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Playing music on iTunes from my usb stick

I'm not sure but I remember that you can play the music from your usb memory stick on iTunes. Is it correct? In the right panel, iTunes should show the "devices" section, but I conect my usb memory and nothing happens. And I have to add always my songs, because if I change the usb port, the music dissapears.


Thanks in advance

Windows 7

Posted on May 22, 2011 2:10 PM

1 reply

May 22, 2011 2:37 PM in response to HugoTheBoss

iTunes does not see a USB stick as a "device," but rather as folders and files.


If you want the files to still be available after the stick is removed, do the following: Insert the USB stick. Open it so it looks like a folder. By dragging, copy the files to a convenient location on your hard drive. Remove the stick. Add the files (the copies, that is) to your iTunes library. Play.

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