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CHimoiX Author

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Can't move tracks directly from iTunes. Why?

Greetings, When I attempt to drop and drag music from iTunes to a usb I get a red circle with a slash line indicating "cannot or not allowed". Some tracks can do but most just won't let me. Does anyone know why or what settings to change to allow me to transfer? Thanks. Transfering directly from the folder does not work since they are in different folders and it takes a lot of time to do so since I want to transfer several files.

MacBook Air 13″, 11.7

Posted on Jun 10, 2023 1:17 PM

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javaliga

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Posted on Jun 10, 2023 7:44 PM

Are these all songs that you purchased from the iTunes Store or imported from a CD (for example)? Songs that you lease with an Apple Music subscription are copy-protected to only play on Apple-approved devices and cannot be copied to a USB drive.

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