rearanging playlists doesn't work. Instead it make double files. Itunes.

[Snowcake]

Hello,

I have i stupid problem, if it can't be solved i say itunes goodbye.
I can't simply rearranging the playlists in itunes on the left side, instead it COPIES the playlist in the other! So i have DOUBLE files.

Well, i hate that so much, stating the fact that i sometimes do that accidentally.
Blech!

And i loved itunes so much.

Someone a solution? I will praise you.

 

[blackburn]

Itunes sorts playlists by alphabetical order. So unless you change their name to something like this:

1. ZZ
2. AA

It will always show:

AA
ZZ

It's the only solution I know off. Better solutions would be great

 

[DewGuy1999]

Hello,

I have i stupid problem, if it can't be solved i say itunes goodbye.
I can't simply rearranging the playlists in itunes on the left side, instead it COPIES the playlist in the other! So i have DOUBLE files.

Well, i hate that so much, stating the fact that i sometimes do that accidentally.
Blech!

And i loved itunes so much.

Someone a solution? I will praise you.

Playlists in iTunes are arranged first by Folders then below that Smart Playlists and then below that regular Playlists. Within each type they are arranged alphabetically. So, if you want a particular playlist to appear in a different order, rename it so it will appear where you want.

 

[Snowcake]

Thanks for the answers.

But the biggest problem is that i sometimes accidentally move a playlist in another with the trackpad. Result: DOUBLE FILES.
I don't want DOUBLE FILES!

Before i could rearrange the playlist, now it make double files.
Crazy move, if you ask me.

But is there a solution to this? that this can't be happen anymore?

 

[DewGuy1999]

Thanks for the answers.

But the biggest problem is that i sometimes accidentally move a playlist in another with the trackpad. Result: DOUBLE FILES.
I don't want DOUBLE FILES!

Before i could rearrange the playlist, now it make double files.
Crazy move, if you ask me.

But is there a solution to this? that this can't be happen anymore?

I'm using iTunes 9.2.1 on OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) on a G4 iMac (no trackpad) and I can't duplicate that behavior. If I drag one regular Playlist onto another regular Playlist it adds the songs from the first to the second but doesn't duplicate either Playlist. If I try to drag a Smart Playlist to another Playlist (Smart or otherwise) it just pops back to it's original position.

Either the behavior you're experiencing is due to using iTunes 10, using OS X 10.5 or 10.6 or a setting specific to your trackpad. Sorry I can't be anymore helpful, maybe someone else here with a newer setup can be of help.

 

[GGJstudios]

But the biggest problem is that i sometimes accidentally move a playlist in another with the trackpad. Result: DOUBLE FILES.
I don't want DOUBLE FILES!

Duplicating playlists does not duplicate files. Playlists only contain aliases/shortcuts, not files themselves. One song can appear in dozens of playlists, but will still be represented by only one file.

 

[Snowcake]

I'm using iTunes 9.2.1 on OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) on a G4 iMac (no trackpad) and I can't duplicate that behavior. If I drag one regular Playlist onto another regular Playlist it adds the songs from the first to the second but doesn't duplicate either Playlist. If I try to drag a Smart Playlist to another Playlist (Smart or otherwise) it just pops back to it's original position.

Either the behavior you're experiencing is due to using iTunes 10, using OS X 10.5 or 10.6 or a setting specific to your trackpad. Sorry I can't be anymore helpful, maybe someone else here with a newer setup can be of help.

Duplicating playlists does not duplicate files. Playlists only contain aliases/shortcuts, not files themselves. One song can appear in dozens of playlists, but will still be represented by only one file.

Thanks for the answers,
That is true, it is what i actually meant. It create shortcuts, but that is very annoying because for my: The whole reason to use playlists become useless.
I was wrong using the word: Files...

So do people have a solution for NOT create shortcuts.

Thanks

 

[GGJstudios]

So do people have a solution for NOT create shortcuts.

Yes. Don't try dragging playlists to rearrange their order. If you want the order different, rename the playlists so they sort alphabetically the way you want.

 

[Snowcake]

Yes. Don't try dragging playlists to rearrange their order. If you want the order different, rename the playlists so they sort alphabetically the way you want.

Yes, but i did this several times accidentally, just the nature of me and the trackpad.

Sorry, no solution for me.

 

[GGJstudios]

Yes, but i did this several times accidentally, just the nature of me and the trackpad.

Sorry, no solution for me.

That's why I use a mouse. Far quicker and more accurate.

 

[Snowcake]

That's why I use a mouse. Far quicker and more accurate.

Yup, but that is not why i bought a macbook air, i use it on the couch etc.
And i love the trackpad, anyway it could also happen with the mouse.

No confusion: I hate this stupid choice from apple. Just make it customizable.
I

 

[DewGuy1999]

Yes. Don't try dragging playlists to rearrange their order. If you want the order different, rename the playlists so they sort alphabetically the way you want.

I'm curious, can you duplicate the OP's problem? Is this something with iTunes 10 or Leopard/Snow Leopard?

 

[GGJstudios]

I'm curious, can you duplicate the OP's problem? Is this something with iTunes 10 or Leopard/Snow Leopard?

Yes, if you drag a playlist and drop it on another playlist, it adds the songs from the 1st list onto the 2nd, so the songs appear in both playlists. That's working as designed.

 

[DewGuy1999]

Yup, but that is not why i bought a macbook air, i use it on the couch etc.
And i love the trackpad, anyway it could also happen with the mouse.

No confusion: I hate this stupid choice from apple. Just make it customizable.
I

I'm assuming that you're using tap-to-click for the the click function of the trackpad, a possible solution to this iTunes Playlist problem may be to turn off tap-to-click as that would make it more difficult to accidentally click and drag Playlists (or other things) around.

Yes, if you drag a playlist and drop it on another playlist, it adds the songs from the 1st list onto the 2nd, so the songs appear in both playlists. That's working as designed.

I just now realized that I misunderstood the OPs original post, I thought they meant that the Playlists themselves were being duplicated, duh!