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Re: Delete Bug or Feature?
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Re: Delete Bug or Feature?


  • Subject: Re: Delete Bug or Feature?
  • From: Sander Tekelenburg <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:42:16 +0100

At 22:39 -0500 UTC, on 2008-02-11, Doug Adams wrote:

> [...] Today I noticed that
> when doing a delete from library playlist 1, the track was not only
> removed from iTunes but its file was moved to the Trash! [...]
>
> If this is how delete works now, then there is no way to remove a
> track from iTunes via AppleScript and subsequently keep its file

I haven't tested, but I'd say the logical approach would be to, before
deletion, ask iTunes for the track file's location, ensure that you store
that as an alias, then delete the track from iTunes, then script Finder to
move the file to wherever you want it.


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Sander Tekelenburg, <http://www.euronet.nl/~tekelenb/>
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