How to prevent iTunes form deleting songs when iPhone/iPod is NOT connected?

One day, I was reading a pdf file on my Mac Computer and decided to open iTunes. All my songs was deleted!!!! I didn't even connect my iPhone to the computer!!!! I the forced quit iTunes and reopened it again. Some of my music came back. I then shut down my computer and opened iTunes the nesxt day. All of my songs (I think) came back, except my Movie file is completely empty!!!!!!! All my movies stored in iTunes was deleted!!!!!!!
How do I stop iTunes from spontaneously deleting stuff from my computer?!!!! My computer btw is the MacBook Core 2 Duo. Could it be this computer is getting old?

Don't sync any iTunes content with iTunes on your work computer - don't have anything selected under these tabs for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes on your work computer - Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, Apps.

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How to prevent iTunes from deleting music on my iPhone

I know this is a very basic question but I haven't ffigured it out for my old iPod, let alone my newly acquired iPhone 4s.
I have a large amount of music, obtained by digitising high quality FM broadcasts which I want to transfer to my iPhone 4s (as I previously did with a non-Apple smartphone). But my experience of using my old iPod is that every time I synced the iPod with my PC using iTunes the process began by deleting all the music I had there. Although this was extremely annoying, I found no way to stop iTunes doing this.
I have now browsed internet artices on how to transfer my recorded music to my iPhone. There appears to be no other route than using iTunes, and, yes, it confirms that syncing will delete any music I have on the iPhone. Although I currently don't have any, the next time I do this it will delete my music collection. In effect this means that I have to keep a cumulative snapshot of what is on my iPhone to make sure I load all that was on there previous to the 'current' syncing.
I though that computers were designed to make things easier - but this is just adding a lot of work. Is there less user-antagonistic software than iTunes that I could use to make the job of regualrly adding music to my iPhone simple ? (btw I rarely need to add 'songs', only music, but I find references only to the process of adding 'songs' - what about other types of vocal music, such as opera, oratorios, a capella, choral etc ?).

No, iTunes is perfectly capable of adding or removing one or two tracks from an existing selection of 2Gb or so and only adding or removing the changes. As long as you haven't changed the rest of the library around, which is what I thought you were driving at...
For moving a library between machines see this migrate iTunes library post. iTunes gives each track a unique ID, which is how it maintains playlists, syncs stats even if you edit metadata in the meantime. What gives it a headache if you create a new library and reimport the content as each track in the "new" library has a different ID from the one it had in the old one. The earlier link is for associating an iPod/iOS device with a new library with minimal loss of data, but if you've rebuilt the library you still have to go through the process of reloading the media. If you migrate the library properly it is as if nothing has changed.
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Delete song from iphone that's not in itunes

i have a song in my iphone that is not in itunes i would like to delete. how do i do that? i orginally purchased it from itunes but later, i
guess, deleted it from itunes.

Please explain your problem in much more detail, included EXACTLY what you did and EXACTLY what happened, using clear English, if you want anyone to be able to help.

How do I delete songs from iPhone that are not in my iTunes library. "Swiping" to delete it does not work as the delete option does not appear.

Just tried to remove all songs by changing synch entire music library to selected playlists, didn't select anything and says 0 songs at top, however the 5 **** songs that I'm trying to remove are still left on my phone!! This is so stupid but bugging me so much!!

Hi, Jixx0615.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
When you try to delete from a device running iOS 7, make sure to hold your finger on the song for a few seconds before swiping to the left. This should expose the red Delete button.
Try Again,
-Marcus

How do i connect my iphone to itunes on my PC when my ipod is already connected.

Hi, when I connect my ipod to my PC in itunes, it registers is and lists it under "Devices". When I connect my iphone, nothing happens. How do I sync my iphone with my itunes account on my PC?

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Why is my itunes trying to update my iphone and its not connected to the computer?

This would be more for the technical side of the house, but why would the system try to update my iPhone and its not connected to the computer? is there a bug in the system?

Update or sync?
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Changing iPod settings on iTunes when iPod is not connected

I got an iPod nano 2GB and would like to change the settings on iTunes without connecting my iPod to it. I don't want iTunes to open when I connect the iPod and want to be able to use it as a disc. When the iPod is not connected there is no option showing on the iTunes screen to make the changes. Can anyone help please?

You have to connect the iPod to change it's settings. If your iPod is set to update automatically you can use a keyboard command to prevent it syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on Windows with iTunes 7 installed hold down the Control and Alt keys (or Shift + Ctrl keys in older versions). This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 20 to 30 seconds depending on your computer: iTunes 7 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

ITunes Match deleted songs from my hard drive. I had to re-rip them. How can I stop this from happening?

iTunes Match deleted songs from my hard drive. How can I prevent this from happening if I try it again?

iTunes Match can in no way be considered a backup service, this is due to the inexact nature of the 'matching process' (see https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4112, for more detail).
Loss of files from a Disk is certainly possible through media failure. However, the extent of iTunes Match capacity is solely to influence the content of the cloud. Perhaps there was a coincident, or pre-existing, failure of the disk which was simply exposed by the iTunes Match interrogation of the disk content.
There are certainly other services which depending upon your goal may work well. For example, Google Play with gBeats IOS App works very well. My use of Match is to synchronise across several computers and to drive Apple TV and an IOS device - other IOS devices still use sync for specific music and are complimented by gBeats for access to the full library when local mobile signal strength is high.
The strong advice to always start with a secure backup remains but if your primary concern is iTunes Match interfering with physical disk content you can relax - it simply does not have this ability. (Apology to Sherlock, further investigation required).

How can i delete songs from iPhone when they are grayed out

how can i delete songs from iPhone when they are grayed out. It doesnt let me delete from itunes either and its just taking up space on my iphone and i cant even listen to the song that are grayed out

I did this with about 100 songs, and the problem is everytime I connect my iphone with itunes, It will automatically sync back every single song I did delete on the phone by swiping.
I did search on google and found out that serveral people has this problem. The songs wont delete from itunes library.
So why do they even make this function if it only deletes the songs for a short time?
Best regards PelleRPG.

How can you delete songs off the ipod without deleting songs off your itunes library?

How can you delete songs off the ipod without deleting songs off your itunes library? My son's ipod automatically synced all the songs in my library to his ipod which he now wants to get rid of. Is there a way to delete them all without me having to erase my library?

Do not select the songs to sync, then sync.

My computer was reimaged and iTunes was deleted, now when I try to sync my ipad it says it is synced with another library? How do I sync with the newly installed iTunes without losing all of my data on my ipad?

My computer was reimaged and iTunes was deleted, now when I try to sync my ipad it says it is synced with another library? How do I sync with the newly installed iTunes without losing all of my data on my ipad?

Copy all the content on your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes. Then go ahead and sync the iPod with your new library.
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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HT203167 How do I retrieve deleted songs on my iPod that were purchased via iTunes

How do I retrieve deleted songs on my iPod that were purchased via iTunes>

Welcome to the Apple Community.
You can re-download content purchased from the iTunes store (availability varies depending on location) using the purchased option from the Quick Links section in the top right corner of the iTunes homepage in your iTunes application on your computer.

HT1349 How to delete songs on my Ipod nano

How to delete songs on my Ipod nano

Launch iTunes. Remove the songs you do not want from the list of music you will sync. When you get only the songs you want selected in iTunes, re-sync your iPod nano with your iTunes and the song will go away.
If you need to post back for more help, also tell us which generation of iPod nano, what computer and OS, and which iTunes version you are using
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Why can't I delete songs on my ipod 5th gen in itunes? Why is there a duplication that's grey?

Problems
1. One of the albums I have on my ipod is duplicated, the duplication is grey and it will not let me delete it although it does not play on my ipod or on itunes either
2. I cannot delete songs off my ipod from itunes, I have to go on my ipod and manualy delete them

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

How to prevent iTunes for Windows from "Updating iTunes Library"? (Library is on a NAS and managed by iTunes for Mac. Now getting update wars between Mac and Windows versions of the player.

How to prevent iTunes for Windows from "Updating iTunes Library"?
My library is on a NAS and managed by iTunes on a Mac. I can connect from wife's Windows laptop using iTunes for Windows but every time I do, it Updates iTunes Library. Next time I log in from my Mac it Updates iTunes Library in return. It appears I'm experiencing "Update Wars" between the Mac and Windows versions of iTunes. I would like to allow my wife to stream iTunes songs to her new laptop but I don't want any updates from this source... prefer to manage the library from my Mac and not allow Windows to do any thing other than listen to existing playlists.
Thanks for any help/suggestions.

Connect the PC to the library on the NAS. Wait while "updated".
Under Edit > Preferences > Advanced make sure the media folder is correctly pointed at the media folder on the NAS. If not correct, close iTunes, wait a few moments, then open iTunes again.
Close iTunes on the PC. Do not open iTunes on the Mac.
Copy the library files, iTunes Library.itl, iTunes Library Extras.itdb, iTunes Library Genius.itdb, sentinel and the folder Album Artwork into an empty iTunes folder on the PC, for example C:\iTunes.
Click the icon to start iTunes and immediately press and hold down SHIFT. Keep holding until prompted to choose or create a library. Click choose and browse to the copied .itl file, e.g. C:\iTunes\iTunes Library.itl
The library should now work properly on the PC, however check the setting for the media folder. If needs be correct, close iTunes and reopen.
Open iTunes on the Mac. It will update again, but that should be last time.
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