If I have to reinstall will I lose everything in the library?
I uninstalled Quick Time without realizing iTunes won't work without it. When I click on iTunes, the message is "Please reinstall iTunes." OK, but will all my music be erased? What are my options?
No reinstalling iTunes will not delete your music although it is aways advisable to backup your music.
It is also a good idea to make a copy of the library dtabases - iTunes Library.itl and iTunes Music Library.xml - just in case.
You should be able to put back Quicktime by doing a repair install of iTunes:
Go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs>Change or Remove Programs
Select iTunes, then click on Change, then select Repair.
Or you could download the stand alone version Quicktime and install that:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
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Hi Reeve7,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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Innings wrote:
Yosemite is slow, the lay-out worse than Snow Leopard, and I have a problem that refuses to let me run some programs. Apple want to charge me £25 to tell me how to solve the problem. Don't even think of using Yosemite, it has not one feature to recommend it. I'd revert to Snow Leopard in a blink of an eye if I knew how to do it.
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Please help!When you go in Preference -> Extension, you can see a folder.
In this you have all data from your iTunes(BackUp, Music, Apps, i think photo also)
- Copy(BackUp) this folder.
- install iTunes on the new pc (same iTunes Version ist better)
- Copy the backup folder on the new pc.
and it works.
Please check the folder and search for your photos.
I hope you can understand my bad english
Best Greetz
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