only option appears to be the list view on the side and ...
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How can I make sure that all songs sync to my iPod?

I have a 160GB iPod and it only syncs old music to my iPod. I buy new songs and it will not sync them. I have probably 150 songs that will not sync (purchased songs). I did run diagnostic and it ...
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Why don't I have the “on this device” button, and how can I get it?

Using an iPhone 4 (not 4S), running software v. 6.1, running itunes 10.6.3.25. I'd rather not sync my library, and want merely to see what's already on the phone before adding to it. I even tracked ...
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Album purchased in iTunes but not in library

Immediately after pressing "purchase" for an album in iTunes, a number "1" quickly flashes next to download icon at bottom of screen. However, album never shows up in "purchased" or "downloaded" ...
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Album added to library but not listed in Albums and Songs section - iTunes 11

I have added new album to my iTunes 11. It has been copied to my Media folder and its playing all right. But now I cant see it in my Albums, Artists and Songs sections. Its not there. I would like to ...
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How to troubleshoot stuttering iTunes video playback while downloading on Mac OS X 10.7.2?

Observations: Recently, not sure when it happened, with upgrade to Lion or before, but I have not been able to cleanly watch a video of any type in iTunes while something [movie, tv show, app, ...
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How to position a window (e.g. iTunes Mini Player) next to the Dock?

I like to keep the iTunes Mini Player in the bottom left corner of my screen, since it doesn't overlap anything else there and I can always see it. This works fine, with the following exception: When ...
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podcast directory

all my podcasts used to download to Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Podcasts. after clean installing windows 7 and latest version of itunes, all podcast downloads are directed to Music\iTunes\iTunes ...
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Can podcasts be grouped or organised in iTunes?

I have a lot of podcast subscriptions in iTunes that cause a long scrollbar. This is exacerbated when a subscription is expanded and available podcasts listed. It would be great if I could just group ...
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How can I store my iPhoto Library and iTunes library in Lion Server (Mini) and access it via my MBP?

My iPhoto and iTunes library is taking up most of the space in my 128GB SSD MBP. I'm considering to buy a mac mini to store all of my media for iPhoto and iTunes libraries and sync a few of my ...
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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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Editing songs in iTunes 11.0.2

I've recently got a new Windows laptop and downloaded and installed the latest iTunes (11.0.2). All my music (over 5000 songs) went into iTunes fine, just as they were on my old laptop. However I have ...
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Handbrake x264 encodes .m4v/.mp4 not accepted in iTunes

It seems like every once in awhile, when using Handbrake to encode a DVD rip to x264 with either the mp4 or m4v extension, I can't add the resulting file to my iTunes Library. When dragging and ...
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Can I get service for my Windows PC iTunes at a Genius Bar?

I have a general question to ask. If I have iTunes running on my Windows PC, and something was wrong, could I bring it into the Apple Store's Genius bar for them to service it? Do they service Apple ...
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Macbook Pro Retina OSX 10.8.3 - Itunes - Windows 7 PC

I have been a PC guy for 35 years. I just recently got a MacBook Pro Retina. I have well over a terabyte of MP3's on several hard drives on my Windows 7 PC. All of the files are legal rips from my ...
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Apple TV Gen 3 iTunes iCloud audio levels between songs drastically different. No “Soundcheck” setting?

I signed up for iCloud and let my iTunes library sync from my Macbook Pro. iTunes has "Soundcheck" enabled so all the songs play back at about the same level. If I play my music library on the ...
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Two laptops authorized to play my iTunes library; what can each laptop see?

There are two computers authorized to play my iTunes library; one is my main laptop and I sync my iPhone and iPad to this. The second laptop is an old one which I gave to a friend when I upgraded. I ...
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Does iCloud support upload download resume?

Is the iCloud intellegient enough to support upload or download Resume? I mean if there is a huge upload and i could not be connected online for the complete duration at one go. Will iCloud support ...

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