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Hi folks,just got an ipad2.

I would like to store all my ripped cd's in flac into itunes.....seen a few converter downloads,,but can anyone reccomend one that copies the file,leaving the origional flac?

many thanks

graham:)

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RE: flac into itunes

i used dBpoweramp and batch converted my whole flac collection to mp3 for use on my phone. it leaves the original flacs untouched.

 

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RE: flac into itunes

iv'e got dbpoweramp.didn't realise it would do that.... beauty, eh

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RE: flac into itunes

Just to clarify for your future reference, convertors won't delete the old file unless you tell them to.  They don't literally convert the file itself, they read it and re-save it in the format you choose.

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RE: flac into itunes

Thanks for that,quickly realised deletion wasn't going to happen,just been playing with it,got flac under my music,putting apple lossless in public music to seperate.Any suggestions or comments most welcome:)

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