ITunes 6.0.1.3 & importing commercial CDs

i downloaded the latest iTune software (vers. 6.0.1.3) recently. it seems to get harder to import commercially purchased CDs into iTunes w/ each software update...?? is this intentional? or is it just me & my computer...?? i rec'd a couple of discs for Christmas, legally purchased by the giftgiver, but they don't go "easily" into iTunes so i can listen to them on the go. And these are not the latest CDs but more obscure older stuff that likely lack all copy protection measures. any thoughts? -tx in advance, dpbsd
Windows XP
Windows XP

I've determined that iTunes has to be the topmost active window when importing, otherwise it will crash consistantly. And I though Microsoft was bad...
iTunes for the Mac works fine though.

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I import CDs that I own every so often, and sometimes I get a message that I "don't have access to your iTunes media folder or a folder within it. To change permissions, select your iTunes Media Folder in the Finder, and choose File > Get Info". But, no matter what I do, I can't import those CDs into my iTunes library. It only happens with certain CDs - as well as some songs that I have stored on a backup drive from my PC days - and I have no idea why. What can I do? I'd love to be able to import a bunch of older (80s and 90s) CDs...that I bought!
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Not all permissions are altered as stated above. If you are still having problems (probably with just the odd CD which was on your list before) you need to look in your iTunes Music folder (homeuser/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music) within the iTunes folder. There you need to look for a copy of the CD or mp3 file you are trying to upload. If it is already there, highlight it and 'get info' where you will see that despite unlocking the permissions, the file permission for 'staff' (or some other user which you may have defined) is greyed out and locked to 'No Access'. If this is the case, simply delete the whole folder for that CD then try uploading again.
Worked for me after trying many times to change folder permissions on each and every file without success.

Itunes won't let me import any CDs

I have had an ipod (not the same ipod, but an ipod)for 3 years now. Never in that whole time have I ever had this problem.
A few days ago I got a CD that I wanted to import. i have done this too many times to count. When I went to do it, it asked if I wanted to import it and, as usual, I said yes. As soon as I did, there was a bit of a delay, and then a window popped up saying that Itunes had stopped working and needed to close. I didn't think much of it and I went to try again. It did the same thing. It did it again and again and again; i must have tried it 50 times. Then I went into Windows Media Player and it let me do it successfully. Yes! Success, right? Wrong. I went to "add a file" in itunes and clicked on the file i wanted (again, i had done this tons of times) and it said it needed to convert, which i knew, so i said yes to this conversion and then the same window that came up all those times before appeared again. I tried to import a different CD, thinking maybe it was just that one, but it wasn't. It has happened with at least 5 different CDs i have tried and I am SO irritated, I have no idea what is wrong. Please help me!
I have asked several people I know who have lots of experiance with itunes and they have all said to get into and then close itunes, and i've done that (over and over again, may i add) and it has nothing to do with that. Someone said it was somethign with the conversion with windows media player; it doesn't work even without converting! no one is giving me any information i need and now i'm starting to worry it's something wrong with my computer. then again, it works with WMP so who knows. please help!!!

A few days ago I got a CD that I wanted to import. i have done this too many times to count. When I went to do it, it asked if I wanted to import it and, as usual, I said yes. As soon as I did, there was a bit of a delay, and then a window popped up saying that Itunes had stopped working and needed to close.
We'd better check your version number, lynz. In iTunes, go "Help > About iTunes" and wait for the version number to scroll up from the bottom.
If you've got an iTunes 10.1.0.54, we need to get you updated to 10.1.0.56. It won't show for you in Apple Software update if you already have a 10.1.54 installed, so download the 10.1.0.56 installer from the Apple Website, as per the following document:
[iTunes 10.1 for Windows: iTunes may stop working and need to quit while importing or syncing audio|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3591]

Importing commercial CDs

I have recently downloaded itunes version 8.0.1.11 and notice that the 'Import CD' icon is no longer in the top right hand corner.
Can someone advise how I should now import a CD from my disk drive into itunes, I can't see an obvious way of doing it.
Thanks
Mark

in iTunes: edit > preferences > general
There's a drop-down list of options there to chose from, and what you want iTunes to do when a CD is inserted. Default is 'Show CD'.
Also edit/set the 'import settings' to your liking.

ITUNES FAILS TO IMPORT OLDER CDS AND FREEZES

HI ALL--FIRST TIME POSTING LONG TIME READER!
As the description heading indicates, my itunes has started failing to import older cds and hten freezes up? Anyway to circumvent this? How do i import these cds--should i burn same first to a nwer CDR? Please advise. Is this a common problem?

You are getting the opposite of my problem. For me, newer CDs give problems not older ones. There are several options available. No particular order, not all options.
Import as mp3 with another program. (Rip with another program, import with iTunes)
Update drivers for current drive.
Replace drive.
Uninstall then reinstall iTunes/Quicktime.
New computer. :-}

I can import newer CDs ... it's just the old ones?

Since I have upgraded beyond iTunes 4.9, I cannot import older CDs, altho new CDs import fine. iTunes can read the older CDs and display the tracks, and even play the tracks on occasion, but hitting the Import button causes an almost immediate freeze and I have to physically turn the PC off and back on. I don't get error messages, just everything locks up.
I have read posts indicating problems with importing CDs in general with Versions 5 and above, but my newer CDs are importing with no problem. It's the older CDs that are problematic. The disks are not damaged or scratched.
Any suggestions are appreciated ... Thanks
Compaq Presario 2135US Windows XP

Do the add-ons you installed appear in the Add-ons > Extensions Tab = {Ctrl + Shft + A} ??

My iTunes stopped being able to import all commercial CDs! Can't read them. Please help.

My iTunes stopped being able to import all commercial CDs! I keep getting this message: The song names for this CD could not be found online. Do you still want to import the songs? These are store-bought, mainstream artists. Never had problems before. This is a new Mac Book pro. I am temporarily relocating and was transferring most of my commercial CDs to Itunes. Went through about 100 CDs, including a dozen today, and now none will read. I tried downloading new software (it was up-to-date), and quitting and restarting. It seems that everyone who had this problem that I found on Internet searches was trying to import burned discs. Please help

So far, there are three of us who've posted a similar problem, in the last hour or so. It may be working for you now; it has started working for some, but it's still not working for me. It's not your Mac. It seems to be something related to Gracenote Media Database.
Your statement says it's stopped importing the commercial CD's but I think you mean it will import them, but not recognize song titles or album titles, even though your CD's are regular commercial CDs. If that's the case, you are experiencing the same thing I am.

IPhone won't play music imported from CDs or mp3s not downloaded from itunes

When I first downloaded iOS 7, all of the music I had in my iTunes synched to my iPhone, but now new CDs I just imported and previous songs I imported from CDs won't synch (I've tried over wifi and usb). When I click on songs on my phone that were from CDs, they look as if they are going to play and then skip immediately. Mp3s I downloaded do the same thing. Mind you, everything was working fine until updating to iOS 7.0.4. I've been looking around the forums and have found that problems like this are relatively common and it's a shame Apple hasn't done anything to fix it.
When my phone is hooked up and I click on "on this iPhone", it says the music from CDs and mp3s is on, but the titles come up gray with these litte circle things next to them
Just checking now, I noticed some songs I bought from iTunes are doing the same thing.
I tried manually synching, but when I click to drag the songs into my phone, the section that has music, movies, etc. just flashes and nothing happens. I know something is wrong because I just put a ringtone onto my phone the same way.
Oh, I also noticed that when my iPhone is synching and the steps go through at the top it skips steps 3, 4, and sometimes 5 (The Apple symbol pops up instead then goes straight to 6 and 7) so I know it's not recognizing the fact I put a bunch of new music in iTunes. Also, when I look at the bar at the bottom that shows how much memory is on my phone, this shows up:
and that Documents and Data thing was not there before.
Can someone please give me ideas on how I can stop this rediculousness without buying a new phone?

Did you already try the suggestions mentioned in this article?
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases

I have tried loading 3 different cds that I just bought into Itunes and I click the import cd button and it goes through the motions of importing the cds, but when I go to my library none of these cds is there. Help, please!

I have tried loading 3 different cds that I recently purchased into Itunes. I click the import cd button and Itunes goes through the motion of copying and importing the cds, but the songs are not in my music library. I have searched everywhere to find where these cds might be, but to no avail. Could really use some help here. Never used to have this problem.

Are they in the relevant artist & album folders when you look via Windows Explorer. If so something may have gone wrong with the index of the Music playlist. Download the current iTunes Free Single of the Week. I know it sounds odd, but it should fix the problem.
If that doesn't work close iTunes and delete the hidden file sentinel from inside the main iTunes folder, then start iTunes again. It should run a consistency check when it starts up.
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HT1473 I have always imported my cds into iTunes using one step called 'joining cd tracks' which is done under the "Advanced" drop down menu. I then went on with the process. Half way through the process today the "join tracks' choice greyed out. Not avai

I have always imported my cds (including books) into iTunes using one step called "join cd tracks" which is under the "Advanced" menu. Never a problem. But today I was importing a 10 disc book and on the 7th disc all of a sudden the choice to join cd tracks was greyed out. I have tried it with other discs. No luck. How can I get to this option again. I was not doing anything different so don't know what took away this choice. Can anyone help me?

Thought it had worked but soon found out it had not.
after further days of trying finally, solved it for me Yesterday.
turned off notifications when locked, and bingo, wow.
i have not turned off iCloud but location services are also off.
best thing to do I found was keep checking your usage, settings, general, usage, and flip down to bottom, if the standby and usage are similar there is a problem, if there is a big difference then all is ok. Just keep turning things off and on until the difference is very apparent.
something on my phone was keeping the phone alive even when turned off, and I think this was the phone repeatedly trying to update continually.
to me this is definitely down to the iOS, my wife has exactly same phone and iOS but hers doesn't have any problem and the battery lasts for days.
the guy at the Genius Bar told me to restore the phone via iTunes, not iCloud. This is because iCloud remembers the exact info from your phone and simply reinstates it when you restore, and this includes the iOS too.
when I get home from holidays that's what I'll do, or wait for iOS 8 in few weeks. But I'm so pleased I finally made it work, I was beginning to think ditch the phone and buy Samsung.
anyway anyone out there please try my final solution and let me know if it works for you?

When I import my CDs to ITunes it splits some of them into 2 or 3 separate albums. Is there a way I can combine them into one?

When I imported my CDs into ITunes it split some of them into 2 or 3 separate albums. Is there a way to recombine them back into one album?

If your CD has tracks with different artists, then you need to identify it as a 'compilation' CD. Select all of the tracks in the CD, then 'get info' (control-I), and go to 'Options'. Select 'yes' for 'Part of a compilation'. That should fix the problem.

HT1751 Hi I followed the istructions to copy/move iTunes music to a new PC, can see albums listed in Library, but SYNCH does not put any music on iPod. It took me three weeks to import my CDs into iTunes and i DON'T want to do it again! Can anyone help ?

Hi I followed instructions to copy/move iTunes music to a new PC. I can see albums listed in the library but SYNCH will not put any music on my new iPod.
It took three weeks to import my CDs on the old PC and I don't want to do it again!
Can anyone help ?

Take a look here; it should help:
iTunes for Mac: How to copy purchases between authorized computers
Though it refers to items purchased from the iTunes Store, it applies to all your iTunes content. And if you happen to also own an iPod:
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer
Once you have the tracks on some removable medium, you can mount that on your new computer and then just drag the content to the iTunes window. Make sure that the option to "copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library" is set in the iTunes -> Advanced -> General preferences before you do. Alternatively, you can use the Add To Library command and select each track (or folder of tracks).
If you won't be using that Windows system once you move the content, don't forget to deauthorize the system from your iTunes Store account before you dispose of the computer.
Regards.
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ITunes crashes when importing some CDs

I am running iTunes 6.0.3 on 10.4.4. This latest version of iTunes has improved my ability to import audio CDs, but I still often see crashes of iTunes when importing into MP3 at 160 kbps (I'd imported long ago at 128kbps).
I have tried all the things recommended in other threads: removing the CD Info.cidb file, removing the com.apple.kernelcaches folder and Extensions.kextcache file. I see similar problems when running iTunes as another user, and have repaired the disk using Disk Utility when booted from my Tiger Install DVD.
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TS1368 I keep getting this error message and can't open the iTunes store. I've reinstalled iT a half dozen times with no results. "Registry settings used by the iT drivers for importing & burning CDs & DVDs are missing" reinstall iTunes

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I want to import songs frm my Ipod to my itunes library. Songs were ripped from CDs to the ipod not purchased from itunes store...how can this be done?

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