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Set Play Count in iTunes

February 3, 2011

I had some old mp3’s lying around that were semi-okay quality wise, recently I decided to buy the AAC audio files from iTunes. I quickly faced a dilemma; I’m pretty anal when it comes to music organization so how was I going to update the play counts on the new files?

I thought about manually updating the XML file but that was going to get tedious fast. Had a quick look for a quick and dirty tool, read a few forums and came across this ditty. Working an absolute charm in iTunes 10.1.1.4 on Vista x64.

http://zagz.com/item/update-play-count-itunes-windows.html

Basically you’re downloading a zipped WSF file (Windows Script File) that once unpacked allows you to select a track in iTunes and then run the SWF to update the play count of your selection. In a dual monitor scenario this is easy as piss but if you’re single monitor bound then alt-tab to do the needful.

Happy play counting!

Mike250

I'm an Australian Chief Analytics Officer passionate about data science, visual insights, and all things sport—particularly cricket. An adventurer at heart, I’ve gone from abseiling cliffs to snorkeling in crystal-clear waters, sleeping in the wilds of Africa, and exploring destinations worldwide, with my latest trip taking me to Bali. When I'm not diving into data or analytics, I'm spending time with my three sons and two daughters, attempting to hit sixes for my local cricket club, reviewing chicken schnitzels or honing my craft around a coffee machine.

2 comments

Paul Zagoridis 4 February, 2011 at 18:26 Reply

Thanks for trying the script. I’m glad it worked. Any suggestions for improving it?
Mike250 27 February, 2011 at 16:40 Reply

Mate, it is exactly what I needed!