Itunes pause sorting while editing song information

I am going through my song library and manually updating song information like genre, artist name, etc. Is there a way to pause the live updating of the sorting list while I am doing this so that when I change the title of a song or the genre it doesn't automatically resort the list.

No. Sort the list on a field you're not changing, or copy everything to a playlist, sort it the way you want it, right-click on the playlist name and click Copy to Play Order, then sort on the heading of the left-most column of number.
Generally you'll want to assign all of the tracks from the same album the same genre. This is more usefully done with the multi-track get info dialog rather than one track at a time.
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Can't edit song information in itunes

I suddenly have not been able to edit song information, using file, edit, get info.
The areas to edit have been grayed out. Is there some setting i inadvertantly changed?

I just switched over to a Mac
This is the Windows forum.
You should post in the correct forum here -> iTunes for Mac
Anyway, select the \Music\iTunes\ folder, right click - get info.
Make you you have Read and Write permissions.

How to address error iTunes has stopped working when clicking on Get Info to edit song information?

How to address fix "iTunes has stopped working error" when clicking on Get Info to edit song information?
When I try to edit song information in iTunes, I right-click on the song and click on Get Info...the message iTunes has stopped working and needs to close message will appear followed by iTunes has stopped working: A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available...I have tried uninstalling iTunes and deleting all its components or files on my pc and reinstalling...I have done this more than a "hundred" times but to no avail...Now I could not consolidate my Library, add important info on the songs, etc...I have searched forums including here but none from the suggestions worked.
I'm on Windows 7 54bit.
Please help!

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Tab between fields when editing song information

iTunes 10.4 removed the ability to tab between fields when editing song information. Is there another shortcut now?

Yes, I know EXACTLY what you mean. Actually the Tab sequence was reversed in 10.4. I'm upset that it took me until Septeber 2011 to figure it out. For the longest time, probably every release of iTunes. The Tab sequence went (Source-->Tab-->Search Music box-->Tab-->Tracks List)
Now it's the reverse and it's so annoying. I have both Mac and Windows and was able to downgrade my Windows iTunes to 10.3.x (though I had to downgrade to a previous iTunes Library.itl file. I cannot downgrade my Mac iTunes b/c it's my main library and I'd lose historic data by restoring and old iTunes Library.itl file
I've written to Apple about this several times the past few weeks but they've yet to address this. The latest version is 10.5 and it hasn't been restored. I WISH Apple would RESTORE this feature to its ORIGINAL design!!!

Edit song information.

In ITunes 11 I am unable to edit song information. I need to
a) add am album name for Italian audio books
b) Add these and others to the Written word genre/ Chagne other genres.
I am not interested in playlists at this time, please do not suggest. Just need to know if it is possible to change genre and add album info.
AND
In the change from 10 to 11 several Podcasts were moved to music. Is it possible to move them back to Podcasts.

Highlight one or more tracks. Press CTRL-I to Get Info. Edit away. If all the fields are greyed out you may have a permissions problem.
Podcasts need an album name. If they don't have one that might explain why they've been "kicked out" of the Podcasts section. A previous build made tracks set to podcast with no album name apparently vanish from all areas of the library. Having set an album name you should be able to change the media kind to Podcast and have it stick. Might be best to set the genre to Podcast also.
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Editting song information problems

I am unable to edit the names of songs, artists etc. I always did it before by clicking once on the song name to select it, waiting a second or so and clicking again to highlight just the name and cause the cursor to blink so I could erase the name and type a new one. That doesn't work now, so I went to iTunes help and tried rightclicking and choosing Get Info. When I click on the info tab, the information is there but is faded out so I am unable to click on it to select it and change it. Not sure if I pushed a button on my computer that caused this to happen but it's definitely a possibility. How can I edit song names?

Hello yukawai,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Edit song and CD information
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12360
Have a nice day,
Mario

Editting song information

Hey guys.
My problem is as written as the title, editting song information. I am unable to edit song information, such as lyrics, artist, etc. of my music files through iTunes. According to the other discussions, unchecking the "read only" option from the files in Window Explorer will enable me to edit the song information, but when I checked, none of my music files were marked "read only" in the first place!
I'd be glad to hear any possible solutions, so please post below
Information about my operating system is provided in the post.

Hello yukawai,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Edit song and CD information
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12360
Have a nice day,
Mario

Can't edit song information in ITunes library

I've imported a CD as MP3's and am unable to edit the track information. When I right click a song and open "Get Info" the song information is visible but not editable. This is the first time something like this has happened and I'm stumped. Any suggestions?

Since you say this is the first time it has happened, I assume you are going to the "Info" tab and not the "Summary" tab in the "Get Info" window? (That has confused me at times.)

IPod Touch won't sync/edit song information Windows 7 64

I've experienced multiple problems after connecting my new Touch to my laptop. First, I think my computer was attempting to sync to the device, but my Touch remained unresponsive. I found that I was able to get the two to sync to each other if I disconnected my wireless mouse that was plugged into one of my usb ports while the sync was occurring. After getting past that first obstacle, I found that at some times, I would be able to sync music to my device through iTunes, but at the moment, I can't do so. After managing to place a few songs on the device, I attempted to change the information to a some tracks and change the album art, but after trying to apply these changes, I received a message saying that an unknown error had occurred (0xe8004006). I've spent the better part of two days scouring the internet to find a solution, but I've found nothing definitive. I've found suggestions that it could be something regarding the computer's usb. I've tried reinstalling iTunes, restoring my Touch (when that decides to work), updating my usb drivers, disabling usb enhanced host controller (as was suggested while I looked for a solution), and probably a few other things. But like I said, I've found nothing definitive. Any help would be appreciated.
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Having the exact same issue as the OP....really frustrating. I'm also using win7 64bit. I have tried reinstalling iTunes as well as resetting my iTouch back to factory.
Whenever I try to sync my iTouch or add music I get errors such as:
1) "Attempting to copy to the disk "My iTouch" failed. A duplicate filename was specified."
2) "iTunes could not copy "[insert song title]" to the iPod "My iTouch" because an unknown error occured (-48)."
3) "The iPod "My iTouch" could not be synced. A duplicate file name was specified."
4) "The iPod "My iTouch" cannot be synced. An internal device error has occurred."
It seems as if all of these issues are related to people using 64bit win7. Any insight on how soon until this problem is fixed or alternative methods to add music to my brand new 32g iTouch would be much appreciated.
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ITunes freezes when I edit song info

Whenever I try edit the information for a song iTunes either freezes or takes several minutes for the track info window to pop up. I've tried updating and re-installing iTunes but to no avail. How can I fix this?

I am experiencing the exact same issue as doteddy. Additionally, I am not able to sync an iPod on any account other than the first account that is logged in.
For example:
Boot Win 7 64 bit;
Log into Account "A";
I can access iTunes Preferences and sync an iPod Touch without any issue;
Close iTunes in Account "A";
Switch User and Log into Account "B" (note Account "A" is still logged, but I have switch over to using Account "B";
I am unable to access Preferences in Account "B" and I am unable to sync an iPod on Account "B";
Log out of Account "B";
Log out of Account "A";
Log back into Account "B";
Now that I am only logged into Account "B" I can access Preferences and Sync the iPod Touch on Account "B";
I have spent five hours trying to resolve this issue, unsucessfully. I have tried many solutions suggested by others with similar problems, but to no avail. I have uninstalled, reinstalled, and repaired iTunes several times. I have also tried creating new user accounts and using alternate accounts. The problem doesn't seem to be associated with specific user accounts; rather it is associated with being logged into more than one account simultaneously.
The problem is fully repeatable on my Win 7 64 bit system with iTunes 10.6.1.7 installed.
Note: the accounts that I am using (i.e. account "A" and account "B") have different security privileges. While I don't think this is material to the issue, I mention this just in case.

I can't edit song information the problem is not in all the items

I can't edit the information of my songs like gnre, artist, etc... when I start to use itunes I had another computer, when I change of computer I decide to copy my library to a external hard disk, I don't know if this is creating the problem, will be great to receive help.

Right-click on your main iTunes folder and click Properties, then go to the Security tab and click Advanced. If necessary grant your account and SYSTEM full control of this folder, subfolders and files, then tick the option to replace permissions on child objects which will repair permissions throughout the library. This is the XP dialog but Windows Vista/7 shouldn't be too different.
If it won't let you change the permissions use the Owner tab to take ownership from an account with administrator privileges.
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ITunes on MBP keeps altering song information without my inputing any changes

It seems several people are having this problem, as far as I can tell from other blogs and discussion boards, but I have yet to find an answer that corrects the issue permanently. iTunes (v. 11.3 (54)) on my MBP mid-2012 13" (running OS X Mavericks, v. 10.9.4) model keeps changing the genre of my songs. I have, in the past, organized songs according to genres as I liked and have not had problems until about 3 months ago. I have tried several fixes but it I cannot find one that keeps iTunes from making the changes on its own without my input in the song information. All I have to do to change the song back is simply "play" it. When I do iTunes reverts the song's information back to where it should be and places it within that genre. Then the next time I reopen iTunes it has changed all the songs again. If anyone has a fix please post here or link me to one that has worked for you. This issue has also started to change some album and artist information. One fix I found that worked only temporarily (until I turned my MacBook back on) was going to Preferences >> Advanced and unchecking the "Keep iTunes Media folder organized." Worked for a day and then reverted back to the same problem.

Yes, others are seeing this. Something in purchased media (I am pretty sure this has only happened with purchased media) is periodically checking back with the iTunes Store and resetting the tags in the iTunes library file but not in the actual media files (metadata are stored in both). I haven't seen a truly systematic diagnosis of the issue (I use an old iTunes and have no iTunes account so I can't test anything myself). There are temporary workarounds but tags will still revert after a time.
2014 discussion about edited tags for Store purchases reverting to originals - https://discussions.apple.com/message/26077896#26077896 - edited tags are still present in the media file but revert to the originals in the iTunes library file. Workaround is to refresh tags so media file tags are re-read and used in library file.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/26193185#26193185
https://discussions.apple.com/message/26335620#26335620 - user ended up rebuilding iTunes library from scratch
Send feedback to Apple about this so they know it is an issue they need to investigate:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
Don't expect an immediate solution but maybe the next time they update the software it may be resolved.

I just purchased a few songs from Itunes and could not edit the information in the Get Info section of the file. It's greyed out. Any ideas? Has ITunes changed and no longer allows editing.

Has ITunes changed its editing feature for songs, etc.? I just purchased a few songs and found that I could not edit them using the "Get Info" feature. The information is greyed out and does not allow editing. Among other things, I usually like to eliminate the word "THE" from group names for easier alphabetizing in my library. Thanks for any help.

Check permissions and ownership of the files. Maybe this helps....
How to Take Ownership and Grant Permissions in Windows Vista

How do you edit song information on itunes lists?

I cannot change the genre, or any other information that appears on my itunes list. I "Get Info" from the "Edit button, but it won't let me make changes. I did this last summer so I know it can be done. I have a new computer with VISTA, could this make a difference?

Sometimes Windows will mark files read-only, such as when they've been moved around a network or taken off a disk. Read-only files can't be edited in iTunes. To see if your file is read-only, select it in iTunes and press Ctrl-R. Right-click the file, and choose Properties. Remove any checkmark next to read-only. This technique works on a whole group of files too, so you could quickly remove the checkmark from all your songs if you need to.

I cancelled my debit card that is associated with my itunes account but now i cant download my purchases and tells me payment information is incorrect. On top of that i cant not see the "none" option while editing billing information

cancelled debit card associated with my itunes account, recently redeemed a $50 gift card and used about $40 halfway through downloading the purchases a message appeared saying incorrect payment information. I all the purchases can be downloaded for free but it asks me to sign in and i hit the sane wall saying payment information is incorrect. i tried removing cancelled debit card from billing information but i can not find the "none" option when i click edit. any help would be appreciated.

Hey there jappwno,
It sounds like you are unable to select None as a payment method in your iTunes account. The following article may help you determine why this is the case:
Why can’t I select None when I edit my payment information?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5366
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

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