fucking itunes blew away all my music

[BrotherLovesDub]

i recently consolidated 800+gb of music from 2 drives onto a new 2TB drive using iTunes menus for consolidating library. It took about 7hrs or so but it worked flawlessly. This is a case of the user thinking he's smarter than he is and not using the recommended process then misplacing blame.

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[bas_I_am]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

USER ERROR. USER ERROR.

no not user error. . . I used one of the recommended processes:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3832

[bas_I_am]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

This is a case of the user thinking he's smarter than he is and not using the recommended process then misplacing blame.

BTW. . .

"Consolidate" and "import folder" leave copies in the original place.
the point of the "Automatically Add" is that it doesn't.

The fact remains. crApple shItunes deleted my music


Don't be startled by the bright light and the loud pop. . . its just your head coming out of your ass!

[Drix]

Still.. iTunes with that big music collection is slooow and unresponsive on a PC.
iTunes shouldn't be used on a PC at all imo. There are so many better alternatives.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Drix

Still.. iTunes with that big music collection is slooow and unresponsive on a PC.
iTunes shouldn't be used on a PC at all imo. There are so many better alternatives.

Not if you also want to manage your ipod and iphone library (without hacking shit).

[bas_I_am]

Originally Posted by Drix

Still.. iTunes with that big music collection is slooow and unresponsive on a PC.
iTunes shouldn't be used on a PC at all imo. There are so many better alternatives.

For the most part I agree with you. . . except when it comes to organizing media on the drive.

Trust me. . their shit is off my machine now.

[BrotherLovesDub]

you deleted your music by using command line without know wtf you were doing. iTunes doesn't just delete shit. You were wrong in your syntax or steps. iTunes is the best media organizer/player available . You cannot name a better one. Since you're such a power user, i'm sure you had your music backed up anyway, so no big loss right?

[froopy seal]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

You cannot name a better one.

But I can, even multiply so: J.River Media Jukebox, Guayadeque, Rhythmbox, Amarok, Winamp... In fact, name any player with basic library functions that doesn't forcibly reorganise your music collection in a shitty way, and you have a 'better one'.

[BrotherLovesDub]

Originally Posted by froopy seal

But I can, even multiply so: J.River Media Jukebox, Guayadeque, Rhythmbox, Amarok, Winamp... In fact, name any player with basic library functions that doesn't forcibly reorganise your music collection in a shitty way, and you have a 'better one'.

You have to check Keep Music Folder Organized for it to reorganize your music. User error again. If you don't want iTunes to organize your files, you don't have to.

[BrotherLovesDub]

Originally Posted by froopy seal

But I can, even multiply so: J.River Media Jukebox, Guayadeque, Rhythmbox, Amarok, Winamp... In fact, name any player with basic library functions that doesn't forcibly reorganise your music collection in a shitty way, and you have a 'better one'.

Can you just briefly explain why each one of these are superior to iTunes. And why have you tried out 5 different apps? Seems like if the first one you tried was better than iTunes, you would have stuck with that.