Elizabeth Ploog
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Q: downloaded music not copying to music folder

I recently moved my iTunes to an external hard drive to be exclusively used there.  It is going well, with one exception.  When I download music, it is not copying to the music folder.  It is downloading into the library/main page of the application.  I went into iTunes preferences, advanced, and checked "copy music to iTunes media folder".  But that did not do it.  So I changed the name of the iTunes music folder to media folder, and that didn't work either.  Can anyone help me?  Please?  Thank you.

Powerbook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Posted on Jul 13, 2012 1:41 PM

by turingtest2,Solvedanswer
turingtest2 turingtest2
Level 10 (88,247 points)
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A:

If you didn't miss a step then it was probably me.

 

Just to make sure you don't throw anything away that you might actually want do the following:

 

  1. Use the menu item File > Library > Add folder to library and add the folder iTunes Media. Any files not already in your library will be added, those already added will be ignored.

  2. Hold down the option key and use the menu item File > Display Exact Duplicates. Sort the resulting list on the Date Added column, then delete all the files added today, sending the files to the trash.

  3. Click Display All at the bottom of the screen when you are finished.

  4. Your iTunes Media folder should be much tidier by now.

  5. If you haven't already done so delete the file iTunes\iTunes Libray as it is redundant (and empty).

 

tt2

Posted on Jul 17, 2012 11:32 AM

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  • by turingtest2,Solvedanswer

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jul 17, 2012 11:32 AM in response to Elizabeth Ploog
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    Jul 17, 2012 11:32 AM in response to Elizabeth Ploog

    If you didn't miss a step then it was probably me.

     

    Just to make sure you don't throw anything away that you might actually want do the following:

     

    1. Use the menu item File > Library > Add folder to library and add the folder iTunes Media. Any files not already in your library will be added, those already added will be ignored.

    2. Hold down the option key and use the menu item File > Display Exact Duplicates. Sort the resulting list on the Date Added column, then delete all the files added today, sending the files to the trash.

    3. Click Display All at the bottom of the screen when you are finished.

    4. Your iTunes Media folder should be much tidier by now.

    5. If you haven't already done so delete the file iTunes\iTunes Libray as it is redundant (and empty).

     

    tt2

  • by Elizabeth Ploog,

    Elizabeth Ploog Elizabeth Ploog Jul 17, 2012 12:56 PM in response to turingtest2
    Level 1 (6 points)
    Jul 17, 2012 12:56 PM in response to turingtest2

    Everything seems great now and working as it should.  I downloaded a new song from iTunes to be sure it copied into media/music, and it did.  Oddly, music previously purchased (purchased before the move to ehd) is missing from everywhere, included the "purchased" place on iTunes.  But I'm not concerned about it; I'm pretty sure I will be able to retrieve.

     

    thank you so much for your patience and help.  you are the best. 

  • by turingtest2,Helpful

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jul 17, 2012 1:39 PM in response to Elizabeth Ploog
    Level 10 (88,247 points)
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    Jul 17, 2012 1:39 PM in response to Elizabeth Ploog

    You're welcome.

     

    In future you can Move any other music files you find on your computer (that you aren't absolutely certain are dupes) into the Automatically Add to iTunes folder and then use the Show Exact Duplicates feature to dedupe again.

     

    tt2

  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Jul 17, 2012 2:03 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Jul 17, 2012 2:03 PM in response to turingtest2

    Yay TT2!!

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