Determine which tracks have DRM in iTunes

cwa107 · cwa107 #1 (**permalink**)

01-13-2009, 03:50 PM

This might be a silly question, but I've upgraded my iTunes-bought music on a number of occasions as non-DRM tracks became available. iTMS seems to know easily enough if there are tracks available for upgrade, so I assume there is some kind of flag that determines which are DRM-ridden and which are not. Is there any way for me to make that determination?

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

01-13-2009, 05:06 PM

I cannot see a way in iTunes to do this.

But if you do a Spotlight search for AAC (protected) the DRM tracks come up

lifeisabeach · lifeisabeach #3 (**permalink**)

01-13-2009, 05:48 PM

I'm not sitting in front of my Mac at the moment, but there's a tag in iTunes you can use in the columns view that tells you what "type" the song is. With iTunes purchases... it'll either say something like "Protected AAC" or "Purchased AAC". The "Purchased" ones are DRM-free. Just sort by that column, or make a smart playlist.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #4 (**permalink**)

01-13-2009, 06:34 PM

lifeisabeach is correct. Have it show the KIND column and it will show you if it's Protected AAC there. I have always had it display the KIND column for that reason.

cwa107 · cwa107 #5 (**permalink**)

01-13-2009, 08:53 PM

Perfect, thanks guys. That's exactly what I needed.

cwa107 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,917 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	01-13-2009, 03:50 PM This might be a silly question, but I've upgraded my iTunes-bought music on a number of occasions as non-DRM tracks became available. iTMS seems to know easily enough if there are tracks available for upgrade, so I assume there is some kind of flag that determines which are DRM-ridden and which are not. Is there any way for me to make that determination? Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,653 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	01-13-2009, 05:06 PM I cannot see a way in iTunes to do this. But if you do a Spotlight search for AAC (protected) the DRM tracks come up Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system
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dtravis7 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,795 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	01-13-2009, 06:34 PM lifeisabeach is correct. Have it show the KIND column and it will show you if it's Protected AAC there. I have always had it display the KIND column for that reason. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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cwa107 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,917 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	01-13-2009, 08:53 PM Perfect, thanks guys. That's exactly what I needed. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
	QUOTE Thanks

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