Deleted songs on Itunes keep returning

Delete songs from iTunes but they return next time I load iTunes.
The songs are deleted from iCloud.

Are you using iTunes Match? Also when you sync with iTunes on your desktop are making sure you uncheck mark that album so it doesn't sync it to your iPad again?

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  • How do I delete songs from Itunes without losing them in my IPOD?

    How do I delete songs from Itunes without losing them in my IPOD? I don't want 11gb of music stored on my computer when I already have it in my Ipod. Anyone have some info?

    You can Transfer music manually, then delete the files from the PC without having it sync to the iPod.
    HOWEVER.....
    Deleting songs off of iTunes or your computer is a very bad idea unless you have created one or more backup files of all your songs.
    Using the iPod as the sole repository of any of your songs is a very risky practice. When (not ‘if’) you need to restore the iPod, return the iPod for service, or it's song files are somehow lost or damaged, you will be re-ripping all your CDs back into iTunes and re-purchasing all your iTMS songs. Restoring the iPod is a common ‘fix’ to many small issues that arise.
    If you cannot store your songs on a PC or within iTunes, then you will need to have some storage medium in use (an external hard drive, DVDs or CDs). You should also consider a secondary backup medium for additional safety. Whether you keep your music in iTunes or on an external source – Multiple copies of your music files are a must!
    The iPod is really designed to be playback device - not a primary storage device (although it can be used as such), and certainly not as the only storage medium for all your music.
    Always backup your PC files: both music and data. Backup as frequently as possible. The usual ‘metric’ is to determine just how much work (hours, days, weeks) or money spent you are willing to repeat by extending out your time between backups. Your choice, your potential headache &/or loss.
    Many data-savvy folks have more than one backup and create incremental backups every time they add to or change their Library. Depending on the work I am doing, I may perform several backups during the same day. As they are incremental, and placed on my Backup ExHD – it is a very quick operation to perform several times a day, when needed.
    If you are heavily invested in your Library data (Playlists, Play Counts, Ratings, Last Played, Date Added, etc.), then:
    it is critical that you also make multiple backups of your ‘iTunes Library.itl’ file.
    iTMS REMINDER: While you can always take the time to re-rip the CDs you own to restore your iTunes music, if you lose your iTMS purchased music and have no backups, you will have to re-purchase them. Few exceptions are made to this rule – at least none that I am aware of.
    Here is a post on developing a backup strategy:
    http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=1498152

  • I want to delete songs from iTunes Match by unchecking them in my iTunes library on my Mac. Is this possible? If so, how do I change the necessary setting(s) in iTunes or iTunes Match?

    I want to delete songs from iTunes Match by unchecking them in my iTunes library on my Mac. Is this possible? If so, how do I change the necessary setting(s) in iTunes or iTunes Match?

    I have seen this page, but it seems that this involves deleting songs from my iTunes library in order to remove them from iTunes Match. I want to keep them in my iTunes library, but not in iTunes match (I am over my limit for songs in iTunes Match, and would like to decide which songs to keep in iTunes Match).

  • Unless I repair my hard drive every other day I am unable to delete songs from iTunes or email messages from Postbox. I've only had an iMac for a few weeks, is this normal?

    Unless I repair my hard drive every other day I am unable to delete songs from iTunes or email messages from Postbox. I've only had an iMac for a few weeks, is this normal?

    Back up all data.
    This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it, but you do need to follow the instructions below.
    Step 1
    If you have more than one user, and the one in question is not an administrator, then go to Step 2.
    Triple-click anywhere in the following line on this page to select it:
    { sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR..; sudo chown -R $UID:staff ~ $_; sudo chmod -R u+rwX ~ $_; chmod -R -N ~ $_; } 2>&-
    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
    Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
    You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
    The command may take a few minutes to run, or perhaps longer if you have literally millions of files in your home folder. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.
    Step 2 (optional)
    Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1, if it frightens you, or if it doesn't solve the problem.
    Start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
    Utilities ▹ Terminal
    from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open.
    In the Terminal window, type this:
    res
    Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
    resetpassword
    Press return. A Reset Password dialog will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
    In the dialog, select the startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if it's not already selected.
    Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if it's not already selected.
    Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
    Select
     ▹ Restart
    from the menu bar.

  • My macbook pro is already authorized, but a purchased song from iTunes keeps stating that my computer is not authorized to play it. I enter my apple ID and password, upon which a window confirms that my computer is already authorized. Yet the song still w

    My macbook pro is already authorized, but a purchased song from iTunes keeps stating that my computer is not authorized to play it. I enter my apple ID and password, upon which a window confirms that my computer is already authorized. Yet the song still won't play and continues to state that my computer is not authorized.

    If you live in a country in which you are allowed to re-download purchased music delete the track from the library and the HDD and re-download it.

  • How do you delete songs from Itunes? I have many that show up as many as 7 times and itunes will not allow me to remove them.

    How do you delete songs from Itunes? I have many that show up as many as 7 times and itunes will not allow me to remove them.

    I have tried to Hilight them and hit Control Delete nothing happens. I tried to just Delete one, but when you hit delete nothing happens.

  • I am trying to delete songs from itune 11 library and i want it to delete the song from my hard drive as well.  All my songs are in the music folder but not in the itunes folder??  itunes did not prompt me to move file to trash nor is there an option??

    I am trying to delete songs from itune 11 library and i want it to delete the song from my hard drive as well.  All my songs are in the music folder but not in the itunes folder.  itunes did not prompt me to move file to trash nor is there an option to remove file to trash bin.  How can i  delete songs from both the itunes and hard drive at the same time?

    aespinoza2210 wrote:
    could it be in the itunes folder or does it have to be in the itunes media folder, which is within the itunes folder??
    A Espinoza,
    The iTunes Media folder is set in Preferences > Advanced, and is the key to most iTunes folder organizational activities.  So I doubt that the automatic deletion will work for files that are somewhere else within the folder structure.
    However, I have not experimented with that issue in quite a while, so you are welcome to give it a try in iTunes 11. 

  • How to delete songs from itunes backup file

    how to delete songs from itunes backup file

    There is nothing to delete, as no iTunes content is included in any iPhone backup.

  • I have MBP 13 late 2011:Will it be able to support a 3tb hardisk?Secondly, if i delete a song from itunes,is that song removed from the mac and is the space freed up?If not then what should I do to free up space when i delete songs from itunes?

    I have MBP 13 late 2011:
    Will it be able to support a 3tb hardisk?
    Secondly, if i delete a song from itunes,is that song removed from the mac and is the space freed up?If not then what should I do to free up space when i delete songs from itunes?

    Your MBP will support a 3T HDD provided it is formatted correctly and has sufficient power.  Most large HDDs require an outboard power source.
    When you delete songs from iTunes you will get a message if you want to send it to trash.  If you send it to trash, space will be freed up only when you empty trash.  An individual song does not consume much space so if your HDD is becoming full, more drastic action s should be considered, such as moving an entire file to an external HDD.
    Ciao.

  • All of my songs in itunes keep jumping

    Hi
    All my songs in itunes keep jumping - I have no idea why this is and also have no idea how to remedy this problem if anyone can help I would be very very greatful x

    This topic is covered several times a day. First off, you need to develop a back-up strategy so this doesnt happen to you again. Relying on your iPod or computer is not smart. Next time, Burn your library onto a Data DVD or CD, or invest in an external hard drive. THey have come down in price a lot.
    Anyway, you can download a third party program, such as YamiPod or CopyPod, both free, that will allow you to rip your iPod onto your iTunes. There is also another way, but is a bit more involved. Here is the article: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
    Actually, Read Zevoneer's post here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3850372&#3850372
    He explains everything perfectly and it will really help you out.
    Good Luck and Back up now, and back up oftenn,
    Rachyl

  • I would like to be able to delete songs in itunes

    How can I delete songs in Itunes.
    I would like a clean delete in the Itunes playlist
    also in itunes recent added musik file and also on my HD.
    Itunes stores and is in charge of its own music folder
    on an external HD.
    If I delete a song in the playlist it does not ask or
    do anything it just deletes the link in the playlist.

    It's actually much better to delete songs directly from iTunes:
    image link: http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/493/deletefileinitunestq4.jpg
    The reason for doing it through iTunes is that iTunes will then have perfect control over what files are in the library. Otherwise you may end up with these "broken links". Files that have the after them, and iTunes can't find them.

  • Deleting Songs From iTunes Library...and Keeping Them On Your iPod

    Will this process allow me to delete songs from my iTunes library, but keep them on my iPod?
    1. When iPod is plugged in, check "Only Sync Checked Items" in iTunes
    2. Delete items from iTunes library.
    3. Add new items to iTunes library.
    4. Sync iPod.
    It should keep the songs I deleted from iTunes on my iPod, right?
    If you need me to be any clearer, please ask.
    EDIT: If this will not work, is there another way to do this? The songs I have are taking up a lot of room on my computer.

    Any auto sync method you use will delete the songs from the iPod if you delete them from iTunes.
    You can delete songs from your iTunes/computer hard drive after transferring them to the iPod, and for this you need to set your iPod to manage the songs manually.
    However, this is an extremely risky option because when (and not if) there comes a time to restore your iPod, which is a very common fix for iPod problems, then all the music would be erased. If you no longer have the music in iTunes (or any other back up), then all that music would be lost.

  • Delete songs from itunes library, no option to keep file or move to recycle bin

    iTunes Version 11.0.1.12
    I just finished moving my library to a different drive and all seemed to be fine until I started cleaning out some duplicate songs.  When I delete a song from the library, it does not ask if you want to keep the file or move to the recycle bin.  Only 1 window comes up asking - Are you sure you want to delete the selected song?.....and there are only 2 choices - Delete Song or Cancel.  "Do not ask me again" still shows in the window with the box.
    In Preferences under Advanced, the path shows  - G:\iTunes\iTunes Media\iTunes Music.
    I checked for other references to this but could not locate.
    Would certainly appreciate some help - thanks

    I have this question too - Help tells me option is there but it's not

  • How can I delete songs from iTunes but keep them on my phone?

    I want to delete songs off of my computr because it's taking up unnecessary space, but how can I do this without them being removed from my iPhone when I sync it next?

    Foxolini wrote:
    I want to delete songs off of my computr because it's taking up unnecessary space, but how can I do this without them being removed from my iPhone when I sync it next?
    As given, removing from the library causes the songs to be removed during sync. So the space taken up is neccessary... What would you do if your iPhone where lost, stolen, damaged or needed to be restored?
    If you ned more room for storage buy a bigger drive. In fact buy two, one to use as a backup for your library and all your other important files.
    tt2

  • Delete songs from iTunes & disk

    When I remove a song from iTunes, it doesn't ask me whether I want to remove it from the disk or leave the file where it is.
    - I have the "Keep iTunes Media folder organized" check box checked
    - I have the "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library" check box checked
    - I've also tried to go to Preferences > Advanced > Reset warnings
    Anyone know how I can get iTunes to ask me to remove the file from the disk as well? I've been having to search through my folders manually to delete files.
    Thanks!

    You could use this script: http://zach.in.tu-clausthal.de/tmp/Trash%20Current%20Track.scpt.zip
    It moves the currently playing track to the trash.
    (Just move it to <your home>/Library/Scripts/iTunes or <your home>/Library/iTunes/Scripts , I forget which one is better.)
    Hope this helps.
    Gabriel.
    Message was edited by: GabrielZ

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