itunes, question

[tug]

hi guys, my question is, how do you play an album in itunes without all the tracks being added to your playlist? whenever i play mp3 tracks no matter what i do they automatically add themselves, and if i dont want them i have to trash them after, if i dont then they become part of my list which is annoying. thankyou for any response.

 

[spinnerlys]

Do you play them via a Playlist or do you just select the Album in the browser?

And if you use a Playlist, what kind of playlist do you use? AFAIK, you can drag an entire album to a playlist you created.

Which iTunes version do you have btw?

 

[tug]

thanks for your quick response spinnerlys, i am using version 9.2.1. i have got albums in folders and i drag them into a new playlist on itunes, it plays and then i notice that the entire album has ended up in my music playlist, all the tracks of the album, and then i have to delete them one by one.i just wonder if there is a way of playing said albums without them embedding into my playlist in music. any ideas? thanks.

 

[dhd]

In iTunes advanced preferences uncheck "copy to to itunes media folder when adding to library". You should be aware that if you move/delete the music from finder itunes won't be able to find the file (I prefer to let itunes manage the file management for me).

 

[Consultant]

If you want to try out some music without adding to iTunes, use another player such as VLC.

 

[tug]

thanks dhd, youve solved it for me. also thanks consultant for responding.