Eric, That setting your referencing simply doesn't copy them to the media folder, it still adds a stub to the track to the library itself, which is what Allison doesn't want.
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Caron Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 9:47 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Setting to not automatically add files to iTunes library. Alison and others, There is a way to set up iTunes so it does not automatically add files when played. I learned how to do it from Esther quite som time ago. It has been a long time so I'll have to search my notes to find how to do it. I remember it was not hard to do but it was also not obvious by any means. So, there is a way but I'll have to get back to you unless someone else does. Sorry this is only half a answer but I wanted you to know there is a way. I also usually use quick look by pressing the space bar. However, sometimes I want the iTunes controls and it is nice to open a file in iTunes and not have to find and delete it later. eRic Caron On Apr 29, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Allison Mervis wrote: > Hi everyone! > I recently got a beautiful new Macboook pro, and find myself using it more than my pc because it's so portable. I'm wondering if there's a way to tell iTunes not to add every file I play to my iTunes library. Sometimes I just want to select a file in the finder, play it once, and exit without it being added. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > Allison > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.