When you copy tracks using PowerTunes, it handles the two types of artwork slightly differently. The downside to downloaded artwork is that only iTunes knows which artwork file goes with which track(s), so if you copy a music file somewhere outside of iTunes, the artwork will be lost. (the files are actually stored in the 'Album Artwork' folder located in the same folder as your iTunes library file).ĭownloaded artwork has the advantage that, since all the tracks on a particular album will have the same artwork, iTunes only needs to store a single copy of the album artwork for that album, instead of storing a separate copy inside each music file on that album, which helps to save some disk space. This increases the size of the music file (usually by about 50-100 KB), but ensures that the artwork is always stored with the music file, even if you copy it outside of iTunes.ĭownloaded artwork is downloaded by iTunes from the iTunes Store and is stored in separate files.

To understand how album artwork is handled by PowerTunes, you need to know that there are two different ways album artwork can be stored by iTunes: embedded or downloaded.Įmbedded artwork for a track is stored inside a music file itself.

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