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My music files keep disapearing. I have uninstalled iTunes and re installed it, works for a bit then slowly the ! keep appearing. Can someone please help me?

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    zunirose wrote:
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    If the app is in iTunes, then you delete the app in iTunes (Select the App and Press Delete on your Keyboard). If you then sync with your iDevice, the app will also be deleted from your iDevice.
    Also, See Here  >  Hiding and Unhiding Purchases

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  • I want to move the location of my iTunes library music files. At present they are all on my time machine . I want to move them all to my imac. Can I do that and keep all my playlists and play counts? Thanks in advance

    I want to move the location of my iTunes library music files. At present they are all on my time machine . I want to move them all to my imac. Can I do that and keep all my playlists and play counts? Thanks in advance
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    So I keep trying to sync music to my iPhone from iTunes, and whenever I select the album the sync goes by really fast and nothing goes onto my phone. Then when I click "On this iPhone" it shows the songs, but they're grey, and I can't click on them. Help?

    Ok, sorry. And yes, I just restored my iPhone as new and tried to put all the songs on there before I even restored with my previous backup, but it still does the same thing... even when I just checked the option to sync only "selected music or videos". How's that possible?
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  • I would like to use GarageBand to remaster downloaded music files that are in iTunes.  Poorly mastered files keep clipping and damaging my speakers.  When I try to use an iTunes file as a new project, it greys out the iTunes songs so I can't select them.

    I would like to use GarageBand to remaster downloaded music files that are in iTunes.  Poorly mastered files keep clipping and damaging my speakers.  When I try to use an iTunes file as a new project, it greys out the iTunes songs so I can't select them.  Any ideas?

    As I said - look whether your original file is damaged or not. If not, I wouldn't change it and find out what in your system makes it sound like it's clipping.
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    The same song clipped - no chance to repair.

  • I have allowed my iTunes Match subscription to expire, because of a limited data plan so can't listen to music outside my house. My music files were removed from my computer and are inaccessible without renewing the subscription. How do I get them back?

    I have allowed my iTunes Match subscription to expire, because of a limited data plan so can't listen to music outside my house. My music files were removed from my computer and are inaccessible without renewing the subscription. How do I get them back?

    Hi,
    I presume you deleted the original files as match would not have done so. Do you have a back up. If so, restore your music from that. If not, your will have lost all your music as this needed to be on your hard drive when you unsubscribed.
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  • How to open m4a file in GarageBand from iTunes music?

    How do I open m4a file in GarageBand from iTunes music (first recorded on iPhone Voice Recorder). I am recording my foreign language teacher and want to be able to replay at slower pace than she speaks.

    ArtDog11 wrote:
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    http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#importfromitunes
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    ArtDog11 wrote:
    want to be able to replay at slower pace than she speaks.
    http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#changeimportedtempo
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  • How to move all music files and pictures from Ipod nano to a new Windows computer that was not backed up on an external harddrive, only found on my ipod.

    My windows lap top was recently destroyed to the point of no recovery.
    All of my music and picture files are still located on my ipod and I plan on getting a new windows laptop
    Is there anyway that I can transfer my (unpurchased) music files and pictures from my ipod nano to my new computer?
    The pictures are more important that the music, so if only one is possible, I would prefer that
    I appreciate any ones helpful comments

    Copy the iTunes library from your backup as below:
    iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
    Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings:  Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive.  Start iTunes with the option (shift on Windows) key held down and guide it to the new location of the library.
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  • Error while importing music in iMovie 11 From itunes 10

    Error while importing music in iMovie 11
    I have the same error explained in a other post which was still left unanswered
    I have this sound problem after reorganising folders by itunes, i tried to delete al files in itunes and also
    deleted the xml file in the itunes dir, created new playlists, but still i have no music sound in imovie timeline
    after dragging a mp3 into it. When i preview the file in imovie it souds ok.
    Also i see the red dot with the number 1 in the itunes logo while dragging the mp3.
    Is there a solution for this problem?
    Former post;
    Re: Error while importing music in iMovie 09 from iTunes 09
    Posted: Jul 24, 2010 8:08 AM   in response to: vincentplaces  
    I'm having the exact same issue, but still haven't figured out what it is. I note that at the top of this thread it indicates that there are two "helpful" entries and one "solved" entry, but I can't find the solved one, so maybe someone will repost it here or kindly link to it.
    There is one icon missing though.
    As I read through the excellent tutorial at http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/imovie_09stone.html I scroll down to the point where he talks about dragging music in from iTunes, which is what I'm trying to do. I can see, in his screen shot, the extra little icon that is a red oval and a white "1" in it. I don't get that icon when I am trying to drag my music into the video. I do get the green and white plus icon when I try to drag my music in. Also I DO get BOTH the red 1 and the green plus when I try dragging in a sound effect, which I can do with no problem. But why not the music?
    I've been able to drag in music with no problem in other productions, so I can't figure out what is going on with this one. I'm sure there is a setting somewhere that got flipped, but I can't figure out where.
    In desperation I also tried adding an extra title slide at the end of my video just to make sure there is more video time than music time in the production, but that didn't help at all.
    Any help guys?
    iMac 27"   Mac OS X (10.6.4)    

    Hi
    Due to some kind of copy protection in iTunes - I don't copy directly from this in iMovie
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    I do
    • In iTunes - collect needed audio into a new Playlist
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  • Error while importing music in iMovie 09 from iTunes 10

    I have the same error explained in a other post which was still left unanswered
    I have this sound problem after reorganising folders by itunes, i tried to delete al files in itunes and also
    deleted the xml file in the itunes dir, created new playlists, but still i have no music sound in imovie timeline
    after dragging a mp3 into it. When i preview the file in imovie it souds ok.
    Also i see the red dot with the number 1 in the itunes logo while dragging the mp3.
    Is there a solution for this problem?
    Former post;
    Re: Error while importing music in iMovie 09 from iTunes 09
    Posted: Jul 24, 2010 8:08 AM   in response to: vincentplaces  
    I'm having the exact same issue, but still haven't figured out what it is. I note that at the top of this thread it indicates that there are two "helpful" entries and one "solved" entry, but I can't find the solved one, so maybe someone will repost it here or kindly link to it.
    There is one icon missing though.
    As I read through the excellent tutorial at http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/imovie_09stone.html I scroll down to the point where he talks about dragging music in from iTunes, which is what I'm trying to do. I can see, in his screen shot, the extra little icon that is a red oval and a white "1" in it. I don't get that icon when I am trying to drag my music into the video. I do get the green and white plus icon when I try to drag my music in. Also I DO get BOTH the red 1 and the green plus when I try dragging in a sound effect, which I can do with no problem. But why not the music?
    I've been able to drag in music with no problem in other productions, so I can't figure out what is going on with this one. I'm sure there is a setting somewhere that got flipped, but I can't figure out where.
    In desperation I also tried adding an extra title slide at the end of my video just to make sure there is more video time than music time in the production, but that didn't help at all.
    Any help guys?
    iMac 27"   Mac OS X (10.6.4)    

    Made a mistake in the title, version of imovie is 11

  • I can no longer manually add music to my iPhone from iTunes; what happened?

    Recently I have been unable to add new music to my iPhone from iTunes. I used to be able to just select the songs I wanted, then drag and drop them onto to the phone by hovering over the iPhone icon. Now I get a crossed-out circle icon when I try to do this. Why is this happening, and how can I work around it? I'm pretty frustrated, as you can imagine!

    Thanks for the judgmental response, Dave. My favorite part was where you told me how to manage the space on my computer. My second favorite part was when you accused me to stealing music.
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    How foolish it was of me to be upset about this! Thank you for showing me the light, Dave.

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