Force iTunes to update 'played song' status

Jan 29, '03 09:53:40AM

Contributed by: LettError

iTunes3 keeps track of the number of times a song was played. Unfortunately it only increments the count for a track if it was played from beginning to end. In some cases this is not practical (great song, lousy out-tro, great song but hidden bonustrack after five minutes of silence etc). I'll keep the why out of this and cut to the how...

In the expanded iTunes window (not the tiny one), select the song, start playing, drag the time/pointer thumb thingy in the progress bar-like display almost all the way to the end (right) and let it play the last couple of seconds of the track. When the track is done iTunes increments the playcount.

[Editor's note: This trick is quite useful if you're using a smart list such as the one discussed in the "Most ignored" playlist hint.]

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