Hal

I did not want to get into the mess about no backup. I do have a
backup but I also have what I think it is major problem.

itunes deletes the MP3 File after it plays it! I understand there is
a way to tell itunes not to delete the file but I have no idea how to
do it. I just went back to WinAmp to play and manage my music. WinAmp
does not deltete files after it plays them. Now, I admit that some of
my music files came from newsgroups.

I also have an iPod and an iPhone, so I want itunes to play nice if
that is possible.

TIA -for any help = Hal

Todd Allcock

At 15 Dec 2011 12:28:40 -0600 Hal wrote:
> I did not want to get into the mess about no backup. I do have a
> backup but I also have what I think it is major problem.
>
> itunes deletes the MP3 File after it plays it! I understand there is
> a way to tell itunes not to delete the file but I have no idea how to
> do it.

I'm not strew such a setting exists, because I know of no option to make
iTunes delete a file after playback, much less turn that "feature" off!

Are you sure it's actually deleting the files, or is it moving them to
the \itunes\itunes music hierarchy? There is an option in iTunes
somewhere that determines whether media files are left in place after
being added to the library, or moved to the iTunes managed folders.

DevilsPGD

In message <jcdigc$v7l$1@dont-email.me> someone claiming to be Todd
Allcock <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> typed:

>At 15 Dec 2011 12:28:40 -0600 Hal wrote:
>> I did not want to get into the mess about no backup. I do have a
>> backup but I also have what I think it is major problem.
>>
>> itunes deletes the MP3 File after it plays it! I understand there is
>> a way to tell itunes not to delete the file but I have no idea how to
>> do it.
>
>I'm not strew such a setting exists, because I know of no option to make
>iTunes delete a file after playback, much less turn that "feature" off!

I don't think you can do this for regular music, but there is an option
to do it for PodCasts. It doesn't work very well since it needs to be
repeatedly enabled and iTunes occasionally forgets it's enabled, but
it's easier than cleaning up manually.

--
It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to
steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

Davoud

Hal:

> I did not want to get into the mess about no backup. I do have a
> backup but I also have what I think it is major problem.
>
> itunes deletes the MP3 File after it plays it! I understand there is
> a way to tell itunes not to delete the file but I have no idea how to
> do it. I just went back to WinAmp to play and manage my music. WinAmp
> does not deltete files after it plays them. Now, I admit that some of
> my music files came from newsgroups.

iTunes does not delete files after it plays them, either, and I
seriously doubt if it deleted your song, even if you got it through
theft.

Search for the song by title in the master library ("Music" in the
sidebar). Right click its name and select "Show in Playlist" in the
contextual menu. Then go to that playlist.

Here is what could make the file *seem* to have disappeared from the
master library or the playlist. If you have the playlist sorted by last
played and in reverse order, after you play a song it will move to the
bottom of the playlist and you may not see it on your display unless
you scroll to the bottom of the list or click the header in the "Last
Played" column to reverse the sort again.

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you will say in your entire life.

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Hal

On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:39:55 -0700, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:

>At 15 Dec 2011 12:28:40 -0600 Hal wrote:
>> I did not want to get into the mess about no backup. I do have a
>> backup but I also have what I think it is major problem.
>>
>> itunes deletes the MP3 File after it plays it! I understand there is
>> a way to tell itunes not to delete the file but I have no idea how to
>> do it.
>
>I'm not strew such a setting exists, because I know of no option to make
>iTunes delete a file after playback, much less turn that "feature" off!
>
>Are you sure it's actually deleting the files, or is it moving them to
>the \itunes\itunes music hierarchy? There is an option in iTunes
>somewhere that determines whether media files are left in place after
>being added to the library, or moved to the iTunes managed folders.

It is not removing it from my HD. It is only removing it from the
iTunes play list. Hope this helps, because I really would like to go
back to using iTunes. But today, WinAmp, Floora and one more are
playing my MP3 files.

This started after an update by iTunes. Not the last one but the one
before the last one. Not sure if "Digital Rights" is involved or not.
I just know that after to plays an MP3 files that it deletes it from
the playlist.

Hal

David Empson

Hal <janhaltn@newsguy.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:39:55 -0700, Todd Allcock
> <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:
>
> >At 15 Dec 2011 12:28:40 -0600 Hal wrote:
> >> I did not want to get into the mess about no backup. I do have a
> >> backup but I also have what I think it is major problem.
> >>
> >> itunes deletes the MP3 File after it plays it! I understand there is
> >> a way to tell itunes not to delete the file but I have no idea how to
> >> do it.
> >
> >I'm not strew such a setting exists, because I know of no option to make
> >iTunes delete a file after playback, much less turn that "feature" off!
> >
> >Are you sure it's actually deleting the files, or is it moving them to
> >the \itunes\itunes music hierarchy? There is an option in iTunes
> >somewhere that determines whether media files are left in place after
> >being added to the library, or moved to the iTunes managed folders.
>
> It is not removing it from my HD. It is only removing it from the
> iTunes play list.

What sort of playlist? iTunes has two kinds: regular and smart playlists
(as well as other special ones like iTunes DJ).

A regular playlist is manually configured. You can add tracks to it by
dragging them from elsewhere in iTunes.

I can't think of any mechanism whereby iTunes would remove a song from a
regular playlist after playing it.

A smart playlist is basically a predefined search. It specifies rules
about which items in the library are to appear in the playlist. You
can't manually add or remove tracks.

One of the possible smart playlist rules is selecting tracks based on
whether they were not played within a specified period of time. If you
had used this rule in a smart playlist, then the track would be removed
automatically from the smart playlist once you had played it.

> Hope this helps, because I really would like to go back to using iTunes.
> But today, WinAmp, Floora and one more are playing my MP3 files.
>
> This started after an update by iTunes. Not the last one but the one
> before the last one. Not sure if "Digital Rights" is involved or not.

Unlikely. iTunes is moving away from digital rights management for
music. It only applies to older songs obtained from the iTunes Store,
which haven't been upgraded to iTunes Plus. Music you've added to iTunes
from sources like your own CD collection are not affected by DRM.

> I just know that after to plays an MP3 files that it deletes it from
> the playlist.

--
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz

Hal

On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:57:51 +1300, dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David
Empson) wrote:
I should have said that it was deleteing them from my music Library -
NOT play list. Sorry - Hal
>
>What sort of playlist? iTunes has two kinds: regular and smart playlists
>(as well as other special ones like iTunes DJ).
>
>A regular playlist is manually configured. You can add tracks to it by
>dragging them from elsewhere in iTunes.
>
>I can't think of any mechanism whereby iTunes would remove a song from a
>regular playlist after playing it.
>
>A smart playlist is basically a predefined search. It specifies rules
>about which items in the library are to appear in the playlist. You
>can't manually add or remove tracks.
>
>One of the possible smart playlist rules is selecting tracks based on
>whether they were not played within a specified period of time. If you
>had used this rule in a smart playlist, then the track would be removed
>automatically from the smart playlist once you had played it.
>
>> Hope this helps, because I really would like to go back to using iTunes.
>> But today, WinAmp, Floora and one more are playing my MP3 files.
>>
>> This started after an update by iTunes. Not the last one but the one
>> before the last one. Not sure if "Digital Rights" is involved or not.
>
>Unlikely. iTunes is moving away from digital rights management for
>music. It only applies to older songs obtained from the iTunes Store,
>which haven't been upgraded to iTunes Plus. Music you've added to iTunes
>from sources like your own CD collection are not affected by DRM.
>
>> I just know that after to plays an MP3 files that it deletes it from
>> the playlist.