iTunes: Recreating my Purchased folder after an erase and install

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iTunes: Recreating my Purchased folder after an erase and install

Every few months or so I wipe my HD clean and reinstall WinXP to keep everything fresh.
Doing this blows out my purchased folder on iTunes.
Is there any soft of designation within iTunes that would alert me to purchased music after my library has been rebuilt ?

Classic, Windows XP

Posted on Jul 4, 2008 9:54 AM

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CasperGemini

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Jul 4, 2008 10:34 AM in response to trinicki

Your purchased playlist in iTunes can be rebuilt using a Smart playlist.

Click File > New Smart Playlist
Match the following Rule:
Kind contains Protected
Kind contains Purchased
Select 'live updating' and leave the other 2 unchecked

Click OK

This creates a dark purple smart playlist in the playlist section of your source pane (left-hand column). If you wish to have these appear with the green purchased icon under store, make a purchase from iTunes after rebuilding your library, and then drag the purple smart playlist to the newly created green playlist.

Hope this is helpful
CG

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trinicki Author

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Jul 4, 2008 1:07 PM in response to CasperGemini

Thanks very much !!

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