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• I've recently updated 12.3.3.17 on w10, after what all my music was missing from my iTunes library.  I have a cloud next to everything and my rips of CD disappeared.  This music is always in the iTunes media folder.  How can I get that back in iTunes?

  I've recently updated 12.3.3.17 on W10, after what all my music was missing from my iTunes library.  I have a cloud beside my purchases and my rips of CD disappeared.  All the music is always in the iTunes media folder, but I can't seem to find my iTunes library.  Y at - it an easy fix?  Thank you.

  See tips to the user of turingtest2 empty/corrupted after upgrade/crash iTunes library.

• Y at - it a bug with the checkbox 'Keep iTunes media folder organized' preference?

  My iTunes for Windows version 12.3.3.17 music library has always organized automatically by itunes with all the files placed in the album and records of the artist, with the song title names preceded the disc number, track number, etc..

  I don't like it. This creates a maze of unwanted, unnecessary nested folders such as [name of artist]------\(tune list) [Album 1 name], [artist name]------[Album 2 name] \(tune list), etc.  or, in many cases, [artist name] \Unknown Album\(tune list).

  I have cloned my Itunes Media\Music file and traversed the clone, all music files manually non-breeders (all I want is artist Name\ [tune list]...) I don't want to see songs of the artist sorted into subfolders based on the album of the artist names, and I am certainly not zillions of subfolders "Unknown Album" being intended to receive the different air in cases where iTunes is unable to identify the name of the album because at some point in the past, I've copied CD tracks on my PC as .aiffs and then imported into iTunes to mp3 stripping inadvertently names album from metadata of files.)

  Once the clone folder was all cleaned up, I opened iTunes and it deleted my entire library of music.

  I closed iTunes, DISCONNECTED MY COMPUTER FROM the INTERNET and then restarted iTunes. In PREFERENCES, I made sure the checkbox 'Keep iTunes media folder organized' has been DISABLED so that iTunes can no longer "place files in folders of album and artist and name the files based on the number of the disc, track number and the title of the song.

  Finally, I imported my cleaned files of music together collection, in the clone folder in iTunes.

  Once this is done, I closed iTunes and then manually open my folder of C:\Users\[me]\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music to observe and enjoy the fact that he was, hopefully finally organized my way.

  To my surprise, when any iTunes my library cleaned, he completely ignored my preference setting to NOT "maintain organized the iTunes Media folder. He was once more reorganised in the same maze of unwanted files/subfolders!

  It seems that this particular box really doesn't do anything.  iTunes still examines the metadata of files available (since there is no way, it can access the Internet with disabled connections) and continues to insist on all reorganize in subfolders based on file metadata, EVEN IF you set preferences to prevent it explicitly to do this.

  What Miss me?

  You would need to get the result you wanted to copy the folder "stored until" in the iTunes Media folder and added that copy in the library, or have disabled alternately to copy files to the iTunes folder when adding to Library Media then added support to its original path. When iTunes makes the imported copy, CD rips, format convert, downloads from the iTunes Store, etc. or you add using automatically add to iTunes folder it will always use its nesting default < artist > \Music\ < Media folder > \ < Album > for music. Personally, I think that you are taking the wrong approach. I always fill all the missing details and have my library organized in this sense much like iTunes does, although I don't like the way it truncates names to 40 characters and I keep certain genres like classical music, humor and music stored in their own subfolders. If you really want to impose your own structure take a look at my CustomRenamerscript.

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• Impossible to link existing audio in imovie to new itunes media folder project

  I have an older imovie project that uses audio that has been in the itunes music folder.  I have since it consolidated in itunes media.  So, the song is more in the music folder. IMovie will link like this in the file folder rather than the media of music and he is no longer in the music.  How can I either return to the song the folder music force imovie to look for the link in the itunes media folder.  I edited the audio and would rather delete and re-import. I use imovie 10.

  Hello

  I don't know exactly what you did here, but it would seem to me you can option-do drag the song edited since the multimedia file back in the music folder (copy, no travel).

• ITunes media folder location has changed, but it keeps resetting to the default location

  Hello

  I changed my iTunes media folder location. My internal drive has two drives (was originally a Fusion player, after a system crash, I had to clean it and install Mac OS from scratch and is no longer read as a reader of fusion, but I agree with it), so one of the discs that I use for the OS itself and the other to store the data. I've changed most of my files application for the storage disk storage. When I change the location of folder of media to iTunes, after reboot, it restores the original file to ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media.

  Why does that happen?

  If this info can help, I do not have the bluetooth icon in the menu bar, so I removed it by opening bluetooth preferences and unchecked 'see the bluetooth in the menu bar. He disappears. When I restart, it seems once again, it is not happened to Yosemite.

  Thanks in advance.

  iTunes will revert to the default locations, if the configured drive is not present when iTunes opens. This happens if the drive is not mounted or asleep...

• Disorganized iTunes Media after moving to NAS

  Hello

  I have moved my iTunes for Synology NAS library and am maintaining the logical structure of the different media files.

  On the NAS, I created volume 'Media' where I moved to the iTunes library and where I want all kinds of media to reside and to share with others (Synology, Plex) apps. This volume is now the default iTunes media folder.

  I have relinked the library in ITunes without problem and can see everything as before, but when for example I am adding new content to music to iTunes (with 'Keep media' and 'Copy media in the iTunes folder') organized checked it lands directly in the 'media' instead of ' Media /Music"." Why and how can I solve this problem?

  I want to keep the structure of file like this:

  Media (volume)

  -Music

  -Artist name

  -Album name

  -Movies

  -Name of film

  TV - series

  -Show Name

  -Books

  -Etc.

  Is this possible? Is to select a volume than the main iTunes folder of media app messes things why?

  It seems OK, I had to «Organize library...» "after moving and all the orphaned files have been moved to /Music they belong.

  I think I like iTunes a little more now

• I don't have permission to change the itunes media folder or a folder that it contains

  I can't 'consolidate' the files trying to organize my library in iTunes.  I get a message that I don't have permission to change the iTunes media folder or a folder it contains.  I don't see anything wrong, but maybe I'm not good things.  I am running the latest version of iTunes for Windows 64 bit with Windows 10.

  Try to repair the security permissions for iTunes for Windows.

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• Songs in the iTunes Media folder not in iTunes library

  The iMac all my iTunes songs were dying, so I have them saved on a hard drive external and then transferred in my Macbook. Now, all the songs are in the folder iTunes Media, but they will not appear in the library when I run iTunes. If I play one of these songs, it will add it to the library, but with several thousand songs, which will take much too long.

  So, how do iTunes to recognize songs in the Media folder?

  File > add to library... and choose the folder where your media is.

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• Keep my organized the iTunes media folder

  I was running iTunes on my iMac with the music library on a NAS.  I have a MacBook Pro which also access the library. No problem.  Then my iMac died and I made the mistake of checking "keep my iTunes media folder organized on the MacBook.  Big mistake.  iTunes proceeded to totally presented the folder.  Now, the music play iTunes (file not found).  Albums are incomplete.  When I look at the files and folders on NAS, it is total disarray, with files and folders in all directions.  An album file which had 11 titles in her previouldy now has only 2 and I have no idea where are the other 9.  Another album has a folder that it contains that bears the name of a different album with all the tracks for this album in it.  Can someone help me to solve this mess?  Most of my music is ripped from CDs I own and some is on the cloud (I bought the Apple music).  Thank you in advance.

  iTune 12.4.3.1, OS X 10.11.3.

  Best regards

  Simon

  It seems to be a classic case of iTunes for some reason, do not like to work with NAS. Sometimes, it works. Sometimes locations of files and/or names may be wasted.  We don't know why, but it is likely how the NAS interface software works and editing a Unix Mac address format used for anything that uses the SIN.  The long-term solution is to use the NAS for backup and use a standard hard drive to the library (Yes, I know, you don't want to hear it).  The short term solution is to restore your library from your backup.

• Put iTunes Media folder back in its original location?

  I recently upgraded my MacBook Pro to a 2 TB SSD is more partition my main drive.  I used to keep iTunes Media folder on a separate data partition.  Now, I would like to return the iTunes Media folder to its original location / considered.

  Is there a particular process I should follow?  Any tips?  What should I watch out for, so I don't lose anything?

  Thank you!

  Hello

  First of all, you can make a copy of the media on a separate volume of additional backup, if you can.

  You don't say where the media folder is now, but if it's on the old disk, just copy or move the folder iTunes media to users / your name/music/iTunes. Open iTunes preferences / advanced, and then set the location of the iTunes media folder by change to hit and then navigate to the iTunes folder and select the folder that you moved.

• iTunes Media folder TimeCapsule

  Hi all

  I know that this has been discussed already, especially on this post: Re: iTunes media folder resets is closed.

  I'm in the same exact situation, I moved my iTunes Media folder on my TC since space is a rare thing on a MacBook air... Now almost every time I open iTunes I have to manually change the media folder location that has changed the default location. It's really annoying...

  At first I put it on an external hard drive connected to the TC, but he was far too slow. Now directly on the TC, it's fast enough. I backup my media folder automatically on the external hard drive via a synchronization software.

  If I understand the above post, it's not ideal, and the best place to put the media folder remotely is an external HD connected directly to the mac. Which is a little stupid for a MacBook air...

  So my question is, what is the best configuration for avoid me the reset of the media folder, and store multimedia files on the network, or the TC?

  Thank you

  Stone

  FNKBR wrote:

  Hi all

  I know that this has been discussed already, especially on this post: Re: iTunes media folder resets is closed.

  I'm in the same exact situation, I moved my iTunes Media folder on my TC since space is a rare thing on a MacBook air... Now almost every time I open iTunes I have to manually change the media folder location that has changed the default location. It's really annoying...

  At first I put it on an external hard drive connected to the TC, but he was far too slow. Now directly on the TC, it's fast enough. I backup my media folder automatically on the external hard drive via a synchronization software.

  If I understand the above post, it's not ideal, and the best place to put the media folder remotely is an external HD connected directly to the mac. Which is a little stupid for a MacBook air...

  So my question is, what is the best configuration for avoid me the reset of the media folder, and store multimedia files on the network, or the TC?

  Thank you

  Stone

• rearrange the files in the folder "iTunes media" is gray

  I have a good size iTunes media folder which WAS organized in subfolders - music, movies, etc.  I just noticed that my most recent files are not saved in these subfolders.  Instead, everything will be saved in iTunes Media.  When I consolidate files, everything said is it.  I want to rearrange the files in the folder "iTunes media" but this option is grayed out.  Any suggestions on how to get everything converted?  I am looking at about 80 artists a few singles and other full CD.

  iTunes is a database application. You must organize your music within the interface of iTunes and let iTunes organize real files. Otherwise, it's only a matter of time before the database is interrupted.

• iTunes media recording folder do not songs

  Hi, a little a technophobe here so apologies if this is a stupid question...

  I had iTunes for years and he always saved my music in the iTunes Media folder. Yesterday, I lost all my music when I restored my phone to iCloud (my friend says that it is impossible to lose the music during this process, but I can't find it anywhere). First of all, I went to 'previous libraries' but for some reason any later than one saved from 2014 and even then, when I clicked on it, nothing happens. I then went in the media folder, and there was a lot of music around 2014, but nothing since. I don't know why he has continued to record music. I went into preferences in iTunes, then advanced, and the area where it is said that he will save the music in this folder is checked, then it should always be the case.

  Could someone please help. And if anyone happens to know where this lack of music would be (about 300 songs), it would be even nicer! Some of the songs were purchased in iTunes and some have been trained on CD - I don't know if that makes a difference. My software iTunes & phone are both updated.

  Thank you very much

  Maybe you had already moved your library or iTunes media folder to a different location? See the empty/corrupted after upgrade/crash iTunes library for steps to restore an old construction of the .itl if necessary. See Open a different iTunes library file or create a new one - Apple Support and make sure that iTunes opens the correct .itl to start with. If must be search the entire computer for the files of the form *.itl. You're going to seek one more recently changed before that you've apparently lost your media. I hope that everything is still there.

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• Share iTunes media to external drive issues

  I think I know 'how' to do it, but have a question about what happens if I go this way.

  Background:

  Set up a new iMac and put our music on an external drive.  I have my card to the library user account using 'alt' / find the process of the library.

  Now, I have separate accounts for my wife and two children and want their iTunes using the same media.

  Home sharing works fine if the computer is on and that I'm connected, but this isn't an ideal solution for us.  It seems, as I use the 'alt' / find the process of the library for each account and it should work, although I understand that a single user can use the library at some point.  That shouldn't be a problem for the way in which we use our computer.

  Now, assuming that the process works, my question - for those who did, here's my question: each user customizable yet their use of iTunes to their liking?  More important still everyone can customize what gets synchronized on their devices (phone/iPad)?

  Thanks in advance if I understand how the library file that iTunes creates works with the application.

  Hey jjtrindc,

  If I understand correctly, you want to know how you can use multiple iOS devices and with your new iMac iTunes libraries. The article below describes several options, as set up multiple user accounts, the timing of specific content or the creation of separate iTunes libraries.

  How to use several devices iPhone, iPad or iPod with a computer - Apple Support

  In addition, this article provides information about the transfer and management of your iTunes library:

  Manage and backup your iTunes media library - Apple Support

  Ciao.

• I can't find the music on my macbook folder to transfer my iTunes media folder in

  I am trying to transfer my iTunes media folder in iTunes, but I can't find the music folder

  Choose home in the Finder Go menu, double-click the element of music and drag the iTunes folder there.

  If you have only the iTunes Media folder instead of the iTunes folder, do not consider the above step, start iTunes normally and drag the iTunes Media folder in the application window open iTunes.

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