ITunes won't quit - keeps restarting

Never happened before (MacBook, running Mavericks). How to resolve this?

Possible causes of this issue include:
Dashboard alarm-clock widgets
Screen savers that play music
Logitech Media Server
An Apple Remote
External speakers or headphones with a next-track control
Connecting an iOS device with USB

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When iTunes won't quit

I was having a problem where iTunes would not quit and stay quit. Even Force quit would only work for a second or two, then iTunes would restart. I tried several suggestions here, but none of them worked. Instead when I googled "iTunes won't quit" I found an answer on the blog The Mac Track (http://themactrack.com/2008/05/27/tip-if-itunes-wont-quit)
He suggested opening the activity monitor then quitting the process genredetection.
When I went to the activity monitor, I saw I had two genredetection processes operating. I stopped both of them. iTunes went back to normal.
The blogger's source of the process was iWow. I don't have that, and don't know which application generated the process on my computer. I do now know how to fix the results.
I thought I would pass this on for others.

Excellent tip, thank you! I quit all the helper processes "orbiting" iTunes, but when all the usual suspects were already quit and I was out of ideas, going on a genredetection massacre did the trick!

ITunes won't quit - who can help?

I running iTunes v8.0.2 on a Mac Pro 3Ghz Dual-Core Intel Xeon, 4MB Ram, 200Mb spare space on 500 Mb HD drive, plus extra drives. Now I find iTunes won't quit, and won't Force Quit. It closes and reopens. Shut down and reboot doesn't solve it. I have researched various similar threads but am not running the applications/widgets mentioned. I do have a first generation iPhone to sync - and that seems to sync ok. Only recent changes have been to migrate to a newer MacBook Pro over the Xmas period and start cloud computing to sync to the Mac Pro/iPhone. Has anyone else encountered this problem and found a fix? Anyone got any ideas I can try?
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Hi Andrew,
Does iTunes quit correctly when using an alternate iTunes library(on the internal drive)? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589
Have you installed any plug-ins or add-ons for an earlier version of iTunes? If you have try removing them as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22611
Does iTunes quit correctly in another user account?
If the issue persists in another user account and the primary account after pulling the plug-ins, try completely removing iTunes as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1224
-Jason

X11 will not quit- Keeps restarting.

X11 will not quit … Keeps restarting.
10.6.5, X11 2.3.4
Every time I quit it it restarts.
Any ideas?
Thanks ... Ken

Here is the answer.
From: http://osdir.com/ml/x11-users/2010-11/msg00012.html
“2) When you installed X11 off the DVD, you downgraded your X11. Make sure now
go download the 10.6.5 COMBO Update and install it to get an updated X11”.
Ran 10.6.5 Combo Updater and now have 236.
Thanks ... Ken

HT1222 iTunes won't quit and won't allow the computer to be shut down

Does this update fix the fact that once iTunes is launched I can no longer quit the program (it automatically restarts) and it won't let me shut down the computer (or force quit) or restart. This problem just started. Once launched, you can't quit iTunes and you can't shut down your computer. You can't install software or perform any function that requires iTunes to be closed. I have searched the web and have found other users with the same issue but no real solutions (or reasons why it is happening). It is weird that iTunes has a mind of its own and can just cancel shut down or restart. It immediately relaunches if you force quit. I no longer can listen to my music because I am afraid to launch iTunes! I was able to choose restart once and then shut down from the restart screen the first time it happened but after that it would not even let me restart. Once it worked by logging out user and shutting down from that screen but then the next time it wouldn't allow it. It is like it learns how you are working around iTunes to shut down your computer and then it figures out how to cancel it. Eerie and annoying. Any ideas? I should say that I am running an iMac with OS 10.6.8. Thanks.

Try this thread > iTunes keeps restarting after I exit: Apple Support Communities

Macbook iTunes won't quit or open

I was syncing my sisters iPhone to iTunes and she unplugged it and later I tried syncing my iPhone and it was still trying to cancel the sync from hers so I tried closing iTunes but now it won't quit or reopen and computer won't restart because the app is open.

Hi ..
Force quit iTunes.
Command + Option + Esc

Just did the iTunes update that iTunes said was available now iTunes won't open, keep getting Runtime Error message. R6034 An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly. Please contact the apps support team for more info.

Just did the iTunes update that iTunes said was available, now iTunes won't open. I just keep getting a Runtime Error message.
R6034
An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly. Please contact the apps support team for more info.
Is anyone else having this problem?
I tried to re-install and got the following message: iTunes was not installed correctly. Please reinstall iTunes. Error 7 (Windows error 1114)
Does this mean I have now lost everything?

I just had the same error:
R6034
An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly. Please contact the apps support team for more info.
I went to http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1925 and did a complete removal and reinstallation of iTunes. You MUST follow the directions here exactly...it's more than just iTunes that must be removed, and it MUST be done in the order in which the support article says. I followed the exact instructions, and iTunes is back on my machine (no more C runtime error) and you do NOT lose your music...it's all in my library, as it was before.
Good luck!

ITunes won't quit, and I can't reboot

I tried accessing the iTunes Store, and it froze in the process. I tried quitting iTunes, but that didn't work. Then I tried to reboot, but got a message saying that iTunes couldn't be closed so I would have to do that before rebooting.
Switching from a Windows PC to a Mac has been challenging to say the least...

the command + option + esc ddnt work on my mac...i tried shutting it down or restarting but the Itunes error keeps showing up...worst the icons on my desktop are gone?? the log-in windows still appears however evrytime im logged in the Itunes error 13014 occurs...How can this error be resolved?? I miss using my Mac for awhile. Anyone can help me? thanks

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I think a lot of people have been having this problem.
You can't successfully/ permanently quit/force quit or even 'Kill' in Terminal.
I have only just started to encounter it - immediately after installing & using some 'iTunes help & manage' tools: like ITUNES Album Art Thingy, Corripio, GimmeSomeTune and a couple of the very helpful 'Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes ♫ ' - Managing Files & so on... (because I had the kids ith problems and installed them to help solve some of their problems. I'd (almost) bet that everyone with the problem have similar stuff installed
When I look at Activity Monitor, I see several "iTunes Dashboard Client" processes running. Also iTunes helper.
I'm going to use 'fseventer ' (free) to look into what's actually causing what and log results to a logfile for study - it looks very handy and is the closest thing I've found to the old 'Installer Spy -tho I'm still looking.. user comment from version Tracker entry:
=============Quote:
bongoherbert
If you're interested in just getting the text dump of what is changed and when, you can run:
$ /Applications/fseventer.app/Contents/Resources/fetool
and redirect that into a file if you wish (might need to run as root, btw.)
Useful on installers and the ilk, that modify huge parts of the OS. Allows you to find most of the 'droppings'
=================== End Quote,
ITMT however, using Activity Monitor, I locate & kill "iTunes helper" and that seems to alleviate things -iTunes stops re-re-re-re-restarting..
best of luck. Will report back.
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ITunes Won't Quit And Appears Corrupted

When I quit itunes it restarts again with the dot under the itunes logo but the iTunes window doesn't open until I click the icon on the dock. Also in the middle of the size value in the size column the value starts with a number then in place of a decimal point I see a reverse video "?" then the rest of the number. Also the files will not alphabetize correctly no matter which column I choose to alphabetize. The program seems to work erratic and sluggish as well. The way I fix it is to restart the machine but this doesn't always work. Even after I get iTunes to display and work correctly and it's sitting open the problem described above will reoccur. I think a file like a PLIST is corrupted and am willing to trash it if I knew which file so long as I don't lose all the time I've sent in getting the right artwork and building playlists. I've been using this wounded iTunes program for a couple months now and am getting really frustrated with it. Any suggestions to fix it?
Thanks In Advance For Your Help!

Looks like I figured out the answer to my problem. I've been using the Logitech squeezebox products on my network. With their squeezebox server program that is installed on the mac they grab the location of the iTunes library to stream the music to the various squeezeboxes on the network. My corruption problem with my iTunes library coinsided with installing the latest version of the Logitech squeezebox server 7.7.1. While my iTunes library was acting up so were my squeezeboxes. They would quit playing the music or has long delays before playing. Checking on the Logitech forums they reccommend when experiencing problems after an update to do a clean install deleting all the old Logitech files sprinkled throughout the hard drive. After doing so the my squeezeboxes started working again. I also noticed my iTunes library was no longer corrupted.
I will continue using the squeezebox products because they are, and I have a hard time saying this, better than the Apple Expresses or anything else Apple has created with regard to streaming. They really shine when you buy the iPeng iOS app that will let you stream your music library to your idevice not just on your local network but anywhere around the world wherever you have an internet connection!
Remember on the 3G network this will eat away quickly at your data plan allowances.
Hope this helps
K9RUF

ITunes Won't Quit!

Hi! So here's the deal:
I cannot get iTunes to quit. Well, not exactly, but pretty close. You see, when I quit iTunes, it apparently does so successfullly. However, a few minutes later, iTunes opens again! Of course, this is without my permission.
iTunes is not set to automatically Open At Login, and even if it was, I don't believe that would be the problem.
So, what can I do to fix this problem? If Terminal is required, that is ok, as I am familiar with the command line, for the most part.
Thanks for your help! I really appreciate it!

Ok, well, I used the Disk Utility to repair the disk permissions, and it found some stuff wrong with iTunes, so hopefully that fixed it. I will post back in a day or two with updates!

Installed the update on 7/22/11 and now itunes won't quit

If I close itunes, it pops right back up, if I try forcing a quit, still closes for less than a second.
It's driving me crazy, what am I missing?
pppppplease help, thank you.

I've now figured out that it's during a fresh start up (computer shut down over night) if I log out after start up and log back in itunes seems to behave.

My iTunes won't quit

I opened my itunes to listen to one song after finishing the song to completion I went to the "Quit itunes" tab at the top and nothing happened. after waiting a few minutes tried again, still nothing happens so I went to the itunes icon in my dock right click to close and still nothing happened, itunes will not close.
What can I do to close itunes other then totally shutting my computer off?

 > Force Quit > select iTunes > Force Quit

ITunes won't quit to allow upgrade

Current iTunes stubbornly refuses to quit. I cannot upgrade to the latest version.

You can end the process using Activity Monitor, have you tried it?

OS 8.6 won't quit or restart after hard shutdown

While testing a G3 266MHz beige mini tower running OS 8.6, the system hung and refused to shut down even when the power button was pressed and held, so I literally had to pull the plug. The operation it hung on was opening a folder containing a large number of files (several thousand) on a mounted volume from an OS 10.4.8 machine. Disk utility and DiskWarrior reported no damage after restarting the machine, however the machine now seems to have a problem: it refuses to shut down or restart from "Special" menu and still refuses to turn off from the power button. I can change the startup disk to a utility volume and run repairs from it, which I just did even though no damage reported, but when booted from the original disk problem is still there. Any ideas as to what's causing this behavior?
Thanks in advance for any insights.

Seems to be working OK after several restarts from utility volume. Maybe "auto restart after power failure" in Energy saver server settings had something to do with it.

ITunes won't quit - keeps restarting

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