From the menu bar, this can be done by selecting Song > Delete from Library, or you can also highlight the file by clicking on it, then press the Delete key. At any time, it’s possible to remove the file from the iTunes playlist by right-clicking the “song”, then selecting Delete from Library from the pop-up menu. This works through the creation of an alias (soft link) between iTunes and the original location of the file on the Mac. This process adds the audio file to the iTunes playlist for listening, but doesn’t copy the file to the iTunes media library. Here’s how to accomplish this task:Ģ) In the Finder, locate the audio file you wish to listen toģ) Hold down the Option key on the Mac keyboard, then drag and drop the audio file into iTunes. Our first method involves using iTunes to play the audio file, but without adding the file to the iTunes Library. Playing the files in iTunes without adding them to iTunes Library
Today we’ll look at a few ways to do this. Whether you’re a fan of podcasts, music, or just have a lot of little audio files that you’ve accumulated (from voice memos on an iPhone, for example), you may want to listen to those files without adding them to your iTunes Library.
