iTunes groups your media files to their own categories in the Library part of the Source list. Music, videos, applications, along with other content you download in the iTunes Store land in their respective Source list libraries - songs in the Music library, 30 Rock episodes in TV Shows, and so on. Those paid-for music and videos also live on the Purchased playlist in the Source list, a one-click trip to see where all your spare cash went.
But say you add files that don't range from iTunes Store, like videos you download from the Internet Archive. If one of those files ends up in the wrong part of the iTunes Library, you can fix it so it lands in the proper place - movies in Movies, podcasts in Podcasts, and so forth. Click the file you want to change in the iTunes window and choose File, then Get Info to contact the Info box. Click the Options tab and, next to the label Media Kind, select your choice from the pop-up menu, and then click OK.
Behind its steely silver-framed window, iTunes has a very precise system for storing your music, movies, and anything else you add. Inside its own iTunes folder on your hard drive, the program keeps all your files and song information.
Your iTunes Library file, a database that offers the names of all the songs, playlists, videos, along with other content you've added to iTunes, sits inside the iTunes folder. Take care not to move or delete this file if you happen to be poking around in the iTunes folder. If iTunes aren't able to find it, it provides a little sigh and creates a new one - a new one that does not have a record of all your songs along with other media goodies.
If you do accidentally delete the Library file, your music is still on your computer - even if iTunes doesn't realize it. That's because all the song files are in fact stored in the iTunes Music folder, also is inside the main iTunes folder. You may lose your custom playlist if your Library file goes missing, but you can always add your music files back to iTunes to recreate your library.
Click the iTunes Store icon in the iTunes Source list and also you land in iTunes' virtual aisles. The Store is jam-packed with digital merchandise, all neatly filed by category across the top of the main window: Music, Movies, Television shows, and so on. Click a tab to visit a store area. You can also hover on the tab and click the triangle that appears; a pop-up menu enables you to jump to a subcategory within the area.
The main part of the iTunes Store window - that big bit of real estate smack in the center of your browser - highlights iTunes' latest audio and video releases and specials. Free song downloads along with other offers appear here, too. This window is generally stuffed full of digital goodies, so scroll on the next paragraphs to see featured movies, Television shows, apps, and freebies.
If you're looking for a specific item, use the Search box in the upper-right corner to hunt your quarry; enter titles, artist names, or another searchable info. Preview songs by double-clicking the track's title. The Buy button is there waiting for your impulse purchase, which makes it extremely easy to increase your credit-card tab. If your iPad is in range of a wireless or 3G network connection, you have a third way to get to the Store: over the airwaves.
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