Message "saving itunes library"

When I tried to turn off my computer last night it was aborted by the message "saving itunes library". It is still trying to save this morning. What do I need to do??

When closing iTunes it will save the data base file before finally closing.
You can try to 'Force Quit' iTunes - esc+'option' +  keys held down together will give you the Force Quit dialog box - or from the  drop down menu.
If that doesn't work try a 'Force Quit' of the Finder. After that you could reboot if still having problems.
MJ

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'Saving iTunes Library" Message

for the last few months my home computer's (Windows XP Pro SP2) iTunes displays this message 'Saving iTunes Library" and takes 10 to 20 seconds to close. Now this never used to occur, and it doesn't occur on any of my laptops or other computers at home nor work. Any idea of why this is occuring and how to stop it?

Well, I wouldn't dare to call you an idiot
If you open iTunes and directly afterwards close it again you wouldn't expect to "save" your library 'cause nothing has changed. But even if you import, rename etc., all actions are completed instantly. It would be "bad" programming to occupy system resource for such a long time after exiting a program...
I agree with you, that it is not a real error message. Probably iTunes way to say, that it can't close because there is still some action going on in the iTunes folder (bij the antivirus program).
Anyway, I had this message too and only after I excluded the folder from my antivirus program it was gone.

I have a new PC and I am getting the message "The iTunes Library File cannot be saved. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation." I am the only one using this PC and I have Windows 7 Pro and have an administrator account. Help

Can anyone help me with this problem. ITunes message," The iTunes library file cannot be saved. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation." I have administrator account and transferred files from old PC. I downloaded new iTunes program on new PC. I synced my iPhone to new PC, no problem. I deleted old account after indicating shared files to new admin account. Can anyone help?

A belated reply, as the problems itunes has have discouraged me from using it much. If you uncheck the "read only" box, it doesn't stay that way! Next time you use it, the box comes up checked.
I'm still having that problem, even when I open iTunes as administrator.
I've yet to see the answer to this problem. I use itunes mostly to download audiobooks, and I'm ready to download more, and want to save them!

I connected my iPad and iPhone to sync just now and got the message, "The iTunes Library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)." What does this mean? I clicked "OK" and the sync appears to have worked properly. Thanks - dalebird

I connected my iPad and iPhone to sync just now and got the message, "The iTunes Library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)." What does this mean? I clicked "OK" and the sync appears to have worked properly. Thanks - dalebird (MacBook Pro, g4 17in)

Morning dalebird,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at this article:
iOS: Troubleshooting backup issues in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2529
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
Best of luck,
Mario

Hello, when i open itunes i get the message: The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. A folder was specified instead of a file. It seems I can't update my itunes library. how do i fix this? thanks in advance

hello,
when i open itunes i get the message: The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. A folder was specified instead of a file.
It seems I can't update my itunes library. how do i fix this? thanks in advance

Hi there Br0x,
You may want to try rebuilding the iTunes library as an initial troubleshooting step. Take a look at the article below for more information.
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
-Griff W.

I just installed ITunes 11.0.4. I get the error message: "The Itunes Library cannot be saved. A folder was specified instead of a file." When I sign on next, it says the library can't be found. Running Windows Vista with Mcafe protection

I just installed ITunes 11.0.4. I get the error message: "The Itunes Library cannot be saved. A folder was specified instead of a file." When I sign on next, it says the library can't be found, and Itunes wont open. I'm running Windows Vista with Mcafe protection

Hi there Br0x,
You may want to try rebuilding the iTunes library as an initial troubleshooting step. Take a look at the article below for more information.
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
-Griff W.

I keep getting this error message "The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-50)" I'm not at all technical, so a simple response would be appreciated. Thanks

I keep getting this error message "The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-50)" I'm not at all technical, so a simple response would be appreciated. I have already downlaoded the latest iTunes software and reinstalled it but the problem remains and I am unable to add additonal music to my library.

make sure the media folder in iTunes > Preferences > Advanced is not blank or out side of your c dirve

I since yesterday get the message "the iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occured (-54).

I since yesterday get the message "The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occured (-54)". I have an iMac running MacOsX 10.7.2. I have tried rearranging the preferences with respect to the Media file. This seems to work?.... However I wait and see for the next days.

Don't know what changed today but it downloaded and installed on the shuffle. So far so good.

Error message: The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54).

I opened iTunes and downloaded 2 songs from http://www.reverbnation.com. Shortly after I started getting this error message: The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54). Anyone dealt with this before?

== Error -54 ==
From an OS9 reference, error -54 is a software lock on a file or a permissions error. (Some of the old codes still apply to OSX although there is no formal list of OSX error codes.)
First, try simply restarting your computer.
iTunes Library cannot be saved (Error -54) - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1912814

ITunes Error Message 'The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-50). How do I correct this error?

iTunes Error Message 'The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-50). How do I correct this error?

I know this doesn't help you Bud, but I've had this issue for at least the last couple of versions. If I can ask, what is you enviornment like? Local PC only, libray saved on another PC/Server?
In my case my library is on Windows 2003 server with the share mapped to drive M: This has worked for many years through both XP and Windows 7 until and update a while ago.
Thanks,
Rob

Error message: The ITunes library file cannot be saved. There is not enough memory avalable.

Can anyone explain this to me me? and how to resolve it?
error message: The ITunes library file cannot be saved. There is not enough memory avalable.
I get this message, yet it looks like the media is in the library.

trash stuff form your computers hard drive to free up space.

.itl error message: The iTunes Library file cannot be saved...

Does anyone know what causes this error message: "The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. A folder was specified instead of a file."
Long story short, I am tranferring my library to a new computer. On the old computer (XP, iTunes 10) it referenced the library from an external hard drive. On the new computer (Windows 7, iTunes 10) it references the C drive (my choosing). I put the iTunes Library folder onto C/Libraries/Music/iTunes/I manually put the .itl file in C/Libraries/Music/iTunes, and it worked (all of the playlists and file data were retrieved successfully). But then iTunes starts giving me that error message, and the .itl dissapears from C/Libraries/Music/iTunes. Then when I try to reopen iTunes I get this message: "The iTunes library .itl file cannot be found or created. The default location for this file is in the "iTunes" folder in the "Music" folder.
Why is iTunes having trobule saving the file? Or do I need to somehow mondify the .itl so that it is functional in this new location (on the old computer it was in a differen folder. THanks for any insight.

Hi,
I got to messing around in the iTunes folder and now NOTHing is visible in my iTunes Library. I had made a backup of the ~\My Music\iTunes folder before I messed with anything and so deleted the entire iTunes folder. Then I restored it from the backup. There is still NOTHing in my library.
I can import one item at a time but it's impractical to do it that way due to the volume of music. How can I import All of my music into the library? Is there a way to import an entire directory, consisting of sub-directories and their music - into the library?
Thanks very much.
Mike

HT203175 I'm getting the message: The Itunes library file cannot be saved. You do not have enough access privileges for this opeation." What gives?

I'm getting the message: The Itunes library file cannot be saved. You do not have enough access privileges for this opeation." What gives?

That can sometimes be produced by real-time back-up utilities/services interfering with writes to the iTunes library files.
Are you using a real-time backup? (Carbonite, Mozy, Black Blaze?)

Installed itunes 11 and now I get the following message 'The itunes library cannot be saved. An unknown error has occured (-50)

Installed itunes 11 and now I get the following message 'The itunes library cannot be saved. An unknown error has occured (-50). How do I fix this problem?

Same problem here since latest update. As usual poor support from Apple with no answer or fix for this bug.

I just see ( SAVING ITUNES LIBRARY )! IT'S BEEN DOING IT FOR 26 HOUR'S...?

OKAY .... I ASKED FOR SOME HELP ON GETTING MY MEDIA OVER TO MY NEW MAC, EXCEPT NOW THAT ITS DONE THE PHOTO'S ARE DONE FINE, AND I THOUGHT I HAD PUT THE MUSIC FILES BUT WHEN I WENT TO QUIT ITUNES IT STARTED BACK UP AND HAS JUST BEEN SHOWING A MESSAGE SAYING ( SAVING ITUNES LIBRARY ) ..BUT IT'S BEEN DOING THAT FOR 26 HOUR'S NOW AND IM AFRAID TO FORCE QUIT THE PROCESS CAUSE I DONT KNOW IF ITS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THIS.
CAN SOMEONE SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS

Try rebuilding iPhoto...
Startup your Mac while holding down the Command + Options keys > iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library

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