Desmond Lim

Q: Apple TV cannot connect to iTunes library on MacBook Pro after upgrade to Yosemite/iTunes 12

Does anyone else have this problem?

 

After upgrading my MacBook Pro to Yosemite / iTunes 12, my Apple TV cannot connect to it's iTunes library anymore.

 

I have tried the following:

 

Logging in/out of Apple TV and MacBook Pro's Home Sharing/iTunes account

Turning on/off my wireless router/modem

Turning on/off the Apple TV and MacBook Pro

A combination of the above

 

Nothing works.

 

Is this a bug or am I to wait for an update to Apple TV?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 12:09 AM

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Q: Apple TV cannot connect to iTunes library on MacBook Pro after upgrade to Yosemite/iTunes 12

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  • by Blerodocus,

    Blerodocus Blerodocus Apr 4, 2015 9:18 AM in response to RevNeal
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    Apr 4, 2015 9:18 AM in response to RevNeal

    Worked for me too.

  • by Skthirty2,

    Skthirty2 Skthirty2 Apr 4, 2015 11:10 AM in response to Desmond Lim
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    Apr 4, 2015 11:10 AM in response to Desmond Lim

    I have been battling with this problem since I updated my early 2011 iMac to Yosemite. My late 2014 macbook pro has not had this problem at all. I tried all sorts of things and nothing worked until today. I renamed the iTunes library under preferences in iTunes and immediately home sharing to my Apple TV3 started to work again. Hopefully this helps.

  • by kalm01,

    kalm01 kalm01 Apr 4, 2015 3:28 PM in response to bondbond
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    Apr 4, 2015 3:28 PM in response to bondbond

    That worked. Finally! Thanks so much!

  • by Jim the Blue,

    Jim the Blue Jim the Blue Apr 10, 2015 7:45 PM in response to JamesJM
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    Apr 10, 2015 7:45 PM in response to JamesJM

    Use your Apple TV connection to your TV screen or monitor.

    Setting>General>Network>Wireless Configuration.

    Check you have a connection (bar strength).

    Re-input your Wi-Fi connection passcode

  • by georgevargas,

    georgevargas georgevargas Apr 12, 2015 9:05 AM in response to Desmond Lim
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    Apr 12, 2015 9:05 AM in response to Desmond Lim

    My Apple TV (3rd gen) would not connect to the library on my iMac which connects to the apple tv via WIFI.  The AppleTV is hardwired to my Mac Pro tower and to the router and they see each other fine.  I tried starting everything including the router, apple tv and computer all to no avail.  I tried turning off home sharing from the iMac and changed the name on the iMac from the sharing systems pref.  Nothing. 

     

    I turned off home sharing on the Apple TV and then went back to the computers icon on the Apple TV.  The Apple TV asked if I wanted to turn home sharing on, I clicked yes and it worked.

  • by vishkfrnd,

    vishkfrnd vishkfrnd Apr 20, 2015 11:24 AM in response to bondbond
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    Apr 20, 2015 11:24 AM in response to bondbond

    Thanks... It helped...!!

  • by markbennett221,

    markbennett221 markbennett221 May 1, 2015 8:31 PM in response to Desmond Lim
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    May 1, 2015 8:31 PM in response to Desmond Lim

    I'm new to posting on this forum and was having trouble seeing my iTunes Library. After hours of searching different forums and threads, trying just about everything others had tried with no luck, I called Apple Support. It was as easy as turning off my firewall on my virus protection software.

     

    No charge, no hassle and now watching a movie I've been wanting to watch. I hope others have the same luck I did or at least try calling Apple before pulling your hair out.

  • by benji888,

    benji888 benji888 May 2, 2015 2:04 PM in response to markbennett221
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    May 2, 2015 2:04 PM in response to markbennett221

    Virus protection software causes more issues than it actually solves. I've had Macs since 1998, no viruses ever (no virus protection). OS X is based off a proprietary/UNIX core that has virus protection built in. A Mac cannot be infected with a virus. Now, if one is booting windows off a Mac machine, they will want virus protection for the windows side of things, but, any virus would only affect windows, not OS X. (malware and phishing are not the same as a virus and cannot take down your Mac.).

  • by bigmountaindog,

    bigmountaindog bigmountaindog May 8, 2015 10:04 AM in response to Desmond Lim
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    May 8, 2015 10:04 AM in response to Desmond Lim

    I had this problem until I turned off everything including computers, router, base station, time capsule, apple TV, the whole works. Turned it all back on after 1 minute and everything is working fine now and everything connects with Apple TV as it was before the upgrade to Yosemite. Happy at last

  • by Charles Gloor,

    Charles Gloor Charles Gloor May 9, 2015 1:08 PM in response to bigmountaindog
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    May 9, 2015 1:08 PM in response to bigmountaindog

    I got this solution from another post so sharing here.

     

    Home sharing is done from two place in iTunes.  Yes two, don't ask me why:

     

    1.  iTunes/Preferences/Sharing/ then click on sharing

     

    AND

     

    2. Go into iTunes, click on File/Home Sharing and turn it on (will ask for your iTunes username and password

     

    That solved it for me.  Hope it works for you too.

  • by Smithster999,

    Smithster999 Smithster999 May 14, 2015 10:44 AM in response to itwatchdog
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    May 14, 2015 10:44 AM in response to itwatchdog

    Fantastic, this worked for me, I've been pulling my hair out with this issue for weeks.  Thanks for your advice.

  • by Brandon318,

    Brandon318 Brandon318 Jun 10, 2015 11:07 PM in response to itwatchdog
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    Jun 10, 2015 11:07 PM in response to itwatchdog

    I also renamed the Library name in iTunes. iTunes > Preferences > Library Name

  • by Whale Watcher,

    Whale Watcher Whale Watcher Jun 11, 2015 4:56 AM in response to AndyJMcC
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    Jun 11, 2015 4:56 AM in response to AndyJMcC

    I received an email from Netgear notifying me that there was an update available for my R7000 router.  In the update notes it identified a fix for a problem with iTunes 12.1.  After I applied the fix my 4 ATVs were able to communicate with my iTunes library much more reliably, but I still experienced occasional problems.

     

    I decided to install a small switch in to connect to all of my ATVs and my iTunes library and then connect that switch to my router.  This appears to have fixed my problem. 

     

    It has be 18 days since I made this network change and I have not had a single problem connecting to my iTunes library from any ATV or other device.

  • by wushuwannabe,

    wushuwannabe wushuwannabe Jun 14, 2015 10:01 PM in response to itwatchdog
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    Jun 14, 2015 10:01 PM in response to itwatchdog

    Thank you to itwatchdog. This solution worked for me. The situation was so frustrating!

  • by scowe,

    scowe scowe Jul 31, 2015 4:18 PM in response to markbennett221
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    Jul 31, 2015 4:18 PM in response to markbennett221

    THANK YOU MarkBennett221! I have been trying everything for hours, including changing my computer names, logging in / off, the PRAM solution, re-setting ATV, fiddling with the different home sharing options, and nothing worked. As soon as i turned my firewall off, bam, i could see my computer files on my ATV. A very simple fix.

     

    Thanks again

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