Connection to iTunes very sporadic
It seems like only about 1 in 20 tries does launching iTunes actaully work. Most times it tries to connect to the iTunes Store, which it isn't able to. Then it kicks me all the way out and closes down. This doesn't allow me to even do any thing with my already downloaded songs since I get kicked out.
This was happening before, although less frequently, I updated the iTunes software to 7.1 but now it happens more frequently with the new download. Although that might just be me. I had hoped the new download would correct the problem.
It doesn't seem like it's a firewall or other issue since it does connect from time to time .. just not very often. My internet connection (DSL) seems good since the iTunes web site is the only site that I have trouble connecting to.
Hello and welcome...
This may not seem relevant to iTunes but make sure there's enough free space on your Mac's startup disk.
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