Help! I always get an error: "The iTunes library fil cannot be saved...."

The error is: "The iTunes library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occured (-1450)." What is wrong??? After the error no songs I add stay in the library, only files I added before the error. I tryed re-installing, but after a while I get the same error again. What is wrong? My new iPod is coming and I want to put all my CD's in iTunes but they wont stay!

O.K., OMG, found the problem, for some reason the folder in which the iTunes library file is stored is marked read-only for some reason, but when I turn read-only off, it comes on right after again, know how do I fix this?

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  • Error: The iTunes Library file cannot be saved

    .  The required file cannot be found.  (eep, what happened?)

    Hello juhuacha,
    Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with iTunes on your Mac.  I recommend reviewing the following resources for the issue you described:
    iTunes library file cannot be saved error -50
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2608679
    iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    Best,
    Sheila M.

  • I have been coping my cds.  Now I get this message:  The iTunes Library file cannot be saved.  There is not enough memory available.  How can I proceed?

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    trash stuff form your computers hard drive to free up space.

  • I am getting the error ""The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. A flder was specified instead of a file" What does this mean?"

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    tia
    ed

    After trying a few other remedies, the tech at Apple Care suggested I reinstall Lion.
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  • Error: the itunes library file cannot be saved a folder was specified instead of a file

    This started popping up after a forced quit because the program was hanging. The library seems to be writing files from CDs to my dedicated external drive and adding them to the library.  The added songs appear and play after program is shut down and reboots. Have repaired disk permissions in disk utilitity but it doesn't seem to fix the error message. Other threads discuss the problem in Windows but not Mac.  Any thoughts?

    After trying a few other remedies, the tech at Apple Care suggested I reinstall Lion.
    Here's the article:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mchlp1599.html
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  • The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown occurred (error -54).

    I just opened my iTunes and keep getting this message: The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown occurred (error -54). I have an iPad 3 and an iPhone 5 but they are in a different room. Under "Devices" in iTunes, I see them both. I also have an iPod which I usually hardwire to sync (and charge.) It is not plugged in at the moment. Does anyone know what error -54 means? Or how I might resolve this? Thanks.

    It sounds as if the issue has to do with these other devices.  iTunes has an "eject" button that should always be used when removing i-devices from iTunes.
    So it sounds like you should start by "ejecting" the two devices that you (erroneously) currently see.  If you don't easily find an eject button for each, simply control click on the device's name (each of them) and you should see an eject option there.
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  • The itunes library file cannot be saved. An Unknown error occurred (-1450)

    Greetings,
    I'm getting the following error:
    The itunes library file cannot be saved. An Unknown error occurred (-1450)
    I have uninstalled/reinstalled Itunes twice including deleting the old databases. After importing my old songs I get the above error continuously and when I restart Itunes my songs are no longer listed in Itunes.
    One thing, all the folders on my computer or now "Read-Only" I can't get rid of this. I uncheck it and aply the change but when I check the properties for the folder again Read-Only is selected again. This is a funny read-only in that the check in the box selecting read-only is ghosted but still there AND WONT GO AWAY.
    Any ideas?
    Thanks.
    Dell XPS   Windows XP Pro   Itunes Ver. 6.0.4.2

    i did move the music library folder to a shared documents folder, but I'm the only one who uses that folder. and the hard drive is not full, almost, but still 10 gigs left for use. itunes was working fine, and then one time when it started up it said the there were missing files, and that itunes had to be reinstalled. I looked but could not see any missing files. nothing bad has happened.it cant be a virius, because i have not been on the internet at all in the last month. but i did use CCleaner to clean out my hard drive of unnecessary files , not the first time i have, and then itunes did not work, this has never happened after I've done this so i doubt that CC was the prolbem. I looked at all of the files it was going to delete, and none of them were related to itunes.

  • The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unkown error occurred [-1450]

    Has anyone encountered the following iTunes error,
    " The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unkown error occurred [-1450] "
    Whenever I shut my iTunes down the next time I start it up the library seems to be lost. I can do an Add Folder to Library from the File options, pick my iTunes Music folder and copy everything back in. However the whole repeats when I close iTunes down again. Have tried re-installing iTunes but this did not work.
    Has anyone got any suggestions,
    Thanks.

    == Error -54 ==
    From an OS9 reference, error -54 is a software lock on a file or a permissions error. (Some of the old codes still apply to OSX although there is no formal list of OSX error codes.)
    First, try simply restarting your computer.
    iTunes Library cannot be saved (Error -54) - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1912814
    Unknown error (-54) while syncing ipod - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1082953 - problem was locked files
    Why does iTunes keep showing a -54 error when I sync my iPad? - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3727114
    Error -54 possibly related to Touch Copy - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3727114 - cleared by deleting preferences on iPad.

  • "The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. ..."

    "...There is not enough memory available."
    But I'm pretty sure 145 GB worth of free disk space is enough... I don't understand. ;_; And I'm sorry if you guys have heard this a bajillion times before but none of the searches that came up were able to help my technically challenged self.
    It just happened to me yesterday when the message randomly came up and kept coming back two seconds after I close it. what does it mean? I read somewhere that you're supposed to hold shift as iTunes is starting up or something but that already accidentally wiped out my library so I really don't want to go through that again... What's the problem?
    Thanks in advance!

    I too have this problem. It started when I downloaded itunes 7.3
    Can anyone help?? Please !!
    I am a new ipod owner, and am learning every day. I
    have itunes 7.3.
    I put some tracks on my computer, and each time I
    sign on to itunes, I get the following error:
    "The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown
    error occurred (-50)."
    HELP! What does this mean???

  • The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. The disk could not be read from...

    Screenshot of error message: http://i49.tinypic.com/2ecp3sw.jpg
    I tried deleting my library file and starting over with a new library, reimporting my music. Then, once again, I get this message:
    "The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. The disk could not be read from or written to." with a checkbox that asks if I would like not to be warned of this again.
    Information that might be relevant:
    My iTunes files (everything but the application file) is located on my external HD (formatted for mac and has only been used on macs) and is connected via USB.
    The external HD makes noises whenever it tries to save the library file, so it's obviously trying to write to the HD.
    The iTunes folder creates a temporary file every single time this happens, but it is gone once the error comes up.
    None of this happened (after reimporting my music to the new library) until I turned Genius on. Turning Genius off and deleting the Genius file hasn't stopped it, either.

    ok--same scenario but
    Running Disk Utility says:  Error: Disk Utility can’t repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.
    Trying to drag-drop the iTunes library folder from the ext HD to the internal MacBookPro HD gets: "The Finder can’t complete the operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -50)."
    DiskWarrior was able to access the drive and created a preview drive, but said: 
    DiskWarrior has successfully built a new directory for the disk named "My Book." The new directory cannot replace the original directory because of a disk malfunction.!   It is highly recommended that you backup all of your data from the preview disk.!   But when I try to transfer (off either the MyBook HD or the DW preview version of MyBook I get:  The operation can’t be completed because the item “xyz” is in use.

  • Problem with iTunes: The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. (-48)

    Hi,
    For some time now, every time I open my iTunes I get the following error:
    "The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-48)"
    Other than that, iTunes seems to be working fine, but I wonder if I need to worry over this error (I don't want to lose my library)
    Has anyone else seen this error? (I tried a search but got no results)

    Old question

  • When attempting to start iTunes, I get the following: "The iTunes library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-50)." Can someone please help me get this fixed?

    When attempting to start iTunes, I get the following: "The iTunes library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-50)." Can someone please help me get this fixed?

    Same problem here since latest update.  As usual poor support from Apple with no answer or fix for this bug.

  • The error message I get on my PC is "The ITunes library file cannot be saved" An unknown error occurred (-50)and my music library has disappeared.  I recently tried to copy a CD to my library - it appeared to copy ok but then did not appear in my music li

    The error message I get on my PC is "The ITunes library file cannot be saved" An unknown error occurred (-50)and my music library has disappeared.  I recently tried to copy a CD to my library - it appeared to copy ok but then did not appear in my music library.  The library does not show up even when my iPad is connected to my PC.  My entire library is now held on my iPad and I wish to have it in iTunes so I can sync my iPhone to it as well.  Help?

    Don't know what changed today but it downloaded and installed on the shuffle. So far so good.

  • "The Itunes library file cannot be saved" Error Message (-54) please help!

    Hello, I was loading a music cd onto my itunes library today when I started getting this recurring Error message stating: "The Itunes library file cannot be saved. An unknown error has occurred (-54)"
    It just keeps popping up, and now it let me play anything without getting it. So in a panic I realized that nothing is backed up, so I started backing up my itunes using a blank dvd and even that failed in the middle of burning. I guess it has something to do with the error message?
    This scares me since I'm very careful of the types of discs I put into my Mac, and I know that disc in particular didn't have any kind of virus (its been playing in my car for the last two years actually) and it was burned on my PC using itunes a while back when the system was clean.
    My music is like my life and this message is freaking me out, how do I get rid of the message without damaging my library? or what happened to make it appear?
    I'm afraid of how to proceed next.....Someone please help!

    I suspect some anti-virus software is incorrectly interpreting the rewriting of the file and is causing a problem.
    Either way, you should definitely update your anti-virus software and definitions to the latest, and run a full scan of your system. Then tell the security software not to scan the iTunes itl file/folder.
    If that does not help, you may want to recreate your iTunes library:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93313

  • TS1717 I get the following error message after installing the latest version of itunes via auto update:  "the itunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54). Has anyone ever seen this message and anyone have a suggestion what to do?

    I get the following error message after installing the latest version of itunes via auto update:  "the itunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54). Has anyone ever seen this message and anyone have a suggestion what to do?

    Hi pholewinski!
    I have a couple of articles for you here that I believe will help you with this issue. The first is an article on advanced troubleshooting, and it can be found here:
    iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3297
    If following that article's steps doesn't take care of the issue, you can try the things listed in this article, which is about permissions issues in iTunes:
    iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277
    Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!
    -Braden

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