> On 17 Dec 2015, at 8:06 PM, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Ronni, thanks for the response. I have my Music library on a 2TB external > drive and the iTunes library has been mapped to that path since configuration > days. “Keep iTunes Media folder organised” is selected too as is “Copy files > to iTunes Media folder when adding”. > > The problem is that I don’t know which files in my Music folder are not > mapped in iTunes. > > I find by accident when playing something that it “can’t be found” message. > > Is there a way of doing a verification pass by iTunes through the entire > Music folder of ALL applicable files (video/music/podcast/etc) in the “Music" > folder are mapped? I could do an “Add to library” of the Music folder again, > but that would do a huge amount of duplication for those already mapped, but > it would pick up those files not mapped in the process. Is there a script > somewhere that can do a check for this ‘broken link’ for all files in the > Music folder that you know of? > > Regards > > Pete.
Simply having files in the Music folder does not qualify them to be recognised by iTunes. They need to be inside the iTunes Folder, which itself is normally inside the Music Folder (although it doesn’t need to be). Even then, the files need to have been put there by iTunes itself through an import process, not by simply dragging them in from another folder in Finder. Therefore, if you have music lying free in your Music Folder, and which you expect to be recognised by iTunes, it’s just going to happen. You at least need to drag them onto an open iTunes window to allow iTunes to deal with them properly. Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
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