Everytime i open itunes its making me locate the songs everytime
everytime i open itunes its making me locate the songs everytime, I need to reload my music and it takes hours to load
Hi there slp1175!
It seems like your iTunes library is not pointing to the location of your iTunes Media folder. I have an article for you that can explain how to make your iTunes library source from your iTunes Media folder location, no matter where it is. That article can be found here:
iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
-Braden
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In your situation I strongly recommend you read over that KB article. The international iTunes Stores are not cross-compatible.
My understanding of how it would work is that when activating iTunes Match on your US Store account, any songs you have in your iTunes Library that were purchased from the AUS Store account will NOT be matched. As I understand it, those files will be uploaded (which means you need the files on a local HDD). I also do not think it is possible to have iTunes Match active on more than one store ID on the same computer. But since iTunes Match is not available internationally yet, that point is moot for the moment.
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when i try to open itunes its showing error 7 code 193. it wont let me open it at all. i dont want to lose my music. i did the repair option already and it did not work.
That article has been withdrawn.
For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
If the advice above doesn't resolve things you could try this alternate version:
iTunes 12.1.0.71 for Windows (64-bit - for older video cards) - itunes64setup.exe (2015-01-28)
which is a 64-bit installer for the 32-bit version of the core application, similar to previous 64-bit releases.
Or roll back to the previous build:
iTunes 12.0.1.26 for Windows (32-bit) - iTunesSetup.exe (2014-10-16)
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Having the same issue here....a quick fix is to just minimize the window, and immediately maximize it. It will now fit the screen. Trouble is, after you close it, you'll have to do it again when you re-start itunes. The good news is it takes all of about 2 seconds. Apple should fix this. Should.
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Yes.You have to buy it again for Mac.
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BobAm I in the wrong "Store" as I cannot locate anything thing similar on the open itunes.
Bob
Bob,
They did not mean the Store; they meant the Store menu on the iTunes menu bar! It is in a row with File, Edit, View, Controls, Store, and Help, as shown below.
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Kbick, Glad it helped.
By the way, if you don't want to clutter your desktop, you can put them into your iTunes Media folder. The important thing is to make sure you are using the extracted files, not the ones in the Zip folder.
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ThanksIf you still have an issue you may have to see about using the iTunes version (application) included with Snow Leopard 10.6 from the installer or an another one if available online, and see if that will install.
Sometimes you may have uninstall the bits left in your system by the earlier (or later) iTunes installers; as they all leave a trace and these can stop a different version of iTunes from being installed.
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•Apple - Support - iTunes - install & update:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/install/
•Troubleshooting iTunes installation on Mac OS X:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2311
Good luck & happy computing!
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