[X4U] Rip It Up - iTunes Import Settings Survey

[Eddie Hargreaves]

If you change your import settings to AAC, insert your CD, and click Import,
iTunes will ask you if you'd like to replace your existing file with the new
one (IF the track info is EXACTLY the same). This procedure will preserve
all the iTunes-stored info like play count, star rating, etc.  The downside
is that it can take a while to re-rip all your CDs.

Eddie Hargreaves


On 5/13/05 12:15 AM, eleventhvolume <colin at eleventhvolume.com> wrote:

> I'm running out of space with my iTunes library encoded at 192mp3 and have
> been thinking about converting to 160AAC which appears to be comparable
> sound quality and I'd save something like 20% on file size. I've tried
> choosing Advanced > Convert Selection to AAC for a selected album, but that
> places the converted tracks alongside the originals in the original folder.
> Deleting the 5200+ songs in my library by selecting out the mp3s and then
> reimporting the AACs manually appears to be a very time consuming prospect.
> Is there an easier way of undertaking such a process? Thanks for any advice
> offered.