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  1. R

    Which iTunes Files from Old to New PC?

    I'm replacing an old Windows laptop with a new one and need to make sure that I keep a previous iPhone backup that I have saved in iTunes. Right now, that backup, shows up as it should when I click Preferences and then click the Devices tab. It lists the iPhone model and the date the backup was...
  2. NightFox

    Apple Music Transfer Music / iTunes Library to New Mac?

    My iTunes/Apple Music library of a few thousand tracks is a mixture of matched AAC and MP3 tracks in a mixture of bit rates from 128kbps to ALAC. I'm getting a new Mac mini tomorrow, which will serve as my main Mac and will hold the definitive local copy of my music library. What's the best way...
  3. R

    Apple says iphone SE 2020 works with macOS Mojave 10.14.6 and iTunes 12.8 or newer

    I have a MacBook Air 13" early 2014 running 10.14.6 and iTunes 12.9.5.5 and bought a new iPhone SE and it does not connect with the Mac and Apple keeps suggesting I update to a newer version of their OSX and cannot help at all. Their web site advertises that it works with my Mac, OSX, iTunes...
  4. N

    Apple Music How do I get high lossless sound into my hifi?

    I just want to play high lossless sound through my hifi 24bit 192k. I know from my iPhone, i can get a dongle from apple for $9 and I get 24bit 96hz according to apple I have a mac m1 mini but only a wifi network. Could run an ethernet cable to the hifi into a Bluesound Nodei I have a the XS...
  5. neil74

    Apple Music Lossless - iTunes match now a problem?

    As I understand it, Apple music will be lossless but any items uploaded via iTunes Match will not be? If I am correct here then it looks to be a pain for anybody with iTunes match. iTunes match items are merged into your iCloud music library and are not easy to separate so it will then become...
  6. J

    Itunes movies appear to be 60fps

    Got the new 4K box. I’ve got the ATV set to match content for framerate, but all my iTunes movies appear to be playing back at 4K/60 instead of 24fps. Is there another setting I need to toggle?
  7. DavidLeblond

    Any way to backup iTunes library?

    So here is my dilemma. I just bought a brand new Macbook Air, upgrading from a 2014 Mac Mini that was sort of a mess... anyway that Mac had a 1 terabyte hard drive on it. The Macbook Air, not so much. But technically I don't NEED to store my photos on my Mac, I have iCloud Photos. And I don't...
  8. BenJones90

    Purchased TV Shows - Wrong Or Missing Artwork on Apple TV

    Lately I’ve noticed that the cover artwork when you go into the TV Shows app and go to Purchased is all over the place. It always used to be the case that when you had multiple seasons of a TV show, the main artwork in the square grid view would be of the latest season. If you had bough then...
  9. UltimateSyn

    Apple Music iTunes Purchase Automatic Downloads Are Paywalled Now?

    For many years now when I've made an iTunes purchase of a song / album on any of my devices my other devices all automatically download that content. I recently purchased a few songs on my iPhone and noticed that my Mac was not downloading them automatically... I had to go into the Purchased...
  10. J

    Is there any way I can cancel a subscription I bought by mistake?

    Not sure if this is the right place to ask this I purchased a subscription by mistake, essentially I forgot I had started a free trial for this VPN app and hence I forgot cancelling it.. I noticed it today when PayPal sent me an email confirming the purchase for this enormous price.. I have...
    • jordysak
    • Thread
    • apps ios iphone itunes refund
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iOS 14
  11. T

    Non-Apple Music Playlists are no longer playable using only Siri....

    has anyone else had this problem? when I try to play a playlist that is one I created using songs that aren't a part of Apple Music it won't play (For example, when I tell Siri to play 'My Top Rated' playlist it plays "K-Pop" or if I try to play other ones it says ""I didn't find this playlist...
    • ToddJ
    • Thread
    • apple music car itunes playlist
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iOS 14
  12. B

    iTunes: Any faster way to change genres for lots of albums?

    I have a lot of genres and lots with very similar names (Alt. Rock, Alternative, Alternative Rock, Alternative Rock/Indie, etc.). I've started going through each genre and changing the songs or album to different ones, which is taking forever. Is there a quicker way to do this? Any program...
  13. rboerdijk

    HomePod Homepod play playlist of purchased iTunes music

    Hello, I have a homepod-mini and a mac-mini. I have a collection of music I purchased on iTunes over the years (either as Albums or as individual Tracks) and would like to create a playlist and play it on the homepod. For testing I created a playlist "Mix" containing a few songs. I would like...
  14. V

    HomePod iOS 14.3 HomePod Mini cannot find any songs in Apple Music but can shuffle my Library

    Hello! I hope you can help, I just bought a HomePod mini and it does not seem to work so far :( Btw, I updated it to 14.3, so as my iPhone. —> Whenever I ask Siri to play a song or an artist I get the error message « Sorry, I couldn’t find ....... on Apple Music » I am talking about songs that I...
  15. PliSsK

    Mojave iTunes CD import error -54

    Running Mojave 10.14.6, when I try to import a CD into iTunes, I get the error: 'Error occurred while converting the file "xxxxxxx". An unknown error occurred (-54).' Conversion does not begin before the error message appears. It wasn't doing this before. I have installed all the OS X security...
  16. MiniApple

    iTunes movies/tv/music library permanently on external SSD? HD/4K, Dolby?

    first time MacOS user soon, switching from Windows10 Setup: M1 Mac Mini External 2TB SSD connected with USB-C as far as I am aware iTunes movies and tv episodes are saved in HD 1080p only when downloaded locally, even if you have bought 4K versions. Is this still the case? Will the sound...
    • MiniApple
    • Thread
    • download itunes library local file movies and tv music picture quality sound quality ssd
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  17. D

    Put newly purchased songs at the beginning of a playlist.

    Each year I have a playlist where I keep the newly purchased/ripped songs. I prefer to have them at the top/beginning of that playlist so I can access them quickly, but dragging them to a playlist puts them at the bottom of the list. Is there a way to place them at the top/beginning of a...
  18. MsAMG

    HomePod HomePod Mini + iTunes library + Mac

    hello Question for HomePod mini users. The music I have collected across the decades (uploaded cds, iTunes/Amazon purchases, independent downloads, etc) are all in the iTunes library on my 2013-build iMac .... I am not always at my desk, my Mac is often 'asleep' ..... would a HomePod mini be...
  19. TheDailyApple

    Lord of the Rings in 4K HDR

    It appears that the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit 4K upgrades are available to those whose purchased the iTunes versions in HD!
  20. Black Baron

    Bug: iTunes album covers

    Three album covers really caused me a lot of trouble in iTunes. I have converted all tracks to mp3 and id tags but the album covers of these three albums never really worked well. Even after replacing the covers with another image. Any iDeas anyone? Regards, BLACK BARON Design / Photo /...
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