Understanding the iTunes Library

Most of your iTunes time will be spent in the Library, so you need to understand what the Library is and how you work with it. In particular, you need to understand the various categories — such as music and audiobooks — that iTunes uses to organize the Library’s audio content. In addition, to make it easier to navigate the Library, you need to know how to configure the Library to show only the categories with which you will be working.

The iTunes Library

The iTunes Library is where your Mac stores the files that you can play and work with in the iTunes application. Although iTunes has some video components, its focus is on audio features, so most of the Library sections are audio-related. These sections enable ...

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