Smart Playlists keep updating
I've used the smart playlist to create lists that I want to keep updated... so, I checked the "live update" check box. Now I've used one list to find a specific set of songs. Then I went in and deleted a few songs, etc... But I went back later and the list had reverted back to the original search criteria... even with live update unchecked. I can understand if I edited the list's search criteria and clicked OK, but I did not.
Are Smart Playlist ALWAYS going to update themselves? Is there a way to change a smart list to a regular one? Do I have to copy the results to a blank ordinary playlist to edit them? What is the "Live Update" then? Any thoughts?
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mike1966] at [2007-11-9 12:05:08]
# 1 Re: Smart Playlists keep updating
You can't delete songs from a Smart Playlist. If you want to edit the playlist results, you will indeed have to copy them to a new regular playlist. But this is easy: just batch-select every song in the Smart Playlist, then go to "File:Make New Playlist from Selection".
# 2 Re: Smart Playlists keep updating
Thanks eustacescrubb, for confirming what I was thinking. So, I copy the smart list to a regular playlist and then need to delete the smart one. Seems like there should be a "Convert Smart Playlist to Regular Playlist" command in v5 of iTunes.
So, what's so special about the Live update option?
# 3 Re: Smart Playlists keep updating
That option is to allow iTunes to check against new data - like play counts, ratings, etc., that might change while iTunes is operating.
