Itunes is sooo confusing

so I bought a 90's album off itunes, added to playlist "90's", but can't figure out how to remove it from purchased album! i've unchecked the boxes and it STILL shows when i sync phone!!

kimmy0317 wrote:
so I bought a 90's album off itunes, added to playlist "90's", but can't figure out how to remove it from purchased album!
You don't.
Purchased is a smart playlist based on items you purchased.

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I'm trying to update my iphone 3GS to the 4.3.4 version and I am getting the error message "This version of itunes (version 9.1.1) is the current version. How do I update my PHONE and why is an itunes update being confused for my iphone?

I'm trying to update my iphone 3GS to the 4.3.4 version and I am getting the error message "This version of itunes (version 9.1.1) is the current version. How do I update my PHONE and why is an itunes update being confused for my iphone?

You need iTunes 10.0 or greater to update your phone...iTunes isn't confused at all. If you're on a Mac, you'll need OS X 10.5.8 or greater to update iTunes to 10.0 or greater.

ITunes issues - corruption, confusion, replication,

Hi,
I'm sure this is really simple and over time i have completed complicated the issue and i just need some clarity.... here goes....
SET UP
Synology Nas with a share on it called iTunes (for the purpose of this lets call it the U:\)
Desktop pc running windows 7 ultimate
mac book pro retina with osx
Apple TV
iPad mini
iPad 2
iPhone 5s
iPod nano (6th Gen)
History:
A while ago I decided to move my iTunes library onto my nas drive to be able to access it from my laptop and apple tv etc. Somehow the library file or database corrupted and wiped half of my playlists, songs etc. I ended up manually sorting everything out (TWICE!!). this also wiped my iphone backup and subsequently my iphone when i plugged it in next.
After purchasing my mac book a few weeks ago I was hesitant to mess around with a working library but today I took the plunge. and wish I hadn't. Sudenly all my playlists could not find the associated tracks either on my pc or macbook. Fortunately i have a backup library file so i copied and renamed it and all seems ok. until i try to point to that file on my macbook at which point it starts updating the library and off we go again.
How I add files to iTunes
Now i know this isnt the right way to go about using iTunes but its how i first started using it years ago (iphone 3 days) and since then its grown and grown and i havent been able to sort it out. so this is how i add music to my library and playlists:
U:\Manual copy\iTunes library folder - DO NOT DELETE OR MOVE!! - I place the mp3 in this folder
Then in iTunes File > Add file (select the file, sorted by date order so its the first one in the list, and add)
In songs, select the file, right click and add to the playlists i want it in.
This essentially means i have two copies of the file right? assuming iTunes creates a backup or a copy somewhere?
iTunes Settings:
My Current settings:
The library file is located in: U:\iTunes Media Folder:
My Current File Structure (on the iTunes share)
This just looks like a mess now and i have no idea whats what any more. ive expanded the folders i think are relevent.
So what am i after?
ideally i want to wipe the whole **** lot and start fresh. But my folder sizes are so huge im wary of loosing so much music, and having to rebuild 170 odd playlists - I setup albums as individual playlists and have different playlists for moods, genre, etc. Folder sizes:
U:\iTunes Media Folder\music - 81.2GB, 11,886 files
U:\iTunes Media Folder\manual copy\iTunes library folder - DO NOT DELETE OR MOVE!! - 32.5GB, 4503 files
i can see from Songs in iTunes that i have 11,596 songs added to the library. sorting by name shows that i have at least 3 copies of each song somehow!? ium guessing that happend when the original corruption occured and was a result of me panicking and trying to fix it.
So what is the easiest way to fix this? i really do not want to spend hour upon hour of starting a whole new library and adding each song one by one, or having to rebuild playlists (which are on all my mobile devices except the iPad mini).
im also extremely weary of loosing my iphone backups and connecting my phone to itunes again incase i loose everything.
Can anyone give me some clear advice on how i should go about fixing this please? i tried looking through the community but i just got more confused.
if you need any further info / screenshots please ask.
Many thanks.
Hiten

Thanks for the reply, i double checked and everything on both pc and mac is set right:
both are opening the same .itl file
both have the media folder set to <NAS>/iTunes/iTunes Media
both have the two check boxes ticked (keep folder organised and copy) <------ could this be the problem?
So this is exactly what happens step by step, after having just restored from a backup:
PC
First I open iTunes on the pc, play some tracks - all fine.
Exit iTunes
Wait a minute or two whilst anything saves etc (just incase)
MAC
open Itunes on the mac (its already pointing to the right library)
it says "updating library" - really quick - maybe 10 seconds
all the songs look fine, until i try to play one.
the song could not be found, would you like to locate it? - click no.
Exit iTunes
wait a minute
PC Again
open iTunes on the pc again
"updating iTunes library" - takes a while - a lot longer than it took on the mac - approx 4-5 minutes
now all of the tracks have a "!" next to them
exit iTunes
wait a minute
Mac Again
open iTunes on the mac again
"updating iTunes library" - really quick again
now all the songs have the "!" next to them too.
exit iTunes
restore from backup again
Not really sure why its doing that to be honest.
Any ideas?
Regards,
Hiten

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I have this Ipod I believe its an Ipod mini as you call it. I just bought the charger and the USB cord the other day and I have very little knowledge about this thing it just sort of fell into my lap.
I was told install this Itunes thing to get it going but when I try to install it I keep getting this message: "There is a problem with the Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vender."
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What exactly does this mean - manually?
To me, manually managing music would be to select the songs that you want to sync, but that is available as a second option in this tab - to "sync only checked songs".
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jjjsweep wrote:
I'll start with the option to "manually manage music and videos" (and APPS).
What exactly does this mean - manually?
It means you must drag music and videos from iTunes to the iDevice (on the left side of iTunes). iTunes will not sync any of them.
Also, if you deselect this option while your iPhone is connected, you get a message that says "Are you sure that you do not want to manually manage music and videos on your iPhone? All existing content on the iPhone will be replaced with content from your iTunes library"??? What exactly does that mean - that if I deselect, then everything will be removed from my phone and replaced with all songs that I have in iTunes - including apps, contacts, photos, etc.?
No. It means it will autosync videos and music. If you deselect, it should keep the videos/music that is already on there.
Photos, contacts and apps will not be affected (FYI: contacts and photos are not in iTunes. iTunes is simply used to sync them).
I create playlists and sync only thos eplaylists. Then add/delete from those playlist to add/delete from the iDevice.
Also, you can manually drag videos/music even when autosyncing.
If you select the Music tab and scroll to the bottom, it will list items you have manually added.
and instead move on to the "sync only checked songs option".
Personally, I would not recommend using this to select what to sync.
The only items I uncheck are for items I never/rearly want on the iDevice such as Christmas music and old audio books.
I use playlists and Sync only checked items but most items remain checked.

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We recently released initial version of an application and one application update - both in 2013. When I look at (iTunes Sales and Trends) download (Apps) and update figures from 2013, I see 28k Apps but 42k Updates.
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Jan

Anomander Rake wrote:
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That sounds like a classic case of the Podcast provider limiting the number of simultaneous downloads to one only. As I asked the original poster; are these Podcasts from the same programme, or even from the same radio station network?
Anomander Rake wrote:
And thats annoying enough, but sorta often... if the first podcast takes too long the lower podcasts that have shown the progress bar but not actually started downloading yet will time out and not download until I tell it to try again.
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Hello, I have a Dutch bought iMac but live in Sweden my ID will not allow me to shop in Itunes and this confuses me, my iTunes is in Dutch, but my Swedish Itunes ID and Apple ID does not work in the Dutch store...only thing I wnat to do is to be able to

Hello everybody,
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Gonda...
Not just a language issue...
"Although you can browse the iTunes Store in any country without being signed in, you can only purchase content from the iTunes Store for your own country. This is enforced via the billing address associated with your credit card or other payment method that you use with the iTunes Store. You can use the iTunes Store in all countries of which you’re a resident, but you’ll either need a separate iTunes Store account for each one, or you’ll need to continually be switching your billing information on your single account. Generally, it’s simpler just to set up an alternative account for these situations."
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I backed up my iTunes library to DVD-ROM and had to reformat and reload my entire computer (Windows XP). Reloaded entire computer and reinstalled iTunes 8ish. Restored iTunes library from backup.
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Now, iTunes refuses to play 89 of my 1000+ songs, saying my computer isn't authorized to play them. Stupid, since it's apparently authorized to play all the rest of them. It says I have to authorize the computer with an old AOL ID I apparently used to purchase those songs. Although, many of them were not purchased from the iTunes store, but imported from CDs I own.
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It won't eject if I click on the arrow next to my name, so I've been yanking the cord from the base.
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