New iTunes sucks the older version was easier to use and had better user interface

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New iTunes sucks the older version was easier to use and had better user interface

So I downloaded the new iTunes in hopes of an easier using experience... I was surprised and wrong it doesn't have a flow its more of a drop down menu to another. It was very confusing I don't like it hard to use and I like the older one better easy to use and faster

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.1

Posted on Feb 17, 2013 9:24 PM

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turingtest2

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Feb 17, 2013 11:25 PM in response to Gallowmere

I love the new version of Grid view but some of the other changes feel like they still need some fine tuning. And I miss cover flow even if I didn't use it that often...

You can restore much of the look & feel of the previous version with these shortcuts:

Ctrl+B to turn on the menu bar
Ctrl+S to turn on the sidebar
Ctrl+/ to turn on the status bar
Click the magnifying glass top right and untick Search Entire Library to restore the old search behaviour
Use View > Hide <Media Kind> in the cloud or Edit > Preferences > Store and untick Show iTunes in the cloud purchases to hide the cloud items. The second method eliminates the cloud status column (and may let iTunes start up more quickly)

Should you still feel the need to roll back to iTunes 10.7 first download a copy of the 32 bit installer or 64 bit installer as appropriate, uninstall iTunes and suppporting software, i.e. Apple Application Support & Apple Mobile Device Support. Reboot. Restore the pre-upgrade version of your library database as per the diagram below, then install iTunes 10.7.

See iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to scan the media folder and catch up with any changes made since the backup file was created.

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