Organizing by Genre

So originally.. I had all my music organized by Genre, then Artist, then Track Names. When I got iTunes it had the "organize my itunes library" on by default and everything got DISORGANIZED. I didn't figure out that it had done that until a day later so I couldn't undo the action. I'm really upset about it because it's really quite a hassle to keep music organized. So my question is, is there a way to have it re-organize my folders by genre, rather than by artist name? I don't care if it's not back to the way it used to be as long as it's by genre. Just easier for me to find things that way.

If you mean the actual folders in the iTunes Music folder, sorry but no, other than manually reorganizing them yourself there's no way to have them organized by genre. If you let iTunes manage your folder, it will (and can) only organize by artist and within those folders by album and there's no "undo" to go back to how you had it. If you want them organized in folders by genre, you'll have to remove all the tracks from the iTunes library listing, turn off the option to let iTunes manage the folder, reorganize the folders as you want them, then use the Add Folder to iTunes option to get the tracks all back into iTunes.
Note that unless you really need to find the actual track files by genre outside of iTunes, you can see things by genre within iTunes, even though the folders are by artist/album. Just turn on the Browser (View -> Show Browser) and you'll see a Genre column at the top of the iTunes window. Just click on the genre you want to view and you'll see all the artists/albums that fall under that genre. Perhaps that would be a workable option for you.
Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

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How to keep pre-existing MP3 collection organized in iTunes?

Hi
I'm a new iPod user, but have been building my MP3 collection for 9 years or so now. My MP3 collection is organized by genre/artist/album/song on my computers file system. However after importing my files into iTunes so much of it is a mess. The directory structure is lost. There are many files that were duplicated, some songs aren't recognized by iTunes at all. And some songs are not kept within the album that they were a part of in my original collection.
Is there some reasonable way to reorganize iTunes? Of course since I've got my new iPod I've been downloading new songs so I can't really trash the directory where everything is messed up and start over again for fear of loosing my new songs that aren't in my original MP3 collection.
What is the best way to make things reasonable again? I sure would like to just keep things organized with the directory structure like I used to before.
Thanks, Derek

Is there some reasonable way to reorganize iTunes?
Best way is to make sure all your ID3 tags are correct. iTunes uses the ID3 tags (Artist/Album/song name) to put them into these folders.
What is the best way to make things reasonable again?
Use iTunes, not a Finder window or directory structure, to organize everything.
iTunes will put the songs into Artist/Album folders.
If you use iTunes, no need to really worry about what iTunes names them or the folders they are in.

Neeon - organizing by art

No matter which program I use to sync my music (WMP, Creative Media Solutions, or the Zen Media Organizer), the songs always come up on my player organized by genre. This is a difficult and frustrating way to search for songs. Can I sort and organize songs on the Neeon by Artist instead of genre? If so, how is it done? I can do this on my PC music files in Windows, but how do I transfer that format to the player? Thanks for any help you can give.

The Smart Album does give that option but it takes a bit more effort that it should. The SA criteria for 2008 would be:
Date is after 1/1/08
AND
Date is before 1/1/09
OT

How or can I edit the genre field to get my songs into the genre I want?

I have all of my songs organized by Genre and ITUNES seems to default to whatever the album information genre is. To use ITUNES and be able to find and play my music I need to change (edit the genre field to reflect my genre classifications
I keep all music on an external drive and regardless of the albums genre classification have changed the genre to my classification. When I open ITUNES and it loads my music it changes the genre to the (I believe) the album's default and I cannot play my songs in the cjosen genre.

You should be able to edit the Genre field by choosing "Get Info" for the specific songs. You should be able to select a group, Get Info, and change the genre for the entire group.
This is using iTunes to accomplish the task, so the change should persist.
Reading similar article list, it was also suggested to turn off iCloud and/or iTunes match, which would lock the info to the iTunes master information.
Message was edited by: ssschmidt

An extensive look at the Zen Vision:M for those considring buying one (plus my firmware wishli

 Well first, I want to say that this is the 0th mp3 player that I have owned. This is definitely the best and most powerful player I have ever owned. With that said, its not perfect either, hence the purpose of this review. As I did on this board with the Zen Micro, I write this review in hopes that Creative will listen. Hopefully, creative will read this and take it to heart.
SOUND QUALITY:
 This is what any music device should be about right? Nothing else matters if the sound quality stinks. I used to own Creative?s Zen Micro. The sound on it was great but the bass was lacking. The best sounding mp3 player I?ve ever owned was Iri'ver?s old H20. With its customizable SRS settings, it still stands out against all others I have encountered. If that Iri'ver was the best, I am happy to say that this little device is a very close second. Creative included a bass boost function, and paired with the customizable EQ settings, the sound is amazing. It knocks the micro out of the ballpark.
MENU NAVIGATION:
 The menu on this thing is very familiar to that of other Zen players, including the micro. That?s not a bad thing since the navigation system is the most popular among most mp3 players of this class. I used to own Phillip?s HDD 6330, and that player and the 5th generation iPod have something that the Vision:m lacks. I have all of my music specifically organized by genre. I would like to go into the genre folder, and select a song by title, not by artist, then title. On the 5G iPod, and the HDD6330, the first menu option when going into the genre folder in ?All Titles?. So, all you had to do was select genre / all titles and you had every song in your library from that genre. This player lacks that ability.
 I will give praise to Creative for its side alphabetical bar. This has made scrolling my library very much easier. This is a very innovati've feature to use. I also give them props for making the main menu customizable. If Creative will add that one thing, its menu system would be unmatched and close to perfection!!!
FEATURES:
 Creative has built a host of features in this thing as they do with a lot of their players. The FM radio is good and the voice recorder is good. Now lets get to the good stuff. The Vision:m actually lets you choose your own background. Not only that, but for the picture you do decide to use, its lets you edit its brightness and color tone. This feature definitely comes in handy. I selected a nice picture of me and my son at the town fair, and it was way to bright. The letters on the screen were hard to read no matter what theme I used. Upon selecting a picture to use as background, the player gives you the option to raise or lower its brightness and color tone. I lowered the brightness and changed the tone and now, the background looks great. Creative should have gone that extra mile and gave the player the ability randomly select a new background every day.
 Also, I am liking the content password feature that gives you the ability to hide video and picture folders. Basically, if I wanted to, I can create a folder on my Vision:m, put some porn in it (come on, that?s what this is really about), and on the player, set it the folder to ?protected?. On the players System settings, set the option to hide all protected folders to ?hide? and you are all set. To unhide the folders, go back into System Settings and select it. Upon selecting it, you will be prompted for the password. I also like the fact the Creative include a calendar and organizer into the player. It?s nice however unnecessary it may be.
USER INTERFACE:
 I have got to give creative its pro
ps.
Those who criticize Creative for copying iPod really have no idea what Creative has done! Its ergonomic design is the best I have seen since the iPod!!! It is designed for one handed thumb use. One of the problems with the micro and other players like it is the fact that its touch pad was too sensiti've and by simply holding the player, it was a good chance you would accidentally access a function, when the hold switch wasn?t on. The only thing that?s touch sensiti've here is the scroll pad. Creative brilliantly included two side buttons along the thumb pad, which you can easily press with your thumb. This is not copy-catting. This is innovation! Add to that, the other outside buttons that surround the thumb pad are NOT touch sensiti've. They are clickable buttons. The chances of accidental button pressing are greatly minimized. My only problem with the setup is that Creative foolishly assigned the scroll pad buttons to song skip access. That?s fine and dandy when you are in the ?Now playing screen?, but when navigating the menu, it'ss a slight discomfort. The side buttons would be extremely useful when navigating the menu system. Especially with one handed use.
VIDEO and PICTURES
 Well, the one feature that sets this player apart is its ability to play video right? Well, when I first got my player and through my content on it, I threw some videos (less porn) that were on my computer on the player. They played flawlessly with no video conversion necessary. They included a downloaded episode of ?BattleStar Galactica?, ?Boston Legal?, and ?Prison Break?. They all played beautifully. I don?t know if the player?s CPU can handle it, but I would love the ability to fast forward or scan through long video files a lot faster. Selecting ?Seek To? from the menu helps a lot, but its not fast enough. Also, I would like for Creative to add quicktime or .mov support if its possible (legally). My digital camera and cell phone records video clips in .mov format. I also have lots of trailers on my computer in quicktime format. It would be nice if I can simply drop some of the clips on the player without converting them first.
 The Pictures show great on this player. You can't scroll through them as quickly and as crisp as with the iPod but there is a reason for that. The ipod scales down and convert photos so they can be shown on the screen. The Creative doesn?t do that. Simply drop the picture on the device and it will be displayed. The benefit to this method is that the player allows you to zoom in on the photos which is a very nice feature and an adequate trade
In. It makes transferring pictures faster also. Add to that, you can switch the folder view and thumbnail picture view to vertical scroll. Speaking of which, where is the USB OTG? This would be a big plus if you had it.
 The AV out works great also. I don?t have a/v cables that connect to the player on hand but I did have red and black audio cables that would connect. I stuck the jack in about half way and connected the red on to the video in port on the TV and it worked. I still highly recommend purchasing the a/V cables for it.
PLAYER DESIGN:
 What can I say. So, it looks like the iPod. But should we really fault Creative for that? iRi'ver?s H300 was the first mp3 player to have support for photo?s. When the iPod photo debuted, you could very well have accused Apple of ?copying? iRi'ver. The only way this player copies the iPod is the fact the screen is the same size and dimension. Oh, and the controls are on the bottom. Kind of like the same way Apple ?copied? iRi'ver. I emphasize the word copy because both of theses players were in development at the same time. Creative released their player a short time after Apple. There is no way Creative could have thrown a player this functional and feature heavy together so quickly. The fact that the players look similar is mere coincidence. Other than that, like the 5G ipod, it'ss a beauty. The fact that the buttons glow gives it an extra coolness. I give creative props for its new interface which rocks and what I like to call?The Thumb Click? Oh, and Creative, the next time you release a player, you can keep the so called ?sync adapter?. I don?t like it one bit. Find a way to build the outlets into the player without compromising is size!!! Its just one more thing I have to keep up with.
SOFTWARE / COMPUTER INTERFACE:
The last time I dealt with Creative?s software is when I had the Micro. It was clunky but functional. I like what they have done this time around. Still the familiar software but more organized. My only problem is when syncing. I edited an id3 tag on my computer and synced the library again. The software failed to sync the song, listing it as an error. The only way to correct this was to delete the song from the player and re-sync it.
ZEN CAST ORGANIZER NOTE:
 Creative, I say this with the best intentions not to be taken the wrong way. You guys need to scrap the current beta software and go back to the drawing board. Do you guys even realize the potential you have with ZCO? First off, when using the sync organizer, it works, but it can't handle video. It is ridiculously slow when handling video. The syncing software in explorer works a lot better. And then ZCO doesn?t show all of the podcasts available on ZenCast. It brings up internet explorer. What you guys need to do, is go back to the drawing board and design software that expertly organizes my entire media library with extreme simplicity. Have a section for music, pictures, video, and zen/pod casts. The Music section can have the option of connecting to an online music store, the video section can have the option of connecting to an online video store, and the ZenCast, to to the Zencast website, where you can easily subscribe to any zencast without bringing up the browser.
 Lets say you guys strike a deal with?.say?..NBC. and NBC makes its episodes of ?Book of Daniel? available on the Zen video store. I should be able to purchase a season pass, and every time I sync my player, it will automatically download and/or sync the latest episode. The possibilities are endless!!!
BUGS:
I have only noticed two bugs with this player. It seems that the Vision:m has an obsessi've compulsi've need to display album art for every song played. Even songs with no album art associated with them. Since my library is organized by genre and not by album, the player simply picks another album art from the folder ad displays that art for a song with no album art. Creative please fix this because its annoying. Also, one almost unnoticeable bug. The ?song time? count at the bottom of the progress indicator in the ?Now Playing? screen seems to have a hard time counting seconds in some songs. Its too slow and eventually catches up. Then counts regularly, and speeds p again. At first I thought the problem was with VBR mp3?s but it does it with regular 28 kbit rates.
Overall Creative has built a very good player and is currently the best out there. I was a fan of the micro and am now A HUGE fan of this one. This player has yet to crash since I have had it, considering that the micro crashed 3 times by this point of my having one. In fact, this looks to be the most stable player I?ve owned as well. I want to personally thank the Creative development for making a player so superior to anything else out there and at such a competiti've price. I will stomp for your company and brand every chance I get. But You have to meet me half way. Outside the Geek world, your brand is barely recognized. You need to set up a huge base of operations in the US and heavily promote your brand. Not just in magazines and one or two city billboards, but on constant TV commercials, get some music artists on TV promoting your player. Come on guys, really show Apple that you are serious about taking them on. I realize that this costs money to do, but you have to spend money to make money right?
Below is my Firmware Wish List I prioritized them starting with the most important thing. Please try to get to some of these issues.
- fix album art bug
- make a main menu option for Zen cast. This shouldn?t be in the video folder.
- Add the ability to browse by title in the Genre folder.
- Add support for .mov format to video please.
- USB On the Go would be a nice addition as well
- Add the ability to randomly select a new background from a pre selected group of photos every time the player is turned on or each day.
- SRS if possible. It sounds wonderful on other players.
- Make side scroll pad buttons to be used for navigating menu system.
- A small game or two wouldn?t hurt, but add more coolness to it.
Thank you for listening

wow, very nice review Makes me want to get a vision for myself.
WebKnight wrote:

Add the ability to randomly select a new background from a pre selected group of photos every time the player is turned on or each day.
I would love that feature. I can't stand useing my computer with a single wall paper anymore (I have 500 anime pics that i rotate between every 2 mins ) If you could make the vision rotate background every x minutes or every time the player is turned on, it would be totally amazeningly sweet!!!! (i might have to go out and buy one then :P)
I just hope that creative has better firmware support with the vision than they have had with the touch.
Once again, great review

Itunes exclamations moved mp3 files to new hard drive

hi
i recently bought a new computer (quad) and the new hardive is big enough to put all my mp3s onto one hardrive. so i put all 80gigs worth into one folder called "mp3s" and then i have sub folders to categorize them as latin etc...obviously itunes will display ! on every song now that they arent in their original location...so i went to advanced tab and made the "mp3s" folder the default music folder and assumed itunes would be smart enough to reestablish links to every song in my playlists...but no!!!...i tried one posts suggestions which worked the best (creating xml file etc)..but most all of the songs in my playlists still didnt show up...and every song in playlist is located in the "mp3s" folder so i assume it couldnt handle 80gigs worth of songs?
my complaint with itunes is i use to use some mp3 player on OS 9 that was smart enough to reestablish links to multiple playlists by simply selecting one song in the playlist and selecting the new location of the file, then it would automatically see any other mp3 contained in any subfolders and reestablish links to it....simple...why cant itunes on OS X do this.
any help appreciated
thanks

after reading many posts on apple, talking to apple tech support and googling nothing solved my problem completely...however i figured out a way to get it to work for me
MY SCENARIO:
before i had two different drives with 20gigs of mp3s on each drive and itunes on another drive...my files are organized by genre not artist so having itunes oraganize my mp3s is a no go and i have alot of playlists that i spent alot of time organizing so i didnt want to loose them.....when i got my G5 i finally had enough room to put all mp3s in one MP3 folder and thats what i wanted to do.
STEPS I TOOK:
1. I exported every playlist in the itunes on my old computer by going to file/export song list. then saved as .xml file. heres a link to apples directions:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93763
2. I trashed all itunes prefs in user/home/library/preferences and all files in the user/home/music/itunes folder on my new computer...then i opened itunes and it goes thru standard steps and opens to an empty library.
3. I copied all my mp3s to my new computer and placed them into one folder called MP3's ( you can copy or move to any drive(s) or folder (s)you want)
4. then i went to itunes/file/add to library and selected the MP3s folder and itunes added every mp3 to the itunes library. (if you have mp3s on multiple drives simply continue to select the folders containing the mp3s and add them to the library)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301509
5. import the .xml song lists in step 1...as it imports some will import instantly, others you might see a progress bar as it searches...if some mp3 files in the playlist are missing it wont display them in the playlist.
6. all mp3s should now be in the library and all playlists connected to the songs no more exclamation points.
3. also afterwards or even in step 4 go to the advanced tab in the preferences and select the folder you want itunes to point to if you put all mp3s in one folder on one drive...make sure the "keep itunes folder organized" and "copy files to itunes music folder" are unchecked.
FINAL THOUGHTS
eventhough this wasnt that tough, this process could be made simplier by apple making itunes smart enough to locate broken linked files. i forget the name of an mp3 player i used on OS 9 but if i decided to move my mp3s to any other folder or hardrive, and reopen the mp3 app, it would show the files couldnt be found in the playlist, then when i clicked on one missing song the app was smart enough to scan that folder for any other mp3s in the apps playlists and automaticallly reconnect to them.
quad g5 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

ITunes has reorganized my music directorty

iTunes has reorganized my music directory.
I had everything carefully organized by genre, artist, etc
Is it possible to return this directory back to the way I had it organized?

Thank-you but...
The actual directory on my hard drive was manually organized. After installing iTunes where I would have had a directory called for example; e:/music/blues/Albert King/album name etc... Its reorganized into songs and folders all over the e drive bearing no resemblance to the file structure I had set-up. Instead of opening the drive to find about 20 genre directories I now have about, oh, several thousand small directories.
Luckily I have a complete back-up on another drive. I'd like to fix this one and put it back the way it was. I prefer winamp and its easier the way I had it.

I have a really strange problem....

I have all my songs organized by genre, and on my ipod it repeats the genres, like it says rock and rock below it again, it does this wiht many of the genres, and sometimes they have the same artists in them, and sometimes it has one artist in one, and all the rest of that genre in the other...this is really wierd. I made sure that the genres on itunes were all the same, like spelling and capitalization, but it is still doing this.
also, i noticed this is only happening with those genres that appear twice in the genre window that pulls down when i organize my songs, i don't kno but i think if somehow i could delete the genres i don't need it would fix the problem so that way i would only have one genre of rock, pop, or whatever repeats on my ipod...pleassssssse help if you kno how to fix this, it's driving me INSANE!!!

Yes, im having the exact same problem.

I tunes 8 update

I did an updrade to the newer 8.version for itunes. I don't care for it, it busted up my library by catagory and tries to put album covers on it. I tried to do a restore on my computer to go back to the older version. Didn't work. It appears I am stuck with it. Any ideas? I also don't see no reason for this genius function.
I don't want to watch TV on it either, but just want my music library on it. I am very afraid to hook up my ipod to it, as I am scared it will use up my memory for album pictures, or blank pictures, mess up the shuffle function by different organizing by genres, etc., or will it leave my current format alone from the previous download version. Thanks for any help kind people!

If you want to make the library look the way it used to, use the menu View > As List.
Like you, I do not have interest in the Genius function, but you can use the "Hide Sidebar" option and it will get out of your face.
The options for Syncing your iPod are the same as they always were, so no worries there.

Won't sort in alphabetic order. Listed by type.

The music on my iPod and iPhone does not go in order. They are in alphabetic order in mp3 formate then start over at A again for the AAC types. Is there a setting I clicked in iTunes that I don't know about? I have all my "singles" organized by genre. I created genres like "single pop" and "single rock" so that I could reduce the amount of albums in the real genes that have albums. So in the "single pop" genre list my older imported MP3's start at a and go to Z then the newer purchaced AAC's start at A and go to Z.

Try setting them order by track in iTunes, and then re-sycning the Touch.
That' usually does it for me.
ALSO, make sure that shuffle is OFF.
Hit the album once while it's playing to get the scrubber on the screen.
To the left and right are two icons - one for shuffle, and one for repeat.
If they're white, they're off.
If they're blue, they're active and likely contributing to this issue...
Scott

Library Vie

For some reason my itunes library is now organized by genre, artist, and album and the only way I can see the song titles is by choosing an artist or an album but I have a lot of songs that don't have albums or artists. How do I get my library to look like it did, where it was just one giant list of all my songs?

nevermind...i figured it out...lol
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Suggestion for new Cover Browser

I'm not sure where to post this suggestion to Apple, but I thought I'd start here. I'm LOVING this new "Cover Browser" view, with the way you can "flip" through CD covers like we used to do with LPs and CDs on our shelves. It's great to be able to decide what to listen to that way, instead of just looking through a text list.
The one thing that would be nice (and is missing) however, would be a way to sort by genre (like we can in the other 2 views), so that we could just flip through the covers of a specific genre (jazz, rock, etc). I suppose you could take it to another level and offer the ability to flip through a single artisit as well, but just the genre would be a great start!
I'm sure there are others out there like me who used to have their LPs and CDs organized by genre!

Thanks! That works ... I've should have noticed that. I still think they could improve the way you select the genre you want to flip through in this view. For example, if you want to go directly to Jazz, you have to scroll down the list, past (in my collection) a lot of other music before I get to the beginning of jazz.
It's just a "usability" issue that I think they could improve in this new view, but I'm still really happy with this new feature.... a great new way for me to waste lots of time

Reorganize My itunes

I installed Nero dvd burner and now have a problem with my itunes.
The itunes does not have all of my "Albums" and "Genres" and does not have all of the songs it had before the Nero installation.
I need a TOTAL reorganization with my itunes:
Here is what I have:
C: drive - itunes folder with a itunes XML Document and a itunes library icon.
I: drive (external) - itunes folder with a itunes XML document and a itunes library icon.
AND outside the itunes folder in the I: drive I have another itunes music database icon.
Q1: i don't want to delete any of these for fear of losing valuable information. Should I consildate them all, how? (when I tell itunes to include these files is it ADD files/folders or INCORPORATE files/folders?
Q2: When i spend hours organizing my genres/album names/album covers why does this not embed the data into each mp3? How do I ensure my work is secured?
Thanks!
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Don't move files by hand, as you have surmised iTunes loses track of them. See Grouping tracks into albums for some tips on getting organized. If you let iTunes organize the media folder then the files and folders will tidy themselves up as you clean up the inconsistencies in the library.
As for duplicates see this iTunes DeDuper script. All content in the media folder should be added to the library before you start. Using a file level deduper is likely to break iTunes connection to files leaving broken entries. These could be cleaned, and the media folder reimported, but you will lose ratings, play counts, playlist membership, etc.
tt2

Turn off one-click shopping

I want to turn off one-click shopping, again.
Where has that disappeared to?
Isn't there a legal issue here that you can't do that?
Yes, I am not impressed by itunes 9

I want my shopping cart back as well.
After upgrading to iTunes 9, I noticed I had items missing from my shopping cart. I've contacted/emailed iTunes Customer Support, which actually confirmed that 92 items that were in my shopping cart are not in my wish list.
A wish list is not the same as a shopping cart, and I like the cart feature better; there was less of a chance to accidentally purchase something you didn't want to buy right then and there.
Overall I have to say that I really don't like the latest version of iTunes. I can't view my entire "wish list" content - there are pages and it isn't as laid out as it was with shopping cart. Actually, that's really how all of iTunes is: more compact, and less spread out (especially with on the home page where you have to scroll through music and movies compared to the previous version where it was in more of a grid, and organized by genre). It doesn't seem to be as user-friendly as the previous version of iTunes, and I too am not liking the blinding white background.
I really don't like the new layout, especially an album view where the songs are actually listed. (On my computer, whenever I click on the "play" icon for a song in the store, it plays and the timeline is shown as normal. Bu when I click the "stop" icon, the "play" icon reappears as though it's been stopped, but the song is still playing in the timeline...Anyone else have this problem?) And of course the one-click buy as the ONLY option is annoying to. Really don't like the drop-down menu to have to put it on a wish list. Every time I double click an album/movie icon I'm afraid I'll accidentally buy it. And I will not buy or add anything to my wish list until I get my missing 92 songs back.
Probably the only thing I actually do like is the layout for an artist, especially because it lists all the songs by that artist which could be really convenient for searches.
But other than that, I'm honestly seriously considering down-grading back to iTunes 8 point whatever. I mostly up-graded in the first place because I thought I'd be able to see movies previews and trailers and what not, I wasn't expecting an iTunes face-lift.
It doesn't really seem worth it, because the layout seems so horrible (yes, I know it's a change and I could get used to it, but I don't want to, the layout is poorly organized and inconvenient). The new version seems sloppy and unorganized (my wish list isn't sorted properly at all) and hastily put together.
I'm sorry, I really don't mean to vent or complain, or come across as some whiny brat. It was just a shock to me how much change this new version brought. These are just my thoughts that I've thought the past few days written and expressed here. I don't mean to be so negative and angry, I was just surprised.
Hopefully it's more respectful than using **** everywhere though...
Thanks for reading if you read!

What are Genius Mixes supposed to do?

I understand how the Genius Sidebar on the righthand side of iTunes recommends tunes. I understand that if in the lefthand I click Genius Mixes, I get some boxes with album cover art, organized into genres, and there's a play arrow in the middle of them when they're hovered over. But if I click the arrow, nothing happens. Is the idea that iTunes is supposed to play some music it picked from that genre? I'm not getting anything in response to clicking, though. Clicking "Update Genius" doesn't change things so that anything plays. Am I missing something?

Apple Helper - PaulDW was asking why his Genius Mixes didn't work (in spite of his subject line). He knew what was supposed to happen, but was pointing out that his wasn't working at all.
For some reason, iTunes all of a sudden may need to have all of its songs check-marked for Genius Mixes to work; at least that was my and others' most recent experiences. We never used to have to do that.
Also - my iTunes Genius Mixes show 12 mixes - not 4 as you point out. Maybe you don't have as many songs stored? If not, I'm not sure why that significant difference would occur.
Finally - you referred to Genius Playlists that are created manually. Are you referring to regular (as opposed to 'Smart') Playlists? I'm not familiar with manually created Genius mixes (creating them manually would defeat the purpose and terminology of 'Genius' mix).
Sorry. I was a bit confused by your post.

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