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I really dislike iTunes 11. How do I revert to an earlier version?

I really dislike iTunes 11. How do I revert to the previous version (v10.6)?

iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), My first computer was an Atari 800XL

Posted on Nov 29, 2012 1:21 PM

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Dec 6, 2012 9:54 AM in response to jicama

I'm not sure who at Apple is responsible for the design direction of interfaces but it does seem that they are violating one of the primary rules of GUI design. Apple has always leaned toward a very clean interface. Sort of the Bang and Olufsen of computer interfaces. My beef is that they have just gone overboard with it. The extra clicking to find functions that used to be obvious is just a pain in the keester, not to mention the wholesale removal of useful functions. It does nothing to improve the user experience and in the case of v11, it makes matters worse. Apple needs to go back to the drawing board or the digital tablet.

Dec 7, 2012 3:15 PM in response to mende1

The 10.7 installer tells me it won't install because the newer verion is installed. And trying to delete 11 gives me an error that it can't be deleted because it is required by the system.


I downloaded Pacifist and see how to open packages, but do not understand how to use it to install 10,7.


Any tips? Will it get arounf the "newer version already installed" error?



Thanks.



To those having problems downloading 10.7, Mende1' link http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1576 worked for me.

Jan 5, 2013 10:05 AM in response to David Bailey2

I was begining to think it was just me. I hate the new iTunes and have been trying to get rid from the day it was installed! I'm not that computer savi so unless I can simply hit a button that says uninstall, download and reinstall an older version I'm snookered. Apple managed to lock my iPhone too with an update I shouldn't have gone for. Their support for this was frankley a waste of time and amounted to a premium rate call that was answered by a machine that told me I was in a 15 minute que, eventually they told me my phone was no longer supported and to pay them some more money for support. I think Apple has had enough of my money and to be honest I'm thinking of cutting my losses and just finding another platform.

I really dislike iTunes 11. How do I revert to an earlier version?

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