ITunes Locks Up/Freezes

Any ideas on fixing iTunes with Windows 7 64-bit. Constantly locks-up, freezes on me.
I figured it was from running my iTunes library on a NAS. But then I localized it as well. It's ridiculous. I can't even use iTunes anymore.

Log on? Log onto the computer? iTunes itself doesn't have a log on unless you are automatically trying to connect to some service that requies it such as buying items from the store. Do you really mean log on?

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ITunes locks _ freezes mac on import

hello,
I got 3 mac's. On one of them I persistantly got the issue when I import music from my home share (other mac's) the machine locks up.
I have this issue since a long time (leopard, snow leopard, lion, mountian lion). On all machines the latest iTunes is installed. I had my music database complete on all machines but since te last update of itunes on this problem machine the database seemed to have crashed again. I wanted to start out with a new DB and trashed everything on this machine. Starting out with a new db based on one of the other two machines. After about 12Gb imported the machine completely freezes.... nothing else I can do than shut it down with the on / off button on the back of the iMac.. Really frustrating....

Log on? Log onto the computer? iTunes itself doesn't have a log on unless you are automatically trying to connect to some service that requies it such as buying items from the store. Do you really mean log on?

Itunes locks up my PC when it starts. It tries to access the store and then the computer freezes and I have to pull the plug. Help!

I am running Windows XP and I have an iPhone 4, but ever since 5 days ago I cannot even open up iTunes without it freezing my PC. This happens with our without the phone plugged in. I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes in the correct order and still it is happening. Can anyone help with what might have changed in my PC settings? TIA

You could try wiping the hard drive and reinstalling the OS and all your programs.
Did you install any programs yesterday?
If not it may be best to take it to an Apple care center and have it checked out. Take it in while it is asleep so you ccan show then what is happening.

ITunes locking up only for my iPod

I have had this iPod for about two years now, never had any issues. But for the last month or so, any time I try to drag a new playlist onto the iPod, its hit or miss if its going to work or not. It will do some songs fine, then just stop on one and freeze, then after a while I decide to look at its not responding. I do the same with my Wife's iPod, and it has no issues. When I plugged in my iPod about an hour ago, it said it could not be read (even though I was just listening to it!) and had to be restored. Okay, fine, I restore it, start putting music on it again, get to about 75%, iTunes locks up again, reboot itunes, iPod cannot be read, blah blah blah, eject iPod, oh look, its still blank. So it didn't even put the 50 playlists it supposedly put on before it locked up, nothing. Now its telling me AGAIN that it cannot be read and has to be restored AGAIN. Two restores in less than an hour, what the ****.
So, what the **** is wrong with this crap? With how much I paid, the iPod should certainly last more than 2 years. I now have basically a useless brick. I have Windows 7 Professional, 32 Bit, fully up to date. Fully up to date iTunes and iPod software. What is going on.....

I USED to be able to get a playlist or two, I had gotten 5 GB of music back on it by putting 1-2 playlists on, ejecting, plugging back in, rinse, repeat. Now iTunes locked up AGAIN, checked the iPod, NO MUSIC. Really glad I bought this ******* piece of **** two years ago! Totally worth my money!
Now, on top of all this, I find this in the help section.
Symptoms
You may notice the following symptoms on your Windows PC after installing the iCloud Control Panel, iTunes 10.5 or later, or Safari 5.1 or later:
Apple software on Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store
iTunes is slow to respond.
Windows is slow to respond.
iTunes stops responding when backing up or syncing with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Oh, so you mean that since you guys released 10.5, (and its now up to 10.6.??) people have had this issue of their iTunes not responding? What the ****. So basically since 10.5 people have had their iTunes not working correctly? Fix this crap.
I already did the LSP check thing, only one besides the apple one are two windows ones that are up to date and should be there. There is no other help to be had. What a joke.

Itunes on macbook freezing

Itunes on my macbook started freezing after I turned on homesharing on Itunes and began backing up my system using Time Capsule. Whenever I insert a CD itunes locks up completely. My operating system is up to date-- 10.7.4.
I have a new Mac Mini and tried to migrate my Itunes files to it but Itunes was froze and the files couldn't move over.
I would appreciate any ideas.
Trish

Itunes on my macbook started freezing after I turned on homesharing on Itunes and began backing up my system using Time Capsule. Whenever I insert a CD itunes locks up completely. My operating system is up to date-- 10.7.4.
I have a new Mac Mini and tried to migrate my Itunes files to it but Itunes was froze and the files couldn't move over.
I would appreciate any ideas.
Trish

Itunes is repeatedly freezing, what can be done to fix?

iTunes is repeatedly freezing (requiring a forced quit).. latest software (mountain lion and itunes both). Not immediately but after a period of some time - time enough to play a song or two or more, but without fail the application locks up - if a song is playing the pizza wheel displays, the song plays to the end but does not go to the next).

Hi,
Do you have Match and How much memory do you have?
On my old imac with latest software and 2mg ram, I often ran out of RAM but after 5 minutes every thing worked fine - some back ground process clogging up processing power!!
If you are trying to do searches, go to search box and untick search entire library.
Jim

Itunes locks up on a dell running windows XP

I have a Dell XPS410 and everytime I try and drag in a mp3 file itunes locks up and basically freezes my computer. If I put in a cd the tracks come up and also plays. I have re_installed itunes 3 times.
up to a week ago though it took a while for the files to load into itunes it worked. I have not loaded any new software since.
any help would be welcome

Instead of dragging the mp3 into iTunes, have you tried adding the file?
In iTunes top line: File>Add file to library
Then browse to the mp3 location on your computer and push add. Does this work better?

ITunes on Windows - freezes temporarily

For some reason after the 7.6 update iTunes now will freeze temporarily (music still plays) and return to normal in 20-30 seconds. Even if im not pressing buttons or clicking on songs it still freezes. No other services are active during the temp freeze. Very annoying while im trying to change, edit, and even move songs!

It seems whenever I have Itunes running my CPU is at or near 100%, and also tends to lock up for 20-30 seconds as some of you have mentioned, and for no good reason. I have tried loading older versions of Itunes but when I install them they will not open due to an error that says a newer version of Itunes created "itunes music" folder so it cannot be opened. And playing videos??? forget it, mind you the same videos can be played in other programs full screen and run fine.
It seems everytime itunes updates, my computer hates it more and more. Does anyone else fail to see why playing a simple mp3 file can lock up an entire computer?

Itunes locks up after Ipod Classic Sync and eject

Windows 7. Latest rev of Itunes. Ipod Classic 80GB. Everything has been working fine for years. Now when I sync and then eject the Ipod, Itunes locks up and I have to do a restart to the computer to get Itunes working again.

Greetings bill162,
After reviewing your post, it sounds like iTunes on Windows will freeze after syncing and ejecting. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help the issue.
Fix unexpected quits or launch issues in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Take care,
Mario

Itunes locks up before completely transfering all songs to ipod

I recently had my 20G 3rd Generation replaced with a refurbished model through Best Buys service exchange program.
When I sync the new ipod to Itunes, it only transfers around 9 gb of songs (I only have 12 gb of music), then itunes just freezes.
After I disconnect the ipod, I see that only 500 mb of songs actually made it into the Ipod. What happen to the other 8.5 gb of songs that was suppose to be transfered?
After syncing the ipod for the second, third, and fourth time, only 500 mb is stored shown in the ipod, even though 6-8 gb of music was transfered before locking up.
#1. Why is itunes freezing up before completely transfering all 12 kb of songs?
#2. Where did the initial 8.5 gb go that supposedly transfered over to the Ipod before itunes locked up?

i have somewhat the same problem...
my ipod is the 4gen 20gig and it started to skip and pause and was getting progressively worse... i then attached it to my computer and it said something about it not being recognized and then i had no choice to reformat it and then would only transfer some songs and not all that i had dragged and dropped ... and then some songs would skip again and i would go thru it all again

Computer/itunes locks up when ipod connected

Itunes locks up when I connect my ipod (20G).I hear the "ding, dong" when I connect it, but Itunes does not recognize that it is connected, it freezes and I have to reboot.It charges, and the "do not disconnect" sign is constantly running.I can not upload any new music I've purchased.I tried to restore, and now it is back to the factory setting with no music.My itunes works perfectly with my shuffle.My shuffle is listed under "devices", but not my ipod.
Anyone with a solution?

I am having the exact same problem. Th eone difference is that on occasion, iTunes downloads my playlists yet not the associated songs in the playlist.

I When ever I try to open iTunes, it immediately freezes and says "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close."

I am using a Windows 7 laptop, 64 bit. When ever I try to open iTunes, it immediately freezes and says "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close." I have tried uninstalling then reinstalling, and also going back to previous versions. Any ideas as to how to fix this? Thanks!!

You need to remove all installer file, uninstall iTunes and all related programs, then do a clean install.
Try the following steps:
1. Go to Microsoft website to fix install and Unistall problems. Click "Run now" from Fix it to remove all iTunes & related installer files:
http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall
Be aware that Windows Installer CleanUp Utility will not remove the actual program from your computer. However, it will remove the installation files so that you can start the installation, upgrade, or uninstall over.
2. You should remove all instances of iTunes and the rest of the components listed below:
it may be necessary to remove all traces of iTunes, QuickTime, and related software components from your computer before reinstalling iTunes.
Use the Control Panel to uninstall iTunes and related software components in the following order:
iTunes
QuickTime
Apple Software Update
Apple Mobile Device Support
Bonjour
Apple Application Support (iTunes 9 or later)
Follow the instructions from Apple article listed here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923 to remove all components
3. Reboot your computer. Next, download iTunes from here:http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ and install from scratch

My itunes 10.5 freezes when i plug in my iPhone4. Thoughts?

my itunes 10.5 freezes when i plug in my iPhone4. I have been trying to update my iPhone4 to the new iOS5 but Itunes freezes everytime I plug in the iphone. My Ipad and my wifes 3GS does not have this problem. Thoughts?

And you are posting this in an iMac forum because........?

Just bought an ipod touch and it wont sync with itunes. Tried resetting sync history but doesnt work, plus when i try to access itunes preferences it freezes for ages and creates loads of distnoted.exe files?????

Just bought an ipod touch and it wont sync with itunes. Tried resetting sync history but doesnt work, plus when i try to access itunes preferences it freezes for ages and creates loads of distnoted.exe files?????

Just realised when reading other peoples problems that it is not actually letting me reset sync history???

Itunes and ipod freeze during sync

hello,
firstly, i would like to thank all you kind souls who post to this forum with very helpful suggestions. you have helped me with many past difficulties.
my present issue concerns transferring songs from itunes to my ipod (4th generation). here's the story:
on friday, my ipod started acting funny (skipping songs, etc.). by saturday, it would no longer do anything (folder with !, resetting did not help). this had happened to me before so i did not freak out and figured i just had to restore (that had worked the first time around). however, when i plugged in my ipod to my computer (powerbook g4, just three weeks old), it was not recognised and i was prompted to initialize the disk. i then came to this forum and read pretty much everything related to this kind of problem. countless resets, erases, partitions, etc., later, i was able to get the ipod software back on the ipod. it seemed all normal but there was no music on it (makes sense since i'd restored it). but then...when i plugged in my ipod to sync it with itunes, it would freeze at a given song (not always the same one, sometimes 31 songs into it, sometimes 500). i came back to this forum and read that i should reset my ports, which i did. didn't help, the sync still freezes both the ipod and itunes.
so that's where i'm at: i have the ipod software on the ipod, but i can't sync it with itunes (i.e. i can't get my music onto it). my brother thinks i have bad blocks (or sectors). is this a possibility? the ipod does make some noise (not sure whether it's the infamous clicking...).
so here are my questions:
1) is there anything i haven't done yet that could get the ipod to sync with itunes?
assuming i have done everything and the problem is with my ipod's hard disk:
2) would a program like disk warrior potentially be able to fix the ipod?
3) would it cost me less to have the ipod serviced than to buy disk warrior?
4) is there somekind of open-source or freeware disk repair utility that could perhaps repair my ipod's disk?
thanks for reading and i really look forward to any suggestions.
gen
p.s. the ipod's more than a year old, so no longer under warranty.

Okay, I got it to work tonight...
My U2 iPod would freeze while syncing. I restored and tried to sync and it would freeze on different song #'s. All the while I heard a clicking sound coming from the drive that I never noticed before. It would just click once in a while, not repeatedly.
My fix: (a version of the carpet drop) While the iPod was on and spinning, I held it tight with my right hand, facing me and smacked it's side into the palm of my left hand, simulating the amount of force that it would incurr from a waist-high drop onto carpet.
Now, this force was sheer approximation, being that it would be too time consuming and difficult to calculate this exact amount of force. I mean, my waist may be higher/lower than the original carpet-dropper, and not to mention the plushness of the carpet! Who knows if he did it on Shenandoah Shagg or maybe just some Bermuda Burr Rug?!
By the way, the problem started after being left out in the car on recent cold nights... hmmmm, my iPod thinks me a jerk.
Anyways, here are some previous attempts at fixing my situation (in no particular order):
1) restored from 5 different iPod updates (2004-11-15, 2005-02-22, 2005-06-26, 2005-09-23, 2005-11-17)
2) tried to fix with Disk Utility
3) tried to fix with Tech Tool Pro
4) tried to fix with Disk Warrior
5) tried to initialize multiple time (even writing zeroes)
6) manual sync
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