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iTunes 10.6.3 not importing mp3 files but will play the mp3 files

I recently updated my iTunes to v10.6.3 on my mac. However, I cant seem to add new music to my iTunes library. Dropping and dragging doesnt work even though the '+' curser appears and importing music using command + O doesnt work either. There is no indication of the music being analysed or anything.

However, when I click on an mp3 file it opens and plays in iTunes but will not be added to the library. If I click on the mp3 file again from finder, it will play in iTunes from the last point..

Does anyone have any ideas of wrong? Its frustrating me because I need to sync music to my iPhone and I cant

Thanks

Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 19, 2012 5:55 PM

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ottusio

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Jun 24, 2013 11:09 PM in response to Chris CA

Thanks Chris !! It worked

AZCraig

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Jul 27, 2013 2:39 PM in response to gimlan

Thanks gimlan. The switch utility solved the problem for me. Not sure why except that the codec may not have been acceptable by iTunes. By converting from mp3 to mp3 may fix the issue.

Regardless, it works just fine.

Oct 7, 2013 7:42 PM in response to Kev3000

What I ended up doing was this:

1) Find the file in you downloads

2) Drag it to your music folder, and into 'itunes' folder, 'itunes media'

3) Then you'll see two folders, 'music' and the one you want: 'automatically add to itunes'. I simply dragged the song file into that folder and voila! it added it to itunes

Hope that helped 🙂

iTunes 10.6.3 not importing mp3 files but will play the mp3 files