DELETING MUSIC FROM YOUR ITUNES LIBRARY AND COMPUTER

I USED TO DELETE SONGS AND IT WOULD ASK ME IF I WANTED TO KEEP THE FILE OR MOVE TO TRASH, NOW IT DOESNT ASK ME THAT. WHEN I TRY TO DELETE IT JUST TELLS ME IF I DELETE IT WILL BE REMOVED FROM ALL IPODS, ETC. AND IF I DELETE IT IT DOESNT SHOW UP IN MY TRASHCAN. HOW CAN I MAKE THIS OPTION COME BACK OR HOW CAN I DELETE SONGS PERMANENTLY WITHOUT HAVING TO OPEN THE FILE AND DRAG IT TO TRASH

I figured it out. The music files must be in the correct iTunes Media folder (shown in Preferences/Advanced). If they aren't, you can play the tunes, but not move them to the trash.

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    How you delete content from your iPod depends on how it is set up to receive content from your iTunes library whether that be via automatic syncing or manual management.
    For automatic syncing, you must reconfigure your settings so that the album/tracks/content you wish to remove is no longer configured to sync to your iPod.  For example, if the Sync only checked songs and videos option is enabled from under the iPod's Summary tab, make sure all the tracks for this album do NOT have a tick mark next to them in your iPod.  Then resync your iPod with iTunes.
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    Otherwise, if you manually manage your iPod's contents, you must manually remove content from it.  You can do this by plugging your iPod in and clicking the small black triangle next to your iPod from under the Devices section in the left hand pane of iTunes.  This will open up a submenu of content that is indented underneath the name of your device, so go ahead and click on Music (or whatever content you are wanting to remove).  Locate the track or tracks/content you wish to delete. Highlight them and hit the Delete key or choose Edit -> Delete.
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    You could also batch select the songs (works for songs in order, such as an album - click the first song you want deleted, hold down Shift, then click the last) and hit the Delete key on your keyboard. You can also choose multiple random songs by clicking one, holding Ctrl on your keyboard and clicking the others you want selected, then hitting the Delete key.

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    how do i take my itunes music librarfy and put songs onto my phone?

    TGNWIUSAA wrote:
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    Well that's great. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for responding to a post that's 6 months old.

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    Both "Delete" and "Cut" are grayed out from the EDIT menu so I'm no longer able to delete music from my ITunes library on my Mac. I recently installed the latest version of ITunes (10.4), which I'm guessing might have something to do with the problem since I've deleted songs before. I've restarted the computer to no avail. I'd love to hear any suggestions anyone is willing to offer. Thanks.

    Thanks for the suggestion, Allan. I can't believe that worked since "Delete" is still grayed out from my "Edit" menu, but highlighting the tune and hitting the "Delete" key removed the song (it was a duplicate). Thanks for the suggestion, I appreciate your help.

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    is there any way to delet music from my itunes library without the next time i attach my ipod 120gb it deleting it from my ipod because i have just run out of space on my hard drive and need to clear some space to put more music on my ipod. can any one help me?

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  • I need to transfer music from another itunes library to my current. my last computer crashed and i do not want to lose all of the music stored on my nano. Please help!

    I need to transfer music from another itunes library. My last compter hard drive failed. I have several hours of songs and I don't want to lose these. Is there a way to transfer music from another libray to current? I have recovered the purchased music but would like to transfer other. I have a mini without a disc drive so it makes loading the same music difficult. Please help.

    See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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  • How do you delete purchased songs from your itunes library?

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  • Got an IPOD nanno last year. Used Itunes often and got a lot of music. Bought another nano for a family member who is using their own laptop . Anyway for me to get music from my Itunes library onto family members ipod? Thanks

    Can i get music from my itunes library (created with different computer) onto wife's ipod library (created using different computer)? Hope this makes sense

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    Music column is for web based content not local content, just to confuse everyone.
    AC

  • How do I move the music from my iTunes library on my desktop computer to my iPad?

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    Connect the iPad to your computer and select it on the left-hand sidebar of your computer's iTunes (if you have iTunes 11 on your computer then you can enable the left-hand sidebar via control-S on a PC, option-command-S on a Mac), and then use the Music tab on the right-hand side of iTunes to select which of your iTunes music to sync to the iPad's Music app
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  • I have some content in my library that I do not want to sync with my ipod touch. The content has previously been synced and I want to remove it without deleting it from my itunes library. Is this possible?

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    iTunes in the Cloud is not iCloud. Any songs that you have purchased but have not downloaded (or have deleted), go to iTunes in the cloud. The setting I mentioned will show all of your purchases in the various views in the Music app, whether they are on your device or not. If you turn that setting off, you will only see items that are actually on your device.
    Glad to hear the second sync worked! But if they all start appearing again, make sure that setting is turned off
    Cheers,
    GB

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    My computer crashed when I was using Itunes.  I got everything up and running and got this message "The File “itunes library.til” does not appear to be a valid iTunes library file.  iTunes has attempted to recover your itunes library and renamed it to “iTunes Library (Damaged itl)”  Everything loads up put in takes 10 min. then my music playlists are deleted everytime I turn Itunes on.  What can I do to solve this problem?  Thanks.

    Hi shyanne23,
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.  If your iTunes library file has become damaged in some way, you may want to try recreating your iTunes library and playlists by following this article:
    iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
    Cheers,
    - Ari

  • Removing item from iTunes library AND computer

    Under the "Help" search for the topic on iTunes 11 it says:
    "3. Do one of the following:
    Remove the item only from your iTunes library: Click Keep File.
    Delete the item from your computer: Click Move to Trash. The item is removed the next time you empty the Trash."
    However, those options don't appear.
    I'm trying to delete the items from my computer, not just my library, but when I press delete it only lets me delete them from my library not my computer as well.
    What's up with this?
    Basically, whenever I delete something, it just deletes it from my library but no longer gives me the option to delete it from my computer.
    I reset my warning catches etc.
    No luck.
    Please let me know asap.
    -David

    The second question about "Keep File" only shows up if the file you are deleting is in the iTunes Media Folder. If the file is outside the iTunes Media Folder, you won't see that second question.

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