Dragging New Music Into iTunes

I've updated iTunes to 10.1.2.17 today and now I cannot drag and drop any music files directly into my iTunes library or iPod. This previously worked and this is how I manage my music (I don't use the sync feature). My iPod Classic still has 'Manually manage music and videos' checked. I've used the File -> Add File To Library option of testing out some of the files which aren't dragging over. This placed the file in my iTunes Library and I was able to drag onto my iPod without an issue. Dragging the files make adding music soo much easier. Is this a bug with the new version? Is there some setting I'm unaware of preventing me from doing this? Did they remove this feature?
Thanks

A bit late for fault diagnosis now but it might have been something like this.
See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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For your computer first get iTunes to see it by:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
or
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
- The transfer iTunes purchases
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
- Or redownload them by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
- Transfer other music by using a third-party program like one of those discussed here:
newer copy
- Connect the iPod to your compute and make a backup by right clicking on the iPod under Devices in iTunes and select Back Up
- Restore the iPod from that backup
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Hi,
See this link.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
Jim

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You can only sync everything with your one syncing computer/iTunes library. Yu can:
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Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
- Use the manual method to copy music and videos from any computer/iTunes library to the iPod. See the manual method included here:
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

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Where are you dragging the images from? It might just be that particular site, if you're using the same location time and time again. I use Amazon music when looking for album art for iTunes and generally have good luck with it.
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Stumped on this one, need help. Using a PC, brought in music from external hard drive to my own. Followed posted web instructions to add folder to library. Result is all new music shows up in i tunes music folder, but not on I tunes library. Without actually playing each song individually, (physically double clicking them from I tunes music folder), how do I now get almost 30 Gig of music to show in my I tunes library. Current library shows 27 gig, should be 57 gig with new music.
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I too can't get music into itunes. Running XP on a Dell box-of-some-kind. Installed itunes, fine. It imported most of my existing music on start-up just fine; most of the music is on two external hard drives. My music library was too big for the 80gb ipod, so I set to manual sync. It found the ipod. So far so good.
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I have a rather large collection of music on CDs, Tapes, and records.
Now that iTunes Match exists I would like to include all of my music into my iTunes library.
There is no easy way (that I know of) to load anything except CDs into iTunes. So for the rest of the library one must either buy all the music again or buy equipment to play the music one time and convert it to a newer format.
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How can I import music into iTunes from another media.
I have a library downloaded from a Sony Ericsson W715 into "Media Go" and I want to transfer to iTunes and then into my iPhone 4.
Is this possible ?
Chris
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chrisfromgoodworth clatford wrote:
How can I import music into iTunes from another media.
I have a library downloaded from a Sony Ericsson W715 into "Media Go" and I want to transfer to iTunes and then into my iPhone 4.
Is this possible ?
Chris
Possibly. Media Go supports a variety of music formats, some of which can be imported in to iTunes and then synced on to an iPhone, however some of its formats cannot be imported in to iTunes.
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