iTunes 12.1 Cannot change "media kind" from Music to Audiobook

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iTunes 12.1 Cannot change "media kind" from Music to Audiobook

I assume that it happened with the update to 12.1, but I used to be able to change Get Info> Options> Media Kind on my mp3 files. I have a number of audiobooks in MP3 files that I would like to be able to reassign to "Audiobook" so that iTunes will sort and manage them appropriately. Am I missing something, or has the app changed capabilities?

In the MP3 files, I get the dropdown to change the media kind, but the contents of the dropdown only include one option: Music.

iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Feb 3, 2015 11:14 PM

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Feb 4, 2015 7:20 AM in response to Geordon

Hi,

It looks as though it has changed? I used to be able to change media type before importing a disc. However, I can still change it after importing the disc.

Jim

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Geordon Author

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Feb 4, 2015 12:06 PM in response to Jimzgoldfinch

I didn't import the files from CD, they were downloads from a website (HumbleBundle) already in MP3 format.

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Limnos

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Feb 4, 2015 12:15 PM in response to Geordon

Maybe something to do with the Audiobooks comment on the link below?

http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=multiitemedit

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Geordon Author

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Feb 4, 2015 1:01 PM in response to Limnos

Good thought, Limnos, but the issue at hand prevents me from getting things *into* the Audiobook library. (and the bug appears to have been fixed in 12.1, per the website linked)

Thanks, though!

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Geordon Author

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Feb 9, 2015 7:54 PM in response to Geordon

After more digging in the Support section here and some Google work, I turned off iTunes Match and lo and behold! I can change the media kind to Audiobook! So, it looks like iTunes Match locked the files up somehow and for some reason.

I went into iTunes Store > iTunes Match > "No, Thanks" to disable it on the local PC.

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Sep 1, 2015 8:03 PM in response to Geordon

Thank you Geordon this worked for me. I had tried the other suggestion to remove write protect access but didnt help. Yours did. Thanks again.

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