ITunes won't open because the library file is locked

The iTunes 4 Music Library file is locked, on a locked disc, or I do not have write permission, what do I do? It was working perfectly until I plugged in my iPod. I waited, the iPod did not appear. The computer then told me that I had improperly disconnected it, yet I didn't touch it. So at that point I did disconnect it. My computer froze, so I restarted it and now iTunes won't open. Help!

Megan hello,
welcome to the Apple Discussions open the iTunes folder in your Music folder and select the iTunes 4 Music Library file... type cpmmand - D and this will duplicate the file... put the original file on the desktop and change the name of the duplicate to be the same as one you just moved ... double/click on this file after the name change... if all is okay you can trash the file on the desktop later..
let's know if it all works again Megan .... TP

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ITunes won't open because the iTunes Library.itl file is locked

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I reinstalled iTunes today, but when I tried to open it, I got this error message: "The iTunes Library.itl file is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have write permission for this file." I can't find a Library.itl file, and I don't know why it's locked. What am I doing wrong?

How did you try searching for the ITL file?
If you do find it (it should be in \My Documents\My Music\iTunes), right click on the ITL file. Uncheck the "READ ONLY" box and do the same for the iTunes Music Library.xml file.
Or you can try holding down the shift key while iTunes is opening. Create a new library and name it NEW. Then at least you can see if iTunes will open.

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Close all apps: Double click on the Home button, then swipe up on the mini screens displayed above each open app.
Reset your device (nothing will be lost): Hold down the Home and Power buttons at the same time and continue to hold them down until the Silver Apple appears (up to 30 seconds). Once the Home screen redisplays, see if your iTunes will open.
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Itunes won't open because it says the file was created by a newer version

I just got a new hard drive for my computer and the new operating system but now my itunes won't open and it says something about how the file can't be opened because it was created with a newer version. Help!

Which operating system version?
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Itunes won't open because of newer version

When I try to open my itunes it sits there like it is loading up then a message appears saying "The file 'itunes library' cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of itunes." what does this mean and why can't i open my itunes why?

This error prevents iTunes from launching. The library file was modified to work with the newer iTunes version, so it is no longer compatible with the previous version. The good news, however, is that Apple does backup the iTunes library file into a subdirectory that you can use to revert back to the previous version.
To recover a previous version of the iTunes Library.itl file, use the following steps:
Open up your My Documents\My Music folder.
We will first backup the current version. Rename iTunes Library.itl to something like iTunes Library.itl.bak.
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Go back to the My Documents\My Music and paste the file from the previous step.
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ITunes will not open because the iTunes folder can't be found!

Okay, so I am trying to open iTunes and it is saying it can't open because the iTunes folder can't be found or created. The problem is it is RIGHT WHERE it is supposed to be, in the music folder. I click in and try, but it doesn't work. AT ALL. I'm more than a little angry. I just downloaded the latest iTunes, and I'm kind of upset bcause that is why it isn't working- it didn't have a problem before.
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Try this.
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Select a track with an exclamation mark, use Ctrl-I to get info, then say no when asked to locate the track. Look on the summary tab for the location that iTunes thinks the file should be. Now take a look around your hard drive(s). Hopefully you can locate the track in question. If a section of your library has simply been moved, or a drive letter has changed, it should be possible to reverse the actions. I can provide a step by step guide if you give me the two paths.
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ITunes Won't Open Because of Quicktime

I have a computer with Windows 7 Pro and I can't get iTunes to work correctly on it. I was getting an error message that was saying that iTunes couldn't open because Quicktime wasn't installed. However, quicktime is installed and working properly. I've uninstalled everything related to apple and reinstalled it, and after doing that, iTunes worked, but today I started getting the same error message. I'm not sure what the issue is because there doesn't seem to be an issue with Quicktime.

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ITunes won't open. New Library error appears

I tried to open my iTunes library today and I got the message, "New iTunes Library," and no ability to open the program. I think I just completed the newest update a couple of days ago. I have no idea what to do to fix this problem. Please help me. I am super frustrated. Thank you.

georgiamomma -
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Itunes won't open because of error 13010 occurred

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iTunes Library.itl
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Megan hello,
welcome to the Apple Discussions open the iTunes folder in your Music folder and select the iTunes 4 Music Library file... type cpmmand - D and this will duplicate the file... put the original file on the desktop and change the name of the duplicate to be the same as one you just moved ... double/click on this file after the name change... if all is okay you can trash the file on the desktop later..
let's know if it all works again Megan .... TP

ITunes won't open, because it "needs QuickTime 7.0.3"--but I have it!

Same sob story, to a degree, that I've been reading about. BUT--when I click on the iTunes icon, it says it can't launch because QuickTime isn't up-to-date. That isn't accurate, because they download together! This is on a brand new computer, Dell Inspiron 6000. I have uninstalled the download and tried the CD that came with the Nano (an older version), and it installs but won't run, either. Just wants to send an error report to Microsoft each time I try to open iTunes.
I've tried a lot, including choosing iTunes not be the primary audio player. QuickTime doesn't successfully install when I tried a separate installation.
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Well, then we need to get rid of every Quicktime reference on your computer and start anew.
to Verify That All QUICKTIME Files Are Removed
Go to: Start/Find/Files or Folders.
Enter QuickTime as one word in the Name box.
Click Find Now (be sure you are in the C drive of your computer).
Confirm that the following files are NOT on your computer. If they are still on your computer, delete them.
QuickTimeInstaller.ini
QuickTimeInstaller.exe
QuickTimeInstallCache.qdat
then reboot your computer
OR
Close the program tray icon (lower right corner of taskbar) before trying to remove (or installing standalone)? ( or ctrl alt del and close these first: iTunesHelper.exe, qttask.exe)
or:
Start - Run - copy and paste this into the run box:
C:\WINDOWS\unvise32qt.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\QuickTime\Uninstall.log
(check to see if there is a file "uninstall.log" in the C:\WINDOWS\System32\QuickTime folder)
last resort (since you cant get rid of it anyway) -
delete c:\program files\quicktime folder and c:\windows\system32\quicktime folder
run regedit - delete these keys:
HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Quic kTime
HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime
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Megan hello,
welcome to the Apple Discussions open the iTunes folder in your Music folder and select the iTunes 4 Music Library file... type cpmmand - D and this will duplicate the file... put the original file on the desktop and change the name of the duplicate to be the same as one you just moved ... double/click on this file after the name change... if all is okay you can trash the file on the desktop later..
let's know if it all works again Megan .... TP

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This error made no sense to me because his hard drive has over 200GB free. I finally figured out that iTunes automatically creates folders in "My Documents" that it needs in order to open.
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I tried manually moving the folder over to the C drive, but iTunes automatically recreates the folder on the networked drive when I try to open it.
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