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  1. mrgreeneyes

    ibooks app question

    Hello, I am currently using ibooks to sync books to my ipad and iPhone. and I have a question, when I go into the books folder. I see a bunch of books that have been renamed to long file name with letters and numbers. why is that? also I added a few new books and when I try to sync them...
  2. 1stdateapp

    iPhone 1st Date on the App Store

    Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about 1st Date. Download 1st Date and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1st-date/id1463209045
  3. J

    Importing iTunes library into Catalina's Apple Music?

    So recently installed the latest Catalina beta public 4 onto a separate drive just to explore and test out. Loving the OS so far, and while I will miss iTunes, the new change will be interesting. I'm having trouble importing my iTunes library though. Apparently an upgrade from Mojave will...
  4. B

    iTunes import setting ?

    I just went through my music collection on my iTunes music. Most of my music were CD imports (ripped from CDs). 1) I’ve noticed there were significant difference in file size which CAN? affect the sound quality. I have noticed I had MPEG files: 160 Kbps 192 kbps 256 kbps 320 kbps 230 kbps...
  5. E

    Moving iPhone Backup to a New (Second) External Drive

    Hi. I've been backing up my iPhone via iTunes to an external hard drive (Drive A) for a couple years. I bought a new hard drive (Drive B), copied the Backup folder to it, but can't create a symlink. Using the basic method from iMore (and other sites) ln -s /Volumes/External/ios_backup...
  6. S

    iPhone XR Loading custom ringtones via iTunes help.....

    Context: I upgraded to a 64GB XR from a 64GB 6S Plus last month. I have had custom ringtones for most of the time I had an iPhone (9 years). I restored from backup to my new XR w/ custom ringtones. The "Tones" folder in iTunes 12.9.5.7 shows 0 ringtones installed, but custom ringtones are on...
  7. B

    Ripping all my CDs

    I’m thinking about ripping all my cd music collection to my iTunes app on my mbpr and get rid of all the CDs to declutter, but not sure about the ripping format? They say the “lossless” setting would be the most desirable. I understand it will take up a lot of room then. I alao understand all...
  8. lyp29

    How to backup a disabled iPhone?

    My iPhone is disabled as a result of too many failed password attempts and it requires me to connect to the iTunes to recover it (reset it to factory settings and erase all my data). I did not backup my iPhone. Therefore, I am wondering if there is a way for me to backup it while it is disabled...
  9. oceanjaws

    Moved iTunes, but doesn't find songs

    Hi. A got a new MacBook Pro. Woo!! I'm using an external hard drive for iTunes, Final Cut and Photos. I'm a musician - I have a lot of music. I saved my library from my old MB to an SSD, and then told iTunes to use this as the library. I dragged the data files -'iTunes Music Library.xml' etc-...
  10. ErikGrim

    Music - Missing Features, Bugs, Issues & Troubleshooting

    Catalina 10.15.5 - Music 1.0.5.14 On Big Sur? Revision history: Missing Features Internet radio (old style streaming stations) Filter playlists (search in playlists) View -> Show Filter Field (Still does not persist between switching playlists Music 1.0.5.x ) very annoying when using column...
  11. M

    Restoring Back Up Troubles :(

    Hey people, In a bit of a situation that I thought would be easy but turns out isn't. Over the weekend I lost my iPhone 6s, don't think I'll be getting it back so I have an older iPhone 5s I'm using for now. I wanted to restore the 5s with the backup from the 6s (which was backed up last year)...
  12. M

    iPhone 7/Plus Cannot get iTunes WiFi Sync Working for First Time

    I am pretty knew to iPhones, not by choice. It's taking some getting use to after using Android for almost 8yrs. I am trying to setup Itunes Wifi sync for the first time and it is enabled on iTunes yet I still get the message on the iPhone to enable it. What am I missing? It makes no indication...
  13. Avzone

    Back up advise needed

    Hi, Need some advise on doing a back up as I’m looking on reformatting my Mac mini. I have done back ups in the past but never really had to test it out in a real scenario of restoring them & hope I never have to. What it is mainly that’s concerning me is doing the back ups of my photos &...
  14. VHHess

    iPhone Using NordVPN (or other IKEv2 VPN)? Try this workaround

    I've encountered cases where using the iOS app does not let me connect to select services, protocols or apps (such as banking, software update check and downloading App Store updates hangs or takes repeated attempt to connect to the profile. I may delete the stock NordVPN app and use this method...
  15. W

    How to sync podcasts one way only?

    Hi everyone, I've got a iPhone/iTunes podcast syncing predicament. I've got some podcasts I've added to my iTunes on my Mac that are not available through the podcast app. I want to sync these podcasts to my iPhone, but I do NOT want to sync all of the podcasts on my phone to my computer. Is...
  16. Glockworkorange

    Missing iTunes Feature in Catalina

    There’s a feature in iTunes and maybe I am alone in using it, but I’d like to know if it’s in Catalina also. Internet radio. I’m betting it’s gone from the music app, but can anyone confirm?
  17. E

    Apple Kills iTunes...now what for ripped mp3s?

    Very, very long-time iTunes user here for my 55,000+ MP3 files (I'm an ex-dj and massive music collector). Apple announced a general statement a few weeks ago that they are killing iTunes. So what happens to folks like me with numerous iPods, iPhones, and iPads on iOS 10-12 who still...
  18. D

    Manually adding songs to iPhone

    Downloaded Catalina today and, so far, mostly good. The one question I have: I always manage my iPhone media library (music and music videos) manually. They're not copied to the Macbook, only on the iPhone (mostly because it's TOO much media – hundreds of Gb, more than my Macbook can...
  19. Samirvanrijn

    How to change standard option from Itunes to Spotify

    Hi Guys, When you push the pause/play button on your keyboard or your headphone, your macbook will open Itunes. Is it possible to change the standard option from Itunes to Spotify? I rarely use Itunes and prefer Sportify. Thanks in advance
  20. R

    iPhone backup password

    Hi all, I think I found a pretty nasty bug in iPhone backup process. Please advise if anybody had a similar issue. I had to send my iPhone 6 for a battery replacement so I wanted to make a full backup. I used iTunes on my MacBook and it asked me for a backup password - honestly, had no idea...