iTunes Help Please

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  1. Con

    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    Has anyone had problems with songs being removed from the device after synching, even though they are still selected in the library?

    It's driving me mad and its doing it at random.
     
    Conan Troutman, Jun 25, 2016
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    Sorry for not being any help but I fecking hate Itunes. How can a company creating so many great easy to use devises, come up with that fecking awful software
     
    andytyke, Jun 25, 2016
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    I can't even synch my iPod anymore. I can get into my account but the synch option has gone.
     
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    I've been having probs...weirdly I'm having tracks removed from my tablet but not from my phone...very annoying
     
    I'm Spartacus, Jun 25, 2016
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    My advice

    Don't whatever you do install iTunes on a Windows machine, it's a complete monster. All you need to do is install some drivers and then you can use Windows Explorer where your iWhatever device will appear as a hard drive.
     
    Brush, Jun 25, 2016
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    Is it Apple Music that is causing the problem? If you've subscribed to it then that is the most likely suspect, it likes you to stream it's library rather than your own and will remove duplicates with the same file name.
     
    Father Benny Cake, Jun 25, 2016
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  7. Con

    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    I don't think I've subscribed to it. I've bought one or two things from iTunes but I still buy CDs and copy them into my iTunes library.
     
    Conan Troutman, Jun 26, 2016
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    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    Re: My advice

    I think I've already made that mistake!
     
    Conan Troutman, Jun 26, 2016
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    Re: My advice

    Don't worry, simply uninstall iTunes. Then install the device driver for the iWhatever (when I did it it was for an iPhone 4 which I no longer have as it was a company phone). I can't remember where I got the driver from but a quick google should find it. Then you should be back in control of what's on the device and what's on your computer.

    Remember that the primary purpose of iTunes is not to make things simple and easy for users, it's to make you spend money.
     
    Brush, Jun 26, 2016
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    Its the apple music taste software thats kicked in. it removes owt thats *****. has it all gone yet?? :)
     
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    Re: My advice

    I'll try that. Thanks for the help - much appreciated.
     
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