Hi Esther, Thank you so much! This is extremely helpful! I noticed that after I deleted some items according to Marcy's information, the items did indeed disappear from my iTunes music table, but later, I still found some of them listed in a downloads window? So when you delete them from the iTunes table, how then do you make sure they're truly deleted from your system?
Desi On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Desi and Others, > > A lot of questions come up about iTunes, so I'll list some places you can > find answers. First, I'll just mention that iTunes works as a database > program, so when you add and delete tracks, you should always do this through > the iTunes program, as Marcy explained. It's like working with phone numbers > or the post office -- the record for where to find a track or whether it's in > your library depends on the directory that's maintained by iTunes, and not > simply whether the track is somewhere on your computer. If you move your > track to a different location or delete it without telling iTunes, all it > knows is that there's a broken link. At best it can offer to search through > you Music library location to try to find it, but that's very inefficient. > > For a good description of the layout of iTunes (and many other Mac apps) for > VoiceOver, check Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver web pages. Here's the link to the > one for iTunes 10 (under Snow Leopard): > http://web.me.com/kilburns/voiceover/itunes10.html > > For general information on how iTunes works, the best source of information > are the iLounge tutorials. There are some recent updates for iTunes 10.4, but > I'll point to general articles. > > The web site is much easier to navigate with the mobile version of the site, > because there are many graphics and ads. Here is the link to the list of > tutorial articles and their links, including the guide to copying content to > your iPod: > > http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/tutorials/ > > For those who want to start with "The Beginner's Guide to iTunes". Here's > the link to the mobile version of the article: > • The Beginner’s Guide to iTunes by Jesse David Hollington (November 23, > 2009): > http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/mobile/articles/the-beginners-guide-to-itunes/ > > That guide contains links to many of the other guides to using iTunes and > your device. The mobile version of > • Copy Content from your iPod to your Computer -- The Definitive Guide (May > 14, 2008) is at: > http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/mobile/articles/copying-music-from-ipod-to-computer/ > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Aug 3, 2011, at 07:40, Desi Noller wrote: > >> Hi Marcy, >> >> Thanks so much! It's funny how something so simple can sometimes seem sooo >> hard! LOL! I'm so glad we can ask what would I'm sure seem such silly >> questions to many here, without being made to feel foolish! >> >> Desi >> >> >> >> On Aug 3, 2011, at 10:04 AM, Marcy Weinberg wrote: >> >>> Focus on the track you want to delete in the music table and press the >>> backspace/delete key. The track will be gone. >>> >>> You can highlight multiple tracks and delete them all at one time as well. >>> >>> You can delete tracks directly from the music table by pressing delete. >>> >>> On Aug 3, 2011, at 12:23 PM, Desi Noller wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Everyone, >>>> >>>> I have some mp3 files that I have downloaded in the past, but now want to >>>> delete from my iTunes music table. I tried deleting them in the finder, >>>> and though they seemed to be moved to trash, and when I emptied trash >>>> seemed to be emptied, Each time I go back into my music list in iTunes, >>>> there they still are. I'm currently using iTunes 4.0 or whatever the >>>> latest version is as I just updated it on Sunday. Any help with this >>>> would be most appreciated! >>>> >>>> Desi > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
