ITunes doesn't stop launching

Please help. iTunes keeps on launching for no reason.

I think someone else raised this issue today. They had an iTunes widget on their dashboard, and deactivating the widget stopped it from opening iTunes.

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ITunes won't stop launching

I don't know if this happens every time that Apple has a release but it seems like once they have pushed an update my iTunes goes crazy. It won't stop auto launching at will. It's doing this on all profiles and I do not have this in my auto launch application list. I also already tried to run a permission repair and this did nothing as well. The launchd is the parent service and I thought by force killing it, it might fix the problem. Needless to say that killed my session lol. I checked the permissions on the application and my files and the permissions appeared ok. Any suggestions would be helpful.
P.S. I have deleted the app before and reinstalling it but that doesn't help.

I believe I found the answer from another post. The post mentioned a Bluetooth connection problem. I looked at my Bluetooth item list and noticed that my discoverable option was on and I turned it off. I also noticed that my Bluetooth connected printer was also unavailable and think that this was the root cause.

How can I make sure iTunes doesn't stop updating my podcasts

OK I'm subscribed to multiple podcasts, but I don't always get a chance to listen to them so some of them will stop updating and it says something like "iTunes has stopped updating this podcast because you haven't listened to any episodes lately".
How can I make sure it doesn't do that? When I do get to listen to my podcasts, I would really like it if they weren't 3 weeks old.
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someone made a script that fixes this. It seems to work for me. If you want it to do it automatically just make an iCal even for every 3 days or something that runs this script.
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/download.php?sc=updateexpiredpodcasts

Itunes doesn't stop

It's been happening many times now that when I quit Itunes (even with a forced quit) it immediately starts again and again. I cannot even turn off my mac since Itunes does not allow this.
So I have to switch off my Imac pressing power botton for some second. After restart Itunes seems to be working nice but after some day it happens again.
There is no application open when it happens.
Please help me
Thanks
Mauro

Hi Mauro,
Make sure you have the latest software updates for your Mac. This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1338 will walk you through the software update process.
Try removing any 3rd-party iTunes plug-ins or add-ons as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22611
If the issue persists, try removing and reinstalling iTunes as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1224
-Jason

I am having a painful problem with itunes 10, everytime I go into the itunes store to search for a song, even if I type one letter in it will instantly launch into search mode and doesn't stop, so I'm unable to find

I am having a painful problem with itunes 10, everytime I go everytime I go into the itunes store to search for a song, even if I type one letter Itunes will instantly launch into search mode and doesn't stop, so because I can never get past putting in the first letter or two, I'm unable to search and download any songs. I am on the latest Imac Intel core i7 Mac OS X, can anybody help?
Thankyou.
Beckyg.

Having this problem too: IT'S REALLY REALLY ANNOYING!!! Anyone have an idea how to sort this?

Since itunes 2.0.4 has been downloaded. My ipod doesn't synchronize properly/ at all.The LED screen shows "copy 1 or 2 from 101" and it will remain like that. It looks like sync but there's nothing to happen. It doesn't stop by it self. How to solve?

Since itunes 2.0.4 has been downloaded my ipod doesn't synchronize properly/ at all. The LED screen shows çopying 1 or 2 from 101' and itt will remain like that.
It looks like sync but nothing is happening. The sync doesn't stop by itself. Is there anybody to solve this problem? In previous versions never a problem.

I have exactly the same issues with my new 80G iPOD. I have found that when connecting to my PC, the iPOD does not start iTUNES 7. This can be resolved by stopping the iPOD Service in Computer Management, connecting the iPOD and then starting it again. Then when you start iTUNES it finds the iPOD. - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716
Seems like a stupid long-winded way to do things, but at least you can get some stuff on to your iPOD.
As far as using Restore goes - I just get the restoring iPOD message you described, which it blatantly isn't :((
DELL Windows XP Pro

When iPhone 3GS is connected iTunes doesn't launch

Updated to iTunes 9, updated iPhone to 3.1. When iPhone gets connected iTunes doesn't launch automatically. I should add though, that my ipod shuffle when connected does auto launch iTunes.

Here's what I did: uncheck "disable autosync for ipod and iphones" in itunes/settings. Then connect your phone, go to summary pane and choose "sync when this phone is connected". Go back to itunes/settings and select "disable autosync..." again. Check the summary pane again, autosync should be garyed out again. Close itunes, disconnect the phone. Connect again and itunes should auto launch without starting to sync.
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ITunes will not launch, does reading itunes library and stops

Repaired itunes a couple of times & no luck. Installed fresh itunes download, installs itunes, does reading itunes library and stops. Plug in iphone 5s & ipad, does reading itunes library and stops, no luck. What's up with the program?

Bill Marcy wrote:
As a side note, because you seem much more knowledgeable than I, is there some way to clone your settings and then reinstall them after wiping and reinstalling the OS?
you could use e.g. _*Carbon Copy Cloner*_ to clone your current system to an external HD, then use +setup assistant+ (which launches when you start up the freshly installed OS for the 1st time) to migrate user account and network settings from the clone.
that should not bring over any corrupted file (hopefully).
you can use the instructions in [this|http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/Setup.html] user tip. i would recommend not to migrate applications and +other files and folders+ but re-install 3rd party software manually (one by one) and do the same for all other data.
here's a helpful thread: _*where important data is stored*_ (one correction to this link: iCal data is stored in ~/library/calendars).
as for your iTunes library, with the clone connected, copy the entire iTunes folder (not just the iTunes music folder) from <MacintoshHD>/users/<yourname>/music on the clone to <MacintoshHD>/users/<yourname>/music on the new install.
JGG

Song preview button in iTunes 9 doesn't stop songs?

Upgraded to iTunes 9 last week when it was released, and sine then the preview (play) buttons next to songs in the Store have been able to play the standard preview of the song, but they do not stop the preview when I click them again. The image does change to a "stop" button, but the song doesn't stop unless I press the main "pause" button in the top-left or click another song to preview.
Anyone else having this issue/found a solution?
Thanks.

"...and she said they were not aware of the issue until I brought it up."
That's all I keep hearing- same when I had an error 23 brick my iPhone last week. Apparently, they hadn't heard of the issue yet it is plastered all over the net.
Noticed this issue myself. Hopefully a small fix for the next release. I think they always have to rush the first release out for the specific date set (for the Apple show). I remember iTunes 8 had the Shuffle button not working on albums in its first version till the update.

When I rip a cd, then use another program, then come back to itunes, the cd stops ripping and the cd doesn't show up in the side bar anymore. What's going on here?

When I rip a cd in itunes, then go to use another program, then come back to itunes, the cd stops ripping and the cd doesn't show up in the side bar anymore. What's going on here? I am running the x64 version of itunes in Windows 7.

Just wanted to say that you're not the only one with the problem: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=13009436

ITunes doesn't launch at all

I recently bought an iPod, and to sync it with my computer I need to use iTunes. The download and installation went perfectly fine, but when I try to launch it, nothing happens. With nothing I mean that my hard drive starts working, the mouse pointer changes to an hourglass to let me know the computer is working, and even in the windows task manager the process is running. But the main screen of iTunes doesn't pop up, not even a setup asking me what to do next. Not the application, but the process is running.. so there's no way to exit the program, since the process isn't terminated if I decide to do that.
Does anyone know what I could do to fix this problem?

Is it normal that this thread starts loading over and over again? It appears to be loaded and then starts from the top. It doesn't seem to make advances...
gaaah. yeah, that's the effect that hits me in IE 6.
okay, i managed to hack into the thread using Firefox. here's the text from the relevant post:
Lorraine M technique begins
Turn NIS 2005's Personal Firewall OFF, (turn it OFF Permanently until your ready to turn it back on) then click CONFIGURE.
Under the PROGRAMS tab remove any reference to Apple iTunes or iTunes or iTunes Helper Module or anything related. and reboot.
After coming back go back to NIS 2005's Personal Firewall, click CONFIGURE. Under the PROGRAMS tab click ADD at the bottom, a SELECT A PROGRAM
window will pop up. Add the following files one at a time, iTunes.exe, iTunesHelper.exe, QuickTimePlayer.exe, qttask.exe, QTInfo.exe. The last 3 are found
in your Quicktime folder where that is in your system. Click OK. Turn NIS 2005's Personal Firewall ON, and try starting iTunes again.
This worked for me. It seems the Quicktime files were never automatically entered into my NIS 2005's Personal Firewall allowable programs listing. Adding them
manually should help. I also noticed that from my previous version of iTunes the program listed in the Firewall was named Apple iTunes and not iTunes after I upgraded to 6.

ITunes doesn't open when launched or takes several minutes to open

Just like the title says, iTunes doesn't open when I click the shortcut in the Start menu. It appears in the windows task manager under proccesses as 'iTunes.exe *32'. Sometimes it will open 10-15 minutes later. It worked just fine until a few weeks ago. I have tried running as Administrator, I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling multiple times. Not sure what else I can do. I need to use iTunes to synce my mom's iPhone 4S and my iPod touch 3 Generation. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6300 2.8GHz
nVidia Geforce GT520 2GB
8 GB RAM

You said it was showing in the processes as
iTunes.exe *32
You have the wrong version
Uninstall iTunes as instructed:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1923
Reboot
Download iTunes from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1615
and reinstall.

Stop iTunes and iPhoto from launching?

Currently when I put my iPhone into the dock, iTunes and iPhoto both launch automatically.
How do I make it so that when I dock the iPhone, no applications autostart?

With the iPhone in the dock, go to the iPhone section of iTunes and un-check "Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected".
Hope this helps.
-Peter

ITunes 9 won't launch on new Windows 7 laptop

I installed iTunes 9 on a Windows 7 laptop. After installation, I tried launching it and it doesn't appear. It's in Task Manager, but never shows on screen. I tried the Apple cleanup instructions, Windows Cleanup Utility, and then reinstalling, and it still won't show the GUI. Any recommendations?

If iTunes.exe appears on the processes tab and persists although iTunes doesn't open, it suggests that iTunes is hanging during satrt up.
Bonjour is a common culprit so try stopping the bonjour service in "Services". If that allows iTunes to launch, you can disable the bonjour service although you will lose some network functionality.
If that's not it, try:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2363?viewlocale=en_US
If that's not it you can investigate the problem using MSConfig to see what is causing itunes hang.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2292

Migration Assistant problem? : New iMac's iTunes doesn't see the catalog or playlist of my old Mac's songs on an external drive

So I just migrated from a 10.7.5 iMac 27" from 2009 to 10.9.4 on a 2013 27" iMac with Fusion Drive.
I don't use Time Machine. There are no backups involved here.
Used Ethernet. Only took 20 hours... (BTW, it stayed on "less than 1 minute left" for like 12 hours but luckily I was away and just left it going in hopes it would work... and it did!)
Anyway, back on my OLD iMac, I kept all of my songs on an external drive because my internal drive was too small. So iTunes looked at that drive for the music it was playing. I turned that drive off, even disconnected it, during the migration process because I thought it was confusing it during the first attempt which took 10 hours and nothing happened.
So now it worked, finally. On my new iMac, running Mavericks, I now have two user accounts... the one that was set up when I started the computer the first time, and the new one that transferred over via Migration Assistant. No problem. I can live with that. The only thing is, I would still think the old XML files and library stuff would migrate over... but iTunes doesn't see it. When I open up iTunes, in *either* account, iTunes behaves as if it's brand new. Repeat: the old and new account on the new iMac, both, do not see an old iTunes library which IS on the old iMac. Only the music is on the external drive from what I understand.
I've done this before so I know it's possible. I remember upgrading a long time ago and got iTunes to see my old library... even though some of the music was no longer there. It just puts "!" marks wherever there is no link. I was hoping that that's what I would find when I launched iTunes, but no luck. Even connecting the old hard drive to the new Mac (via USB) doesn't make iTunes all of a sudden "see" the old library. That data doesn't seem to be there. It didn't transfer over. Did it not transfer over because the songs weren't on the internal volume? Should I have left my external hard drive on?
So.... now that I've spent almost 3 days total trying to get this to work, and everything is running... I don't want to have to start over in order to get iTunes to work. Is there a way I can just drag over some XML files or something from the old computer? I don't want to lose all of the ratings and personal notes and everything.
I should add also that I have like only four songs I've ever actually bought through iTunes. I'm still a bit old fashioned and buy CDs and rip them to Apple Lossless. So I hope it's not an authorization / reauthorization issue because I have like 1400 albums ripped.
Thanks in advance for any help.
--Jeff

iTunes does not use the .xml it uses the .itl
If you are sure your old library file migrated across (does the file size and modification dates suggest it has?) start iTunes while holding down the option/alt key and guide it to the .itl file to get it to use that one.

ITunes doesn't stop launching

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