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Setting 'robust' preferences
Launch iTunes on their Macintosh. Click on the iTunes menu and pull down
to and select "Preferences"
release, and the preference menu will come up and the "General" tab will be
selected at the top.
Move your mouse accross the top and select the
"Advanced" tab. Click on the "General" tab in that advanced window and the
screen ought to look like this.
Notice the small window under "iTunes Music folder location". That is
where their iTunes Library is located.
Now let's help your friend out by changing a couple of settings in their
preferences. These will make their iTunes Library work better for them.
Check the "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" check box. When this is
checked, iTunes goes out on the internet and looks up each song in the
library, then it creates a folder with the artist/musician name in the
iTunes Library and creates a folder with the name of the album the song
was recorded on. With this checked all the songs are indexed by album and
artist so they are visually easy to find... also it makes locating
duplicates in your iTunes Library simpler because iTunes corrects the song
title so it matches the original title on the album.
ALSO check the "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library"
checkbox.
If that box isn't checked (which is the default when the program is
installed) and you add a song through the "add file to library" menu pull
down, iTunes doesn't copy i tto the Library, it merely creates a data
pointer to the song where it is on the Mac system at the moment it's
added. If you delete where you had the song it will generate the file nMMot
found error in iTunes which is the exclamation makr at the left of a song
listing.
The preferences will now look like this.
Overview
Setting 'Robust' Preferences
Change Import Options
Check for Protected Files
Add Their File to Your iTunes Library
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I'm in Sonoma County... Northern California wine country.
If you live nearby, are traveling through or live in the San Francisco Bay Area bring your iPod to me and I can do the work while you wait or go wine tasting for a while. Send me an
email just to make sure I have on hand whatever parts your repair will require.
Call or email me
with questions or to set up a repair. You can also call, I am here most days from 8am to 8pm
Toll Free 1-877-iPod-Pro (1 - 877 - 476-3776)
Send the device to:
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2145 Service Court
Santa Rosa, Ca 95403-3139
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