Music won't open or transfer

Music won't open in iTunes. Won't transfer to iPod. Exclamation pointer error
Reads file cannot be found.

- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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Music won't open on ipad 1

music won't open on ipad 1

Closing right away means your music app is crashing for some reason.
When you say "The iPad has the latest iOS on it", since it is an iPad 1, that iOS must be version 5.1.1, right?
Try restoring your iPad. Plug it in to iTunes on your computer, let it sync, then choose "Restore" from the iPad's summary tab on the right side.

IPhoto slideshow music won't open

I have a slideshow in iPhoto '08, updated to the most current version, but when I click on the "Music" button to choose my music in iTunes, no window will open.
I have to have this slideshow finished today! Anyone have any ideas?
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!

Are you able to open iPhoto's preferences easily? That and the music issue was a bug in an earlier version of iPhoto 7. Be sure you've updated to 7.1.3 and have applied the iLife Support 8.2 updater.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

After updating my iPod to the latest IOS 7 bug fix my music won't open or play!?

It just shows a blank white screen and then jumps to the home screen and then all by itself it switches back to the music blank again. I am using iTunes Match and have tried enabling and then disabling it. I have tried restarting my iPod several times. Nothing has worked so far.

- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

My yahoo music won't open up the player

when clicking on the radio or video station it does not start playing, it had worked once be for now can't get the station too start playing when i click play station

Try the other suggestions here:
iOS: Troubleshooting applications purchased from the App Store
Then try a restore.

My icloud music won't open in itunes!?!

I originally copied CDs into my itunes library. They play on my ipad through icloud but wont play on my mac air. They are visible but nothing happens when i click on the song.

Are you using iTunes Match?

My iTunes music has disappeared...and when I tried to import it once again from my CD's it would not accept my music...it seemed to remain stuck...and now when I click on the iTunes icon...it won't open up for me...

Hello, I sure hope someone can help me. My itunes music has ALL disappeared....and when I tried to replace it {I guess it's known as import it from my CD} it seemed to remain forever on 0.02 and would not move on to the other song....I became frustrated....and ejected the CD....and got a pop up window telling me pretty much that this was a no-no....anyway...I clicked on my itune icon to open it up and start with another CD to import music....well now my icon won't open and everytime I click on it to open I get a pop up window from Apple...asking if it is ok to make changes....I click yes...and nothing happens....I also tried to see the compalibility and it is now telling me it is not combatiable......well it was yesterday and the day before...and even a few minutes ago...when I was able to open it once....What does this mean? I just had my computer cleaned out.....could it have been something they did? Do I have to uninstall it and reinstall it?? Also when I first opened itunes....I got a pop up window saying something to the effect...that I had 2 itunes and was only allowed 1....and did I wish to transfer my purchases....and I can't remember what else it said....I chose transfer....and those were the only songs I could find on my itunes before it wouldn't let me open it again.....Can someone help PLEASE.....newbie here

You can't activate any GSM iPhone without a valid sim card installed in the phone.
So, yes, you need to get a sim card.

Uninstalled new version, horrible. Installed the older version and now it won't open! HELP WANT MY MUSIC!

I installed the new version thinking it would be the same, It was horrible! uninstalled it... Installed the older version and now it won't open and when I try it says it can't because the library can't open because it was used on a newer version. Come on! I just want my music! How do I open this and get my music back.
I put my Ipod in and it still says the same thing, what's going on? Please help me!

I don't know whom to thank first-- b noir for telling me about the Lorraine fix or Lorraine for figuring out the fix. THE LORRAINE FIX WORKED FOR ME!!! (I feel a little like I am advertising "Hooked on Phonics" with that last line!)
Thank you doesn't say it strongly enough, but THANK YOU b noir and Lorraine for your help. I was to the boiling point last night and starting to get there tonight. Now I am resting easy and thankful that there is a community of computer users out there who care enough to troubleshoot problems together and work together to figure out a solution--and then to take the time to post and share information.
I would STRONGLY suggest that anyone who is having the iTunes issues where iTunes just plain won't open at all after downloading the newest version and has a pc with Norton Internet Security 2005 try the "Lorraine Method."
I am so happy I think I might sing. Or not--I will let my songs on iTunes do the singing for me now that I can again!!!!!!!
And to those still looking for answers--be patient--I now know how incredibly frustrating this can be and I hope that you all find your solutions very very soon!!
--Alexis

ITUNES music store won't open

After doing a clean install on my mac mini, the only problem is with ITunes. The music store won't open, states to make sure my internet connection is open and active, which it is.

The iTunes store seems to be stuggling a bit today under the weight of demand. Uninstalling itunes and installing won't help. Use patience, try later...
Why would you delete your songs?
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Itunes won't open and I can't share music

OK
I have an emac 10.3.9. I have an external drive where I keep my music.
I was trying to find my shared library on my labtop that is connected to the same network. I can find other people's libraries. I can't find the emac library.
Now it just won't open. When I throw out my library file then it will. But this is the second time I have had to do it. Pain in the ***.

See this post if My Music is not in the list of special folders in TweakUI:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1731188&#1731188
ALternatively you may be able to work round this by doing a shift key start.
Hold down the shift key and start iTunes, keep holding the shift key until you are asked to choose a library. Navigate to your iTunes folder and choose iTunes Library.itl. You can create a library if you don't already have one.

My Iphone 3s is stuck and will not open, I have an image of a USB cord with an arrow pointing up to the Itune music Icon and my phone won't open or be recognized by itunes or my computer.

My Iphone 3s is stuck and will not open, I have an image of a USB cord with an arrow pointing up to the Itune music Icon and my phone won't open or be recognized by itunes or my computer. What do I do now?

Try restoring it using Recovery Mode.

ITunes on Windows won't let me transfer apps or music to my iphone 4. How do i fix it??

iTunes on Windows won't let me transfer apps or music to my iphone 4. How do i fix it??

Do you have Sync Apps selected under the Apps tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes with your chosen apps selected below and Sync Music selected under the Music tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes with your selections below?
Any error message provided?

Store button on music app won't open? Any suggestions?

Store button on music app won't open? Any suggestions?

This is what I did:
1a. Podcasts app deleted from the iPhone. Doesn't show on any of the home screens on the iPhone. The button next to the Podcasts app in iTunes says "Install". Synching the iPhone with iTunes generates the message "The Podcasts app is not installed on 'Maggie's iPhone 4', so you will not be able to play podcasts on your iPhone"
1b. Clicked the "Install" button for the Podcasts app in iTunes. It now displays "Will Install"
1c. Clicked "Apply" in iTunes to start iPhone sync. iTunes shows "Copying 1 of 1: Podcasts"
1d. Podcasts app icon is shown correctly on one of the iPhone home screens. Previously, the Podcast app icon was a generic placeholder icon.
1e. Resyched iPhone and launched Podcasts app. Everything now working properly.
2 & 3. Didn't have to perform these steps, which implies that earlier suggestions contributed to the fix.
Thanks for your help!

IOS 5.1 erased my iTunes Match library, now Music won't even open

Using an iPhone 4, I just upgraded to iOS 5.1 OTA. My music app should have about 4,000 songs already downloaded, as well as iTunes Match iCloud songs.
Instead, I only had artists in the A's and B's and songs still wouldn't even play. I turned off the iTunes Match toggle in Settings. Turned it back on. Got a large iCloud icon in my Music app and a progress indicator. This took about 40 minutes to fill up, then reset at zero and stayed there. Now, the Music app won't open (crash after about 5 seconds each time). I've tried closing the app competely in the "task manager", tried turning iTunes Match on and off again with phone restarts, and I've tried plugging my phone into my computer with Match off and adding a single album, still resulting in a crash with the Music app. Am I only left with restoring my phone?
What a hassle...
Mostly asking this to get the issue out there.

try settings>general>reset>reset net settings if this doesnt work try setttings>general>reset>reset all settings

Itunes won't open, music gone after installing ipod/itunes software again

I was using itunes to purchase music and burn it to cds. I recently got a nano and tried to install the software last night. Now Itunes won't open, and I don't even see any of my downloaded music on my computer. It's possible that it's a problem with my computer, but we're also looking into the issues reported with Norton, etc. I should know more by tonight. My question is how do I get my music back if it was somehow deleted by this process? Obviously I've already purchased it, but I don't remember all the songs and I didn't have a backup.

You need to search your hard drive(s) and recycle bin for the music files.
Purchased music will always have a .m4p file extension.
Without a backup, if the files are gone, the music is gone.

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