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e4effect Author

Level 1

7 points

iTunes 10.5 does not load shared library files

Since today's update to iTunes 10.5 from 10.4.1. iTunes can no longer access the shared music library I have on my iomega NAS disk. It sees the disk and lists it as a shared library, but when I click on the library it goes into an endless loading cycle. In the past it might take a minute or so to load the library, but since the update, iTunes never actually does load it.

There is no error message, not even an operation time-out. I can't see anything rrelevant in the console. It just goes on for ever trying to load the shared library.

It was loading the shsred library just fine until this evening when the update downloaded.

Any ideas?

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iTunes 10.5

Posted on Oct 11, 2011 9:56 PM

239 replies

Nov 14, 2011 1:03 PM in response to e4effect

I confirm the new download doesn't change the connection with my HP MediaSmart Server.

Wait till the next update?

Nov 14, 2011 1:06 PM in response to alfons-acmo

its a nightmare and a complete waste of precious life time. Apple, please fix this!!!

dvitous2

Level 1

4 points

Nov 14, 2011 1:58 PM in response to Brahm

Problem solved with my Zyxel NSA221 (via Windows 7).

Nov 14, 2011 2:28 PM in response to e4effect

With iTunes 10.5.1.42 and a LaCie Network Space 2 with the 2.1.1 firmware (the version now gone from their site), still not working. Here's to hoping for next version!

Nov 14, 2011 2:49 PM in response to e4effect

The latest update iTunes 10.5.1 (42) still not working for me.

I have a D-LINK 323 NAS running firmware 1.09, and the FireFly Add-On version svn-1696.

It still just sits there saying "Loading (media share name)" and nothing loads.

Nov 14, 2011 5:00 PM in response to TheProfessor33

Same thing here. Upgraded to 10.5.1 and no change:

Windows XP

WD My Book Live - 3 TB

I don't even get the "MyBookLive" icon under the Shared section on the left side of Itunes!!! I called WD tech help and they are blaming it on Itunes.

Can someone please help!

Nov 14, 2011 5:11 PM in response to e4effect

Hi,

Just upgraded iTunes to 10.5.2.41 and I've installed the latest drivers(?) for my Netgear Readynas Ultra x6 and same problem as before i.e. click on the shared folder "iTunes Server" and then it pretty much jump immediately to my "local" library my Windows 7 (32-bit) machine and it still works perfectly on my MacBook pro.

Aaarrgghh!!!!

Nov 14, 2011 5:38 PM in response to e4effect

It worked!

I updated from iTunes 10.4 to 10.5.1.42 (64-bit) running on Windows 7 (64-bit).

I can now access the library on my D-Link DNS-323 (fw ver 1.08).

Previously I had the problem mentioned where I would click on the shared library on the NAS drive, it would spin for a minute, then flash the library, then switch back to the local music library.

Thanks for alerting me to the new iTunes version.

Nov 14, 2011 5:40 PM in response to DBenefiel

It's working now with 10.5.1.42. Woohoo!

Tony O.

Level 1

8 points

Nov 14, 2011 5:47 PM in response to e4effect

The update works for me too.

Windows 7 64 bit.

iTunes 10.5.1.42.

Synology DS207+ NAS

Thank you.

Nov 14, 2011 6:21 PM in response to DBenefiel

DBenefiel wrote:

It worked!

I updated from iTunes 10.4 to 10.5.1.42 (64-bit) running on Windows 7 (64-bit).

I can now access the library on my D-Link DNS-323 (fw ver 1.08).

Previously I had the problem mentioned where I would click on the shared library on the NAS drive, it would spin for a minute, then flash the library, then switch back to the local music library.

Thanks for alerting me to the new iTunes version.