iTunes Data....what is it??

Rajj

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jan 26, 2003

• #1

What are these data files?
Can I delete them without screwing up iTunes?
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TEG

macrumors 604

• Jan 26, 2003

• #2

The Temp files are for burning/ripping, you can remove the temp files just DON'T REMOVE THE DATA FILES... if you do you will have to rebuild your library.

TEG

 

rainman::|:|

macrumors 603

• Jan 26, 2003

• #3

wow... i sure as hell don't have any of those...

and i thought it was annoying that itunes has created like 4 Library files...

delete them, it should not hurt anything. Temp files are meant to be deleted eventually...

what version of X are you using? which version of iTunes? you may want to reinstall iTunes (you won't lose your music, don't worry)...

pnw

 

Rajj

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Jan 27, 2003

• #4

I deleted them.
Thanx for the info!!!

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Falleron

macrumors 68000

• Feb 2, 2003

• #5

I have the same problem, there are nearly 1Gb of them (temp files that is)!! Fine, if I delete them, they will only build up again. How can I stop them being created in the first place??

 

FredAkbar

macrumors 6502a

• Feb 2, 2003

• #6

Hmm, there aren't any temp files in my iTunes music folder. There used to be a few, but I deleted them, and I checked just now, and I haven't gotten any more. So obviously there is something that makes iTunes create these files...but what?

 

arn

macrumors god

Staff member

• Feb 2, 2003

• #7

I'd guess burning CD's creates the temp files.... and they should be deleted automatically.

but that's just a guess

arn

 

Falleron

macrumors 68000

• Feb 2, 2003

• #8

Originally posted by arn
I'd guess burning CD's creates the temp files.... and they should be deleted automatically.

but that's just a guess

arn

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I have never used iTunes to burn a cd, so it cant be that. I have ripped things though. Its as if they are just not being deleted when they should be. However, I have deleted these temporary files + over time they re-appear (even when I am not ripping new cd's).