Songs taking up more space
I recently purchased a new Dell. On my old computer, my 1486 songs measured out to about 6.2gb. When I loaded my cds to my new computer, a Dell with Vista, the 1533 songs now take up 11.3 gb. My ipod used to be able to handle all 1486 songs with room to spare but now it is measuring out to 900.
The additional songs are all of normal length. They are all in AAC mode. There are no photos, videos, audiobooks or anything of the like that would take up that much space. How do I condense the songs back down to a more manageable size?
You probably had the import settings on your former system set to the default which was AAC 128kbps. As of iTunes 8 (if memory serves), the default changed to 256kbps AAC. If you just accepted the default and didn't change the setting back to 128kbps, then any CDs you imported would indeed have doubled in the amount of disk space taken up.
Check the bit rate on your tracks (Get Info). If they are indeed at 256kbps, you can create new copies at the lower bit rate by changing the import settings to 128kbps AAC, selecting the tracks, and using the "Create AAC version" command under the Advanced menu. You can then, if you wish, select to show the Bit Rate column in your main library, sort by that column, and delete all your 256kbps versions.
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