Need Itunes sync suggestions - ATV Day 2
Hello, I have tried to sync my itunes to my ATV. Not all the songs/albums are sync (it seems it is sync very slowly). It is taking forever to sync. Is this normal? How long should it take (about 500 albums - about 4000 songs). Any suggestions on making it sync faster? I am using a Wifi connection from my MacBook. Thanks
DAVE
dsym wrote:
Hello, I have tried to sync my itunes to my ATV. Not all the songs/albums are sync (it seems it is sync very slowly). It is taking forever to sync. Is this normal? How long should it take (about 500 albums - about 4000 songs).
I think I can answer this one.
I take it your single first of all.
Ok Dave, when it's done loading, you'll be married and have 2 kids.
You might have come across my post 'Day 2 w/ATV'
I learned a few things in the past 30 hours. My ATV is 32Gb.
Your model must be 40Tb.
Just to fill 32Gb took all of today constantly re-selecting content to remove to make space.
You might try an ethernet connection between the 2 devices to see if data can process faster.
I haven''t tried to confirm, but in theory it's supposed to work.
Any suggestions on making it sync faster? I am using a Wifi connection from my MacBook. Thanks DAVE
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