How to Save Free Music Download in iTunes Without It Expiring
Download some free tracks provided by an artist you like., Figure out if iTunes is your primary music player., Create a playlist., Click and drag the music you just downloaded from your iTunes music library where it should automatically download to...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Download some free tracks provided by an artist you like.
(These can be found on the artist's website, PureVolume.com, or possibly their Myspace/Facebook pages).
Open your iTunes if it is not already open. -
Step 2: Figure out if iTunes is your primary music player.
If your iTunes is your primary music player the song will automatically download into it.
If this is not the case, you can find it in your "My Music" folder under your documents then simply right click on the song and go to "Open With, iTunes". , Do this in iTunes by clicking the button with the plus sign in the bottom left hand corner.
A text box will come up for you to name the playlist, type in what you wish it to be called and press enter or return. ,, Go to the playlist you just created and click “Burn Disc” in the bottom left hand corner.
A pop up box will come up, make sure to leave all the disc settings the way they are and click “Burn”.
Insert the blank CD into the disc drive.
The disc will automatically burn, by now the original tracks on your iTunes will be expired because they are seen as illegal downloads. , When the CD is loaded,a box will pop up asking you to upload it, select upload and the songs will reload onto your iTunes and permanently be on your iTunes with no risk of expiring. -
Step 3: Create a playlist.
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Step 4: Click and drag the music you just downloaded from your iTunes music library where it should automatically download to
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Step 5: into the playlist you just created.
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Step 6: Burn the playlist you just created onto a CD.
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Step 7: Reload the disc you just burned into the disc drive.
Detailed Guide
(These can be found on the artist's website, PureVolume.com, or possibly their Myspace/Facebook pages).
Open your iTunes if it is not already open.
If your iTunes is your primary music player the song will automatically download into it.
If this is not the case, you can find it in your "My Music" folder under your documents then simply right click on the song and go to "Open With, iTunes". , Do this in iTunes by clicking the button with the plus sign in the bottom left hand corner.
A text box will come up for you to name the playlist, type in what you wish it to be called and press enter or return. ,, Go to the playlist you just created and click “Burn Disc” in the bottom left hand corner.
A pop up box will come up, make sure to leave all the disc settings the way they are and click “Burn”.
Insert the blank CD into the disc drive.
The disc will automatically burn, by now the original tracks on your iTunes will be expired because they are seen as illegal downloads. , When the CD is loaded,a box will pop up asking you to upload it, select upload and the songs will reload onto your iTunes and permanently be on your iTunes with no risk of expiring.
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