HT1473 Help adding song to library

after upgrading to the newest version of itunes i cannot add files to my library from my computer. I select add files to library and nothing happens or i just am not finding where it it putting the songs.

You can't add real video to itunes alas.
There are some real video conversion apps on the internet. <Edited by Host>

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Problem adding songs to library

First of all, a couple of weeks ago I got the dreaded "corrupt library file" error message. Tried everything I could to get it back with no luck. I finally decided that I would just start from scratch and re-add all of my music to the library, and in doing so, clean it up and get it all labeled correctly once and for all.
Fast forward to today. First time after upgrading to 7.3, I open iTunes and proceed to Add to Library... Well, it let me add one song, no problem. Then I tried to add another, and nothing. Tried adding an album, and while it popped up a window saying it was processing the tracks, they didn't get added to the library. Keep in mind that all of the music I'm trying to add to the library is already in the iTunes music folder.
What am I dong wrong?

for some reason the edit function is not working - so i am going to reply to my own message...I jsut tried to click on some of the mps files in the media folder that I mention above ( but not showing in itunes) and they start to play in itunes.
also error above - i am using vista.

Problems With Adding Songs To Library

I've added over 20 gigs of music to my iTunes library without any problems. But now I have a folder that I'm trying to add, and it acts like there is nothing in it, which means the songs in the folder do not get added to the library. The folder only contains music that is in mp3 format. Anybody got any ideas why iTunes will not add the songs?

Does it act any differently if you open the folder and try adding the songs themselves rather than the whole folder at once?
Do you get any sort of error message, or does it just do nothing?
And can you play any of the songs in that folder with QuickTime outside of iTunes?
Patrick

Issue with adding songs to library.

Hey, I am having problems putting songs into my library. I've tried Adding the files and folders seperatly, but nothing shows up in the library. All of the songs are MP3's and seem to play fine in WMP...Anyone else have this problem?

i also have the same problem.
basically, what i did, is i went to Add folder to library, and chose My Music. So it loaded all the songs, and shows in the bottom that i have 4780 songs. But when i do the same in Winamp, it shows 6806 songs. So i checked the Library in iTunes and saw that some songs were missing, in what seems like a random manner. For example, i have the album "The Art of Drowning" from AFI, but only 2 songs from them are showing in the iTunes library, yet i have no problem playing them in Winamp, or even Windows Media Player. I tried adding a couple files manually, but it still doesn't work.
(those are songs from CD's i own personnally)
Please help,
Thanks.
edit: i found something out in this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2260889&#2260889
i tried removing both ID tags from a certain song and then iTunes accepted it. There is no way i can do this manually on the ~2500 songs that iTunes is not playing. I will try the program mentionned (TidyMP3) and come back with results.

Problems downloading/adding songs to library

Whenever I try to add music to my iTunes library and convert it to an AAC file it tells me "You don't have write access for your iTunes Media folder or a folder within it. To change permissions, right click your iTunes Media folder in Explorer, and choose properties" I also cannot download any purchased songs from iTunes because it tells me "There was a problem downloading ........ you do not have enough access privileges for this operation" it also gives me this message under the status column (zero KB of 6.5 MB - stopped (err = -5000) I tried uninstalling iTunes and then re-installing it and I get the same problem, I even took my computer in to be looked at and everything works except for iTunes so I am thinking that there may be something wrong with the latest version of iTunes 10.5.2, is there any fix to this issue as I have never had a problem with iTunes until this version was released, any help would be greatly appreciated

Does it act any differently if you open the folder and try adding the songs themselves rather than the whole folder at once?
Do you get any sort of error message, or does it just do nothing?
And can you play any of the songs in that folder with QuickTime outside of iTunes?
Patrick

How to stop iTunes from adding songs to library automatically???

I love iTunes and almost everything about it. Pretty much the one and only complaint with it is that every time I download a music file (not to my music folder), iTunes can be completely shut down, but starts up and adds the file to my library. I download a LOT of random files that I listen to once and delete immediately, or I will download music to one folder and move it to my music folder at a later date, so having iTunes automatically adding all of these files to the library on its own free will is going to force me to uninstall it. Is there any way to stop iTunes from doing this?????? Even if it were to just add the files only if I played them in iTunes vs any file I add my my computer?

I think you aked this before and didn't get an answer. I don't really know, but here goes.
Any thing iTunes plays it adds to the library and I guess that iTunes is set as your default player for the type of file you are downloading.
You don't say exactly what you are doing but you are using another program to download music files. I am guessing that somewhere in the Options or Settings of the program you are using there is a setting to play after downloading, maybe you can turn that off?

ITunes 11 adding songs to Library which don't show up but can be found by Searching - but can't be player

Hello,
I got a little problem here...
My iTunes 11 won't show the titles of a new album i tried to import!
I imported them the normal way, after this i recognized there was a problem, i had the album two times. I tried to fix it by changing the album name on every track again... It didn' work so I removed the tracks from my Library... then I wanted to reimport them, but... they just didn't come up...
I looked for them and found them in my Media folder. I deleted them there again and tried to import again... Nothing... they just won't appear in iTunes but are always present in the Media folder!
I can also search for the band in iTunes and can find it, but if i press play (also if the songs can be found in the Media folder) it won't do that... it just doesn't show them, i can't remove them from my Library and can't play them!
Does anyone have a solution for a problem like this?
Sorry If my english is bad at the moment, but i'm very tired and the day wasn't funny at all...

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Need help adding songs to different ipod

my aunt gave me her ipod to put songs onto it for her, and her niece put songs on it too from her computer. i have the same kind of ipod as my aunt, but when i plug my aunts ipod into my computer, it says..
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How do I stop itunes from automatically adding songs into my itunes library?

I want to disable itunes from automatically adding songs into my library. Every time I sync up my ipod I'm finding miscellaneous debris on it that itunes keeps importing into it. Theres got to be a way to disable this function but I can't seem to find it in the preferences. I'm using a 2011 macbook pro with os x 10.6.7.

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Using iTunes 11.0.1.12 on Win 7 Pro.
After upgrading to iTunes 11 I started having the following issue:
when I add songs to library, whether through drag-n-drop or from top menu, the songs gets copied to library folder but is not visible in library.
However, iTunes search finds the song and the artist with no problem, artwork and all however nothing happens when I click "play next" nor can I locate in library when I click on search result. Quiting iTunes or restarting computer doesn't help. Does anyone have a clue? Thank you!
Edit: found a workaround - add more songs, sometimes they all suddenly show up!

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I'm having the exact same problem and I came to this forum seeking the answer.
To go into more detail, the problem occurs when you click on 'Add File to Library', then select multiple songs from a folder using the CTL key. You can add tracks individually with no problem. Use CTL to choose two or three tracks, that works fine, too. But if you choose more than that, nothing gets added to the Library.
If I had to guess, I'm thinking it might have something to do with the total number of characters allowed (on the selected tracks) before the 'Add to Library' pop-up form basically fails to work properly. I've also noticed the magic number of selected tracks to be somewhere in the 3-4 range before it doesn't work.
It definitely feels like a software bug and I've experienced it in more than one version of iTunes, including the current release. I'm hoping Apple will recognize and fix it sometime soon. Having to go into the same folder three or four times to import 10 or more tracks from the same album is pretty irritating.
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In the Previous iTunes Libraries folder should be a number of dated iTunes Library files. Take the most recent of these and copy it into the iTunes folder. Rename iTunes Library.itl as iTunes Library (Corrupt).itl and then rename the restored file as iTunes Library.itl. Start iTunes. Should all be good, bar any recent additions to or deletions from your library.
See iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
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Can't add song to library

I have an mp3 song in my music library on the PC, all the songs in the folder are in the Itunes list but one. I cannot get that song to
appear in the itunes library list so I can get it on the ipod. I've tried adding to the library, dragging and dropping it into the library..
I get NO error message and nothing is working. I cannot get this one song to appear in the libarby.
How do I get the song into my ipod
Please, I hope someone can help
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Never mind. Mere minutes after I posted this, the album suddenly showed up in the library, about a half hour after I "added" it. Weird.

HT1473 Help adding song to library

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