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Originally Posted by jezzyjj I tried iTunes a while back and it caused more damage than any virus I've ever come across as it decided to reorganise my filing system, without warning me. So Be aware of this. Luckily I don't trust any software so tested it on just one folder out of about 30-40, so it only took me a day to fix.  A bit arrogant to assume no other software will be accessing my music files. |
I've heard this sort of argument before... I don't understand it personally...
iTunes offers to search your disk and copy music files into its library when it is run for the first time. I believe it leaves the originals where it found them. But it asks you before it does this.
Likewise, later you can add folders to iTunes library, where it again copies files.
To make its library easy to browse it organises titles by artist and album, and names the file based on the track number and title – this means that they will be in the correct order when you are browsing through Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac.)
If you don't want it to copy files into its library, that is a preference. Also, if you don't want it to create the artist and album folders, and rename the files, then that is a preference too.
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Originally Posted by jezzyjj The only potential reason for doing this as far as I can think is to prevent you using other software, just like they try and trap you into iTunes+iPod. |
Or because it's useful?
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Originally Posted by jezzyjj I refuse to use products that lock you in. |
I hope you don't use any Microsoft software then!
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Originally Posted by jezzyjj Esp as Apple drops support for it's older products/software every few years. I know peeps who keep an old OS9 Mac running as they cannot afford to upgrade all their software to run on a new Mac. Imagine how pissed off you'd be if you finally gave in and replaced it with new stuff that then doesn't work [without Rosetta] on the new MacIntels |
If they've just bought a new PowerPC Mac, and compatible software, presumably they were happy when they bought it. What has changed? I assume they can't afford a second new Intel Mac, so it doesn't matter if their new software doesn't run so well on it.