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I think I'm going to delete all my music files. I have about 9,000 songs on iTunes. It should clear up about 50GB of space.
With everything available on Spotify and Youtube, why would I need personal mp3 files? Can anyone think of a reason to keep them?
- sound quality, for starters... also the ability to listen offline is easier when you have the track filesmonospaced
- crazy how .mp3 files are a thing of the past. I use spotify, and sync tracks for offline usefourth
- the tracks i burned from CDs years ago sounds sooo much better than any streaming service, it's pretty crazymonospaced
- I can't seem to tell the difference. I think the quality on Spotify is good, and even Youtube is fine for just jamming out while working. I'm no audiophile.iCanHazQBN
- I might shell out the $10/mo. for Spotify, but not sure how offline-play works.iCanHazQBN
- youtube? really? it takes up ram. and stupid ads.pango
- I listen to music at home on my big system, and the good pre-amp and speakers really highlight any extra compression... so yeah, it's differentmonospaced
- I have Adblock for YT. If I use YT, it's for random songs I haven't heard in a while and to reminisce over the video. Doesn't have to be perfect quality.iCanHazQBN
- Yeah if you have an amazing system you notice it. I guess I'm not serious about sound, I have small speakers, and the idea of free HD space is nice.iCanHazQBN
- The only other reason I would keep them is in the rare case that one of those streaming systems ceases to exist or function, etcmonospaced
- I have such a personal issue with crossing over to streaming services. I can't really pinpoint why, but I feel dirty using the free spotify/rhapsody/etc...stoplying
- Dirty? They play ads. It's like listening to the radio, except you have more control over what plays. I think the $10/mo is worth it for no ads & full control.iCanHazQBN
- In clocking around 33,000 iTunes. Keep my library on an external to use at work and home. Is this now an old person thing to do?Xopher
- Delete? Like, as in forever? That sounds ludicrous man! Just move that shit to an external HD and call it a day.aliastime
- If you pay the Spotify subscription, you get better audio quality. I deleted a lot of stuff. I have my Jazz library on vinyl anywaymarychain
- No reason to delete when storage is cheaper than ever. What do you need that 50 gigs of space for? I love my mp3ssarahfailin
- I'm down to like 8GB on my laptop and am waiting for the next Macbook Pro. I could use the space. Don't want to buy another external HD.iCanHazQBN
- You might need to DJ a party using Mp3s.omg
- Well, you can set up playlists on Spotify. I think you can do everything on Spotify as on iTunes, with the benefit of not having to store files.iCanHazQBN
- Can you burn that special mix to CD for your girlfriend on Spotify?omg
- You can't import music directly from Spotify to a music sequenceromg
- if you want to listen to songs adfree without paying monthly charges, you are better off on iTunes or your own mp3somg
- You can only use visualizer on iTunes. Spotify has no visualizeromg
- if you want to make a video with background music, you'll need an mp3.omg
- Are you—
Rapture-Ready™?detritus - Thx for your comments. Spotify is doing 3 month trial for 99¢/mo. Perfect. I'm gonna give this a shot.iCanHazQBN
- Spotify is MUCH better than itunesmarychain
- because when the internet goes out you have to just hum or somethingscarabin
- Even today 50GB is cheap as fuck... but imagine a few years down the line you will be like... i cant believe i deleted all my music for 50gbd_gitale
- at least back it up on a drive somewhere.inteliboy
- https://www.youtube.…gilgamush
- 50GB is not expensive on an external HDD. I would at least backup it. You might need it one day for road trips, vacation, parties...mekk
- Just buy a cheap hard drive and stick it all on there, man.set
- i did this years agodrgs
- ...so you can jog or workout with an ipod shuffle or something equally tiny, and not a cellphone?Peter
- I have my music backed up on an HD and also on google music. Google music means I can access my whole music collection from anywhere, which is nice...set
- think of your childrendoesnotexist
- i got douche chills just thinking of deleting my mp3s.CyBrainX
- The idea of putting everything onto a HD is not appealing. Then what? They'll just sit there. If they're out of sight, they're out of mind.iCanHazQBN
- ... I'll never listen to them if every time I wanna hear something I gotta grab my HD, plug it in, find the song. Not practical.iCanHazQBN
- Someone said what about "road trips, vacation, parties?" Spotify has "available offline" option. Can have playlists and everything.iCanHazQBN
- Also has a nice option. If a song is playing on my computer, I can hit the play button on the phone app and it seamlessly starts playing on my phone. Very cool.iCanHazQBN
- Nostalgia. Unless you totally recreate your whole collection on something like Spotify, which I'd never get round to doing.set
- Offline is v simple dude, you just go to a play list, then hit 'available offline' . https://support.spot…Hombre_Lobo
- Thanks Hombre.iCanHazQBN
- I use an iPod synced to the 13,000 songs on my laptop for the car, work and holidays. 75GB. I'm too nostalgic, lazy, scared, skint to do streaming.HAYZ1LLLA
- I'm an old buster now. Stuck in my ways. Too much time, money and energy invested into my iTunes library. I like all my playlists etc.HAYZ1LLLA