Hello, I bought a Mac air 15” and I cannot install iTunes -version mac os 13.4.1

Hello, I bought a Mac air 15” and I cannot install iTunes -version mac os 13.4.1


Posted on Jul 1, 2023 10:43 PM

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Posted on Jul 1, 2023 10:50 PM

iTunes is no longer used with macOS, and is no longer available for download.


According to What happened to iTunes? "With macOS Catalina, your iTunes media library is now available in the Apple Music app, Apple TV app, Apple Books app, and Apple Podcasts app. And Finder is where you can manage and sync content on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch."

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Jul 1, 2023 10:50 PM in response to bahman1359

iTunes is no longer used with macOS, and is no longer available for download.


According to What happened to iTunes? "With macOS Catalina, your iTunes media library is now available in the Apple Music app, Apple TV app, Apple Books app, and Apple Podcasts app. And Finder is where you can manage and sync content on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch."

Jul 1, 2023 11:18 PM in response to Ferd II

Ferd II wrote:

iTunes is no longer used with macOS, and is no longer available for download.


iTunes is still available for download for macOS 10.11 (El Capitain) through macOS 10.14 (Mojave), and Windows, from here:


iTunes - Apple


You wouldn't use these downloads with macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later, but there are still people for whom they would be useful.

Jul 2, 2023 7:59 AM in response to Niel

I'm surprised that it doesn't work on Mojave. A search turned up a thread where someone said:


"Note: macOS 10.14 Mojave includes iTunes 12.9.x as part of the operating system. There is no standalone installer provided. Updates to iTunes are included in OS updates when applicable. You can reinstall Mojave to repair iTunes."


iTunes for Mac installers - Apple Community


So it looks like Apple did to iTunes, what they previously did to Safari and to Raw compatibility library updates (which also started out as things you could update separately from the OS) … just before they got rid of iTunes altogether in later versions of macOS.

Jul 14, 2023 4:39 PM in response to why_is_it_so_difficult

I'm guessing that you didn't use Migration Assistant, or that it didn't copy over your music library from your old Mac. If you had let it copy the library, then the Music app should have recognized the music (even if, perhaps, Music decided to change the format of the library).


But maybe your library was on an external drive, or was too big for your new MacBook Air's internal SSD.

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