Shift-delete?

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Shift-delete?

Does anyone know how I can turn the 'shift-delete"-option off, or get at least an 'are you sure'-message first?

I just discovered that, when I 'shift-delete' a song in Itunes DJ, it gets permanently deleted from the library (without any warning). I'm a bit afraid sooner or later I'll accidentally shift-delete some songs (for example, when I'm selecting multiple songs with shift), and end up losing songs without even realizing it.

PB laptop, Windows XP

Posted on Aug 2, 2009 10:43 AM

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Answer 1

Katrina S.

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Aug 2, 2009 10:48 AM in response to Mvnl

As far as I know, there's no way to turn that off. Just train yourself to use delete without the shift.

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Mvnl Author

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Aug 2, 2009 10:51 AM in response to Katrina S.

Shouldn't there be a way to get at least a warning? You get one in the library, I don't get why it isn't there in Itunes DJ-mode..

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Answer 3

Katrina S.

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Aug 2, 2009 11:00 AM in response to Mvnl

The shift-delete is a special combo for deleting items for a smart playlist (which DJ is).
A regular delete won't get rid of items in a smart playlist.

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Answer 4

Mvnl Author

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Aug 2, 2009 11:02 AM in response to Katrina S.

Well, in Itunes DJ a regular delete works fine.

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Answer 5

Katrina S.

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Aug 2, 2009 11:38 AM in response to Mvnl

You can try resetting the itunes preferences files, although I'm not sure that will work. It will reset warning messages if you've turned them off, but I don't think the shift-delete ever had a warning message.

C:\Documents and Settings\ <username> \Local Settings\Application Data\Apple Computer
as well as
C:\Documents and Settings\ <username> \Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes.

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