ITunes Library Databases

I moved iTunes files and folders off my C drive to an external drive. And, I changed the "iTunes folder location" to my external drive. But first question is how long do I make the path, i.e., which folder or file do I end the location with? ("My Music?" "iTunes?" "iTunes Music?"-but then what about podcasts folder? ) Second question, My iTunes library shows all the song titles, podcasts, etc., but there is an exclamation mark beside most of the songs/podcasts and it can't find the files when I try to play them or try to transfer them to playlists. I do not know what specifically to search for--a general folder or a file name. I have iTunes library.xml and iTunes Library.itl. Also, my new library doesn't have all of my old songs, so does that mean I look in a previous iTunes library? If so, inside that folder, there are various icons and folders to click on, and I don't know which one to click on and what to do with it. Please help.

Moving the database file will not help.
If you want to make another drive (direct or portable) on your PC the main music location for iTunes, move all song files there, as well as any future imported music from CDs, here is one method (see the links below):
You will maintain your playlists, ratings, comments, etc. This will
i only
move your music folders location,
i NOT
your iTunes program files. It is my opinion that programs (i.e. – iTunes) work better when installed on your main hard drive. At the very least, it makes it easier to manage all your programs if they are centrally located on one hard drive (the Windows default standard).
See these links for step-by-step info:
Moving your iTunes Library to a New Hard Drive
MacMuse, "iTfW: Move iTunes music/Library to new drive", 11:34am Oct 12, 2004 CDT
iTunes: Moving your iTunes Music folder
If you are moving the music to an external hard drive, after the transfer and to work correctly, the ExHD must be running prior to your opening iTunes. If not, iTunes may reset the location of your music to the default.

Similar Messages

  • Can i search and replace in the itunes library database file?

    Hi --
    I need to update the file location in the itunes database for a few thousand songs. These songs are just part of my full collection. A few hundred of these songs are referenced in playlists. Rebuilding the libarary, consolidating the library, adding the new folder to library -- none of these suggested solutions to similar problems will work for me. (My collection is too large for one drive and is spread over several drives, and I have many playlists with hundreds of songs, and the playlists would be ruined with any of these approaches.)
    I thought I had an easy solution by doing a search and replace in "itunes library.xml," replacing the old file path with the new one. But then I learned (as you probably already know) that the real information is stored in "itunes library," and the xml file is just a downstream copy of that information. All my edits were overwritten as soon as I opened itunes.
    The solution to my problem is completely straight-forward if I can just do a search and replace in "itunes libray." Is it possible to edit that file directly? The only database program I have is MS Access, on windows, and it couldn't open the file.
    Thanks very much
    - Mark

    How to Move Your Music to a New Computer.

  • Recovering iTunes library database .itl via time machine

    In short, when I go back beyond a week in time machine I cannot find any .itl or even any of the .itdb or .xml files on my mac that I can restore with time machine.  The only version that is there is for the current library which is missing 99.9% of the content.
    The context:
    1. I had itunes folder on my hard drive and an external with all of the content. Over the years the external must have been disconnected or what not as a sizeable media folder had also developed on the hard drive.
    2. In order to free up space on the hard drive I consolidated the media and moved the library to a second external that had much more free space.
    3. I ended up deleting the iTunes library on the hard disc on or around 6 april 2015. I believe I deleted the whole folder.
    no dramas - everything worked for weeks
    4. Today I noticed that the iTunes library was pretty much empty but for purchased music. All the podcasts, playlists and basically anything not purchased was gone.
    5. I look into the iTunes folder on the hard disc and I noticed that there is a music folder with two songs that my kid likes to play. It leo has all of the usual library xml files and the .itdb / .itl files (which to be honest I have never noticed before, I had only remembered ever seeing the .XML files).
    6. The "new" .itl file was created on Sunday 26 april at 5.30 pm.  The whole iTunes folder it sat in on my hard drive also did not exist before this time.
    7. If I use time machine and scroll back further in time than sunday there is no iTunes folder on my hard drive.
    8. I thought I would just need to find the .itl file that predated this new library that was created on Sunday. Trouble is I can't find one. On any disc, hard disc, the first external or the second external.  The only iTunes folder I can find with any of the database files needed is the one created on Sunday that is empty.
    9. I have all of the media organised on the second hard disc however I don't want to reimport and lose all the metadata that I have built up since 2001 at least.
    THE QUESTIONS
    A - where should I be looking for the old iTunes database files using time machine if I used the advanced features of iTunes to move the database to the new disc
    B - Can I perform some sort of system wide restore that would take me back in time to a point before last Sunday to get my old iTunes database back?
    Any ideas?
    Thanks in advance
    Len

    Eeeek!
    Thank you for your reply.
    I did a bit more digging back through time machine and I found an iTunes library with the required files from as far back as 10 April.
    If I did delete the iTunes folder on 10 April - I really wonder how it continued to work for 16 days straight without a hitch (whilst I was rebooting throughout). Very odd.
    OK so if I have to use the old one from 10 April the only problem I can think of is that the database will probably be looking for the media on the old location (mainly external no 1 and a bit on the internal hard disc) as opposed to external no 2 where they all sit consolidated.
    That might not be a huge problem as the media still sits on external no 1 (too scared to delete it!).
    Couple of questions:
    1. If I restore the 10 April library  and the database was pointing to the old location on External no 1 plus a few pointers to now-non existant files on the hard drive - is there a way of redirecting the library to External no 2 where ALL the files would currently be?
    2. If I trashed the iTunes folder on 10 April - might it still be somewhere in the backup?
    Cheers
    Len

  • Recreate iTunes Library Database

    Here's my situation (any thoughts would be greatly appreciated):
    I recently moved my library to a new internal drive to save some space on my boot drive. First I changed my iTunes media folder location to my new internal then I consolidated my media to the new drive. Like a fool, I then deleted everything in my iTunes folder from my boot drive thinking that I had all that stuff copied to my new internal. Of course when I opened iTunes it was empty. So now I'm sitting here with a nicely organized iTunes media folder with tons of music, etc. in it on my new drive but no library database to tell iTunes where all that music is.
    I realize all my album artwork, playlists, genius mixes, etc. are probably lost for good. But is there any way to get iTunes to recreate the library database without having to do something funky like drag my newly moved media folder back into iTunes?
    Thoughts?

    I think that either you click and drag to wait for it to build... Or you can use the file and import options to recreate it.
    DO NOTE: that it may create a folder with small files in it (which are pointers to the music on your alternate drive).
    Just make sure that you don't delete that folder agian.
    Sorry to hear, and don't those stupid tricks you do just irritate you after you realized it.

  • Moving the iTunes Library database

    I hae the iTunes media file on an external hard disk.
    I  need to move to a new windows 7 laptop and want to leave my media file on the external harddisk.
    I plan to install a new iTunes on the new laptop. Can I copy the iTunes library data base from the old laptop to the new one, hook up the external hard drive to  the new laptop and iTunes working.
    Thanks for your thoughts and ideas.

    Provided the external drive has the same drive letter on the new system then yes, that should work.
    See also this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/message/15039890#15039890
    tt2

  • Managing sole iTunes library with multiple machines on-the-go with database&media on external drive?

    Hi fellows. Trying to organize & revamp my iTunes library & wish to achieve a configuration but lack the expertise to achieve it. My objectives are:
    Objectives
    +1. for my multimedia content to be stored/accessed from an external hard disk+
    +2. to keep the entire iTunes multimedia & all necessary operating files as self-contained as possible,+
    +3. Allow multiple machines to manage import of new content into library, i.e. download new episodes of podcasts, rip new music & movies into the library, sync-ing of iPod even when said machine is nowhere near my external hard disk (this is the tricky one)+
    _Justification for my objectives_
    For objective #3, it's not that I'm trying to be funny. My use case is I've 1 laptop (main machine & always at home) & 1 netbook (brought to school daily). Most of my iTunes usage will be via the stay-at-home laptop; but I may wish to add/manage new content onto my iTunes library/iPod while I'm outside (hence, decoupled from my external hard disk at home).
    I'm not trying to be funny for objective #1 either. I wish to have a streamlined process of retaining & re-instating my iTunes library meta-data across system re-format, i.e. where the iTunes library db files' location may be changed (most obvious being the new "My Music" folder path in Win7 from WinXP)
    _What I'm well aware of_
    I understand that storing/re-locating multimedia on external hard disk is no-kick to iTunes veteran. I also understand that after a new installation of iTunes, I can move the fresh copy of "iTunes_library.itl" & "iTunes_library.xml" files to my external volume & point iTunes to their new address from the 2nd launch onwards. I also understand any new machines I introduce into my environment can be directed to that exact copy of iTunes library database files when I install iTunes & pressing "Shift" key upon their launch. Lastly, I also understand that I will have no access to my multimedia files (for playback) while I'm outside, but I can still add new content, & download new podcasts & remove old content from my library/iPod
    _The question_
    However, what I have difficulty achieving, is launching iTunes on my on-the-go machine(s), without a local copy of the iTunes library database files. I doubt iTunes will be able to launch at all, & if I create a new library (just to launch iTunes), it will not possess content from my main media collection & likely to wipe out my iPod.
    _My novice attempt & its inadequacies_
    My 1st instinct, is to have the iTunes library database files stored in the cloud. More specifically, I can store them files in my DropBox folder/account, & have every machine update to a single latest version of iTunes library database files upon Internet connection. However, this method depends on:
    +* the DropBox application to exist forever,+
    +* assumed the installation path of DropBox (or any applications for that matter) to persist/remain unchanged across future versions of operating systems,+
    +* Will corrupt any un-sync-ed version of my iTunes library database files when I launched iTunes without 1st updating the local cached copy of them database files (suppose I manage my iPod playlists via iTunes on a plane)+
    _Open for recommendations_
    So here I'm, all ears to any fine recommendations you iTunes veterans have to offer. Thanx in advance.

    In case anyone is interested in these sorta thing:
    UPDATE #4: Unfortunately, if you discover you tagged something wrong after importing the songs, even when you correct the tags, iTunes will not re-organize the folder hierarchy, as long as “Keep iTunes Music folder organized“ is UNchecked, even if the songs were imported via the “Automatically add to iTunes folder” channel.
    Example: I imported a folder of Andy Lau songs into my library, unbeknownst to me, some of the songs had their “Artist” tagged as “Andy Lau“, while some had theirs tagged as “Liu De Hua“. Naturally, the 1st time round I imported them, 2 separate folders were instantiated as to iTunes, those were names of 2 distinct artists (this is expected, & acceptable behaviour). The downside is, even if I re-tagged all those songs with “Andy Lau” as the artist, iTunes will no longer re-organize & consolidate all them songs into a single “Andy Lau” artist folder (because I’d “Keep iTunes Music folder organized” UNchecked remember?)
    Well, you may suggest that I check that option when managing my future library & uncheck it right before launching/using my main, current library. The thing is, iTunes preferences persist across libraries, & one day I will forget to uncheck that option, launch my main library & lose all my current music folder structure to iTunes’ re-organization (which I don;t want, as of yet). Which brings me to another update:
    UPDATE #5: My future iTunes library has “I:/iTunes_Media” as iTunes’s “Home” folder. This setting persists even when I switch back to my main, current library. Which means, if I’d my external volume connected while launching/using my main, current library, all new content will end up in that folder on the external volume! Which messes up the whole scheme of things! Arghz!
    UPDATE #6: Here’re some updates with regards to ID3 tags:
    * the “Album Artist” in Windows (7) Explorer = the “Album Artist” field in iTunes 9
    * Modifying a ID3 tag field using Windows (7) Explorer will update BOTH the v1 & v2.3 version of the ID3 tags on the song (if the song has both versions of tags embedded & if the field exists in both tag versions). If you update the tags via iTunes, only the v2.3 tags get updated. This is surprising.
    * the “Contributing Artist” field in Windows (7) Explorer = the “Artist” field in iTunes 9 & the “Artist” field in ID3v1 tags (changes in tany of the 3 fields will affect the other 2 respectively)
    o However, iTunes Media folder organization will only adhere to the value saved in the “Album Artist” field [if you change the value of "Contributing Artist" in Windows (7) Explorer, the "Artist" field in iTunes or the "Artist" field in a song's ID3v1 tags, no folder re-organization will occur]
    UPDATE #7: Some updates with regards to workflow:
    Decided to retain all non-music content within a sub-folder named “non-music” beneath the main album folder (& take strict precautions to import songs only). The exception is “m3u” playlist files. Have read elsewhere if you import a folder of songs & there’s an “m3u” playlist inside, your library may have duplicates and/or the tags of those songs you just imported could be screwed, etc.

  • After moving files out of the iTunes library they still show in the iTunes list

    I am archiving movies out of my iTunes library.  I have moved the files from the iTunes media folder and into another folder but the movies still show up in the iTunes movie list in the main iTunes window.  I am sure there is some kind of link to the file but do I need to break that somehow or can I refresh the iTunes list so it will see that the files are no longer in the media folder?

    Geoffrey Kleinman wrote:
    I am archiving movies out of my iTunes library.  I have moved the files from the iTunes media folder and into another folder but the movies still show up in the iTunes movie list in the main iTunes window.  I am sure there is some kind of link to the file but do I need to break that somehow or can I refresh the iTunes list so it will see that the files are no longer in the media folder?
    An easier way is to simply drag movies/songs from the iTunes window to where you want.
    Then delete it in iTunes.
    I am sure there is some kind of link to the file but do I need to break that somehow or can I refresh the iTunes list so it will see that the files are no longer in the media folder?
    When you add files to iTunes, it adds them to the iTunes library database file and this is what is displayed in iTunes.
    I f you remove the file from its location, iTunes will not know until you try to access it in iTunes. It will then show an exclamation mark if it cannot find that file.

  • My iTunes won't open! It keeps saying 'The iTunes Library.itl is locked on a locked disk or you not have write permission for this file.' Please Help!

    My iTunes won't open! It keeps saying 'The iTunes Library.itl is locked on a locked disk or you not have write permission for this file.' Please Help!

    this may happen on external drives if:
    The external drive was hotpluged (removed) without going the correct "eject" way
    The iTunes library (database) got corrupted
    First Aid for external drive
    Close iTunes
    Unmount (eject) external drive the right way.
    Mount drive again
    Go to Workplace -> right click external drive -> choose "clean up" This will force the filesystem to rescan the file structure of the drive and rebuilding the file system table and journaling file.
    After the tool shows "done" (could last some time depending on size of drive) restart iTunes
    If your iTunes library is on your internal drive, this may happen
    The system was not shoot down correct, e.g. "pulled the plug"
    The iTunes library (database) got corrupted
    First Aid for internal hard drive
    Close iTunes
    Reboot system
    Go to Workplace -> right click external drive -> choose "clean up"
    After the tool shows "done" (could last some time depending on size of drive)
    Reboot system, restart iTunes
    If none of the above fixes your problem, post here.
    Lupunus

  • How to share itunes library with multiple users, and keep organised

    Hi,
    I'm using iTunes (v12) on Windows 7 and am trying to set myself up so that multiple users on this PC are sharing the same library. I've followed the guidance mentioned on a couple of other threads, and put the library in the Users\Public\Music location, and on each user account have pointed iTunes to this location. This has worked OK, as both users can see all the music.
    However, problems arise when User A deletes a couple of files (duplicates for example) - User B logs in, and the song is still listed in the library, but with an alert stating the original file cannot be located. They then have to go through the library and also delete these entries. Equally, if User B adds some music files (as opposed to iTunes downloads), they are not visible to User A until they "Add file to library..."
    Are there any further steps that I can take to keep both users views of the library identical, without manual intervention by the second user whenever the first makes a change?
    Cheers,
    Matt

    The way you've set it up each user has a distinct library, but is accessing a common set of media files and folders.  To accomplish what you want, you need to have a complete iTunes library (database + media) in a common location - typically this would be C:\Users\Public\Music\iTunes.  See turingtest2's notes on Make a split library portable for the steps that may be needed to bring your library into a suitable structure.  Based on your description, you'll need to select one user's library (C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\iTunes Library.itl) to act as the shared "master" and move this to the Public folders.
    Then, for each user, hold down SHIFT while starting iTunes - when you get this prompt:
    click on Choose Library..., navigate to C:\Users\Public\Music\iTunes, select the iTunes Library.itl file you'll find there, and click Open (you'll only need to do this once for each user account).
    Note, though, that iTunes is inherently a single-user application - any attempts to run iTunes at the same time will cause errors (and, in the worst case, possible corruption).  For this reason, its a good idea to disable fast user switching in Windows so that only one user can be logged in, and running iTunes, at the same time.

  • Splitting up iTunes library

    OK, here's the situation. My daughter and I have been keeping separate iTunes libraries on the same computer for several years. Although we have several songs in common, most are either hers or mine. All of the songs live on an external HD.
    Now she has her own computer, and I want to copy all her songs and library onto her computer. Meanwhile, I stay on the old computer and continue using the external HD. (It's actually fine if a copy of "her" songs stay on the HD.)
    What's the best way of doing this? I know how to move the whole library, but I'm unsure of how to do the split-up I want to do. Have poked around a little bit, and seems like options would include (a) consolidating her library to an external HD, then moving that folder onto the new computer or (b) backing up her library (again to an HD), then moving to the new computer (along with her itl and xml files, of course).
    Both good options? Neither? Or is there a better way to do this using Home Sharing? The old machine is XP3, her new computer is Win7. Input appreciated, thanx!

    I'd be happy to help you with this, but the main points I need to make sure of before proceeding with any answer, are these:
    ~1 Do you understand the concept of itunes library database (ITL file) vs itunes content (actual music/video/podcast etc files)?
    ~2 Is her database under her own windows userID on the current PC?
    ~3 Whether you understand those first 2 questions or need more explanation to provide the correct answer

  • Multiple (old) iTunes Library files found on my external, what to do?

    My external drive (which I once used as the location for my iTunes library to save space on my old iMac but with my new computer hard drive space is not an issue and I have my iTunes folder on my native, internal drive) has *my old* iTunes folder with:
    +(a folder)+ Previous iTunes Libraries
    iTunes 4 Music Library
    iTunes 4 Music Library (Old)
    iTunes Library
    iTunes Library 2006-09-14
    iTunes Library 2007-09-08
    iTunes Library Extras.itdb
    iTunes Library Genius.itdb
    iTunes Library.xml
    iTunes Music Library.xml
    The folder "Previous iTunes Libraries" contains these files:
    iTunes Library 2006-09-14
    iTunes Library 2007-09-08
    iTunes Library 2008-01-16
    iTunes Library 2008-09-30
    iTunes Library 2008-12-26
    iTunes Library 2009-06-16
    With me so far?! What's alarming to me is that I have so many files with the "iTunes Library" name...moreover, it seems as if my CURRENT and ACTIVE iTunes Library database on my hard drive in my music folder that was last updated "today" is only 5.8 MB in size, while the older iTunes Library databases on my external drive that are listed above are sized 5.2, 10.5, 11.8, 14.3, 15.7, and 15.8 MB!
    This implies to me that I've lost some important files or data in transferring my iTunes back from my external to my new local, internal drive.
    What should I do with these multiple (and currently unused) iTunes Libraries found on my peripheral drive? I try to open them and nothing seems to happen. I just don't want to lose any tracks as my library is large and varied.
    Any thoughts?

    "New versions of iTunes sometimes include enhancements to the iTunes library. When you open the new version of iTunes, iTunes upgrades your existing library to the new format and places a copy of the old library in the Previous Libraries folder. If everything goes fine during your upgrade to the latest version of iTunes, you can delete the older iTunes Library files." Read more: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
    If you think you are missing some songs from your current library, this application will list the file paths of the files in your designated "iTunes Media" folder which are not in iTunes' library. Additionally, you can select a different parent folder and its contents will be compared to the iTunes library. Options to Add a selection of found files to iTunes or move them to the Trash. http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=musicfolderfilesnotadded2

  • ITunes library on a networked external hard drive

    Recently, I want to upgrade to snow leopard (finally) but was short on hard disk space on my MacBook Pro and lacking a consistent backup solution. I added a 1TB time machine to my network and mounted an external hard drive to the Time Machine for media. The goal was to have my media on the drive and then back up all hard drives to the Time Machine. I copied the iTunes library to the hard drive and pointed iTunes to the new folder location. (I also moved photos and other media.) The media has been accessible and iTunes works fine (with occasional network interference) but I was reluctant to immediately delete the old iTunes library.
    Well, I've finally reached the hard disk point that I must delete the old library, but as I was about to, I noticed that my "iTunes Library" database file and "iTunes Music Library.xml" omni outliner file in the original MacBook Pro Hard Drive Location were updated yesterday, not the same files I copied to the new iTunes folder on the network. I thought if I moved the library and redirected iTunes, I'd be done, but I guess not.
    Questions:
    1. Can I point iTunes to search for its database and XML files in the new folder on the network, and how?
    2. Is that advisable, or should I delete the other music files from the "Music" location on my MacBook Pro and leave the database files remaining on the hard drive?
    3. Are there any other considerations I've overlooked in trying to store my media library on a network mounted EHD?
    Thanks for your help.

    kneedragger101 wrote:
    Note this is an iTunes Library that was on a PC
    you might want to read these articles: one and two.
    why not move your media files using _*Home Sharing*_ ?

  • ITunes Library stored on external hard drive

    My iTunes Library is contained on an external hard drive which is in turn connected to an iMac, all of which connects to my airport network. I control the playback of the content on my Powerbook on the various airport express fed music systems in my apartment.
    Is there anyway I can instruct the iTunes I use on my powerbook to always use this external drive? I currenly have to reset the library location each time I boot up (the Powerbook).
    Also any music I download from iTunes store is saved to the hard drive on the powerbook (and then moved over to the hard drive manually). I'm looking for a way to sync the whole setup? I intend to change my airport extreme to the next generation and connect the hard drive to it so I'm guess this will help but is there a way around this break in the chain.
    Also to keep both iTunes Library database files on both machines identical I currently copy from one to the other but this can at time cause problems in automatically recognising the location of a file, and then have to locate etc.
    Any suggestion gratefully receieved.
    Powerbook   Mac OS X (10.4.1)   iMac, Airport Extreme, Airport Express, LaCie Hard Drive

    I took a second look at my settings. I do find the Music Folder on the other drive set as the location. Possibly I forgot that I've changed that too.
    So, maybe you could try to set this in the preferences with a little help help from the alias in the default home folder. :-D
    I could suggest an AppleScript to automatically connect to your server by setting this script-applet as default startup in you user account settings.
    on run
    set myUserName to "username" --enter your name here
    set myPassword to "password" --enter your password here
    set myServers to {¬
    "afp://192.168.1.1/disk1", ¬ --set your server addresses here
    "afp://192.168.1.1/disk2", ¬
    "afp://192.168.1.1/disk3"}
    set myServerCount to the number of items of myServers
    tell application "Finder"
    repeat with i from 1 to myServerCount
    set thisServer to item i of myServers
    repeat 5 times --i repeat this a couple of time to prevent connection drop-out
    try
    mount volume thisServer as user name myUserName with password myPassword
    exit repeat
    end try
    end repeat
    end repeat
    end tell
    end run

  • Itunes library is greyed out

    Hi,
    I hope someone can help as this has been driving me crazy the last few days.
    I imported some cd's into my itunes library & connected my ipod classic to my laptop (Win 7) expecting it to sync the music, it didn't. The music I imported is visible in my itunes library but is greyed out.
    I keep my music on my external (G) drive & itunes points to my G drive correctly i.e. Edit>Preferences>G:>itunes music folder. I'm runnning itunes ver 2.0.1 (this updates automatically). My G drive itunes folder contains all my music folders plus: itunes Library (database file) & Library XML doc file. My C drive itunes folder contains: Album Artwork Folder, itunes Media Folder, itunes Library Extras Folder, itunes Library Genius Folder, itunes Library File & itunes Music Library XML doc file.
    I've not experienced any problems before but it appears to have happened since the update.
    Thanks.
    Gary.

    I'd try repairing permissions on your main drive. My guess is you'll see a long list of differing iTunes permissions. Also if you have a TM backup of that library from 6 months ago when you put it away you should be able to restore the itl file from that. But I'd try the permission repair first. If that works & iTunes lights up, make sure that it is pointing to the media file in the external drive and that "keep iTunes Media folder organized" & "copy files to iTunes..." are checked. All of these settings are in advanced preferences.
    Then run TM (or super duper or something) and back everything up (including the external drive).

  • "The iTunes Library file is locked..."  How do I unlock it?

    I keep my primary iTunes library on a MacPro.
    But I use a MacBook to sync my iPhone. When I do, I open the MacPro library when open iTunes on the MacBook via my WiFi network. Has always worked pretty well.
    But this time, when I try to open iTunes on the MacPro, I'm getting an error message: The iTunes Libary file is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have write permission for this file."
    iTunes on the MacBook is closed, there is no dot next to the icon in the dock. So I can't close it any more than it is already.
    So, is there any way to "unlock" this library so I can add a few things to it before the next time I sync my iPhone?
    Thanks,
    --PS

    I had the same problem as mentioned above. 2 Users, sharing the same iTunes account. Found following solution:
    Check sharing and permission for the shared iTunes folder. In my case under HD->Users->Shared->iTunes
    Also check all permissions of the underlying folders and especially *iTunes Library Database file*. In my case directly in the iTunes directory
    For whatever reason, that file had no sharing. I added my wife's user name with Read /Write permission and it works again.
    I guess a bug in the update. It worked fine for a long time before the update.
    Mark

Maybe you are looking for

  • Speech recognition for a programmer with RSI (not how to do in Java)

    Guys, someone that I know has developed RSI and has almost had to drop out of programming. Has any other programmer here been faced with this and been able to work around it? In particular, have you found a decent speech recognition system that allow

  • SQL Developer 2.1: Poor performance on 11g

    We are experiencing poor response times for queries using sql developer 2.1 with our new 11g upgraded database (11.1.0.7). A bit of investigation has shown that a simple select 1 from dual; causes SELECT table_owner, table_name FROM all_synonyms WHER

  • Remove replication for only single database.

    Hi All, I need to remove replication for a single database (Remove replication on ABC database from SQL1 to SQL5.) I did some research and found as follows: DECLARE @subscriptionDB AS sysname SET @subscriptionDB = N'AdventureWorks2008R2Replica'USE ma

  • Jdeveloper 10 to 11g migration package does not exist

    Hi All, I am new to Jdeveloper, earlier I have used eclipse.  We have a web application which was developed using Jdeveloper 10 and now we are in progress of migrating it using  JDeveloper 11g (11.1.1.7.0). We have two projects(.jpr), lets say A1.jpr

  • Fonts and indent first line in adobe forms

    Hi, I have a smartstyle with paragraph format DF for which <b>left margin</b> is <b>1.00cm</b> and <b>indent first line</b> is <b>-1.00cm</b>. I am using this style in textmodule where i can see the text correctly as desired. but when i am using this