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How to Fix Cover Art Troubles With iTunes

Apple’s iTunes software allows you to manage all aspects of your music files, including song names, album titles and even genre. In addition, songs downloaded from the iTunes Store include cover art images to bring a sense of visual appeal to your iTunes browser and iPod screen. If you find that certain songs have missing cover art, or if the cover art images fail to appear, you can quickly remedy the problem.

Instructions

  1. Fix Existing Cover Art

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      Access the "Get Info" window in iTunes. Click "File" on the menu bar and choose "Get Info" from the drop-down menu.

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      Click the "Artwork" tab.

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      Copy your artwork. Click the image once, select "Edit" on the menu bar and choose "Copy" on the drop-down menu. If the image still appears in the "Artwork" window but fails to show up as an album cover, you may need to remove and reinsert it.

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      Click the "Delete" button directly beneath the image.

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      Paste the image back into the viewer. Click "Edit" on the menu bar and select "Paste" from the drop-down menu. Click "OK" when you finish.

    Add Missing Cover Art

    • 6

      Locate the missing artwork online. You can use any image browser, such as Google Images, Yahoo! Image Search or Bing Images (see Resources). Just type the name of the album into the "Search" box, such as "Beatles White Album."

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      Save the album cover image to your desktop. Click on any clear, high-quality version of the artwork to view the full size. Right-click the picture and select "Save Image As..." Choose your desktop as your destination so that you can easily locate the image for upload.

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      Access the "Get Info" window in iTunes. Click "File" on the menu bar and choose "Get Info" from the drop-down menu.

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      Click the "Artwork" tab.

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      Click the "Add" button and select your image from the desktop.

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      Click "OK."

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