If you rely on your MacBook to play audio files in your business, you may decide that you want to delete its iTunes library. For example, you might use the MacBook to play business-oriented.
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If you rely on your MacBook to play audio files in your business, you may decide that you want to delete its iTunes library. For example, you might use the MacBook to play business-oriented podcasts on topics such as accounting or management principles, or perhaps you just listen to music while processing invoices. Details about these audio files are stored in the library. The iTunes library file is simply a database listing all the audio files you are listening to with iTunes. The library keeps track of how often you play each audio file and the ratings you assign them. If the iTunes library is corrupted, or if you simply want to start over with an empty library containing no ratings or other information, you can easily delete your iTunes library. You can also quickly delete the audio files themselves from your MacBook.
Delete iTunes Library
1.Quit iTunes on your MacBook. Click the Finder icon, marked with a blue face on the Dock.
2.Click “Go” from the Finder menu, and then click “Home” to open a Finder window showing your MacBook’s home directory.
3.Double-click “Music,” and then double-click “iTunes” to open the iTunes folder.
4.Drag the “iTunes Library.itl” file onto the trashcan icon on the Dock. Alternately, hold 'Ctrl' and click the file, and then click “Move to Trash” from the pop-up menu. Repeat this procedure for the “iTunes Music Library.xml” file.
5.Hold 'Ctrl' and click the trashcan on the dock to empty the Trash, deleting the iTunes library files. Your actual audio files remain intact on your MacBook.
6.Restart iTunes. The iTunes application will automatically create a new iTunes library file, and you can start adding new audio files once again.
Delete Audio Files
1.Click a library in the left pane of the iTunes application window containing the audio files that you want to delete. For example, click “Music,” “Podcasts” or “Books.”
2.Click “Edit” from the iTunes menu, and then click “Select All.”
Jan 12, 2020 How to Make the Library Visible Permanently. Launch Terminal, located in /Applications/Utilities. Enter the following command at the Terminal prompt: Press Return. Once the command executes, you can quit Terminal. The Library folder will now be visible in the Finder. Should you ever wish to set. How to view my library folder on mac.
3.Click “Edit,” and then click “Delete.” Alternately, press “Option-Delete.' A dialog box will appear, asking you to confirm that you want to remove the audio files from your iTunes library.
4.Click “Remove.” Another dialog box will appear, asking if you want to move the selected audio files to the Trash.
5.Click “Move to Trash.” Hold 'Ctrl' and click the trashcan on the dock to empty the Trash and remove the songs from your MacBook.
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Julius Vandersteen has been a freelance writer since 1999. His work has appeared in “The Los Angeles Times,” “Wired” and “S.F. Weekly.” Vandersteen has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from San Francisco State University.
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