Automatic additions to the library

Hi, Let say I have a folder of mp3s and I double click one to hear it. I don't mind iTunes letting me hear it, but it automatically copies the file to its library. Is there a way to only have it import things when told to from the File menu.
I guess I could set another system wide App for mp3s, but before I do that I thought I would ask if there was a way round this problem.
Thanks for your help.

i was just pointing you in the right direction
actually, i stole the tip from *Chris CA* who deserves the credit.
anyhoo, thanks for the star and ... happy computing !
JGG

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Is there a way to play songs in iTunes without having them automatically included in the libraries? It's more of an annoyance, but it would be nice to be prompted on whether to include the song in the library. The problem is that I don't want all the songs I play on iTunes updated onto my iPod. Now I changed the Windows default to play my music files in Win Media Player. It's a pain, but it's easier to control.

Nope. iTunes will add anything it plays to its library.
What you can do is
a. use a lightweight player (like Windows Media Player 6.4) for the default on mp3. That way you can double click for quick listening, drag into iTunes for syncing.
b. Use iTunes for listening, but only update a selected playlist, so that songs just added don't go to the iPod unless you specifically tell them to.

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It automatically shuffles all the musics in my iTunes library no matter what I do. In addition, when I push the "forward skip" bottun, the music app will jump to other song, not the next song, as it likes. This means that my music app cannot play all the albums in my ITunes Library in proper order.
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Yes. See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer on different ways to copy music from your iPod to your PC.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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As for duplicates, Apple's official advice on duplicates is here... HT2905: How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library. It is a manual process and the article fails to explain some of the potential pitfalls such as lost ratings and playlist membership.
Use Shift > View > Show Exact Duplicate Items to display duplicates as this is normally a more useful selection. You need to manually select all but one of each group to remove. Sorting the list by Date Added may make it easier to select the appropriate tracks, however this works best when performed immediately after the dupes have been created. If you have multiple entries in iTunes connected to the same file on the hard drive then don't send to the recycle bin.
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to backup your library before deduping.
(If you don't see the menu bar press ALT to show it temporarily or CTRL+B to keep it displayed.)
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Any way to update the library automatically?

As amazing as it sounds, I only recently tried Itunes for Windows after using Windows Media Player for years.
Is there any way to have the library update automatically when I download music files to my music folder the way WMP does, without having to import them?

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It should do so automatically, if not check it's staus this way.
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Even if in iTunes you turn Match off, and back on again.
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I have an icloud account. Do I still need to have my apple tv 1st gen linked to my itunes on the computer for it to synch new additions to my library?

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