Suddenly, I am seeing an error message that reads: "The iTunes Library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)". Can anyone tell me what that means?
Suddenly, I am seeing an error message that reads: "The iTunes Library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)". Can anyone tell me what that means? Am I in danger of my iTunes library being lost?
== 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
Unknown error (-54) while syncing ipod - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1082953 - problem was locked files
Why does iTunes keep showing a -54 error when I sync my iPad? - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3727114
Error -54 possibly related to Touch Copy - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3727114 - cleared by deleting preferences on iPad.
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The iTunes Library cannot be saved an unknown error has occurred (-48)
Every few minutes, I get an error message from iTunes that says:
"The iTunes Library cannot be saved an unknown error has occurred (-48)"
Quitting and restarting iTunes doesn't seem to make the error go away. All of my music and movies seem to play just fine - not sure why the error keeps popping up - any clues?
- iTunes library is located in it's normal spot (~/user/music/iTunes/)
- OS 10.8.2
- iTunes 10
- iMac 27" early 2010Thanks again for the gracious response UV.
You've pointed out a problem...there are a lot of WAV files that I have like unreleased live shows of bands like the Beatles, Neil Young, Miles Davis etc that I've gotten off Bittorrent trading. When I look at the "get info" part of the song in iTunes the details that I've hand entered (dates, venue, song, musicians,etc) does show up.
But when I go back to the actual file itself, many are simply tagged something like "track 1" and the only way I currently keep track of all this is how I organize my library ( Musician or Band folder \ Album folder \ indivual tracks). There are literally thousounds of songs that I've entered data for on these WAV files.
Besides getting my current error problem fixed, has anyone who trades live shows come up with an easier way to organize their music. I understand that I may be in the minority with all my WAV files and that many users simply upload CDS, or mostly buy tracks online which is easier to simply grab the data back if they need from some database. I feel like I'm missing out on something big. Maybe I just need a different program for my particular application (archiving & playing music). ANy ideas from other bittorrent traders of unreleased material?
I am learning more and more about how this all works by the minute, and have taken your advice UV about copying all my current library info and putting it somewhere safe. Hopefully this means everything I've entered up until a few days ago will be fine. Still, I have plenty music waiting for me to hear in FLAC files that need to be decoded into WAV files; but I want to wait to do this until I can be certain all my hard work entering data won't go to waste and my error problem has been fixed.
thanks for all insights - Sonny -
Hi, I keep getting an error message saying "the itunes library cannot be saved. an unknown error occurred. (-50). Any ideas on how to stop this appearing? Thanks!
Error -50 is a very unhelpful generic communications error with a number of possible causes. Something between the drive to which you are downloading and the drive from which it is all coming is not working correctly, which probably leaves several hundred options.
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I upgraded iTunes to 11. I now receive an error message which reads - 'The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-50). How do I correct this error?
Thanks
TDBI 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 -
ITunes Library cannot be saved. Unknown Error has Occurred (-54)
I have been having the following message appear in iTunes:
iTunes Library cannot be saved. Unknown Error has Occurred (-54)
I created a new library which seemed to solve the problem.... until I plugged in my iPod Classic or tried to Sync my iPhone. When this happened this warning message would come every 10 seconds or so making it a nightmare to do anything as the dock icon would bounce or iTunes would pop up. Can anyone suggest what might have caused this problem and how to resolve it.
Thanks
MattHi pholewinski!
I have a couple of articles for you here that I believe will help you with this issue. The first is an article on advanced troubleshooting, and it can be found here:
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3297
If following that article's steps doesn't take care of the issue, you can try the things listed in this article, which is about permissions issues in iTunes:
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!
-Braden -
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While importing a CD into my iTunes library I kept getting the following error message- iTunes cannot be saved- An unknown error occurred (-54). what does this error mean and what can I do about it??
The CD I imported (in the above post) is now not in my iTunes library. Any help would be appreciated .
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I just upgraded my mac book to 10.6.8 and downloaded the new version of itunes. When I try to open it and error message appears saying, "The iTunes Library file cannot be found or created. The default location for this file is in the "iTunes" folder in the "Music" folder."
I have tried a few things but iTunes closes right after i click okay. Anyone know anything?Look in your Home > Music folder. There should be an iTunes folder there and it should have a number of files and folders including one called library.itl You want to guide iTunes to that file. If you don't see that file or folder then in your next post you will have to be very specific as to what you do see or how you have your iTunes set up because that's where it should be according to default settings.
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I'm getting a message that reads 'The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation." Why is this? And how can I fix it? I'm worried that I'm going to lose my entire library because of this.
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 (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 -
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. -
Hi,
I just had a new computer installed with Windows 8. When I downloaded Itunes (latest version) I authorized my computer. Now I get the message- The Itunes library cannot be saved. An unknown error has occured (-50). I don't know what to do? I am computer illiterate Thanks in advance for any and all fixes!Hi cass1810,
If you are getting a -50 error when using iTunes, you may find the following article helpful:
iTunes Store: "Error (-50)" when downloading purchased content
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1583
Regards,
- Brenden -
I get an error message saying “the iTunes Library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-50) How can I fix it?
You need to be very careful which project you open in which version.
For 2014 make sure its on 2014.1 build 81. -
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.
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I am running 64 bit windows operating system. I upgraded to iOS6 for iphone 4s and ipad II. Since that upgrade I have been getting this error message
The itunes library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-50)
I've updated windows thinking it was a compatibility issue. Uninstalled itunes and reinstalled with the Kaspersky off.
What is going on. Thoughts?
and if you click okay it keeps coming back for 3 or 4 pop ups before going awayMorning 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
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