How to Add Missing Artwork to iTunes

Here's how to add missing artwork to your albums in iTunes for PC's:

• Open iTunes.
• Click on "Albums" under "Library" in the left panel.
• Right click on an album with missing artwork (the place holder is a set of large musical notes).
• Click Get Artwork.

Fix iPhone Not Detected in iTunes (Windows 10)

This worked: iTunes: Fix iPhone or iPod Not Detected in Windows 10

Thanks Mitch!

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iPhone: Purchased items have not been transferred to iTunes

If you get this message, "There are purchased items on the iPhone... that have not been transferred to your iTunes library. You should transfer these items to your iTunes library before updating", do this to transfer those items. (Note some or all of those may simply be "free" apps.)

1) Before you can transfer the purchases you need to Authorise the computer (do this from the Store menu)

2) Once the computer is authorised, then you can transfer the purchases (File->Devices->Transfer...)

Source: Stephen Kellett on Apple Support: There are purchased items on the iPhone “... | Apple Support Communities

Deauthorize a Computer to Play iTunes Store Purchases

UPDATE 5/18/2012:

You can now deauthorize all computers associated with an iTunes account (but you can only do that once/year). Here's how:

To deauthorize all computers associated with your Apple ID

If you need to authorize your new computer and are unable due to already having five authorized computers, you can deauthorize all computers by doing the following:

1. Click iTunes Store on the left side of iTunes.
2. If you're not signed in to the store, click the Account button, then enter your account name and password.
3. Click the Account button again (your Apple ID appears on the button), enter your password, and then click View Account.
4. In the Account Information window, click Deauthorize All.

Note: You may only use this feature once per year. The Deauthorize All button will not appear if you have fewer than two authorized computers. If you need assistance on using this feature, please contact iTunes Store support via email (http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/).

To authorize a computer using your Apple ID

1. Open iTunes
2. From the Store menu, choose Authorize This Computer. (In earlier versions of iTunes, access this option from the Advanced menu).
3. When prompted, enter your Apple ID and password, then click Authorize.

Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

PREVIOUS INFO 7/17/2011:

You must either deauthorize the computer before you no longer own it (or can't use it...) or wait until after you have 5 authorized computers assigned and then need to assign a new one.

Per iTunes support:

Authorize a computer to play iTunes Store purchases

To play many purchases from the iTunes Store, you must authorize your computer using your Apple ID and password. (Authorization helps protect the copyrights of the purchased items.)

You can have up to five authorized computers (Macintosh, Windows, or both) at a time. To play a purchased item on a sixth computer, you need to deauthorize another one. An iPod, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV doesn’t count as a computer.

You can authorize or deauthorize a computer at any time. Be sure to deauthorize a computer before you sell it or give it away.

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Here are ways to authorize or deauthorize a computer:

• To authorize a computer to play iTunes Store purchases, choose Store > Authorize Computer.
• To deauthorize a computer, choose Store > Deauthorize Computer.
• To deauthorize a computer to play spoken programs purchased from the Audible website, choose Advanced > Deauthorize Audible Account.
• If you forgot to deauthorize a computer you no longer own, and you have five authorized computers, you can deauthorize all your authorized computers at once. You can use this method once a year.
  Choose Store > View My Account, and click Deauthorize All. If you don’t see this option, it’s because you don’t have five authorized computers.

If you have trouble deauthorizing a computer, visit the iTunes Store Authorization FAQ website.

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Remove All Missing Songs from iTunes

This is how to quickly remove all dead tracks from iTunes:

1) Make a static playlist called “All Live Files” and drag your entire library into it. Be sure you 'DRAG' not 'copy' your files.

2) Make a smart playlist called “Missing Files” with the rules set as ‘Playlist’ ‘is’ ‘Music’ and another rule set as  ‘Playlist’ ‘is not’ ‘All Live Files’

3) ...the broken songs will not transfer and “Missing Files” will contain all those broken songs.

4) Delete the songs in the Missing Files folder:
Windows: SHIFT + DEL
Mac: OPTION + DEL

Source and thanks to: http://paulmayne.org/blog/2007/11/how-to-remove-broken-or-dead-tracks-from-itunes/

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iTunes - Burn CD from iTunes

Songs need to be in a Playlist.  Right click on the playlist and select "Burn Playlist to Disc"

iTunes - Make a Genius Playlist from Song

Select song, and click the Genius icon at bottom left corner of iTunes window:

iTunes - Wrong Artwork in Coverflow, but Correct Artwork in File

Took a bit of time to figure this one out:

iTune's coverflow gets the album cover from the first track with art.

Thus:

1- find the first track for the ablum (do a search within the iTune's search bar)

2- on the first song for the album: right click, get info, artwork, delete the incorrect artwork which either leaves the correct artwork or allows you to upload your own.

3- I'd do this for all the songs on the album while you're there.

Voila!

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