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No music in iTunes Media folder?

Am i thinking correctly? I just want to use my iTunes music with other programs, and it's not showing up anywhere in the iTunes folder.

Posted on Feb 14, 2015 7:10 PM

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Feb 14, 2015 7:19 PM in response to supercj8899

The location of your iTunes media files depends on several factors:


  • the settings in Edit > Preferences > Advanced, specifically these three:
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  • The method(s) you use to add media to your library.


For example, if you have the Copy files to iTunes Media folder ... option unchecked, and add media (existing files on your PC) using either:


  • File > Add File/Folder to Library... or
  • Drag-and-drop to the iTunes window


then the media files added to the iTunes library will stay in their initial location, and not be placed in the iTunes Media folders. There are a lot of possible permutations here: what settings do you have in Edit > Preferences > Advanced, and what issues are you encountering (if any) of media files not being in the location you expect them to be?

Feb 14, 2015 7:40 PM in response to supercj8899

With those settings all music that you add will go into the specified media folder structure. If you want to make sure that all your music (specifically, that added prior to changing the iTunes Media folder location and/or the other two options) is there you need to perform an extra step - just changing the iTunes Media folder location doesn't move anything that was previously added to iTunes and stored in a different location. To make that change, select File > Library > Organize Library... and when you see this prompt:

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click the Consolidate files check box and - if its not greyed out - the Reorganize files ... check box. Then click OK - this will move any media files that are linked from your iTunes library to other locations to the standard folder structure under the iTunes Media folder,


For more info, see Turingtest2's documents on:



(Edit - for media that you've purchased via your phone, you'll need to make sure that all iTunes Store purchases are downloaded onto your PC - see Re-download or transfer your iTunes Store purchases from an iPhone, iPad or iPod to a computer - Apple Support)

No music in iTunes Media folder?

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