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do you need your music files for your music to play in itunes

  • 24-03-2010 9:33pm
    #1
    A V A
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    im just wondering do you need the files of your music in your itunes on a a mac in order for them to play ?? i have a mac and im just wondering because in order for music to play in itunes on a windows pc/laptop you need the files stored for them to play but i was told once your songs are in itunes in a mac they dont need to be stored is that true?if anyone can help that would be kool


    chee


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  • #2
    Scubadevils
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    Ya had a wha where? :confused:


  • #3
    jtsuited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭jtsuited


    ah i think i know what he's asking.

    the answer is....

    if you have an mp3 file on your desktop and you open it, itunes automatically copies it into it's own library (this is actually a setting that is checked by default on macs i think).

    So if you delete that mp3 on your desktop you will still be able to listen to it in itunes as it has been copied to the itunes library.


  • #4
    A V A
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    lads so soory just read over it there lol i confused me self

    oh so i i delete themi can still play them and still sync my ipod un like windows you need the file always in order for the songs to play in itunes


  • #5
    A V A
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    Felixdhc wrote: »
    Ya had a wha where? :confused:



    i was laughing at the way you said that . . .gas cheers





    (dont mean that in a sarcastic way )


  • #6
    Mataguri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭Mataguri


    A V A wrote: »
    lads so soory just read over it there lol i confused me self

    oh so i i delete themi can still play them and still sync my ipod un like windows you need the file always in order for the songs to play in itunes

    The way Itunes works is it creates an XML file (think of it as a fancy text file) that tells the program where your media files are located. If the media files are deleted from those locations then no they will not play.

    If your version of Itunes is copying your media files to a second location like how Jsuited described then yes, you can delete the original files as there are duplicate files on your hard drive which Itunes is referencing. If it is not copying your files to a secondary location then no you cannot delete them.


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  • #7
    A V A
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    cheers for that ill back all my music on a external hard drive anyway just incase and ill delete the other files cheers


  • #8
    A V A
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,755 ✭✭✭A V A


    just deleted the back files of a band in itunes and then went into itunes and it still played so it must be ok to do so


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