Itunes Artwork Problems with Lion

Im glad Im not the only one then. It's really wierd. With some of the new downloads, if I close itunes, wait a few hours, and try again, it seems to work. But it still is screwing up some of the older artwork. A really wierd thing happens where it puts artwork on some, then deletes it on others, and vice versa. Showed it to 2 Apple folks and they just said ' dont worry about it in the finder if its showing up in itunes' . I worry cuz I had to spend 8 hours in store fixing the great tips I was given by Applecare employees so I tend to double check everything from now on.

It seems there are definitely some glitches. I've been playing around with it...and some tracks, if I check "compilation" the artwork appears; if I remove "complilation" the artwork disappears. Its just a lot of wierd stuff happening.

I just hope Apple has people who monitor this so they can see where the problems are happening. Im also noticing several of the Lion features are not always working. For example, the pinch 2 fingers to zoom seems to work for a few hours, then stops working for half a day, then works again. Im just not sure what is going on. Also when I went to do a Time Machine backup, it started backing up the entire system instead of just doing a quick 10 minute update and is no longer showing my oldest backup (and t here is plenty of room on the external hard drive as its only 3 weeks old)...Im assuming maybe it recognizes Lion as a brand new computer so it's starting from scratch again. Just doesntmake sense to me that it shows the latest pre-Lion backup but has deleted the record of the 'oldest' one which was from July 5. Just lots of confusion...and also Apple doesnt seem to have updated their website and all their online tutorials so Im lost in using many of the most basic applications.

Just one suggestion for you that Ive found that has worked for some of the missing artwork. Just close itunes and try again the following day. Then copy the artwork back and it may reappear. That has happened to me with all of the new downloads where artwork was missing. I still have one artist with several albums that is all screwy. Its the wierdest thing where you'll get artwork for certain tracks and then others disappear...And then you think you fix it when you get the artwork reappearing, and then it disappears on the first tracks. Its just crazy. I just am not sure if the artwork doesnt show up in Finder, does that mean the artwork isnt associated with the actual file? Ive had so many itunes Issues since my data transfer and have had to manually rebuid the library three times - so I just want to make sure its not getting screwed up again. Apple employees have just said theyve never seen this and dont know - just let it be. But try again the next day after giving itunes a rest, and see if that helps. Ive found that to work for at least the newer downloads. The artwork magically reappears when I try again the following day.

Well considering the # of glitches I've personally experienced, I think there are a lot of issues. Was speaking to tech people today and some of the things theyve been hearing from other people. Just one small example, my pinch to zoom gesture sometimes works/sometimes doesnt...It works for a few hours, then stops...then works again. Worked earlier/not working now. T hey said others have been complaining too.

The artwork thing also seems to be happening to lots of people. The only thing Ill say about the new downloads is just put the artwork there, close Itunes and then come back to it tomorrow. Then see if the artwork is back; if not, cut and paste it again and then check...that has surprisingly worked for most (not all) of my "new" downloads.

I also had the same experience where I accidentally deleted a file; then restored it and the artwork was missing. Artwork was in itunes but on the desktop all I got was a music note. So something is definitely OFF.

I just wasnt sure if the artwork wasnt in the Finder, if that meant the artwork wasnt associated with the actual file. The employees at the Apple store told me not to worry about it if it's showing up in the actual itunes or ipod. (I noticed that the artwork also doesnt show up in the itunes music folder under Time Machine so Im assuming the artwork is a separate file and is being stored should I ever need it)

It obviously is a glitch although Apple techs at the store and the Genius bar refuse to acknowledge it. The one thing Ive found with NEW DOWNLOADS...Is that for some reason, if I close itunes and then reopen it THE NEXT DAY and RECOPY the artwork , it then shows up in the Finder. I still one older artist/albums which are screwed up, but that for some strange reason seems to work for the new downloads. When theyre first downloaded, the artwork wont appear in the Finder (unless its an itunes download)...and wont appear even a few hours later, if I try to cut and paste it again...but for some reason, the next day, if I cut and paste one more time, then it works. Strange but you guys might want to try it.