I cannot transfer songs from my files to iTunes, even though I was able to do it normally by drag-and-drop a couple of months ago. The songs are all mp3, so there is no format problem, and I have tried everything: Drag-and-drop, "Open With iTunes", copy them to the "Automatically Add To iTunes" folder and nothing works. I even deleted and redownloaded iTunes, to no avail. Anyone help? Thanks!
I was struggling with this for months but I just fixed it. I used cloud convert to convert my mp3 file to a WMA file (windows media audio) then I dragged that file into my iTunes library. It’s not supported by iTunes so it asked if I wanted to convert it to mp3, I said yes then it did so and added it to my iTunes library
I was struggling with this for months but I just fixed it. I used cloud convert to convert my mp3 file to a WMA file (windows media audio) then I dragged that file into my iTunes library. It’s not supported by iTunes so it asked if I wanted to convert it to mp3, I said yes then it did so and added it to my iTunes library
If you're still having a problem, make sure you have updated your version of iTunes to the very latest one.
converted the file to mp3 using this cloud link and wallah...everything is right as it should be.
Thanks for the pointers, however the added file does not show up on iTunes, not even in the RECENTLY added folder , the track Im trying to add is .mp3 - it plays in window media - no corruption. looking forward to another solution.
Hi BuckMcDuck,
We see you're having trouble adding content to your iTunes library. We have included resources on how to get that done on both Mac and Windows computers:
Import media from a computer to iTunes on PC
Import music from a computer to Music on Mac
We hope this helps get things sorted.
Take care.
awesome answer - worked perfectly for me, so thank you
How do I convert to this site a file which is an MP3 file? Convert to? (which format)
How do I convert to this site a file which is an MP3 file? Convert to? (which format). I'm having the same problem. Got an MP3 file and won't add to my iTunes library.. Tks for ur help
Are these perhaps tracks you've ripped from YouTube using a third party tool? There have been some similar threads lately. I'd recommend you purchase the tracks from the iTunes Store, Amazon, or similar, or take out a subscription to a streaming service such as Apple Music or Spotify, but failing that you likely need to find a new tool.
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Thank you for the reply, as a matter of fact, Yes, its a track ripped off YouTube, incidentally I have added a couple of them- a few months back and it worked perfectly, guess there is some sort of a block on iTunes, as I cannot even play the track in iTunes.
I think something will have changed at YouTube, causing some incompatibility with the tool. In one instance it seems that files were downloaded in .m4a format but wrongly labelled as .mp3. Other software can be more forgiving over file extensions not matching internal format, iTunes not so much.
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You are the best person in the world Andre--I tried everything and this worked like a charm. Ran songs that Itunes would not accept through this and Itunes will now accept. I think prior comment about Youtube converters not all working well is exactly correct. Thank you thank you!!
See Repair security permissions for iTunes for Windows - Apple Community, in particular the section on Blocked files.
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Thank you , noted.
Can't transfer songs from files to iTunes
