Itunes 11 design

Why is it called a "column browser" if it's the width of the itunes library? I don't want a compact column; I want a long list!
10.6 was great because it put the column on the left so that information was listed long-ways. I could see much more at once.
Instead, itunes 11 sandwiches info on top.
Clicking Artists gets a list column on the left side, but the layout for the songs are spaced apart with the album artwork next to the songs - why not keep the album viewable in the bottom left!? I spent so much time finding high def album artwork, but now it's only a tiny little picture. There's no way to scale album artwork in the Artist view. I could not be more unhappy with the "update" since there aren't any new features I use, and there isn't an option to change the layout of itunes in the way I want it. Tough cookies??
Honestly, who scrolls through hundreds of album covers?????? Why is that view even an option? It's so gimmicky and tedious. No adult has time to do that.
This to me is just typical Apple b.s.:
Update one product, you have to update all of them.
And for what? The same features but a smoother interface.
Yet, Apple isn't compatible with Apple if the version is older.
All I want is a simple layout for itunes; column browsers that are viewable as long columns instead of layered, sandwiched rows of columns.
I spend good money on Apple products, now why can't I have the option of running the versions I WANT?
If Apple is going to come out with new versions, they should allow users to keep older versions without losing all the options.

Hi,
I do not know what you issue is as song view option in the same as before.
This is how I view my library after selecting show sidebar and column browser. This is how I view my library under 10.7 - no difference.
Jim

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I would like to know how others have solved this issue:
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Trevnew wrote:
when looked in preferences the old location was still there, eventually changed in preferences
Trev,
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also, with your library now on the NAS, you must make sure the NAS is mounted on your desktop before launching iTunes.
... still showed an issue with the file locations and the exclamation marks.
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Hello henrik100,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Home Sharing in iTunes is designed to let you easily share your iTunes media libraries between up to five computers in your household.
For more information, take a look at:
iTunes: Setting up Home Sharing on your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4620
Understanding Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3819
Have a nice day,
Mario

I moved my iTunes to an external hard drive and now everytime I try to access it I get the error "folder iTunes is on a locked disc..."

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davidfrombillings wrote:
I thought I could just drag and drop my iTunes library to an external hard drive.
it'll work ... if done properly ☞
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Eric Ross wrote:
When you moved the file back did you go back into iTunes in your preferences and select the advance tab and then selected the location again or where your files are
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Can users have one iTunes library deriving from two drives?

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Seems I've over come what is something I'd hoped/expected iTunes would be capable of (ie; reinitiating the pathway for external HD music files when their drive letter is the only thing that changed).
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davidfrombillings wrote:
I thought I could just drag and drop my iTunes library to an external hard drive.
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Eric Ross wrote:
When you moved the file back did you go back into iTunes in your preferences and select the advance tab and then selected the location again or where your files are
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The concept of a central library sounds great (in principle), but unless you can all follow the same rules about handling playlist/ folder/ genre naming it can get into a mess. Are you sure you want to see all of your son's & wife's music when setting up iOS syncing? I also suspect your son & wife may have a different opinion about accessing all your music (with it's larger ALAC file size) - they may be happier not sifting through all your tracks to find the ones they like for use on iOS?
The store authorizes to the Mac not the library - so as you move around on each Mac & use your AppleID to purchase that Mac will get tied to that AppleID. That would be fine accept iTunes has a 90 day limit on changing the Apple ID on a computer. You will have to wait 3 months to switch to using another Apple ID to download music & apps on that device - that also affects apps that sync from iOS for backups.
Personally I think that users need their own Mac with their own library (& each Mac needs to be backed up), especially if they have their own iOS device that needs syncing to a Mac. Home Sharing is ok for moving files that you want to hear from another library - but it can be bad when a client is on wifi.
iTunes is designed to be a single user who can share over the network - it isn't intended to be one large bucket for every family member to store media, the Apple ID issue makes this pretty clear to me.
Your flaky wifi issue sounds like a reason not to rely on anything that requires networking to work too.
You are correct to worry about the library versions, eventually an iTunes update will alter the library format. Only machines that have that version can open the library - this happened from iTunes 10.7 to iTunes 11.
See how many 'old libraries' you have in the Music/iTunes/Previous iTunes Libraries/ folder - that indicates how many times iTunes has backed up & upgraded the library. Is that more than expected? Major iTunes versions will need to be performed at the same time to keep it all working with the 'central music library'.
You may be tempted to access one iTunes library over file sharing on multiple Macs. This can cause problems when one Mac updates something (placing a file lock on the library file). It's hit or miss whether the other Macs can read & write to the library.
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