On itunes, how can I delete a song from a playlist but retain it on the master list?
iPod touch (4th generation), Windows XP
Just click on the song from within the playlist and hit delete. It will remain in the master list.
Cheers
Pete
Right-click > Delete, or select the song and press the Delete key. These operations on items on a playlist will only remove the item(s) from your library if you hold down the SHIFT key at the same time. I've always thought it very confusing that the operation is labeled as "Delete" when it has such different results in a playlist and in the library (where these operations - without SHIFT - will completely remove the song from the library).
Yes, but if you are going to remove it from the iTunes Library, you get a warning and a choice of deleting it all together or just from the master list. iTunes has been like this since it was first released. There have been no changes in this regard. Something that you get used to over the years.
Cheers
Pete
Thanks to both of you, but I had tried right click but no delete option pops up, so I tried the delete button and the song doesn't go away. This is on the playlist.
Just tried it here and worked as it should. Try using DiskUtility in your Applications > Utilities folder to repair your permissions and then restart. Short of reinstalling iTunes.
Pete
Check that you're looking at the song within the actual playlist and not from the perspective of a playlist folder that contains the playlist. The latter will list all the songs as you'd expect but the right-click > Delete function is missing as you're not editing the playlist itself - as in these examples:
Just to complete the picture, you cannot manually remove a track from a smart playlist. If it is a smart playlist (with the gear icon) you either need to adjust the rules of the list, or one or more properties of the track so that it no longer qualifies for membership of the playlist.
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