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Bulk Edit in iTunes

When I go to edit a batch of files in iTunes (say all of my Podcasts or music to make them all the same volume), I get this message "Your selection contains more than one kind of media.All items must be the same kind in order to view or edit them together." All of omy music is the same kind (MPEG) and shows as such when I view Kind in the sort-by. I want to edit my entire library but since 11.1, I can't because apparently my files are not the same kind even when they show as being such. What is happening here?

And while I'm at it, I miss being able to delete Podcasts and not just see them in the subscription list hovering in the cloud. I want them gone so as not to clutter everything.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), Upped RAM to 8 from 4

Posted on Sep 19, 2013 2:54 PM

20 replies

Joker242

Level 1

4 points

Oct 20, 2013 4:48 AM in response to Lena Liberman

I've got the same problem but with videofiles. The only difference I could find is that the video metadata referencing the kind of file (not the media kind) shows up in a different language. eg: "MPEG-4 video file" and "MPEG-4-videobestand". You might want to check if this is the case with your podcasts. If so, this is a very serious bug in my opinion. I have already submitted a bug report to apple. If we all do the same hopefully they'll fix it. This is in Itunes 11.1.1 by the way.

Oct 28, 2013 8:20 AM in response to Lena Liberman

ver 111232 seems to have fixed the problem -

kls67

Level 1

4 points

Oct 18, 2014 4:06 AM in response to patmart00n

Oh no, after downloading the updated iTunes 12.0.1 I now get the dreaded message "Your selection contains more than one kind of media" if I try and bulk edit my podcasts. This has never happened before so I'm hoping it's a temporary blip. I do wish Apple would stop messing with things! 😕

Nov 10, 2014 11:07 AM in response to Lena Liberman

With iTunes 12.0.1.26, I had the same problem with an audiobook. It was just the first one I found, so there are probably more in my library. I solved it by deleting the tracks in iTunes without deleting them from my computer's drive. I then added them back into my library. With music I think that's all you have to do, but with audiobooks you need to change the Media Kind back to "Audiobook" under Options (from Get Info).

.Ed.

Level 1

4 points

Nov 30, 2014 5:32 AM in response to kls67

I just ran into this issue as well and found a free (for 10 days) tool to fix them http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/download.php?sc=setvideokindofselected

Bulk Edit in iTunes