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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1522841"><p>It was probably trying to convert your files that are not in MP3 or AAC format into those formats. It can also handle WAV and AIFF but those files are HUGE so files in those formats would need to be converted. It doesn't handle WiMP files or anything with DRM on it.</p><p></p><p>All that music sitting on your desktop is sucking your machine's resources pretty hard. Whether you decide to import them into iTunes or manage them outside iTunes, I would recommend moving them off the desktop ASAP.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Unnecessary step (see below)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can manage the library outside iTunes, but I don't recommend it (it'll end in tears). A better idea is to create an iTunes library that lives on a drive with a lot of space.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's not impossible, but you wouldn't be using the iTunes app to watch them anyway; you'd be using the Videos app on the iPad, and yes they need to be in iTunes to sync to the iPad.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>After the first backup, yes that's exactly what happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1522841"] It was probably trying to convert your files that are not in MP3 or AAC format into those formats. It can also handle WAV and AIFF but those files are HUGE so files in those formats would need to be converted. It doesn't handle WiMP files or anything with DRM on it. All that music sitting on your desktop is sucking your machine's resources pretty hard. Whether you decide to import them into iTunes or manage them outside iTunes, I would recommend moving them off the desktop ASAP. No. Unnecessary step (see below) Yes. You can manage the library outside iTunes, but I don't recommend it (it'll end in tears). A better idea is to create an iTunes library that lives on a drive with a lot of space. It's not impossible, but you wouldn't be using the iTunes app to watch them anyway; you'd be using the Videos app on the iPad, and yes they need to be in iTunes to sync to the iPad. After the first backup, yes that's exactly what happens. [/QUOTE]
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