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User profile for user: viper2x21
viper2x21 Author
User level: Level 1
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Problem w/ cover flow view

To begin I'd like to say I'm not new to message boards and even a forum moderator for the company Streetglow. I've searched for hours trying to figure out my cover flow problem and I just can't get it to organize the way I like. I've had a few problems with itunes in the past but a store rep fixed them within minutes. This is my first big problem.




A few days ago I moved my entire library (I only have music files) to my external HD. The move went flawlessly and itunes even deleted itself in my "My Music" folder. Weird but everything was fine and I checked a song's location and saw that the location lead to my external. This is where the problem starts.

Yesterday, I opened itunes and my entire library is empty. It's as if I just installed itunes on my computer.

So, I re-imported all my files again and went to my cover flow view and I have multiple album art covers for each song. But, if I go to the grid view, its exactly how I want it. Artist....Album...in ascending order. But if I switch to cover flow, I have close to 500 album art covers.

Prior to this, every time I imported a CD, I filled out the info entirely. Kept the artist, and album artist the same. Cover flow view was perfect before this incident.

Now, I have to use the grid view because it's the way I'd like but I would like to use the cover flow.

Any ideas?

Inspiron E1705, Windows XP

Posted on Feb 12, 2010 5:24 PM

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User profile for user: Katrina S.
Katrina S.
User level: Level 7
24,151 points

Feb 13, 2010 3:41 AM in response to viper2x21

+Yesterday, I opened itunes and my entire library is empty. It's as if I just installed itunes on my computer.+


Sounds like windows gave your exHD a different letter today.


If itunes was using F: yesterday, and Windows decides to make it be G: today, itunes goes back to the C: drive and makes a new, blank library.


You can assign a permanent drive letter using Disk Management, so Windows won't shuffle the USB port drive letters around when you plug in different USB devices.
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User profile for user: turingtest2
turingtest2
User level: Level 10
274,414 points

Feb 13, 2010 10:52 AM in response to viper2x21

The albums will only stay grouped together when sort as *Album, Album by Artist* or *Album by Year*. Sort on Track title or Track No. and the order of covers will be pretty random. Sorting as Album by Artist groups all albums by the same alphbetically which tends to work for most people. What cues are your browsing for? Artwork, Album title, Artist, Track Name. You can use the search box to type in part of a track name if you're trying to find something specific. If you're just flicking through for something to take your fancy you might find grid mode more useful.

tt2
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