Can I reinstall my previous version of iTunes? Too many clicks to get what I want, info is scattered, and no coverflow.

Fully agree with you it seems that we lost what we enjoy with the old version and can not get it back!!!!!!!

I too, want to get the previous version of iTunes. I have been playing around with this new version for hours and I HATE IT! I am so frustrated. When I double click on an album, it doesn't play or plays only one song (even if I go up to the menu bar and click on "play album". It won't shuffle the songs on the album, nor can I have the album repeat. The controls are screwy and I ended up with misc songs that I never downloaded personally - had to dump those.

Apple supposedly held this new update until they were sure it was complete - looks like a version of their Maps problem - Apple is getting very slopp. And the fact that we don't have an option to revert is really POing me big time.

Other companies allow you to download previous versions of their products, why can't Apple do this? I was an early adopter of Apple 30 years ago, but I'm starting to get really tired of the way they do things lately.

Maybe Google will come out with equipment that has some real software behind it (but then again, Google does some screwy stuff too).

I've been a Mac User since 1967. I almost gave up on them during the final throws of System 7. Since System 10 I've been an avid Apple Advocate but I've been concerned as I've watched the strategic system moves Apple has made with the successive the releases of iOS. I understand your concern and share it.

1967? Were you in a garage with Steve and Woz?

@MTeel...I'm assuming you mean 1976 given that Apple wasn't even around in 1967 and Steve Jobs was only 12 at the time.

@TSanti, Yeah, darn that dyslexia 😁

I used this process to go back. It was easy. Only catch to instructions: you may have to Option Launch iTunes 10.7 and then locate your Previous Version Library for it to run successfully as iTunes 11 recreates your old Library. Fortunately, it also saves your old Libary in a Previous Version folder.

I used the same process, but the result is an error when I try to open iTunes 10.7: "The file 'iTunes Library.itl' cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes. Would you like to download iTunes now?"

And we all know what that's going to give me... (quiet "aaaarrrgh")

gf

Addendum:

Resolved the above issue by going into Time Machine, finding the "iTunes Library.itl" file in the most recent backup. It's in your UserName>Music>iTunes folder, and restoring that specific file to the same folder location on the current machine, replacing the new one. I "lost" music transferred into iTunes since that TM backup, which was minor. Otherwise, all seems fine. But I'm hanging onto the 10.7 dmg file and a backup of that .itl file just in case...

-gf

Yes yes! After much frustration trying other methods I got 10.7 back and working flawlessly. Your suggested process worked great.. I only had to delete the "iTunes Library.itl" file and launch 10.7 which inserted a new file. Thanks!

macbook pro

osx 10.6.8

When I try to go back to 10.7 I get an error saying " iTunes can't be installed on this disk. A newer version of iTunes is already installed" Has anyone else this? I haven't seen anywhere to uninstall the new version

Thanks

2012 iMac27

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It's a ******* awful update from Apple.

Possibly their worst ever!

And you know why?

Because it's so like the Windows we turned away from back in the day.

It'll probably start performing illegal operations soon...

For starters, it looks like someone from Microsoft has hacked itunes and tried to make it look and perform like an old version of Windows Media Player.

The proportions of the screen just don't seem right.

There are large gaps of useless space and the information bar seems squeezed right into the top of the screen.

Because I have 46,000 odd songs, i don't have a complete cover art catalogue and this itunes seems geared towards people that do.

I also hate that Go To Current Current Song (apple L) doesn't highlight the actual current song i'm listening to anymore. It's just takes me the same playlist or whatever.

I'm so annoyed with myself for updating the software, the last itunes was a joy to use in terms of efficiency for searching large libraries.

In this version, the drop down menus have the annoyance factor of advertising pop ups when cruising the net.

It doesn't seem to make sense...

The whole thing seems so very un-Apple and I can only hope with the plenty of complaints out there that they listen and make an effort to retune this update.

This has to be one of the only Apple updates that I can honestly say I despise.

One positive though, it that the ability to change the next song that plays is a great addition.

It would be great if you could do the same with playlists.