Adding music files from your hard disk drive

If the music files are in another format, iTunes will automatically convert most files to the .aac format before it adds them to your iTunes Library.

1Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, iTunes, and then click iTunes.

2If your music file is on the desktop, select the file and drag it into the iTunes Library.

Or

Click the File menu, and then select Add File

to Library. Click the drop-down arrow to browse for your music files. Select your file, and then click Open.

Using supported music file types

You can play the following types of digital audio files in iTunes. By default, iTunes converts several file types to

.aac files when you import them into the iTunes Library.

Some file types, such as protected .wma files and other proprietary file types, cannot be played in iTunes.

Media Center cannot play .aac files from My Music.

With iTunes, you can share .mp3, .aiff, .wav, and .aac files between other computers on a local network.

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MP3 files are the most compatible music file format for playing back on most PCs and other audio playback devices.

File extension

File type

.aac

Apple Lossless Encoder

.aiff

Apple Compressed Encoded

.wav

Windows audio file

.mp3

Audio files

 

 

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You can select Media Center as the default player for any of the listed file types. Refer to iTunes Help for information about supported file types.

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