To drag a music or video file into your iTunes library, left-click the file and hold, drag the file into your iTunes library and it will sync the file into your library.
The music files should still be in your "My Music" folder.
The iTunes software will link to the iPod but you do not need to purchase music from the iTunes store as you can add music from any source; such as your own CDs or music files already on your computer. Other retailers, such as Amazon, provide downloading software which allows any music you purchase from them to be automatically added to your iTunes music library.
Apple was eager to please the music industry, and design iTunes and iPod to prevent piracy of music, which is what you are asking instructions for. It is nearly impossible to do what you ask without a 3rd-party program of some sort. You could find CopyTRans by Googling for it, and load it on your iTunes computer. I haven't used it, but they say it works OK.
Copy the file/folder you have downloaded into 'My Music' (found within 'My Documents') Once the music has copied got to itunes and under file select 'Add folder to Library'. Find the folder you just added and select it. itunes will do the rest.
According to Will Friedwald, he has the largest iTunes collection in the world, with more than a terabyte of music managed through iTunes. Friedwald is a music writer, and has been described as "The Poet Laureate of vintage pop music." Friedwald spends much of his day in front of a Power Mac G5 using his his mammoth 200,000 track iTunes library. Here, Friedwald describes his iTunes library: * 849 GB | 172,150 tracks | 809.2 days * 2,935 artists | 11,561 albums * iTunes library database file - 282 MB * iTunes library XML file - 259 MB
If you want to know how many songs are in the Music section of your iTunes library, scroll down to the very bottom. It will show the amount of space the songs take up (in gigabytes), how many songs are in the library, and the total amount of time it will take to play all of the songs (in hours). For Windows users on iTunes 11, use the shortcut Ctrl-Alt-/ to display the Status Bar
Updating iTunes only updates the iTunes software it will not touch your music library.
Your music library is normally stored in a folder called iTunes Music which is placed in your Music folder. Deleting the iTunes software from your Applications folder will not affect your music library.
it means that it will save that music to a folder on your itunes library.
On a Mac click on the music file in a folder and drag it into the iTunes Window and the music will be added to your iTunes library. If iTunes is not running you can drag the music file into the iTunes icon in the dock and it will be added to the library.
The iTunes library is where iTunes stores your music. You can put music in the library from music on your computer or from your CDs. You only need to set up an iTunes account if you wish to purchase items from the iTunes store.
I don't know if you have already tried this, but make sure you know which folder the music goes into once it has completed, then, on itunes, selcted "file" then "add file to library" and browse the folders to find the file you want, alternatively, if it is a complete album, select "add folder to library" and browse in the same way, your music should then appear in your itunes library
A new version of iTunes only updates the iTunes software and does not touch your music/movies library.
it is in your itunes music library
Answer I feel your painCheck this site out.http://hifiblog.com/past/2006/05/11/howto-move-your-itunes-music-while-preserving-library-data-when-you-dont-let-itunes-manage-your-music-library/#comment-14123Good luck.
Why does iTunes lose your music library?If you have put any new music on your iPod lately, your computer could have synced your iPod and deleted all of the music.