New (Worse) iTunes Search Bar Functionality?

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New (Worse) iTunes Search Bar Functionality?

I think I recently updated iTunes to 12.8.2.3, and the search seems different. Let's say I want to search for anything in my library with the words "Tycho" and "Dive" (I am doing this from the "Songs" tab on the left, which displays all the songs in my library). So I type "Tycho Dive" into the search bar. Before it would do an automatic filter of everything in my library, now it refuses to do it. Anybody else noticing this? I Googled it and don't see anything.

Posted on Mar 1, 2019 8:57 AM

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turingtest2

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Mar 2, 2019 5:35 AM in response to 2xUeL

Click the magnifying glass in the search box. I prefer the behaviour with Search Entire Library turned off. Search results may be dependent on which columns are visible in the Songs view of the library or playlist.

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2xUeL Author

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Mar 1, 2019 9:06 AM in response to 2xUeL

That's weird. When I search "dive tycho" instead of "tycho dive" it works...???

Actually the function seems to work fine for everything except for the most recent item I imported.

Meh, something seems wrong with the search...

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2xUeL Author

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Mar 1, 2019 12:43 PM in response to 2xUeL

I've been trying a lot of different fixes and nothing is working, I've been on the phone with Apple tech support, I've upgraded to Mojave, I reindexed the iTunes folder in Spotlight, I even deleted my library and reinstalled it.

The problem is precisely this: if you type in the name of an artist, THEN the name of an album by that artist, it doesn't filter properly (it doesn't filter at all). Seems like a bug to me.

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2xUeL Author

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Mar 1, 2019 6:03 PM in response to 2xUeL

Yeah, there's definitely something wrong with the iTunes search. It has a mind of its own now in a way. Depending on what genre I search for, the filter will or won't work.

PS: I'm now on Mojave and iTunes 12.9.2.5.

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