View entire library at once

In iTunes 7 we seem to have lost the ability to see our entire library at once. It's divided into categories but we can't list everything at once. This means that I can't see what's been most recently added unless I select each category one at a time. Also I can't tell what the total number of GB of my library is and therefore how much of my iPod it will fill.
Apple, please let us select the entire library to see everything at once!

To make sure you've removed a problem file from your iPod, first create a smart playlist of hidden files. Assuming you have only one playlist named "Music" (the default, undeletable playlist appearing just below your iPod), create this smart playlist with just one rule: Playlist is not Music. The playlist will propagate with any hidden files. You can then select the file and press option-delete to globally delete it, not just remove it from the playlist [credit Peter S. for explaining this keyboard shortcut].
Note: This is a one-shot, not-too-sagacious smart playlist that breaks each time you unplug your iPod.
More on this particular subject on this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=650464&tstart=0
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How to view entire library in iTunes 7.

Folks,
Anybody know how to view the entire library in iTunes 7? I want to see everything I have in iTunes without regard to categorization, (Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, Audiobooks, Radio).
Thanks in advance.

Mimico Kid,
Thanks for the idea. I tried using a Smart Playlist approach to your idea and found that it works too. Just define your Smart Playlist with something all-inclusive -- I used "Year", "is less than", "2010". (I'm hoping Apple will have fixed this problem by then...)
The resulting Smart Playlist includes Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Audiobooks all together the way they should be inside of a Library. It leaves out Games (I didn't try Radio), and it should update itself automatically. I named mine AAA so that it will always be at the top of the Playlists.
This is still not the way that iT7 should be working on its own, but maybe it is a little easier than having to drag lots of files by hand and update a static playlist. :-|
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After creating a new playlist in iTunes, how can I add my entire music library --at once-- to the new playlist. I want to download all my music from Icloud at once on my Macpro

After creating a new playlist in iTunes, how can I add my entire music library --at once-- to the new playlist. I want to download all my music from Icloud at once on my Macpro

You have two separate questions here...
To get all your music into one playlist, select Music in the sidebar and click the Songs view at the top. Then, highlight all the songs and drag them into your playlist.
I don't know if it's possible to download all Purchased content (or do you mean iTunes Match content?) at once; try a few Google searches.

I purchased movies through iTunes and downloaded them to my PC as well as synced my entire library (including 'all films') to my iPad. However, I cannot seem to find / view the movies on my iPad unless 'Home Sharing' is on?

I purchased movies through iTunes and downloaded them to my PC as well as synced my entire library (including 'all films') to my iPad. However, I cannot seem to find / view the movies on my iPad unless 'Home Sharing' is on?

No. Homeshare let's you view your iTunes library or others on your network.
Movies should be in the video app on the home screen. If they are not there, then make sure when your iPad is plugged into iTunes on your computer...the video tab is checked to sync what you want..make sure you hit apply after. You should see the movies transferring to your iPad in the status bar on the top of iTunes.

Using iMatch to redownload entire library

Hey,
First time posting a question. I have a MBP which contains my entire library for iTunes. I have a PC at work. I have iMatch and have uploaded all my songs to it, and they are accessible for download as they are supposed to be on all my iTunes registered devices and computers. I want to download my entire music library to my work computer. I have the option to download invdividual songs, but since I have 5000+ I do not want to manually click each cloud-download icon.
Is there a way to tell iTunes that you want to download everything that's available all at once from iMatch or iCloud (which ever is the proper way to say that)?

Assuming you are seeing all your songs on your PC but with a grey 'Cloud' symbol in the main Music library, then yes, just do a 'Select All' then Right click on the cloud icon and pick download, they will all start downloading.
Should the cloud sysmbol be missing from your list, just go to View, View options, and select 'iCloud Download' were it will appear to the right of your song list.

Can not open View Entire Inbox from Inbox Preview

I use comcast for e mail. I get to Inbox Preview, but it will not go to View Entire Inbox. Will work on IE.

That worked fine in Firefox after Comcast instituted that Xfinity interface last spring, then they fixed something else and broke that for some Firefox users. Connect Lite still works fine.
Using IE, once you're in the full email page open Preferences -> General in the Xfinity menu header and select Xfinity Connect Lite. Then try it in Firefox.
Or, click on the first new email on the preview page, and when you're done with it click on the Inbox link in the Nav Menu in the left column to get your complete Inbox.

I have a file where I store my download music. When I click on "add music" to my ipod my music file opens, but rather than have to drag one song at a time to my ipod, how do I copy the entire file at once to my ipod. - steve

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I am not doing it in ITunes, but i did down load the song from ITunes. I loaded the song on to my Nano, but in my menu selections it doesn't show the song or the artist in any search format. However, when i plug in my nano to my PC I see the Nano library on my PC drive listings and that song and artist are there. I can click on the song and it will play in Windows media on my work PC. I did notice that the format for most all the songs in my library on my Nano are MPEG - 4 audio Files.
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The drop down view by menu (Song, album, etc) at the right side of the iTunes window is like a ghost. It flashes into view for a millisecond once in awhile but never lets me click on it. Anyone know what this is about and what to do?

The drop down view by menu (Song, album, etc) at the right side of the iTunes window is like a ghost. It flashes into view for a millisecond once in awhile but never lets me click on it. Anyone know what this is about and what to do?

Short answer:
Click Hide Song(s), it is what you wanted to do...
Long answer:
iTunes in the Cloud is a feature of your iTunes store account that allows you to redownload or stream your past purchases. When you delete a purchased track that is downloaded to your computer (like the first one shown here) you are asked if you also want to hide the song from iCloud. This would remove it from the computer and also stop it showing up with the iCloud symbol as the other tracks from that album (which are not downloaded) do.
If a track shows with the cloud symbol you can play (stream) it by double-clicking the title, or click the cloud symbol to download a local copy to your library. If you try to delete one of these tracks you get a slightly different message confirming that you want to hide the track. Clicking hide will remove the listing from the library and any other device that shows your past purchases.
Should you want to retrieve any item hidden in this way at a later date use Store > View My Account > iTunes in the Cloud > Hidden Purchases > Manage.
To hide all your previous purchases that are not downloaded to your computer use Edit > Preferences > Store and untick Show iTunes in the Cloud purchases.
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My home computer with my i-tunes library was destroyed in a fire. I have the entire library on a 164GB i-pod and i'd like to know how to move this content back to a home computer so that i can access it with my other ipod/pad/touch devices. How?

How do I restore my library from an i-pod? My home computer with my i-tunes library was recently destroyed in a fire. I have the entire library on a 160GB i-pod that I bought a few years back. How should I go about getting this content back to a computer so that I can access it with my other ipod/pad/touch/phone devices?

You can't transfer songs from iPod to computer using iTunes, except for songs you purchased from the iTunes Store (and you can re-download any previous purchase from the iTunes Store Purchased screen).
However, there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer songs files from iPod to computer. If you do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links.
Once the song files are on your computer, drag the files (or the folder containing the files) to the iTunes window to add them to the iTunes library.

Please help before it kills my entire library!

I’m sure this has come up before but I have to ask.
When I add new songs to my iTunes, it will “misplace” older ones and adds exclamation points to them?
At first I thought this was because I had to have my hard drive replaced and it lost the original songs but the more songs I add, the more get “lost” and now its started to affect the songs that I have purchased from iTunes recently so I KNOW its not due to the hard drive replacement. What can I do? Way too many of my songs are exclamationed now. I backed up the list several weeks ago because I had a suspicion this was what was wrong. The weird part is, even though the songs are gone in iTunes, it doesn’t delete them from the iPod. Even if I clear those songs. It will add the new ones just fine, but it won’t delete the old ones. There doesn’t appear to be any rhyme or reason to the deletion of my songs. They just go as I add more. I have 330 songs and 70 of them are exclamationed. I had more but started deleting them before I figured out what was happening. So far, I seems to only happen when I add new music, no matter where its from. It even happens when I purchase from iTunes. Please help before it kills my entire library!
I have an 8 gig iPod so I know its not because its full. Oh, and Im running on an older Gateway, but I can’t even begin to tell you what year or anything and OS is Windows XP Pro. I also have the latest version of iTunes and update regularly. Any other info you need?
I haven’t needed to lately, but Im scared for if I need to restore my iPod. (I have had to do it once before) Im sure that it will delete the songs that have been preserved that were deleted on the tunes. One more thing, it APPEARS to be mixing up the artwork on the iPod itself with other artists. For example, my Kerli artwork is now my Matchbox 20 artwork and so on. That problem is only with a few songs though.
Any ideas? Thanks SO much for trying to help!

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I've seen where iTunes could be "missing" a song but not indicate it with the exclamation mark until some action is attempted -- moving, dragging, playing. For me it would be because I forgot to turn on the external drive where my music is stored. But then, once I mount the drive, I still have to point iTunes to its Music folder again.

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Click the first image.
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