Burning library

hi,
this may be silly question, but i want to burn/back-up my itunes library to disc.But when i do, itunes burns the library in track alphabetical order & mixing the albums up.I would prefer to have it in album order.
I am a complete technophoeb so please be gentle with the reply!!
thanks mark.

If you're using the itunes backup feature, I don't think you can change anything about the way it does the order of tracks.
If you burn your own playlists, you can do them in album order.
A word of advice, test your backups after you make them. iTunes burned 20+ DVDs when I used its backup feature. The only problems was, when I tested the restore, it could never get past disk #14. If I put in disk #15 it told me I was out of order.
I ended up using an external hard drive for my backups.

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Hi all,
Recently my Powerbook crashed (thanks filevault), although I had made a DVD of my entire iPhoto library as a backup.
I'm the proud new owner of a new Mac Pro, and I'd like to import that DVD albums and all into my iPhoto library.
I realize that the easiest solution would be to do just drag the contents of the DVD into my iPhoto directory on the hard disk. However, there may be a few other discs hanging out there with photos burned by iPhoto that I may also like to import without having to resort albums, etc.
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Lon:
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Only if you burned your iPhoto Library folder to the DVD disc via the Finder. If you did a Share->Burn in iPhoto then what you need to do is create a new library, open it and insert the DVD disk in your optical drive.
The burned library will show us in iPhoto like this. Then all you need to do is drag the disk icon onto your library icon to import the files into the new library. If this is how you created the disk then what I've described will let you import your photos into the new library and keep albums, rolls, keywords and comments intact.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application, iPhoto dB file backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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If you can burn the entire iPhoto Library folder in the Finder, all your book info will be saved. You can swap out this burned library folder with the one in your Pictures folder and it will open in iPhoto with all your images, slideshows, books, etc.
If you also copy the entire iPhoto library folder to an external drive, this will save all the info also and this library can also be opened by iPhoto just like the library on the internal drive.
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When asked it you want to create a new library or open another library, choose to open another and then navigate to where the library is and choose it.
When you launch iPhoto holding down the Option key this is the window you will get.
Create a new library or choose a library to open
Choose to create a new library if that is what you want to do, or choose a library to open by clicking the "choose" button.
If you click the "create library" iPhoto will open with a brand new library for you to import images to. If you click "choose" then you will get this window.
Open library
Navigate to where the library is on your computer and then choose it.
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The trick is, to keep a library to a size that will fit on a single DVD that can be burned in the Finder. When a library gets too big, use the Option key to create a new library and start loading new pics in that library.

Error -28103

I received this error when burning a DVD. It happened before the writing
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After I successfully transferred *ALL* my music and music videos via iTunes sync, I then again switched on ITunes Match in iTunes on my Macbook and on my iPhone.
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Hopefully it's not been too long since you last upgraded iTunes, in fact if you get an empty/incomplete library immediately after upgrading then with the following steps you shouldn't lose a thing or need to do any further housekeeping. Note that in iTunes 11 an "empty" library may show your past purchases with links to stream or download them.
In the Previous iTunes Libraries folder should be a number of dated iTunes Library files. Take the most recent of these and copy it into the iTunes folder. Rename iTunes Library.itl as iTunes Library (Corrupt).itl and then rename the restored file as iTunes Library.itl. Start iTunes. Should all be good, bar any recent additions to or deletions from your library.
Alternatively, depending on exactly when and why the library went missing, there may be a more recent .tmp file in the main iTunes folder that can be copied & renamed as iTunes Library.itl to restore the library to an earlier state. Look for a recent .tmp file that is similar in size to the .itl files in the Previous iTunes Libraries folder. If it has happened repeatedly you may want the earliest such file generated since the last iTunes upgrade.
If applicable, see iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
When you get it all working make a backup!
Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library, or a backup of it, then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
I've noticed more of these missing library posts of late and a common factor to most since I started asking is AVG Anti-Virus. It seems in some cases it might be at least part of the reason why the library file disappears. Try excluding the iTunes folder from any AV scanning process.
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I want to burn a CD from songs in my iTunes Library. I cant get an option to 'Burn' a disc anywhere!!

I want to make a Compact Disc of some songs in my iTunes library. I can't get an option to 'Burn' ANYWHERE!!

Edgar, Do the following steps in order:
File > New > Playlist.
Drag the songs you want into that new playlist.
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To move an iPhoto Library to a new machine:
Link the two Macs together: there are several ways to do this: Wireless Network,Firewire Target Disk Mode, Ethernet, or even just copy the Library to an external HD and then on to the new machine...
But however you do choose to link the two machines...
Simply copy the iPhoto Library from the Pictures Folder on the old Machine to the Pictures Folder on the new Machine.
Then hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'
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This moves photos, events, albums, books, keywords, slideshows and everything else.
Your first option didn't work because you imported one Library to another. Every version and thumbnail is imported like a distinct photo, you lose all your Albums, Keywords etc., the link between Original and Previews is destroyed, the non-destructive editing feature is ruined and so on. In summary: it's mess.
Your second option didn't work because you simply referenced her library on the old machine.
Regards
TD

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All CD's that I burned for my library have an iCloud icon with an explanation point next to the song. If I right click it prompts me that 'This Item was not added to the iCloud because an error occurred. Some of my purchases have no cloud icon next to them at all and they play fine. Numerous purchases have 2 of the same songs listed..one has the cloud with the explanation point and the other has the cloud with a down arrow for downloading from the cloud. What I am having to do is delete the ones with the explanation point and then download the one with the arrow. It's taking forever. Then I still have to go back and re-burn my CD's and then back them up in iTunes Match. Any ideas of what's going on? and how to get this all done faster? Getting really frustrated!
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i noticed this as a bug in iTunes. make sure the correct file is selected in the preferences menus. It does not have to be the default location directiory as Vazandrew stated. your iTunes music library can be anywhere you want it. i have mine on an external cuz i'm a dj and have over 80,000 songs.
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