Playing / Importing Files

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Playing / Importing Files

Hi All. I'm new in this forum, this is my first question.

Ex: I have a music file in my local disk. When I click in "Open with iTunes", this track is imported in my iTunes Library. That's ok.

My question is: where is the file, now? iTunes will copy this file for some place in iTunes folder, or just will create a link between the library and the original file?

I searched the file in the iTunes folder, but it's not in there.

Best Regards.

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 5, 2015 10:04 AM

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Answer 1

Limnos

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May 5, 2015 11:21 AM in response to valteresjunior

iTunes puts a copy of the file in the appropriate Media folder location. If you use Automatically Ad To iTunes it moves the file instead.

Right click on a track in iTunes to > Reveal In Finder.

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Answer 2

May 5, 2015 11:40 AM in response to Limnos

Hi Limmos. Thank you for you help

That's exactly my point. I played a track stored in my shared storage. It was a test, because my library is stored in my local disk. The track was imported to my library. So, when I follow your tip (Show in Finder), the file was NOT copied to iTunes folder, and has been show in my shared storage.

PS: The option to keep iTunes organized and copy files to iTunes media is disabled.

Best Regards.

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Answer 3

Limnos

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May 5, 2015 12:15 PM in response to valteresjunior

If you have selected not to copy files to the location indicated in preferences (and which you didn't tell me in advance and failing that we just assume people are using default settings) it won't. It will just use the file where it is.

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