iTunes window is too big after disconnecting external display

Try to hold down the option key while clicking the green button in iTunes. That should maximize the window to your screen size

How on earth did you know that? I even downloaded iTunes again, with of course no result and it was so simple and worked.

Marvellous - I've been going crazy.

Peter

I just remembered the answers of Jolly Giant and Niel to a similar question - it pays to read this forum faithfully 😀

Changing the screen resolution should also resize the window correctly.

Open the AppleScript editor, paste the following and run it

tell application "Finder"

set {d1, d2, d3, d4} to (get bounds of window of desktop)

end tell

tell application "iTunes"

set margins to {d1 + 10, d2 + 54, d3 - 10, d4 - 148}

set bounds of window 1 to margins

end tell

And if you want to have always easy access to Chris CA's exellent script use Automator instead of Script Editor and install it as a service: Then you can execute it any time from the iTunes Services menu.

Open Automator and create a new Sevice Workflow.

Set "Service receives" to "No Input" in "iTunes.app"

From the Actions-Panel select "Utilities" and drag a "Run Applescript"-Action into the workflow.

Paste Chris CA's script right between the "on run" and "return" lines.

Save the service. Automator will install it in your Library in the services folder.

Now you can execute it from within iTunes from the iTunes -> Services menu.

You could even assing a keyboard shortcut (services preferences) to the menue entry.

So next time your window ist to large the helper service will be right at hand.

leonieDF thanks that was amazingly helpful! I running on a Cinema 30" and like my iTunes window to fill the whole screen except not overlapping with the Dock, so through trial-and-error came up with the following dimensions:

tell application "Finder"

set {d1, d2, d3, d4} to (get bounds of window of desktop)

end tell

tell application "iTunes"

set margins to {d1, d2 + 22, d3, d4 - 93}

set bounds of window 1 to margins

end tell

Command-Control-Z or simply click Zoom under 'Window' in the iTunes menu bar.

Thanks so much! I was stumped.

I had the same trouble with iTunes.

"Try to hold down the option key while clicking the green button in iTunes. That should maximize the window to your screen size"

LeonieDF advice solve the problem. thanks a lot.

Your solution helped me, even though I am on a PC using Windows 8. I hit the windows button and then clicked a couple of times on the top gray area and it resized to fit my monitor. I tried it again and it enlarged it again. Works every time. Thanks a million! 🙂