Ask the iTunes Guy: Hide iTunes features, finding songs, and more

Sometimes, you want to use iTunes just to listen to music, and not be bothered by the app’s many other features. In this week’s column, I explain how you can make a minimal iTunes, hiding many of the features you don’t use. I also look at what you can do when you’ve got too much media to fit on your hard drive; how you can find (or not find) which songs you’ve “loved” on Apple Music; and explain how to fast forward in Apple’s iOS Music app.

Minimal iTunes

Q: I only use iTunes to listen to music, and I find that there are just too many buttons in its interface. Is there any way I can simplify this?

iTunes does have a lot of features. It handles many media kinds: music, movies, TV shows, apps, podcast, and more. And there’s the iTunes Store, Apple Music, radio, and a whole lot of other features.

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