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The only thing i can find any hint of it is if in the grid view if i right click there is an option to uncheck selection, but it does nothing. Also there is nothing shown in the music tab of the sync menu either.
 
Never-mind i found the answer. There is an option in the preference menu to turn the check boxes on or off.
 
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