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  1. Ryan Bremer

    iTunes 10.6.3 will never die!

    iTunes 10.6.3 still works great as of now. iTunes Store works Previews of music videos work iTunes Radio works You can browse podcasts You can also browse movies Same with apps iTunes U works too :) Buying movies/songs on iTunes doesn't work however, it says that you need to upgrade your...
  2. M

    iPod Nano will NOT connect to iTunes on Catalina

    ISSUE: My 7th gen iPod Nano will NOT connect to iTunes now after I installed iTunes 12.9.5.5 on my Macbook Pro 15 (mid 2012) running Catalina 10.15.7 using Retroactive. When I connect the iPod Nano to the MBP 15 I get this error message: iTunes cannot read the contents of the iPod “iPod”. Go...
  3. M

    Do I Delete Retroactive AFTER Installing iTunes on Catalina?

    I am running the latest version of Catalina on a mid 2012 Macbook Pro 15. I installed Retroactive so I could install iTunes. QUESTION: I searched and couldn't find the answer to this, but should I delete Retroactive AFTER installing iTunes or should Retroactive always stay on my Mac? Thank you.
  4. AppleTO

    Apple Music Purchased Music Automatically Being Added Back To Library

    I seem to be having a very odd issue. When I ask Siri to play all my music, it is somehow including past purchased tracks (including music videos...) that are not (or no longer) in my library. Additionally, when a song that is not in my library is chosen to be played, it is automatically added...
  5. Russell L

    Did Apple raise the maximum resolution for iPhone Music?

    I listen to a lot of my music these days in my car via the Music app on my iPhone 14 Pro Max using Apple CarPlay (wired). Much of the music consists of CD rips (44.1/16 ALAC) as well as downsampled hi-res music that I’ve purchased via the internet. Before copying them to my iPhone, I downsample...
  6. J

    download old iCloud music library

    Hey all, Back in the day, before Apple Music, before the Music app, I used iTunes and subscribed to iTunes Match; I had my own bought (and ripped from CD) music library uploaded to the cloud this way. I then kept my music library locally, and backed up via time machine. Many eons and computers...
  7. mrfunnypenguin

    Apple Music Is Apple Music down for you?

    Currently says "resource unavailable" for me on iPhone, and on Mac when I play a song it does not load/or does this weird thing were it skips through songs in an album.
  8. henrikhelmers

    What to do with the iTunes folder

    Inside my ~/Music folder there be an iTunes folder and a Music folder. I assume the iTunes folder is old and unused, but... a) How did this happen, and b) can I safely throw it in the trash?
  9. E

    Music library help needed: base file path change from external to NAS? Or something else?

    Hi, I hope someone can help with this Music challenge. I lost my Apple Music library but I have an iTunes library backup from late 2019. This was when my music files (about 75,000 music tracks) were stored on an external drive. The files are now on my Synology NAS. The library is on my iMac...
  10. tevion5

    Resolved Can't authorize iTunes 10 on Leopard?

    Hi folks, just recently I reset my 5 authorised devices for my new M2 Pro mini. I've since picked up a 1st gen iPad in beautiful condition and wanted to set it up for sync with my Power Mac G5 running Leopard. However when I go to authorise iTunes (to add purchased music, apps etc) I get stuck...
  11. D

    Using Chronosync to Sync iTunes library with NAS

    Hi. Apologies if this isn't the correct place to post this but I'm struggling to find a forum for Chronosync. I have a MacBook Pro M1 Max and a Synology NAS of which I'm very new to. I bought it as I intended to move my 'iTunes' Media to a NAS and stream it to my Apple TV using Plex, but I also...
  12. K

    iPod Can I sync songs from an ipod to a windows laptop?

    Hello. I have recently upgraded to a new laptop and I am looking for a way to transfer all the music I put on my ipod with the old laptop to my new laptop. However, when I plug in my ipod to my laptop and try to sync it, it just seems like it tries to delete all the music from my ipod and not...
  13. Doc69

    iPod Classic no longer syncs with Ventura 13.2?

    I have just spent two full days and several calls to Apple support trying to figure out why my beloved iPod Classics suddenly stopped syncing with the Music app as well as iTunes (via Retroactive 2.0). After a lot of testing, it appears that everything works fine on 13.1 but not on 13.2. I would...
  14. Yendog

    Best external HD for iTunes (music) library please?

    So I know generally everyone knows that the apple "Music" app in the desktop OS is a nightmare. Looking for suggestions on which external HD to but for use as my iTunes (music) library. I am a full time professional musician.... so I'm using my music library CONSTANTLY in different ways. I...
  15. W

    Upgrading from Mojave to Monterey - how to handle Music?

    I have a Mac Studio with Monterey that is taking the place of a 2018 Mac Mini on Mojave. The Mini had my music library in iTunes and with Monterey, it seems as if I should use the music app. I seem to remember the transition from Mojave to Catalina way back when doing weird things to people's...
  16. E

    Recover Apple Music collection from .itl library

    An Apple guy suggested I look through the .itl iTunes library files to get the list of all artists, albums, playlists, smart playlists, folders, and songs that I had before my Apple Music collection disappeared after updating to Monterey. He told me the reason could be that I didn't pay for...
  17. Goatllama

    iTunes (Windows) keeps old iPhone software update files indefinitely??

    Posting this because I'm absolutely flabbergasted... I have had a 230 gigabyte folder (AppData>Roaming>Apple Computer>iTunes>iPhone software updates) of what appear to be old software updates on my computer. I can't believe that an application was designed with such poor storage management. This...
  18. J

    Really need help with Iphone XS Boot loop.

    So i have iphone XS and i updated ios to 16.1.1 and everything seemed fine. Then the next day my internet wasnt working like if there wasnt wifi/mobile data module in the phone. So i restarted it and it got in boot loop. I tried all the solutions in YouTube. I got in recovery mode and tried to...
  19. TightLines

    Apple Music - Junk

    Does anyone have any ideas and experience with an alternative to the junk and crap app “Apple Music” that has my music library held hostage? Now that I have upgraded my hardware in computing inventory, on both moble and big boy toys It seems I am stuck with the default music player for Apple...
  20. A

    iTunes Songs Hiding on iPhone

    I recently discovered there are songs on my iPhone that I have not downloaded (or had downloaded in the past). When I go to Library (on the iPhone) I can see the song is not downloaded. However, when I select Songs followed by Shuffle, there's approximately 5 songs that play in the rotation. I...