"Use iTunes" option in LMS

> This is probably a real noob question, but what exactly happens if I
> check this box? I do have all of my music in iTunes in ALAC format (with

LMS would read your iTunes library, import your playlists and track
information from it.

> some separate FLAC files in a separate music folder). I don't have any
> LMS-only playlists, but I do maintain playlists in iTunes for the
> benefit of my iOS devices. The main reason I would think about using the
> iTunes option is that it would (I assume?) reflect in my play counts and
> play dates, and I have iTunes playlists that use that info to throw "not
> recently heard" items at me.

Unfortunately this integration is one-way: we only read, but don't report
back play counts etc. But I think there's a 3rd party plugin to do this
(iTunes Updater or similar - search the forum).

> So if I check the iTunes box...what happens? And more importantly, what
> happens if I don't like the result and uncheck it?

Then your iTunes playlists will no longer show up in LMS. No harm to be
expected.

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Michael