Only 3 iTunes accounts, iPod says 5

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Only 3 iTunes accounts, iPod says 5

Tried copying a bunch of songs to my 1st Gen iPod touch and got the following message:

Some of the iTunes Store files were not copied to the iPod because the iPod may only contain content from five iTunes Store accounts.

Is there a way to find out what songs are giving this error without going through them one by one? Also, is there a way to find out which accounts my iPod is tied too?

iMac G5 20", Mac OS X (10.5.8), 2.1 GHz G5•2.5GB RAM•250GB HD•16GB iPod touch

Posted on Apr 9, 2010 5:13 PM

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tarkin Author

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Apr 22, 2010 10:09 AM in response to tarkin

Anyone?

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tarkin Author

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Apr 25, 2010 5:57 PM in response to tarkin

OK, I think I've figured out that there are in fact 5 accounts. Apparently my kids have been borrowing music from friends. What I'd like to find out is how to determine which songs are not copying without going through 800+ songs.

Can someone lend a hand?

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Apr 25, 2010 6:43 PM in response to tarkin

Here's a script that you might want to use.

This script will examine each track in a selection of tracks or a selected playlist to determine if it was purchased from the iTunes Store and then copies it to a discrete playlist named for the person who purchased it, eg: "Steve Ballmer's Purchased Music". Recognizes song, video, and audiobook purchases. Purchaser information is gleaned by examining the track's file, which, depending on file location and access speed, can take as long a second per track.

http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=trackdownpurchases

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Apr 25, 2010 7:59 PM in response to Jim VanLeeuwen

WOW, that is exactly what I needed! Thanks very much, worked great!

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