Removing folder from itunes library
20" Imac Core Duo, Mac OS X (10.5.6)
20" Imac Core Duo, Mac OS X (10.5.6)
Your lack of tact was a little bit insulting, regardless of when it happened. No big deal though. I digress.
Since you cannot view folders in iTunes, you cannot delete folders thru iTunes.
You could put all the songs you want to delete into a playlist then select all the songs and Command Delete to delete them all at once.
That's the point. There should be an easier way. But putting them into a playlist before deleting them would be even more work than just deleting them the first time you click them. So this isn't really helpful either.
Ed's answer was helpful because he addressed the concerns of the original poster. But it also illustrated the need for iTunes programmers to include a feature to remove a folder from your iTunes library as easily as you can add them. If the best way to remove 200GB worth of music from your itunes library is to change the file extensions, then click to delete every single file with an exclamation point next to it; there is quite simply a flaw in design.
Apple iTunes programmers need to make the adjustment. Right next to the "File" command: "Add folder to library", you could have a command to "Remove folder from library." Or a "Manage Library" option would be great. Itunes obviously knows what folders it's library consists of so why not allow it to populate a list of them with the option to deselect undesired folders? Why hasn't this been done in one of the numerous iTunes updates? Is it really that hard to understand?
Your lack of tact was a little bit insulting, regardless of when it happened. No big deal though. I digress.
Since you cannot view folders in iTunes, you cannot delete folders thru iTunes.
You could put all the songs you want to delete into a playlist then select all the songs and Command Delete to delete them all at once.
That's the point. There should be an easier way. But putting them into a playlist before deleting them would be even more work than just deleting them the first time you click them. So this isn't really helpful either.
Ed's answer was helpful because he addressed the concerns of the original poster. But it also illustrated the need for iTunes programmers to include a feature to remove a folder from your iTunes library as easily as you can add them. If the best way to remove 200GB worth of music from your itunes library is to change the file extensions, then click to delete every single file with an exclamation point next to it; there is quite simply a flaw in design.
Apple iTunes programmers need to make the adjustment. Right next to the "File" command: "Add folder to library", you could have a command to "Remove folder from library." Or a "Manage Library" option would be great. Itunes obviously knows what folders it's library consists of so why not allow it to populate a list of them with the option to deselect undesired folders? Why hasn't this been done in one of the numerous iTunes updates? Is it really that hard to understand?
Yes. I have the same problem. A folder with photos. I can view them. But cannot delete them. (not an option.) I have deleted them on the computer and removed the subdirectory. No change. Still show up
in photos as an album. You can select them. But the only option is Add to... No delete like Camera roll, Last import etc. albums.
Dave
daveshome wrote:
Yes. I have the same problem. A folder with photos.
Are you using iPhoto on your Mac?
I would also like to know how to remove a folder from my itunes library. Chris' answer was insulting.
If you can add a folder to your library with a couple clicks, why can't you remove a folder from your library with the same ease?
My iTunes decided to copy some of my music files even though the box to copy itunes files to itunes media folder is unchecked, now I have duplicates of hundreds of songs. Rather than going through and deleting each one, (and yes I know I can select multiple songs at once and mass delete, but that is also an extremely inefficient method) there must be a way to remove a folder with a single click. If there is not a way, there should be. There quite simply should be.
I feel like I've done it before but I am having a great deal of trouble finding a way to do so again.
BigMauiRick wrote:
I would also like to know how to remove a folder from my itunes library. Chris' answer was insulting.
Seriously?
Suggesting (almost 4 years ago) to remove a file by deleting it is "insulting"?
Rather than going through and deleting each one, (and yes I know I can select multiple songs at once and mass delete, but that is also an extremely inefficient method)
You have to select the songs you want to delete, else how would iTunes know what you want to delete?
there must be a way to remove a folder with a single click. If there is not a way, there should be. There quite simply should be.
Since you cannot view folders in iTunes, you cannot delete folders thru iTunes.
You could put all the songs you want to delete into a playlist then select all the songs and Command Delete to delete them all at once.
Chris.
No, this iPad is synced to a PC.
Dave
Please post over in the -> iTunes for Windows forum.
This thread is a completely different topic and also on Mac OS.
Okay, will do. I thought it was a problem with the iPad, but yes, this is wrong place. This iPad is synced to a Windows machine, not a Mac. (I have both.)
Dave
I have the same problem. From the lack of new posts on this, I'm guessing the only real workaround is to:
1. rename the folder you want to disassociate with iTunes
2. delete all the songs that are marked with an exclamation point (error)
My issue is that I changed computers and now all my MP3 songs that are stored in folders other than the iTunes folder are showing up twice. Like daveshome, I'm on a PC so I suppose this is the wrong specific forum, but the functionality is pretty much the same in iTunes for PC as it is in Mac so obviously both communities need a better, more user-friendly way to remove a folder after one is added.
I have 100's of songs that are duplicated so i better get to work. arrrgh
BigMauiRick got it right (as did TSwatek). This is a clear failure on the part of Apple developers and extremely inconvenient to their users. I would expect this kind of "one-way" functionality from Windows but I expect more from Apple, who are usually customer focused.
P.S. - In case you can't tell I'm having the same problem with hundreds of albums and thousands of songs. Double arrrgh!!
I agree. I would very much appreciate if iTunes did the additional book-keeping of knowing where each file in the library came from, and consolidate that into a directory tree. That would allow me to remove entire folders from where music was being sourced.
Fortunately for me, though, I only added a folder that has no music files in it 😀
So, let me get this straight:
It takes 30 seconds to add a folder to your library and 30 hours to remove that folder from your library?
Instead of deleting thousands of files in iTunes, why can't I just remove the folder?
Removing folder from itunes library