Is iTunes playing silly arses for anyone else?
I downloaded the latest iTunes update last week, and since then have been unable to access anything in my library - or even to see it listed.

Has anyone else had this problem? Did you solve it? How?
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:10, 44 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I solved it by not using iTunes
hope this helps
( broadsword, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:16, Reply)

Damn, you're good.

( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:17, Reply)

*finger guns*

( broadsword, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:41, Reply)

b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post854809
(PsychoChomp, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 15:37, Reply)

I use itunes and generally find it is fine
unless you download an install an update. It fucks it up every single time. So I've stopped updating it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:24, Reply)

I'm still using version 7 I think
I think it's ridiculous that you are expected to download 70 odd megs of file to update a shit program to something which is equally shit, and looks exactly the same.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:27, Reply)

The latest version looks different in two important respects.
First, the traffic-light button things in the top left corner are aligned vertically rather than horizontally.
Second, YOU CAN'T SEE ANY OF YOUR FUCKING FILES, let alone open, play, or do anything at all with them.


Grrrrrr.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:29, Reply)

Mine's fine *smugs*
but I hate the new icon. It looks wrong in the dock.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:58, Reply)

Gah!
It still doesn't work.

But at least it managed to go a whole 37 seconds without crashing.

Update: 108 seconds now. It's clearly getting better. :(
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:05, Reply)

I think that when I went to 7 it cocked things up really badly
7 to 8 was fine and 8 to 9 fucked up royally as well.

I'd leave it as is if I were you!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:34, Reply)

b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post854810
(PsychoChomp, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 15:37, Reply)

Hmmm. I'm going to uninstall and re-install from scratch.
At least I can guarantee that it won't be any worse that way.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:27, Reply)

I always find it fucks up my library
so I have to reimport several thousand songs. Pisses me right off.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:33, Reply)

Yikes.
Fortunately, I've not imported anything like that many.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:36, Reply)

they are all perfectly legal...

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:37, Reply)

As is that cigarette you're smoking...

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:39, Reply)

I've almost run out :-(
and I've got a fucked neck. Could really do with some enhanced relaxation.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:44, Reply)

I find it can't recognise albums
so it looks like you have 14 versions of one album, whereas it is each individual song
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:37, Reply)

where on earth have you been?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:37, Reply)

Well, got back from Honeymoon and work had a new firewall
no more B3ta at work, and I don't really use it at home, apart from now of course.

How's tricks?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:39, Reply)

good honeymoon?
I'm alright, although see my reply to your above message

shit about the firewall. My productivity could probably benefit from that though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:44, Reply)

I have been awesome
probably done more work in a month than a year!

Honeymoon was amazing, every holiday from now on will be a dissapointment.

We saw lions catch, kill and eat a wilderbeast!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:48, Reply)

actually, it's wildebeest
but thanks anyway, treacle tits
(The Cat Hater punch a cow for the planet, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:47, Reply)

I used to get that a lot =(
I bought this which fixed most of it: www.tuneupmedia.com/index.php
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:02, Reply)

It works perfectly fine for me, but ran shit-slow in Windows.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:02, Reply)

It's not running at all in OSX at the moment.

( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:07, Reply)

Have you tried running verify and repair permissions in disk utility?

(Zoz prayed for twink on, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:41, Reply)

The what now?
If you could translate that into language understood by someone who treats his computer as a typewriter with a telly attached, I might be able to respond...
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:47, Reply)

If you go to Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility
then you select your hard drive in the left-hand panel and click verify disk permissions. Once that is done it'll let you do repair disk permissions. It's my default course of action when something goes wrong on a mac.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:54, Reply)

Hmph.
It's not even letting me do that... I can see the "Verify" button, but I can't press it.

I think I should perhaps just give up and buy a regular CD player for the study instead...

(Thanks for the tip, though...)
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 22:10, Reply)

You should just get yourself a gramaphone

(Bazongaloid, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 22:24, Reply)

Weird
You have selected Macintosh HD and you are looking at the FIrst Aid panel of Disk Utility?

Can you go to System Preferences-Accounts and check that you are logged in as an admin?
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 22:44, Reply)

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS FFS?
(The Cat Hater punch a cow for the planet, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:07, Reply)

Fuck off Bert

(Bazongaloid, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:29, Reply)

you've got moxy, kid
I'll give you that
(The Cat Hater punch a cow for the planet, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:39, Reply)

you are fucking shit at links

(PsychoChomp, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 15:37, Reply)

Take your apple related product
and put it in the bin.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 23:19, Reply)

I try to avoid updating iTunes
As it always chucks up issues for me. Unfortunately I then try to plug my iPod in, and it demands I update it, and the whole thing takes hours of my time, and shortens my life by days. Write them emails and complain, and start vicious smear campaigns. It's clearly the only way.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 23:25, Reply)

is it tomorrow you are down for your interview??
(i haven't missed a week have i?)
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 23:27, Reply)

You've missed a week
It was last Wednesday, waiting to hear back, hopefully tomorrow.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 23:32, Reply)

bugger, sorry about that old buddy old pal
how did it go????
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 23:38, Reply)

Seemed to go well
I would be qualified to do it, would be a good company to work for. Quite want to get the job.

Was at another interview up North in Scotland the next day, which I would happily take if I didn't get the London job.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 23:39, Reply)

well i am off to bed as i have the gym at stupid o'clock in the morning
but lots of luck, keep us posted innit
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 23:42, Reply)

b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post854813
(PsychoChomp, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 15:38, Reply)