Removing Items from itunes

I originally imported from a CD to itunes. I noticed there were no track names or album info so I named the tracks and entered info onto the CD then imported again to itunes. Then I went into my hard drive and deleted the originally imported tracks that had no names. When I went back to itunes the unnamed tracks wee still there, now with exclamation marks in front of each and when I try to highlight them and press delete nothing happens. The empty track names seems to be stuckk in iTunes.

iTunes has a library, which is a list of songs and that library points to files on the hard drive. If you go in and remove the files from the hard drive outside of iTunes, iTunes still has the song listed in the library, but since it can not find the file it give you the symbol. To delete these from iTunes, simply highlight the song in the library and hit the delete key.
In the future, do not delete that way again. Instead pick the songs in iTunes, highlight them and delete them. iTunes will then ask you if you want to remove them from the hard drive as well.
Patrick

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iTunes will currently NOT let me remove items from my wish list inside the itunes store. Even when I've selected the item to buy, it stays in my wish list... I need to remove items that have either been purchased, or that I no longer wish to buy. Thanks for the help!

Looks like it's not just you having problems : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3093114?tstart=0
Normally pressing the 'x' on or next to the item should delete it (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1368), but it doesn't appear to be working at the moment.

Removing item from iTunes library AND computer

Under the "Help" search for the topic on iTunes 11 it says:
"3. Do one of the following:
Remove the item only from your iTunes library: Click Keep File.
Delete the item from your computer: Click Move to Trash. The item is removed the next time you empty the Trash."
However, those options don't appear.
I'm trying to delete the items from my computer, not just my library, but when I press delete it only lets me delete them from my library not my computer as well.
What's up with this?
Basically, whenever I delete something, it just deletes it from my library but no longer gives me the option to delete it from my computer.
I reset my warning catches etc.
No luck.
Please let me know asap.
-David

The second question about "Keep File" only shows up if the file you are deleting is in the iTunes Media Folder. If the file is outside the iTunes Media Folder, you won't see that second question.

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i have a bunch of songs that i rated as 1 star and now i would like to completely remove it from my itunes Music library AND from my hard disk. i read somewhere here that you can just simply 'delete' the song from the Music library and it will also remove the song from the physical location or it would ask you if you want to remove it from the physical location.. that didn't happen when i tried it. anyone know of another way?

Do you keep your songs in the iTunes Music folder or do you use another folder of your own making? iTunes will delete songs from the library and move them to Trash (Recycle Bin) only if they are in the iTunes Music folder. (iTunes will ask if you want to trash the file if this is the case, it doesn't trash it automatically). If your songs are kept outside of this folder then deleting only removes the reference to the song from the library and you have to go to the folder they are located in to trash the file itself:
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HT201209 My child received a $50 voucher for Xmas but doesn't want to use it all at once. I'd like to remove the voucher code so I can purchase items from iTunes using my usual account. Is this possible?

My child received a $50 voucher for Xmas but doesn't want to use it all at once. I'd like to remove the voucher code so I can purchase items from iTunes using my usual account. Is this possible?

Hi czigrand,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Currently, you can gift dollar amounts or individual items (EG. songs) on the iTunes Store. See this article for more information:
In the iTunes Store, you can gift a dollar amount or specific music, movies, TV shows, or apps from your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Mac, or PC. Follow these steps to send a gift from the iTunes Store.
iTunes: Sending iTunes Gifts
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2736
Best Regards,
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How to delete items from itunes library but not from computer

I was wondering if there is a way to remove items from my itunes library but still keep them on my computer in case I want to put them back in the library later. For instance, I bought the first season of Desperate Housewives, which takes up about 4.5 GB, and since I have the 30 GB ipod and lots of personally ripped DVDs, I'm running out of room. But it seems a waste to trash the files, since I paid for the show. I know I should back up the files to an external source anyway, and I've done that with my purchased music, but I don't have a DVD burner, and I'm not sure how many CDs it would take to back up the show. And I don't want to manually update the ipod because I think it's much easier to just plug it in and let it do its thing. Any suggestions/help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Go to that File(s) and right-Click to Remove; then it will ask you if you want to send it to the Recyle bin or Keep Files on your computer; Say Keep Files on your computer and should be fine.

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You need 4.93 GB of available space. I cannot download OS X Mavericks for I obtain the following answer: Remove items from your startup disk to increase available space. How do I know what items I should remove in order to make more space available? Thanks.

You should never, EVER let a conputer hard drive get completely full, EVER!
With Macs and OS X, you shouldn't let the hard drive get below 15 GBs or less of free data space.
If it does, it's time for some hard drive housecleaning.
Follow some of my tips for cleaning out, deleting and archiving data from your Mac's internal hard drive.
Have you emptied your Mac's Trash icon in the Dock?
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If you store images in other locations other than iPhoto, then you will have to weed through these to determine what to archive and what to delete.
If you use Apple Mail app, Apple Mail also has its own trash area that needs to be emptied, too!
Delete any old or no longer needed emails and/or archive to disc, flash drives or external hard drive, older emails you want to save.
Look through your other Mailboxes and other Mail categories to see If there is other mail you can archive and/or delete.
Other things you can do to gain space.
Once you have around 15 GBs regained, do a search, download and install OmniDisk Sweeper.
This app will help you locate files that you can move/archive and/or delete from your system.
STAY AWAY FROM DELETING ANY FILES FROM OS X SYSTEM FOLDER!
Look through your Documents folder and delete any type of old useless type files like "Read Me" type files.
Again, archive to disc, flash drives, ext. hard drives or delete any old documents you no longer use or immediately need.
Look in your Applications folder, if you have applications you haven't used in a long time, if the app doesn't have a dedicated uninstaller, then you can simply drag it into the OS X Trash icon. IF the application has an uninstaller app, then use it to completely delete the app from your Mac.
Download an app called OnyX for your version of OS X.
When you install and launch it, let it do its initial automatic tests, then go to the cleaning and maintenance tabs and run the maintenance tabs that let OnyX clean out all web browser cache files, web browser histories, system cache files, delete old error log files.
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move these files/data off of your internal drive to the external hard drive and deleted off of the internal hard drive.
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I'm trying to install Mavericks and got this message: You need 4.94 GB of available space to download OS X Mavericks. Remove items from your startup disk to increase available space. How do I do this?

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With Macs and OS X, you shouldn't let the hard drive get below 15 GBs or less of free data space.
If it does, it's time for some hard drive housecleaning.
Follow some of my tips for cleaning out, deleting and archiving data from your Mac's internal hard drive.
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Look though other Apple Mail folders like the junk mail and delete the mail that is in there. Look through your sent items folders and see there is any mail in there that can be deieted.
Delete any old or no longer needed emails and/or archive to disc, flash drives or external hard drive, older emails you want to save.
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STAY AWAY FROM DELETING ANY FILES FROM OS X SYSTEM FOLDER!
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Again, archive to disc, flash drives, ext. hard drives or delete any old documents you no longer use or immediately need.
Look in your Applications folder, if you have applications you haven't used in a long time, if the app doesn't have a dedicated uninstaller, then you can simply drag it into the OS X Trash icon. IF the application has an uninstaller app, then use it to completely delete the app from your Mac.
Download an app called OnyX for your version of OS X.
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move these files/data off of your internal drive to the external hard drive and deleted off of the internal hard drive.
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HT201364 How do I do this - Remove items from your startup disk to increase available space.

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How do i remove items from my cloud

how do I remove items from my cloud

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We have a long list of items in VF04 that, for various reasons (some process related, some due to errors), are not to be billed. We have looked at applying filters to the list but there is nothing really suitable to hide these individual documents e.g. we could filter out some dates where none of the items on that date are to be billed but other dates have a mix of items we want to bill and others we don't.
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David,
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Unrestricted sharing of free* items from iTunes Store

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How can i update/Remove Items from AR Invoice using SDK?

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Removing songs from itunes without removing them from ipod

Is it possible to remove songs from iTunes without removing them from iPod? When I attempt to delete songs from iTunes I get a warning that they'll be deleted from iPod as well. I've got Manually manage music and videos checked under Options in the Summary window.

You can delete songs from your iTunes/computer hard drive after transferring them to the iPod, and for this you need to set your iPod to manage the iPod content manually.
However, this is an extremely risky option because when (and not if) there comes a time to restore your iPod, which is a very common fix for iPod problems, then all the music would be erased. If you no longer have the music in iTunes (or any other back up), then all that music would be lost.
What if the iPod were lost/stolen/needed repair? Again, the music would lost. I strongly recommend a back up, and if computer hard drive space is in short supply, you should seriously consider an external hard drive. They are not expensive, and the cost is well worth it when compared to the loss of all your precious music.
At the very least back up your music to either cd or dvd before deleting it, particularly any purchased music/videos, as this would have to be bought again if it were lost. See these about backing up media.
How to back up your media in iTunes.
Buegie's complete back up strategy.
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Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it can be messy.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
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