[macvoiceover] Re: Deleting Podcasts in Itunes
- From: Judy Wilkinson <jwilkins@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:47:49 -0700
Laura,
I think this worked. Thanks again.
Judy'
On Aug 14, 2011, at 12:06 PM, Laura wrote:
> Okay. This is how I understand it. You have all the music stored on your
> drive. Your iTunes library is really just like a collection of links pointing
> to where those files are. So when you choose a song to play, it's just like
> clicking on a link on a website; iTunes looks where it thinks the file is,
> and if it finds it, it plays it.
>
> When you delete an item from your library, you're given two choices. Just
> delete the link so that it no longer shows up in your library but the file
> remains on your computer, or delete the link as well as the file, so that the
> link is deleted from the library and the file is deleted from the computer.
>
> However, the second option only works if your files are stored in your iTunes
> media folder, which is the folder iTunes creates for you the first time the
> program runs. iTunes normally creates that folder on your local drive, so if
> you're using an external drive, it's possible your music isn't stored in the
> media folder.
>
> To check, open the preferences menu in iTunes by pressing command-comma, and
> look under advanced settings. The location of your iTunes media folder should
> be the first thing you hear under that tab. If the location of your folder is
> the same place your podcast is stored, then you can just opt to move the
> podcast to trash when the delete dialogue comes up. If your podcast is stored
> somewhere else, you'll have to go into that folder and delete it, the same
> way you would if you wanted rid of any other file on your computer.
>
> I hope that's clearer. If it's not, let me know, and I'll give it another
> shot.
>
> On 14 Aug 2011, at 19:36, Judy Wilkinson wrote:
>
>> I'm afraid I don't understand a word of this. Could you please give more
>> step-by-step instructions? My iTunes folders are all on a separate drive but
>> when I load iTunes everything loads. So how do I just delete podcasts?
>> Judy
>>
>> On Aug 14, 2011, at 11:34 AM, Laura wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I assume it means that when you delete a podcast from your iTunes library,
>>> it'll only send the file simultaneously to trash if it's stored in your
>>> iTunes media folder. If the podcast is located somewhere else, it'll be
>>> deleted from your library, but to send the file to trash, you'd have to go
>>> to the folder where it was stored and delete it manually.
>>>
>>> HTH.
>>>
>>> Laura
>>>
>>> On 14 Aug 2011, at 19:18, Judy Wilkinson wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to clear out old podcasts from iTunes. When I ask to delete
>>>> podcasts in iTUnes I get the following enigmatic message:
>>>> "Do you want to move the selected podcast(s) to the trash or or leave it
>>>> in the iTunes folder? Only files in the iTunes media folder will be moved
>>>> to the trash."
>>>>
>>>> If files in the "trash" won't really be dumped, why is there that option?
>>>> And if I put them in the "media folder" are they really sent to the trash?
>>>> Judy
>>>>
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