Can't Change Song Info

For most of my songs, I can edit the title, artist, etc. But for some, I can't. Why does it do this and how can I fix it?

If that doesn't solve your problem, i've had luck right clicking the song chose convert song to mpeg. It will make a copy that can be renamed. delete the old one when done.

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I Can't Change Song Info!!

I'm trying to organize my music and some of that requires me to change album/artist/etc. info for certain songs or cds. some will let me do it with no problem. others, won't. when i "get info" the information will come up gray (instead of black) and cannot be altered in anyway. this never happend to me before. what can i do to fix this?

Go to Start -> Help & Support and search for Permissions and *Read Only* (two different searches)
Also, see this
-> http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/02/09/how-to-quickie-vista-permissions
and this
-> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/107890-read-only-file-folder-attribute.html

Change song info on my I Pad Mini

How can I change song info on my Mini I Pad ...
Has Apple fixed this problem ... ?
All I seem to be able to do is Delete a tune ...

Are you plugging in every night, locking the iPad and connected to WiFi? Are you meeting all three requirements?
Well that is what I do and it works for me because I can see the next day that the new backup shows in Settings>iCloud>Storage and Backup>Backup Now. If you look at my screenshot - you will see that I experimented to make sure that it would work. I responded on July 3 at 12:24 PM when you posted. Then I locked the iPad, plugged it in and waited for about 30 minutes before I unlocked the iPad to see if it backed up. The screenshot shows the backup was completed at 12:44 PM on July 3.
I also backup with iTunes and I almost never auto backup. I just initate the back up on my own. But the instructions that I posted are right from the settings. You can read it for yourself in the screenshot.
You do have to wait for at least 24 hours before the next backup will take place, but if you are getting a message that you haven't backed up a week later, I can't explain that.
Dont trust that message. Look and see what the date of the last backup was. That's the only way to know for sure.

Changing Song info on External HDD through iTunes

I new to iTunes 11 , I explore many things in it but I have some problem with organizing songs . I have some question , so please help me throughout this .
1) So first of all i Don't know from where i get these two files in every of my music folder (Folder.jpg & AlbumArt.jpg)
I want to remove these files, I simply want to know that this will change any music info like the album art for the album name .
2) I am having very limited space on my MacBook air 128 GB and have 8 Tb external HDD . So I generally import only 20 GB of songs in my iTunes library and other my songs remain on my external HDD . So that I can transfer music to my iPod . Simply when I change wrong info about my songs in iTunes does that remain when I copy iTunes music to any other place . Or how can I change music info which I have an external HDD permanently so that I don't have to change when I every time when i add them to my other system iTunes . Simply I want to change info in itunes as well as on its original mp3.
Please Help me thorughout this .

Well, you cannot change the fact that iTunes needs to access the actual song file in order to play it. How else could it play it?
So, you will always have to have your exHD plugged in BEFORE you open iTunes.
If you can't edit song info when the exHD is plugged in and iTunes can find the file, then your operating system permissions are not set correctly.

I can't change payment info. what should i do ?

I can't change payment info. what should i do ?

No it´s under that email that is in the forum. The subscription dissappeard as you didn´t got my last payment, and now I don´t know how to change my credit card info. Does it means that it have been canceled automatically? cause when I start my CC, there´s a text saying that I have 6 days left to change my payment info.
// Halina

Have new 5s, i can't change songs on my bluetooth devices, beats, in car, etc. I can listen to music but now i cant change songs with the devices.

Have 5s, just recently I can't change songs on my bluetooth devices, in car, beats, will not change songs. I can listen to them but only change with the phone

If you are completely confident that you didn't hide it, then you purchased those with different apple id. If you completely confident that you purchases with same apple id then you have hidden it. One of the other or you are speaking about a miracle. While miracles are possible they are not very likely. Remember
Occam's razor?

Cant change song info on new ios update

ok ever since i updated to iOS5 i cant change the song info on my ipod touch when i change the info on itunes?!?! it syncs but song info dosnt change ie. the song name,album.

check out does iTunes detect song codec and ID3-tag is v.2.3 or 2.4. If iTunes shows that it's unknow, you can't change tag ..... it's a bug which appeared in 10.5.x
I have the same problem when dropping songs into device, but there is a solution, convert songs in mp3 or other format, use, for example, Xilisoft Audio Converter Pro. So, I've lost over 1 Tb music I have underlined a string where you can see name of codec.

Changing song info?

Is it possible to change the song info in Itunes? For some reason the groups are not all correct so I have rock, ROCK, and Rock. I would like to be able to change these so they are all the same and my Ipod will group them all together.

You can actually access the "Get Info" screen by Right-clicking, and selecting Get Info. Plus, selecting work like anything else.
If you select one item, then an item further down the list while holding SHIFT, all items inbetween and including those two will be selected. Then right click somewhere in that selection and select Get Info. Any info you edit will apply to all of those items. Any fields that are blank, mean they are different across items.
If you want select multiple items, but bit by bit, you can hold CONTROL, and select multiple items that way too. Then right click any selected item and go to Get Info like before.

Changing song info in Itunes and the actual file names

How can I change the song info in iTunes and make it change the actual file names?
It gets a bit tiring after every single time iTunes updates I have to re-organize my 3000+ songs. I tried to do a quick search for an answer in the forums but I wasn't exactly sure what I should search for so sorry if this is a duplicate post.
Is this possible? (does this make sense?)
Thanks!

I have the option checked and I made several changes to the ablums name and song names for several songs in my library. iTunes changed the files to the new folder names and renamed the files.
The only problem is that I have empty folders of the old album names.
Mark

Can't change song options a and then disappears from library

I am importing audio books into my iMac (Leopard). I just updated to iTunes 8. When I import a cd, I go into info to change some of the options like from music to audiobook, compilation>no, remember position>yes, etc. When I do that, as it is "changing" all of the files, it's deleting them at the same time (just from the library, not the computer). I can't ad them back in. It acts like it's adding them, but nothing appears. The only way to get them back is to delete the library and add everything in the library folder back. Any suggestions?
Dave
in Maine

I bought my daughter a MacBook Pro when she went away to college, and I then transfered my music collection from my computer into her iMac (which she no longer uses, so I do). Like xLegend above, I cannot change the info on the songs on the iMac.
The collection consists of songs I bought at the iTMS to a small degree, and songs I have ripped from my CD collection to a larger degree. There are also a number of songs that I have composed myself using Pro Tools and GarageBand, and I cannot change the info even on those...
Does anyone have an idea why this is, and how I can reclaim the ability to change information on the songs in my collection? Thank you for your help.
-Patrick

Can't change payment info after moving country

Recently moved from UK to USA, can't change credit card info to a USA credit card as it keeps requiring a post code (rather than a zip code). I have tried to change country within settings >iTunes and App Store>Apple ID etc but when I click 'change country' nothing happens at all, it just sits there, staring blankly back at me. Have been looking online for answers but can't seem to find this problem. It is also a pain because I can't update anything or even download free apps without a valid credit card which is pretty long, as I was bossing deer hunter 2k14 at work and now can't go any further on it. Also been waiting in queue to talk to someone on chat for over 50 minutes after a projected 2 minute wait so not overly impressed with Apples customer service.

I bought my daughter a MacBook Pro when she went away to college, and I then transfered my music collection from my computer into her iMac (which she no longer uses, so I do). Like xLegend above, I cannot change the info on the songs on the iMac.
The collection consists of songs I bought at the iTMS to a small degree, and songs I have ripped from my CD collection to a larger degree. There are also a number of songs that I have composed myself using Pro Tools and GarageBand, and I cannot change the info even on those...
Does anyone have an idea why this is, and how I can reclaim the ability to change information on the songs in my collection? Thank you for your help.
-Patrick

Problem Changing Song Info On IPod

For some songs, I do not like the title/album/artist listed on the Ipod. I have tried changing the info by using the "Get Info" function in Itunes, and multiple times I have deleted these songs and put them back onto the IPod. However for some songs even though the information in the "Get Info" section is how I want it to be on the Ipod, it still loads onto the Ipod with the wrong information. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there another place to change the song info? (I have also changed the song info in the "Properties" section of the file on the harddrive but this doesn't fix the problem either.) Any thoughts?

For some songs, I do not like the title/album/artist
listed on the Ipod. I have tried changing the info
by using the "Get Info" function in Itunes, and
multiple times I have deleted these songs and put
them back onto the IPod. However for some songs even
though the information in the "Get Info" section is
how I want it to be on the Ipod, it still loads onto
the Ipod with the wrong information. Has anyone else
had this problem? Is there another place to change
the song info? (I have also changed the song info in
the "Properties" section of the file on the harddrive
but this doesn't fix the problem either.) Any
thoughts?
You can click on the info you want to change and then click again. DON'T double click,though.Then just type in the info. A problem I ran into was if you have different names in the album info you will find it harder to browse. For example, I typed "Word" on one selection and "The Word" on another. They ended up on different locations when browsing.

Hoy can I change the info in Apple id already created to not include a crédito card

How can I modify an Apple tu use it without a credit card

If you want to remove your credit card then on your computer's iTunes you should be able to edit your payment info by going into the Store > View Account menu option and logging into your account, and on your account's details page there should be a payment link. If you are doing it on an iOS device (iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch) then you could try tapping on your id in Settings > Store (Settings > iTunes & App Store on iOS 6+) and selecting 'View Apple ID' on the popup - that should also give you a payments link on your account's page.
Changing payment info : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1918

Problem changing song info

hey everyone.
i have been using the new version of itunes for a bit (7.0.2). i went to import some more songs onto my ipod bt it wouldnt let me change the details before i put them on the ipod. so i cant change the ratings, artist or even add in an album cover.
id like to do it by doing multiple items but cant.
is there a setting i dont have on or is this a bug?
this doesnt just happen at home, but at work aswell with the same version
any help would be great.
cheers
Rob

hey everyone.
i have been using the new version of itunes for a bit
(7.0.2). i went to import some more songs onto my
ipod bt it wouldnt let me change the details before i
put them on the ipod. so i cant change the ratings,
artist or even add in an album cover.
id like to do it by doing multiple items but cant.
is there a setting i dont have on or is this a bug?
this doesnt just happen at home, but at work aswell
with the same version
any help would be great.
cheers
Rob
no one has an idea on why this is happening?
would i be best trying to contact apple direct?
if i cant change the song info then i cant use my ipod in my car as i cant change the volume preset. i bought the ipod for my car in the first place.

ITunes 12 changes song info

Hi,
iTunes 12 is changing my song info after I've played the song. In Edit/Preferences/Store, I have un-ticked all the boxes including 'Share details about your library with Apple'. I tried disconnecting from the internet then played a song but it still changed the info which makes me think the info is stored somewhere locally on my computer.
Everything has been fine until today when it just suddenly started doing this. Hopefully someone knows how to fix this
Thanks,
Mark

So when playing anything I just get this a the top which doesn't seem quite right looking at the screenshots I've seen with track info and a small album thumbnail on the left?

Can't Change Song Info

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