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eroxx

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Jul 27, 2010
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It makes me crazy that you can only use up to 10,000 songs for itunes match.

But what's worse, is the fact that I can actually accept the limit if it was user-friendly to CHOOSE which 10,000 of my library I wanted. It's honestly unthinkable that apple makes this impossible.
 

eroxx

macrumors 6502a
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Jul 27, 2010
801
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Yes, sorry. Although my argument still stands. It's not the limitation per se but the friction involved in choosing 25,000 should your library be >25,000
 

eroxx

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Jul 27, 2010
801
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I've done that too (set up a second library), but it's very difficult to maintain, especially if you want to switch out songs ...
 

DJLC

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Jul 17, 2005
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That does sound like a PITA.

Considered Spotify? It'll match everything in your iTunes Library while also giving you access to so much more. Sure, it has ads, but you can pay a bit to get them removed. I honestly don't even touch iTunes anymore...
 

err404

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Mar 4, 2007
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Like so many things "Apple", Match is not designed for extreme edge cases. And yes, dedicating 100% of a year’s salary on music is an edge case. Don’t expect a solution design for the masses to meet your needs. You should be looking at other solutions. If having a complete library of that size is a requirement, you may want to get a dedicated 128GB device. That should be close to your library size assuming you don’t use lossless.
BTW, you would be saving untold amounts of money by switching to a monthly service based system like Spotify or Rdio instead of buying so much music.
 
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