iTunes Playlist Icon Question

Hi turingtest2, and thanks for the quick reply!

But wow! That new link you sent me seems pretty involved! It doesn't seem like a "simple fix" to me. By "simple fix" I was thinking of something like downloading a different version or something along those lines. For me, with as little knowledge of computers and iTunes inner workings as I have, I feel I am bound to make a mistake and screw things up even more. I certainly don't want to lose any songs I have purchased, or any I have uploaded from old CDs.

So, let me ask you... Can I just keep doing what I said I am currently doing, and get the same result.....which is to (hopefully) no longer get those circles, and every song will play like it should? I am familiar with what I am doing now and I don't mind it talking a long time if it means not losing any songs.

Just so you know, what I have also started today, is writing down every song title and album that gets the circle, because of the last couple/three days it seems like the same album titles are the ones affected.

Thanks again for all your help.

Mark

OK, I am now even MORE confused than I normally am when it comes to computer advice! 🙂

I am embarrassed to ask this, but when you say "I can run my script" are you referring to YOUR script, or something that actually says "my script"?? And, when you say it's easy to download, where is it EXACTLY so I can double-click on it? I looked over your latest link and I don't see what I am normally used to seeing.......a link that is underlined and in the color blue.

I feel I am really highlighting how stupid I am when it comes to computers! 🙂

It's going on 3:25pm PST now, and I have to leave by 3pm. So, if I don't hear from you again today we will have to continue this discussion tomorrow.

Mark

Hi turingtest2,

Thanks! I have followed your instructions and I think it is working because it has already asked me several times if I want it to do something with a song (connect to this file?) and I am clicking on "Yes." I will let you know when it's done. Question: Can I listen to my iTunes playlist while it's working?

Mark

Yes. I am running in automatic mode. Say, when the last box popped up it said something about the Bee Gees at the top of the box, but in the next paragraph it was talking about connecting to "More Than A Feeling" by Boston. It is not connecting these two to each other is it?

Also, will I be able to locate a future song in the same locations as before so I can back it up with my flash drive? Or will my iTunes files be different after running this script.

OK thanks, I am going to start listening to my playlist. 🙂

Mark

Hi turingtest2,

Am I wrong? In the language of the boxes that are popping up it is making me feel like it is connecting one artist/song to a different artist/song! I hope I am wrong because I certainly don't want that.

I buy a few songs every first of the month and the last time I backed up using my flash drive was March 1st. But, I backed up only the songs I bought. I don't think I have ever backed up my entire playlist at one sitting. By that I mean that I started using iTunes in 2009 at my daughter's suggestion. I uploaded all the CDs I had making my first playlist. After that I started buying songs once a month from iTunes and uploading other CDs from my family that I liked and borrowed. I never backed up at first until one time when my computer crashed. I called iTunes and they helped me get all my songs back. Since then I started backing up the songs I bought onto a CD first, and in the last few years I've been backing up the songs I bought onto a flash drive.

So what happens now? Why did you say eek? Is this as bad as I think it is, or can you help me fix this?

FYI: it appears that it is done based on the last box that popped up. If that is true, then it did not fix the problem. Right now it appears as if my entire playlist is showing those circles and I am going down the list and "locating" each song so it will play like I was before downloading that script.

I tried SyncToy but it gives me two options to choose from. At this point I'm afraid to pick one.

As far as your second paragraph I have no idea how to do that and I am VERY leary of trying another script! Can't I just go through my entire playlist, find all the duplicate songs, and then figure out which one is in it's correct location?

What a mess.

I don't think our replies are in sync. Sorry. I have been replying right away without waiting for an answer. Please read everything I have said that you haven't answered yet and reply. Hopefully this will get us on the same page.

I just tried to include a screenshot of the Sync Toy options that it is asking for, but it wouldn't let me. It said there was a problem.

Also, I have been going down my playlist (still in "A") that has a circle next to it, and I have been locating each one to get it to play, but NONE of them so far have a duplicate song above or below it! I thought you said I would have duplicates now?

OK, before I replied to your answer above I got another reply from you. I am really getting over run with multiple suggestions that I don't fully understand. So please, lets stop right now, try to answer everything I have asked, and then pick one course of action for me to go with. I feel totally overloaded with gobbledygook.

Hi, OK...

#1. I still can figure out how to insert the screenshot of Sync Toy on this page, but it is asking me which box to select: One that's 2.9 MB or the one that's 3.5 MB?

#2. My Playlist is sorted according to song name from A to Z. I am currently in the "A"s and moving down the list to the next circle. None of these songs with the circle have a duplicate song above or below them. I don't completely understand your A to B explanation. Are you saying any duplicate song could be anywhere on my playlist now?

#3. No apologies necessary, and I understand (and appreciate) that you are trying to solve my problem.

#3A. Question: I had an iTunes problem last Fall and a guy named James took over my computer and told me on the phone what to do and where to go. Can you do the same thing?

#4. Sorry, I'm lost again: "If you could perhaps supply the three data points regarding the location of the media folder and details surrounding a missing track I can can then consider that information and either ask for more data or make a proposal as appropriate."

Finally, back to your reply with all the step by step graphs. I started to try that and I only got as far as your step number two before I had questions: Step #1: What do you want me to do in step one after I "click the advanced tab"? Step #2: do you want me to click "OK"? I didn't get any further.

Finally (again)... I have to leave by 3pm PST so anything you want me to do will probably have to be done tomorrow unless it won't take very long. Besides being computer illiterate I can only type with two fingers which takes time for me to reply.

Don't think for a second that I don't appreciate all your help because I DO! Things just went south today and I think we both got a little rattled......mostly me. 😉 So, I am hoping you will not give up on me and that we can solve my problem, including the one that happened today.

Just remember: For me, simple, clear, and concise "Dick & Jane" language is a good thing for me to understand. 🙂

Mark

Hi turingtest2,

Here are my replies to your last post:

#1. I believe I have a 64-bit system so I will chose that on Sync Toy. But, since I have already backed up all of my songs over the years, do I really need to back up my playlist? I mean, what is left to back up?

#2. You're right. In my playlist's artist column under Boston I have three duplicated songs. Do you need to know what they are?

#3. OK no problem.

#4. I was able to perform the first two steps, but I still have questions about step 3. For step 1 the path is: C:\users\Mark\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music. For step 2 the path is: file://localhost/C:/users/Mark/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/Compilations/International Superhits/05 Basket Case.m4a. For step 3: Look for which file? Do I have to use Windows Explorer or can I use my Google Chrome? What do you mean by including "the full path"? And finally, aren't the "file names similar to your example" one or both of the file names I have provided above? Please explain in detail.

Mark