"Set" (Not Reset) Play Count

Hi, I would like to specify a number of playcounts for certain songs. So for example I buy the video version of a song that I previously had audio only. So I want to transfer the count from the audio version to the new video version so that it ranks in the right place in my "most played" songs. I can see how to "reset" the playcount but this does not help given it moves the count to zero.
Thanks. Matt

Go to Doug's Applescripts for iTunes page (a Google search will turn up the URL for you and search for an Applescript called "Add or Subtract Playcount". It works great. You select a song or group of songs, click the Applescripts menu, pick that one, then enter in the number you want to add or subtract then simply click the PLUS or the MINIS button and that many counts will be added or subtracted from the total.
Patrick

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What is the keyboard shortcut to resetting the play count of a song? Thank You.

I don't know if Vista has anything to do with it specifically, but normally in iTunes you can select the item or set of items and then right click and pick the "Reset Play Count" option.
Patrick

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how to reset play count in iTunes

Right-click the track(s) in iTunes, and choose "Reset Plays."

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How do i reset the play count on my iPod? (I have an iPod Video.) Also, in anyone knows how to do it on itunes too, that would be awesome. Thanks.

In iTunes go to edit/select all (or highlight just the songs that you want to reset). Right click on the songs and select "reset play count". Click 'ok'.
Sync your ipod to iTunes to reflect the changes on there also.

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Hi -
Can you reset the play count on the iPod Touch?
(I know you can do it for iTunes)
Thanks....

Hello people, i have the same count problem in a 64 gig 3rd gen ipod touch. I've been trough all them iOS versions (j--b and also not j--b) and currently i have a fresh 4.3.2 (not j--b) and nothing has been fixed.
I copied like 20 songs this morning and played them in random order. Then i plugged in and sync. Unplugged and after played certain song that was in 1. Plugged again and this song jumped to 5 just after one play.
Bummer (just as Ellen Feiss would say)
PS i loved so much my ipod classic 30 gig

Syncing resets play count!

iTunes 10.1.1; iPod Touch 2G 8GB iOS 4.2.1
This started happening with the latest iTunes update.
Every time I sync, iTunes resets the play count to zero on the track I happened to be playing at the time I started the sync. The track is always paused and I have tried going back to the beginning of the track and going to the previous track; but still the same result.
The smart playlist I'm syncing selects 800 tunes at random based on play count > 0 and last played is not in the last 3 days. I suspect iTunes is having trouble with particular types of smart playlist - similar to problems some of us had with a previous update: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11332318#11332318
Graham

After trying all sorts of different combinations of things I couldn't find any correlation to playlists. I actually didn't start having this problem until after I re-created my Library following these instructions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
I only re-created the library to solve a separate issue with non-existant podcasts showing up in the Remote app. It did fix that problem, but created the play count syncing problem.
I have now reverted back to my old library and the play count syncing problem is gone.
So in my case this was clearly a problem with the actual iTunes library and not the syncing device (or somehow a combination of both).
I tried testing a brand new library in iTunes 10, but the syncing problem was still there.
It seems unlikely, but could this be a bug with libraries "created" in iTunes 10? I would assume most people have iTunes libraries that were created with an older version. There are probably not many people who have just started an iTunes library with version 10 and are also paying attention to play counts and how they sync. Perhaps this is why so few people seem to have this problem or be aware of it?
Have any of you re-created your library with iTunes 10 or started a new library with iTunes 10?

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Hi all,
I've been trying to reset the play count of all my tracks in iTunes. I've been doing this by selecting all tracks (2,862 tracks) and then control clicking the mouse to reset the play count. It asks me whether I'm sure and then I just get the beachball until I have to Force Quit. I've tried doing this with twenty tracks and I have the same problem. Does anyone have any ideas what might be going wrong ?
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Ben

Command (Apple) key A.
Or select the first one then Shift click the last one.

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How do I reset the play count for my library? It's pretty inaccurate so I might as well start it over.

Command (Apple) key A.
Or select the first one then Shift click the last one.

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In my iTunes Music Library I have only CD's that I own. I would like to reset all play counts to zero. How can I do that.
N.B. I have tried to change the play counts that appear in Library.xml, but this has no effect and gets corrected back from information stored somewhere else when I open iTunes.

Hey there,
I would check out this article from methodshop explaining just how to do this. Hope it helps.
[How to Reset the Play Count in iTunes|http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/tutorials/resetplaycount/index.shtml]
B-rock

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Hi,
My iPad isn't syncing play counts when I connect it to my PC.
I use the 'manually manage music' feature to put music on my iPad, usually about 10-15 albums to listen to at a time.
But after I've played them, the play counts don't update when I sync my iPad with my PC when I want to change my music.
They do update on the iPad itself, but won't update on iTunes on my PC.
This means I have to manually update my play counts in iTunes, which is very frustrating and time-consuming.
Has anyone had this issue before and did they find a solution?
Thanks for your help.

Hello,
I might be able to help you with this. I do not have an iPad but I can tell you that I also use PowerBooks and PowerMacs that are running Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard with updates). I have the same problem with my iPhone 5 and what it comes down to is the version of iTunes that is supported on the older Macs that use the PowerPC processor instead of the newer Intel based systems. The last version of ITunes to run on the PPC based Macs including iMacs and iBooks is not capable of syncing with the newer iPhones and I am fairly certain that will apply to your iPad as well. You also will not be able to use ICLOUD on you iMac as well. I hope this helps you snd if you have any further questions please let me know.
Cheers,
Dr. Matt

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4th gen ipod, software version 3.1.1, itunes 8
My ipod is no longer keeping track of play count or last played. It seemed to stop when I update the software on the ipod. I manually manage my music, and I do not care if it syncs back to the songs on my hard drive. But when I plug my ipod in and look at the songs on there, it does not show that I have listened to anything.

I would use the Restore button in iTunes to erase the iPod's hard drive and initialize the iPod's software. Then sync all of your songs in your iTunes library back to the iPod.

Itunes does not maintain play count

Since I was forced to ?up?grade to 11.0.5 two weeks ago play counts on my shuffle have not updated. Syncing apparently is brain-damaged and does not take into account overhead for the database in determining what songs could be copied to the iPod.

What are you talking about... At best, my test shows that it works in the simplest scenario. If it failed, it definitely confirms what you described, and that probably means there's a bug. But it did not fail. That's how testing is done. You use the simpliest test conditions first.
What I wanted you to do is is duplicate my test. Did you do a Restore on your shuffle, to see if data corruption is the cause, as I mentioned in the last reply? If not, do a Restore. Then, manually load ONE song. Play that song on the shuffle until it starts to play a second time. Note the Plays number for that song in your iTunes library. Connect the shuffle and see if the Plays number increases by 1. If it passes that basic test, THEN use Autofill to fully load the shuffle, and see if it's still working properly now, or not. If it fails that basic test, it means that "capacity" is not relevant; it doesn't even work with one song loaded. And since you just did a Restore, there is no data corruption involved either.
Since my shuffle is now fully loaded using Autofill, I tried another test just now. I played my shuffle and skipped forward until I found a song that I definitely knew by name and artist. I played that song all the way, until the next song started to play. I found that song in my iTunes library and noted the Plays number. When I connected the shuffle, the Plays number increased by 1. Test passed.

IOS not updating play count. What's up with that?

The play count on iTunes does not seem to be functioning correctly. Anybody else experiencing this or have some suggestions on how to fix this?
The play count updates fine but only when I am playing it directly from my computer or streaming it with "Home Sharing". When I listen to a song on my iPhone 5s, iPad 3, or iPhone 4 (had it laying around so used it as a test) it does not increase the play count on my computer once I sync the device. I always make sure that I am running the most up to date software so that is not the problem.
I'm running:
iTunes:        11.1.5
iPhone 5s:   7.1
iPad 2:         7.1
iPhone 4:     7.0 (only device not completely up to date)
This has become a bit frustrating for me.
Has anybody else experience this or know how to solve it?
Thanks,
Michael

Way late replying to this, but I've found the syncing of play counts to be very unreliable. It does sometimes happen - as best I can tell, what makes a difference is syncing twice. The first time often doesn't do much; the second time syncs information over.
Details: I don't have iTunes Match turned on; I only sync manually, with a cable. I turned off wireless sync a couple of years ago because it seemed to be even more flaky.

ITunes not syncing play counts from iOS devices

I realize this is a small thing to some people, but my music-listening abnd playlisting habits are fairly OCD and are depenedent on play count tallies....
Long story short, I updated my iTunes software the other day to 10.5.3. Now, when I plug my iPad (1) and iPhone(4s) in to the iMac to sync, the playcounts and last played data does not appear to by syncing. Is anyone else having this problem?
I actually spoke to someone at applecare, and they suggested selecting "homesharing updates playcount" in preferences, which I did, but that does not appear to affect anything when I amsyncing directly from the iOS devices. I have not started using itunes match yet, partially because of concerns about play counts, so I am still syncing the old-fashioned way, with a cord.
Any help would be appreciated.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

11.0.2 does not increment play count

I have smart playlists that are based on play count. Sometimes as iTunes plays the count increments and sometimes it doesn't. When it does, it replaces the tune it was just playing insteads of adding a new tune to the bottom of the list. When it doesn't iTunes moves down the list. Eventually it gets to the bottom and stops. If the count criteria is < 1, it should increment the count, remove the tune from the list and add another at the bottom but it doesn't.
I have cross-fade turned off. I understand this used to be a problem that was fixed. However, I left it off anyhow.
What else do I need to check/correct/do?

I made some screen shots to demonstrate. First is the initial list when I started to play it followed by the list when the last track had completed. This demonstates how some tracks get their count incremented and are replaced while others do not.
BTW, it does appear that the list is updated in place rather than at the end. I was looking for a list that would never stop playing but I guess that is impossible. No matter, I can make it long enough to work but I can't figure out why sometimes the count gets incremented and sometimes it doesn't

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