Hi Jonathan, Thanks for all this. It appears that CMD-C and V do not work.
I did find the setting Copy Files to Music Media Folder. Are you saying I would want that unchecked? It seems like it would be the other way round. Cheers, Donna > On Jul 25, 2021, at 11:24 AM, Jonathan Cohn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > I no longer have a Big Sur system to play with, but one of the settings that > has always been around in iTunes/Music is: > checked Copy files to Music Media folder when adding to library > this setting shows up in "files" area of Music preferences for me. > This is described as: > Copy an item to the Music Media folder when you drag the item to the Music > window. If you want items to appear in Music but also remain in their > original location, deselect this checkbox. For example, you can keep music > imported from CDs on your computer and save your music video files on an > external storage device. Pressing the Option key while dragging temporarily > reverses the current checkbox setting. > This might effect the delete function you were looking for too. I have no > idea if they command-option-v function used to move instead of copy for files > will work in this situation, and some how in my last couple of upgrades, I > seem to have lost all the music that was on my computer so I can't do any > testing for you. > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On Jul 25, 2021, at 08:52, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> I thought there was a way to do that, but when I looked for it yesterday, I >> didn’t see it. I wonder if they removed it in Big Sur? You used to be abel >> to access that when you deleted a track. But when I tried it, my only >> options were Delete or Cancel. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Jul 24, 2021, at 7:37 PM, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> You could just move it out of the music library. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jul 24, 2021, at 7:27 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Actually, My wonder was if the information can be saved as a data file >>>> somehow? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2021, Herbie Allen wrote: >>>>> >>>>> There probably are external cd copying programs for the Mac. You could >>>>> put them in an iCloud or dropbox folder so you can access them from >>>>> anywhere. >>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 24, 2021, at 12:37, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have some yoga CDs that I would like to be able to play on my phone or >>>>>> iPad. 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