Want songs on a separate playlist and than have the songs out of my regular

How do you take all the songs of a specific artist, and put them into a separate new playlist- and have those same songs OUT of my regular itunes library??

From a list of 50 suggestions previously posted to iTunes feedback
*22. User defined "Sources"*
Create a new playlist option flag called, perhaps, "Exclusive source" or just "Source". When set this would make the playlist appear within the sources section under the built-in sources such as Music, Movies, Audiobooks etc. Any files moved into one of these playlists would not appear in any other source. Either regular or smart playlists could be used. This feature could be used, for example, to create separate library sections for Classical Music or Comedy. This would make it less likely that totally incongruous pieces would be thrown up during shuffle play modes as Shuffle would work within a source. Such user-defined sections should also be replicated to the iPod and could inherit the same sub-sections as Music, i.e. Cover Flow, Artist, Album, Genre etc.
If you don't use the Audiobooks section for it's intended purpose, single-tracked audiobooks then, from iTunes 8.0, you can easily set the kind of multiple tracks to Audiobook and use this source as a dumping area for all the files you don't want to show up in Music. I have a number of multi-tracked audiobooks for which nested playlists is the only way to make them navigable on the iPod.
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Playlist and duplication of the songs

Hello,
First of all i would like to know why a great company like apple computers does not suport an email for the customers, (maybe there is an email support but i could not find it).
THE PROBLEM : I create a playlist named for example (My Albums), and i want to insert a hole album. So far so good. But if i make the mistake to reinsert the same album in the same playlist (drag and drop), then itunes does not inform me about the duplication but it simply inserts the songs again. Unfortunatelly i have to delete them song by song. It is very boring!!!! I beleive that i do not make any mistake and i think that this is a problem of the program. I suggest that it would be great if in the next version of itunes this problem would be solved!!
Thanks a lot
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9)

You could do this.
Create the playlist (Playlist 1).
Before adding songs to it, create a new smart playlist called Not Playlist 1.
Match rule Playlist is not Playlist 1.
Select this and drag songs from this smart playlist to the other playlist.
If the song is already in Playlist 1, it will not show up in in the smart playlist to be able to drag to Playlist 1.

I have downloaded some songs from Soundcloud and i have the 'waiting' iCloud Icon. How can i get iTunes to recognise the songs as i can do anything with the songs i.e.: put into a playlist?

Hi
I have downloaded 6 songs from Soundcloud.
iCloud doesn't recognise them and i have the 'Waiting' iCloud symbol.
How can i change those icons as i can't put any of the songs into a playlist?

Sounds like you are trying to manually delete content from your device via iTunes. If so, you'll want to make sure your iPod is set up for manual management by enabling the Manually manage music option from under the iPod's Summary tab in iTunes.
B-rock

Can't edit a specific playlist and change order of songs.

I set up a new playlist and am unable to move the songs around to the order I want. My other playlists are letting me edit/move around the order without a problem. How can I access the edit feature for my "blocked" playlist.

If you want to order your songs manually select your playlist and display your playlist in the browser,
then click on the header row - the small triangle in the leftmost column.
Then you should be able to drag your songs into the correct order.

I have backed my iTunes with over 10,000 songs on a hard drive and than i reset my computer to factory settings, when i put it back on my macbook pro only 2030 were able to be downloaded back to the same computer

i have backed my iTunes with over 10,000 songs on a hard drive and than i reset my computer to factory settings because my email was hacked, when i downloaded the music back to my macbook pro only 2030 were able to be downloaded . how can i download all my music back?
michel p.

I usually err on the sideof caution when someone says "downloaded" and take it to mean anything fro actually downloaded, to copies, to imported, to moved (frolder to folder), but even if they were "downloaded"... if the old email was hacked, and subseuqently closed out, that leaves the downloaded files "orphaned" if you will, belonging to the old ID. So, while they may be on the HD, they're inaccessible now.
One of the biggest reasons I NEVER keep anything in my library with DRM employed in it. I bought it. I own it. I'm not going to get locked out of it.

For some reason all my playlists and most of my songs are no longer on my i-tunes. What happened and how do I get it back?

For some reason all my playlists and most of my songs are no longer on my i-tunes. What happened and how do I get it back?

Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash
Hopefully it's not been too long since you last upgraded iTunes, in fact if you get an empty/incomplete library immediately after upgrading then with the following steps you shouldn't lose a thing or need to do any further housekeeping. Note that in iTunes 11 an "empty" library may show your past purchases with links to stream or download them.
In the Previous iTunes Libraries folder should be a number of dated iTunes Library files. Take the most recent of these and copy it into the iTunes folder. Rename iTunes Library.itl as iTunes Library (Corrupt).itl and then rename the restored file as iTunes Library.itl. Start iTunes. Should all be good, bar any recent additions to or deletions from your library.
Alternatively, depending on exactly when and why the library went missing, there may be a more recent .tmp file in the main iTunes folder that can be renamed as iTunes Library.itl to restore the library to a recent state.
See iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
When you get it all working make a backup!
Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library, or a backup of it, then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
I've noticed more of these missing library posts of late and a common factor since I started asking is AVG Anti-Virus. It seems it might be at least part of the reason why the library file disappears. Try excluding the iTunes folder from any real-time scanning process.
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This u2 album doesnt wanna get deleted out of my phone i hid it from my itunes and switched off the the all music thing out of my music setting but 2 songs still in my playlist how do i permanently deleted out of my life period

this u2 album doesnt wanna get deleted out of my phone i hid it from my itunes and switched off the the all music thing out of my music setting but 2 songs still in my playlist how do i permanently deleted out of my life period and for some reason it wont let me slide it to the left

To import music into your iTunes library on the computer go to iTunes>Help>iTunes Help>Add items to iTunes and follow the instructions
Delete the "songs" that do not play in your iTunes library and reimport them.

I have an old iMac version 10. 4.11 and I have the iPhone 3GS which I cannot upgrade the latest applications I want to buy the iPhone 4S but I need to back up all the information on my iMac and move it to a different computer contacts songs etc which is t

I have an old iMac version 10. 4.11 and I have the iPhone 3GS which I cannot upgrade the latest applications I want to buy the iPhone 4S but I need to back up all the information on my iMac and move it to a different computer contacts songs etc which is the easiest way to do this

Glenn,
I tried upgrading to leopard, even bought the software and brought it home but it wouldn't let me. So i went back to apple, gave them the specifications of the machine and been told my machine is simply too old for leopard. This is incredible to me because it really isn't THAT old (i think just a little over 6 years maybe) and yet i'm left out on the curb when it comes to using newer apple products. I understand technology moves on but the mindset that i am supposed to dump a perfectly working machine after a couple of years or face not being able to use any other apple product is counter to what thought apple was about.

I just bought a new CD and I imported the songs to my iTunes but when I want to sync them to my IPod they wont sync? Why is this?

I just bought a new CD and I imported the songs to my iTunes but when I want to sync them to my IPod they wont sync? Why is this?

Yes they play in itunes and yes I did use the iTumes imports CD feature. Im listening to the songs from the CD right now from my iTunes but they just don't sync to my IPOD Touch when I want to sync?

I have an iPhone 5s and in my iTunes music library have the songs checked that I want downloaded onto my phone. Instead of doing this, it is syncing all songs whether they are checked or not even tho I have the "sync only checked songs" box checked.

I have an iPhone 5s and in my iTunes music library have the songs checked that I want downloaded onto my phone. Instead of doing this, it is syncing all songs whether they are checked or not even tho I have the "sync only checked songs" box checked. So basically it's syncing all of the songs when I just want the checked ones on. This is very frustrating.

When your device is connected, check the tabs at the top ("Summary" "Apps" "Music," etc. Under the Music one, check to see if "Sync Music>entire music library" is checked. If it is, that may be why all the songs are syncing.

The album downloaded except one song. It says purchased rather than play and there is no option to try and download the one song that had an error. I deleted the song name from our library, but it still won't let me download. Any advice?

The album downloaded except one song. It says purchased rather than play and there is no option to try and download the one song that had an error. I deleted the song name from our library, but it still won't let me download. Any advice?

Hi VeryBerry1,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The articles below may be able to help you with this.
Click on the links to see more details and screenshots.
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
You can view your iTunes Store account and request assistance by following the instructions below:
iTunes Store & Mac App Store: Seeing your purchase history and order numbers
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2727
Cheers,
- Judy

HT1349 I bought an album and some of the songs came up as separate songs and not in an album list. How do I fix this?

I bought an album and some of the songs came up as separate songs and not in an album list. How do I fix this?

Downloading past purchases from the App Store ... - Support - Apple

I bought an album and not all the songs came up listed under the artist name. They came up as separate songs and not as part of an album. How do I fix this?

I bought an album and not all the songs came up listed under the artist name. They came up as separate songs and not as part of an album. How do I fix this?

Hello pjmelli921,
You have to locate the album in itunes. Highlight each track, hold the ctrl button and left click each one.
Do a right-click on the highlighted blue, select get info, say yes to editing multiple tracks.
Hit the options tab, change "part of a compliation" to yes, select ok on the bottom right.
Resync ipod. This should fix it on your ipod after the resync.
Hope this helps.
~Julian

HT1711 I have recently upgraded to IOS 7 and now cannot rate my songs in itunes. I single click on the song and hit the applicable dot under ratings which usually then converted to a star. Now it does nothing when I click on the dot. What's wrong?

Since I upgraded to the latest IOS, I cannot get Itunes to rate my songs. My ratings determine which playlist my songs are entered into. For two days, I've tried to rate the last 4 songs I downloaded but when I click on the songs to bring up the 5 little dots, nothing happens when I click on the applicable dot. Normally I get the stars but not now. Can someone tell me what's going on and what I have to do to make rating a song work? Thank you!

Hey briannagrace96,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities! I'd check out the following article, it looks like it applies to your situation:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1363
You'll want to go through the following troubleshooting steps, and for more detail on each step follow the link to the article above:
Try the iPod troubleshooting assistant:
If you have not already done so, try the steps in the iPod Troubleshooting Assistant (choose your iPod model from the list).
If the issue remains after following your iPod's troubleshooting assistant, follow the steps below to continue troubleshooting your issue.
Restart the iPod Service
Restart the Apple Mobile Device Service
Empty your Temp directory and restart
Verify that the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is installed
Change your iPod's drive letter
Remove and reinstall iTunes
Disable conflicting System Services and Startup Items
Update, Reconfigure, Disable, or Remove Security Software
Deleting damaged or incorrect registry keys
Take care,
David

Can't copy a song from library into playlist. Screen message says "song can't be found." I know it's there, how do I access it?.

Can't copy a song from library into playlist. Screen message says "song can't be found." I know it's there, how do I access it?.

I fixed this issue (with help from tech support) and it involved several things.
After adding a song to iTunes, right-click on the song in iTunes and select "Update iTunes Match."
OR go to the iTunes menu-->Store-->Update iTunes Match.
Maybe that's the reason, it just hadn't updated to the cloud.
OR maybe it's not a high-enough bitrate file. This happens to me because most of my tunes are home-recorded.
Sometimes converting to .mp3 or Create AAC version might work. (You do this with a right-click in iTunes, and then you will want to remove the original file from iTunes.)
There is an iTunes Preferences setting, under General Preferences called Import Settings. Try setting it to AAC Encoder and iTunes Plus. That (I think) causes imports to be slightly better quality.
Good luck! The tech support person at Apple is requesting that a knowlege-base article be written about this.

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