Sam Beaver

Q: how to get itunes 12 to be normal?

woke up this morning and had a security update, so restarted. now my itunes really *****. how do i return to normalcy without having to have to think about where stuff is on itunes. I have always liked simplicity in itunes design, but i hate the no color, lack of constant sidebar, and horrible layout of this new design. and the logo turned red. can i simply revert or do i have to find some sort of itunes replacement? it is much too early in the morning for all of this hassle.

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), 27", i5

Posted on Oct 18, 2014 6:11 AM

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  • by Bad Gold Eagle,Helpful

    Bad Gold Eagle Bad Gold Eagle Oct 18, 2014 6:44 AM in response to Sam Beaver
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    Oct 18, 2014 6:44 AM in response to Sam Beaver

    I had the same problem but it is now fixed.

    I'm afraid the only solution would be to get rid of the stupid itunes 12.0 and install itunes 11.4 again. But there is a glitch if you don't do it right.

    Don't worry though it is easy.

    You have to follow the tutorial here: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/audio/3415214/how-downgrade-itunes-11-itunes-10- in-mac-os-x/

    It works the same if you try downgrading from 12 to 11.

     

    I just did it and I wanted to share this because I am now relieved ! My itunes is back as it was before the update.

    You can get a copy of itunes 11.4 directly from Apple here: iTunes 11.4 for OS X 10.6 (it works for 10.6 and higher)

    The only problem is to get a copy of Pacifist (it is NOT free), but you can find one free VERY easily if you use torrent (you see what I mean).

    If you don't want to use torrents, I can give you mine if you want, maybe I can find a way to share it on google drive or dropbox...

     

    And don't forget to back up the itunes media folder! It is very very important indeed. I used a Time machine backup of the itunes folder before i upgraded to 12 but I think it should work for any itunes library.

     

    Tell me what you think.

     

    You can't install itunes normally (through the dog file without pacifist) because it will say that it wan't installed properly

  • by Bad Gold Eagle,

    Bad Gold Eagle Bad Gold Eagle Oct 18, 2014 6:37 AM in response to Bad Gold Eagle
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    Oct 18, 2014 6:37 AM in response to Bad Gold Eagle

    If you just hate the red icon, you can make yourself a custom one with an old itunes logo you can find on the internet (http://edvindev.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/custom-folder-icons-in-mac-os-x/)

  • by Sam Beaver,

    Sam Beaver Sam Beaver Oct 18, 2014 8:13 AM in response to Bad Gold Eagle
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    Oct 18, 2014 8:13 AM in response to Bad Gold Eagle

    Thank you for the helpful reply.

    Will give this a shot if I can't figure out how to clone old backup onto updated drive. Might just put everything back to snow leopard and be done with recent years of poor software updates.

    It is quite distressing when a useful thing is rendered unusable by updated and inferior design.

  • by Bad Gold Eagle,

    Bad Gold Eagle Bad Gold Eagle Oct 18, 2014 8:27 AM in response to Sam Beaver
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    Oct 18, 2014 8:27 AM in response to Sam Beaver

    True, iTunes 12 only makes sense for the foetus that designed it. We can't keep up with this rubbish. I wish Apple stayed the same. I think they try to justify that they are still making stuff since Steve Jobs passed away (RIP Steve), but they can't improve on perfection

     

    BTW, hate Yosemite, where has Aqua gone?? Thank god the update wasn't automatic and that they leave you the choice whether you want to install it or not...(unlike iTunes)

  • by Sam Beaver,

    Sam Beaver Sam Beaver Oct 18, 2014 9:22 AM in response to Bad Gold Eagle
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    Oct 18, 2014 9:22 AM in response to Bad Gold Eagle

    thanks for the headsup on yosemite. never went to whatever the last update was called, so hadn't planned on updating (why bother if it doesn't have arrows).

    peace.

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    username…why…999 username…why…999 Oct 18, 2014 1:18 PM in response to Sam Beaver
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    Oct 18, 2014 1:18 PM in response to Sam Beaver

    Works great

  • by Sam Beaver,

    Sam Beaver Sam Beaver Oct 23, 2014 7:27 PM in response to Bad Gold Eagle
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    Oct 23, 2014 7:27 PM in response to Bad Gold Eagle

    ok. got a little hungup on the pacifist itunes 11.4 installer, but got it installed. I'm testing this procedure on a cloned backup drive so i don't screw up my main harddrive.

    it reloaded all music and movies, i think it is much cleaner now. has more in itunes than it did before (some might be duplicates or intended deleted files)

    of course, it loses ratings, playlists, pdf books, organization of previously manually organized tv shows, and much of what has been built in the itunes over the years.

    I think i might try this a few more times to see what i can do for preserving playlists, organization, and ratings.

  • by shotsk7,

    shotsk7 shotsk7 Oct 23, 2014 7:38 PM in response to Sam Beaver
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    Oct 23, 2014 7:38 PM in response to Sam Beaver

    i have the same problem, i can't even find a movie i rented to watch it.

  • by Bad Gold Eagle,

    Bad Gold Eagle Bad Gold Eagle Oct 24, 2014 1:48 AM in response to Sam Beaver
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    Oct 24, 2014 1:48 AM in response to Sam Beaver

    Hi again,

    The fact that your manually organised TV shows are at the wrong place is weird. I have manually organised a show called Top Gear that I have recorded on TV and it is where it should be.

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    I have no playlists or ratings, so I can't check that. You might find it useful to try with another itunes Backup. I heard some stories about some itunes Backups that were a bit corrupted, hence the lack of songs, videos, or indeed playlists and PDF books.

    About PDF books, I've never tried these but were they stored in the itunes media folder or was it somewhere else?

    When I upgraded to itunes 9, the folder where everything was stored changed its name and where things used to be. (remember how itunes music became itunes media and all the problems related to this?) I had to reorganise everything back then. Maybe there's a glitch.

  • by Bad Gold Eagle,

    Bad Gold Eagle Bad Gold Eagle Oct 24, 2014 2:00 AM in response to shotsk7
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    Oct 24, 2014 2:00 AM in response to shotsk7

    Hi shotsk7

    Maybe the itunes backup you used was before you downloaded the movie? I have no rented movies on hand, but can you download it again (if the itunes store doesn't offer you to download it again but to buy it again, don't do this of course)

  • by The Winner,

    The Winner The Winner Aug 29, 2015 11:55 AM in response to Bad Gold Eagle
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    Aug 29, 2015 11:55 AM in response to Bad Gold Eagle

    Hi,

     

    How did you manage to tape a TV show and put it on your computer, please?

     

    Thanks.