This just started happening.. I open Itunes and the little round rainbow loading indicator just goes on and doesnt stop.. My itunes wont function.. It gets stuck. Then i have to force quit.. I tried to shut down and restart. also reloaded the latest itune

This just started happening.. I open Itunes and the little round rainbow loading indicator just goes on and doesnt stop.. My itunes wont function.. It gets stuck. Then i have to force quit.. I tried to shut down and restart. also reloaded the latest itune 11.1.3 and it still gets stuck.
i use an external HD and thats fine.. all files are in there. But I have no idea why my itunes app is getting stuck.
Am I the only person this is happening to? What can I do to correct this problem?

Hi marlonbnyc!
This article will help provide some basic troubleshooting steps that will serve as a guide for you to resolve this issue:
Mac OS X: How to troubleshoot a software issue
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1199
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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