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Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem

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In article <mbab83$ej3$1@speranza.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce
<bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

> > If you configure iTunes to not keep your media folder organised, then
> > changing the track name inside iTunes leaves the filename alone, so the
> > filename may have nothing to do with the track name displayed by iTunes.
> 
> That's the way I do it and correcting the names in iTunes did not change 
> the names on the HD.  It did not occur to me, but I guess I could 
> manually correct the names on the HD and that wouldn't affect iTunes at 
> all.  It would just make both name lists consistent.
>
> On some classical pieces (and medlays) the track names on HD can get 
> insanely long.  I have shortened them with no observed ill affects.

the file names on the drive make no difference. they are ignored.

itunes uses the tag information, not the file name.

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In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> - 2015-02-08 18:52 -0500
  Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-09 00:19 +0000
  Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-08 19:32 -0500
    Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-09 02:45 +0000
      Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-09 09:08 -0500
  Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-02-09 13:50 +1300
    Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2015-02-08 22:00 -0500
      Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-02-09 16:23 +1300
        Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> - 2015-02-09 08:04 -0500
          Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-09 13:01 -0500
        Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-02-09 10:51 -0700
          Re: In iTunes but not really an iTunes problem dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-02-10 09:40 +1300

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