"no authorization to write in Itunes Media folder"

when I want to import a cd in Itunes, I got the message "no authorization to write in the Itunes Media folder". How can I fix this?

With those settings all music that you add will go into the specified media folder structure. If you want to make sure that all your music (specifically, that added prior to changing the iTunes Media folder location and/or the other two options) is there you need to perform an extra step - just changing the iTunes Media folder location doesn't move anything that was previously added to iTunes and stored in a different location. To make that change, select File > Library > Organize Library... and when you see this prompt:
click the Consolidate files check box and - if its not greyed out - the Reorganize files ... check box. Then click OK - this will move any media files that are linked from your iTunes library to other locations to the standard folder structure under the iTunes Media folder,
For more info, see Turingtest2's documents on:
Make a split library portable - details on how to bring your library into a "well formed" layout for ease of organization as well as creating/maintaining a backup
Getting iTunes & Windows Media Player to play nicely describes how to avoid issues resulting from iTunes and WMP conflicting over file and folder locations.
(Edit - for media that you've purchased via your phone, you'll need to make sure that all iTunes Store purchases are downloaded onto your PC - see Re-download or transfer your iTunes Store purchases from an iPhone, iPad or iPod to a computer - Apple Support)

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Don't have write access iTunes media folder or folder within it

I have recently restored my iTunes media from a two week old version from a Time machine backup
I deleted all the files in my MUSIC folder, and then restored the version that I last used two weeks ago.
Now when I try to burn a CD into iTunes I get this message " The file "xxxx" couldnt be converted - You don't have write access for 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."
I have read many of the previous community submissions and "solutions", and so far I have done the following
A) changed my folders to have "read/write" permissions
B) gone into Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility > Run "verify disk permissions" and "repair disk permissions"
C) gone into User > Library > Preferences > com.apple.iTunes.plist.lock file and removed it to the desktop
D) gone into Terminal App and run some script starting with sudo
and still the issue persists.
Does anyone know what is the true solution? - I am at my wits end..!!

Does your "/Users/Shared" folder exist? If not , recreate it with the correct permissions, see this document:
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277

" write access for your iTunes Media folder"

Hello,
My iTunes all of a sudden started to gave me this error when I tried to update my iPhone Apps:
*iTunes couldn't download your purchase*
*You don't have write access for your iTunes Media folder or a folder within it. Change permissions (in the Finder) and then choose Store > Check Available Downloads.*
This is most weird since I haven't done anything to the system nor the iPhone.
I tried to repair permissions, tried CHMOD and then booting from the installation disk and reset password, thrash preferences and the message is always there. Even weirder is the fact that when I connect my iPhone, iTunes ask me about "authorization", if I say AUTHORIZE, it gives me another error saying that it cannot be authorize because of an error, but it does not say what error!
If I deauthorize, I'll loose more than 200 Apps, but if I authorize, even with the correct password, it simply gives me that bloody error.
I do not know what else to do, any ideas?
And yeah... I tried going to the iTunes list, get info and authorize myself, despite being already authorized... by the way I do not have the "apply to the contents within...or something like that, you know what I'm talking about option". My system is 10.5.8. PPC, and I do not see the relevance but the iTunes list is hosted in an external HD.
I'll be more than thankful for any help.

wcarcass wrote:
I do not know what else to do, any ideas?
check if you have read & write permissions for your music folder. in finder, right-click on it and +get info+. unlock the little padlock (you may have to enter your admin password) and change the permission settings. next, click on the little gear-shaped icon and +apply to enclosed items+ like so
you may also give everyone read & write access.
the important part is to *apply to enclosed items* !
And yeah... I tried going to the iTunes list, get info and authorize myself, despite being already authorized... by the way I do not have the "apply to the contents within...or something like that, you know what I'm talking about option". My system is 10.5.8. PPC, and I do not see the relevance but the iTunes list is hosted in an external HD.
if above don't work, try the same procedure on the folder on the external containing your media files.
JGG

Hello. I am running the newest version of itunes on my PC. everytime I try to copy a cd to itunes it gives me an error message that says I do not have write access for my itunes media folder or a folder within it. I cannot get this resolved.

Hello. I am running the newest version of itunes on my PC. everytime I try to copy a cd to itunes it gives me an error message that says I do not have write access for my itunes media folder or a folder within it. I cannot get this resolved using the solution given on the error message. I have been using itunes for 4 years and have never encountered this problem until yesterday. Help would be greatly appreciated.

Quit iTunes.
Go to My Music folder.
Select the iTunes folder, right click > Properties.
Click the Security tab and make sure you have full Read/Write privileges.

In I tunes I cant down load a CD. I get the message "The file couldn't be convereted. You don't have write access for you ITunes media folder or a folder with in it. To change permissions, ... When I do this it still dosen't work

In I tunes I can't down load a CD. I get the message "The file couldn't be convereted. You don't have write access for you ITunes media folder or a folder with in it. To change permissions, ... When I do this it still dosen't work.

Thanks C F McBlob but I recursively changed the permissions of my Music directory meaning every file and directory beneath it, as well as the directory itself, had the write permissions added.
I used "chmod -R u+w ./Music" and chmod -R g+w ./Music" to do it.
Alas, no cigar. :-(

TS1277 copied 11 out of 12 discs to itunes, but the 12 has an error message ,i do not have write access for itunes media folder or a folder within it

i copied 11 out of 12 discs to itunes, but the 12th has an error message
i do not have write access for itunes media folder or a folder within it

Quit iTunes.
Go to My Music folder.
Select the iTunes folder, right click > Properties.
Click the Security tab and make sure you have full Read/Write privileges.

"You don't have write access for your iTunes Media folder..."

My daughter is trying to import CD's into her library. Some work fine but most won't load and she gets a message stating "You don't have write access for 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."
Following those directions the iTunes Info window appears and at the bottom her user name appears with the privilege as Read and Write. Clicking on the little gear icon below we select Apply to Enclosed Items. A message pops up stating "Are you sure you want to apply the selected owner, group and permissions to all the enclosed items?" Clicking ok a status bar pops up showing "Applying permissions to iTunes".
No changes occur in the issue we're having. This only occurs on her user.

If you have problems importing CDs with iTunes because of write access errors, you can do the following to reset the permissions to the Music folder for your user/s where the iTunes subfolders are typically located:
Open Finder
Macintosh HD
Users
Open the folder for your User
Music
Right click > Get Info
Bottom right hand side, unlock the padlock, entering your user's password
Under Sharing & Permissions, ensure all relevant users have Read & Write, including Staff
Then, click on the main user (you), then go to lower left hand side, click on the settings cog, and press Apply to enclosed items.

No write access for iTunes media folder

Every time I try to download updates to iPod Touch applications or purchase music, I get the message "iTunes couldn't download your purchase. You don't have write access for your iTunes media folder or a folder within it." This was working prior to approximately December 20, 2010. I have searched for answers and every single thing I've tried has failed.
I have made sure that my user owns all the files in the iTunes media folder and has write permissions. In fact, I have ensured the user has write permissions for all directories both above and below this directory.
I have removed C:\ProgramData\Apple Computer\iTunes\SC Info as described in http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277 .
I have moved my iTunes folder to a new one (off the root directory, e.g. C:\foo) as described in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1364 .
I have even created a new user account, which also has the issue.
I am running iTunes 10.1.1 on Windows 7 on a 64-bit AMD Sempron laptop. I have made no significant software changes prior to this problem appearing, though regular Windows and iTunes updates are routinely applied. The device I'm attempting to use is a second generation iPod Touch, but that doesn't really matter - it doesn't need to be connected for the issue to occur.
I apologize for being quite the Windows luser. This is my partner's computer - I'm a Unix and Mac guy.
Thanks in advance!

This forum is for questions from those managing sites on iTunes U, Apple's service for colleges and universities to post educational material in the iTunes Store. You'll be most likely to get help with this issue if you ask in the general iTunes forums.
Regards.

PLEASE HELP. you don't have write access for your itunes media folder or a folder within it

I am using Windows 7. If it makes a difference, my OS and important programs run on an SSD, while eveyrthing else is on a larger HDD. For awhile now I have had this problem anytime I try to do things in iTunes like import a CD, or a blu-ray digital copy. It gives me this error "you don't have write access for your itunes media folder or a folder within it windows 7." I have read tons of articles on how to change file permissions in windows and give full control and all that stuff. I swear I have read and tried anything remotely close to a solution for my issue, and it just wont fix it. Anyone have any out of the box ideas aside from changing permissions on the iTunes folder?
Also, when I make a new user account on my PC, the fresh iTunes on that account works just fine. So I don't know whats going on. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

clsepulveda wrote:
! I've gone to the itunes folder and found where it says read and write and I don't understand what the problem is.
Make sure to click the gear icon and select Apply to enclosed items.

My itunes keeps telling me that i do not have the write access for my itunes media folder or a folder within it, what should i do to get permissions?

my itunes program keeps telling me that i do not have the write access for my itunes media folder or a folder within it, what should i do to get permissions?

i really need help because my itunes keeps saying "you don't have write access for your Itunes Media Folder or a folder within it. Change permissions (in the Finder) and then choose Store > Check For Available Downloads."

On my mac, when I try to import certain music CDs (not all) I get this message "You dont have write access for your iTunes media folder or a folder within it. To change permissions, select your iTunes media folder in the finder, and chose file get info"

I am not sure how to fix this and it is driving me crazy can anyone help?
Thanks.

Hi folks,
I've had this issue for a year now and I've read this and several similar articles on how to change permissions for you iTunes Media folder and all that enclosed stuff.
Well today, I got brave and dove into this issue once again and to my surprise I have it remedied.
Before I kept going to my side bar folder 'Music', then located the iTunes Media folder ( I have several libraries).
This time, I went from (your mac)HD, directly to the 'Library', scrolled to 'iTunes' and reworked my permissions there by creating a new user... (ME). While at it, I adjusted 'Administrator from and back to, 'read and write', gave myself, 'read and write' and left other users as 'read only.'
I then applied to all enclosed folders with the 'gear wheel,' locked the whole shabang up and proceeded to install several old CD's which refused to import in the past.
RECAP:
HD/Library/iTunes set permissions for YOU to 'read and write,' then apply to all enclosed folders.
BTW: those enclosed folders are likely to be all the albums you've collected previously.
Perhaps, the 'iTunes Media folder' description from previous instructions kept people looking in the wrong place.
In any case, I'm up and running and I hope you will be too.
Thanks,
PS

How do I regain write access to my itunes media folder?

How do I regain write access to my itunes media folder?

Navigate to the folder in Finder, Get Info and if the permissions are not set to read and write, change them. Then click the lock, enter your Admin password and click the Gear to apply to all enclosed folders.

"Write Access for iTunes Media Folder or folder within"...

*In trying to import a cd i get this msg..it then says..." To change permissions right click your itunes Media Folder in Explorer and choose properties"..* What is the explorer? Is it internet explorer? thanks for your help !

Click on any folder, and that will get you into windows explorer.
Then browse to the itunes media folder, right-click > Properties.
The security tab is where you set permissions.
Make sure to check the box for child/subfolder permissions to get changed, as well.
A lot of this stuff you can find on your PC with the built-in windows helps.
Start Menu > Help and type something like "permission" in the search area.
Google is also good, " +windows 7 folder permissions+ " brings up a lot of articles and this one has some screen shots of what you will see (scroll down a little) :
http://www.blogsdna.com/2159/how-to-take-ownership-grant-permissions-to-access-f iles-folder-in-windows-7.htm

If I move my iTunes media folder to an external hard drive, will Time Machine still back up that externally-located iTunes library?

To be precise, I've moved my iTunes Media Library to the same external hard drive where my TM backups are stored, although there's plenty of free space on that drive for both.
As I write that, however, it strikes me that if that external drive fails, I've lost my entire iTunes media directory AND my TM backup. So I suppose I should use a separate external HD for each, right?
But my main question is whether or not TM will still back up that iTunes media folder even if it's no longer located on the same boot drive as my main machine, which is a Mac Mini.
The whole reason I'm doing this is because my MM has a 250GB solid-state drive that is rapidly filling up because my iTunes library is 150+GB.

mende1 says:
I recommend you to store the library on another partition on the external disk and keep the first volume only for Time Machine backups.
and you say:
As I write that, however, it strikes me that if that external drive fails, I've lost my entire iTunes media directory AND my TM backup. So I suppose I should use a separate external HD for each, right?
From what people report here I'd say more people lose collections through whole drives failing and not just individual volumes becoming corrupt. A drive failing will take out all volumes on that drive.
Whatever the scenario, you will need multiple external drives. For convenience you could do as mende1 suggests and partition the TM drive. Keep TM on one part and your library on the other. This would be convenient because then you would only have one external connected to your Mac most of the time. However, then you should do as you observe and back up the partition used for iTunes to another external drive as often as you deem necessary. Basically you always want two copies of everything on two different drives, but they don't all have to be on the same two drives. Your TM drive acts as the backup for your computer and the primary for iTunes. Your computer acts as the primary for what's on TM and the second external acts as the backup for iTunes.

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