How can I troubleshoot itunes restart after I close it?
Hi,
I have searched using google and also searched these forums - I can see thousands apon thousands of hits in google on this same problem however the causes in some posts that I've read through are different and there is no information available on how to troubleshoot step by step.
I'm surprised though I can't find one decent hit in the apple support forums in itunes for windows???
If there is a document somewhere that someone knows of can you please send me the link?
This problem has been bugging me for at least 2 or more years and have looked at trying to resolve it a few times but always end up on giving up...
If only apple can fix this problem or supply some troubleshooting steps for windows would be great!
thanks in advance
Jim
Of course it is empty... what did you seriously expect?
Installing iTunes has never caused media to magically appear on a computer.
The media is only where the user puts it.
Copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder from the old computer or the backup of the old computer to the new computer.
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v2.0 april 22 2008
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v1.7 October 3, 2006
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v1.5 ('04/1)-- adds "grouping" tag
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
Get a copy of the GNU General Public License by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
or visit http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
-- CONSTANTS
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