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| Thread ID: 116115 | 2011-02-17 07:48:00 | Where does iTunes hide ripped CDs? | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 1179221 | 2011-02-17 07:48:00 | Hi Team I have used iTunes to rip several CDs for my MP3 player in the past and don't recall any problems in finding the files afterwards to transfer them. I've just ripped my first two on my new comp and I'll be damned if I can find them anywhere. Even a search for *.mp3 using Ztree turns up nothing newer than 2009 on C: or D: which isn't right because I ripped one a few days ago and the second tonight. This makes me think that iTunes is using one of my other disks to store them, so I should be able to change the destination disk for ripped files (and find the missing mp3s at the same time) but where is the iTunes Library hidden? I dragged & dropped the last album I ripped, but this latest one doesn't want to be D&D'd, so I must be doing something wrong somewhere. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1179222 | 2011-02-17 08:38:00 | It normally, by default puts them in Music/Itunes/itunes Music ---then sub folders. Easiest way to find a location, open Itunes, on the music library, right click the song /Get Info / Summery Tab - In the "where" window it will tell you exactly where its stored. Also try searching for *.m4a that should find them. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1179223 | 2011-02-17 11:00:00 | iTunes is psychotic. If you want to rip CDs then EAC is much better. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1179224 | 2011-02-17 18:22:00 | Or WMP :D | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1179225 | 2011-02-17 19:40:00 | iTunes is psychotic. If you want to rip CDs then EAC is much better. Yep, EAC is great for ripping CDs and it's free :) |
autechre (266) | ||
| 1179226 | 2011-02-17 19:58:00 | This thread makes me smile :) Billy asked about finding music in itunes, NOT what is the best CD ripper. Itunes may not be the best - but come on peoples, how about staying on the subject. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1179227 | 2011-02-17 20:18:00 | Yeah :) | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1179228 | 2011-02-17 22:03:00 | This thread makes me smile :) Billy asked about finding music in itunes, NOT what is the best CD ripper. Itunes may not be the best - but come on peoples, how about staying on the subject. But if he gets a better ripping program he won't have to worry about where the files went because he'll know where he put them... so it solves the original problem, in a way... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1179229 | 2011-02-17 23:01:00 | But if he gets a better ripping program he won't have to worry about where the files went because he'll know where he put them... so it solves the original problem, in a way... Thats a good point, and yeah a good suggestion. :) While using a different ripper in the future could be an option, people suggesting it now is absolutely no help what so ever in solving the original question, of where Itunes stores its ripped music. Thats why I suggested where Itunes normally store them now. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1179230 | 2011-02-18 06:50:00 | If anybody cares to look back, and I'm not suggesting you should, a few years ago I had a huge number of CDs to rip for myself and my son. I tried a fair range of free CD rippers and they were all crap. Then I tried iTunes and it worked like this: I put in the CD, I initiated the rip The CD ejected when finished, I put in the next CD.............. It was 100% trouble free and 100% reliable, so I forgave its bulk, its name and its parentage and adopted it into the family. Now I think it's been smoking crack and sleeping with shemales. I'll check out the suggested locations, but the key may be the file type, though I thought it ripped to MP3, and I know I had to find a converter for M4a to Mp3 to play some downloaded M4a tracks on something. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
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