At 2:00 PM -0600 11/30/2008, Kris Tilford wrote: >On Nov 30, 2008, at 12:44 PM, Dan wrote: > >> The iTunes library AND the folders in which my "master" copy be are >> on the same volume. In fact, they're both in ~/Music. > >The "iTunes library" is just a small cataloging file and has no music >or music copies in it. It only keeps formatting information, and how >to related lyrics and cover art to the actual tracks.
Terminology. ok... ~/Music/(various folders) contains my "master" copies. When I tell iTunes to add or import... it copies the item into: ~/Music/iTunes/(artist name)/(song name) The above is in addition to the iTunes-maintained database files: ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Library Genius.itdb ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Library Extras.itdb ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Library ObQuip: Those database files should NOT be stored in ANY normal user area like ~/Music. They should be over in ~/Library/Application Support/iTunes/. Why can't Apple follow their own freaking design guidlines?! >You're confusing two different functions of iTunes. Both may be >construed as "Importing", but they're independent and different, one >is "importing" music, the other is "adding" music. [snip] Your explanation sounds reasonable. But that copy setting does seem to come into play when converting formats. I'm not deleting the originals, yet they're ending up in the trash, if I have that box unchecked. If I leave that box checked (the default) then things work as you describe. Is there a way to (the opposite of add) files? IOW, after converting a bunch of tracks from AAC to MP3, how can I make iTunes automagically stick 'em in a folder together that I can conveniently copy to my mp3 player? >Here is a common problem related to bloating and duplicates in an >iTunes library. Say you have a CD that has previously been ripped to >some iTunes compatible format, say .mp3, but it was a "rare" CD, >perhaps a local band demo where no track information was available >during the rip process. These tracks will have generic names, i.e. >"track 1", "track 2" etc. If you double-click such a track, or add >them to iTunes by drag & drop, they will COPY into iTunes as Unknown >Artist, Unknown Album, track 1. If you then correct these within >iTunes to say the real name of the artist and album, the COPIES within >iTunes will now change names to have the names you've corrected. >However, the original files outside iTunes remain as track 1, 2, etc. >Now, your COPIES within iTunes are more correct than the originals, >which still have the wrong names, artists, albums associated with the >files. Worse, these files now differ, and if you inadvertently double- >click an original "track 1" file it will be re-copied to iTunes >because you've corrected the other copy, and iTunes won't recognize >that it already has this track, so you'll get a 3rd copy. This becomes >a mess quickly if you keep the originals, *blink* whoa. Um, yes. LOL Now when you change that info on the track within iTunes... it is storing it as tags within that aac/mp3 file or somewhere else? IOW, if those iTunes database files get hozed again, do I loose all the info I've set? ...iTunes is making my brain hurt, but I'm having fun with it. The neighbor kid likes his gift cards. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
