Selection box in iTunes music library no longer appears

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Selection box in iTunes music library no longer appears

With great trepidation I just installed the latest iTunes version 11.0.1 (12). The check box option in the music library no longer works or at least it does not appear. The "Show list checkboxes" is ticked in the Preferences and still no check boxes show in the library. Because of that I am unable to select what I want to play. How do I get that to work? Or is this a bug in the new version?

Thank you.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1), 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 13

Posted on Feb 18, 2013 6:36 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 18, 2013 6:41 AM in response to susanf

Hi susan,

What view are you in in the Music Library - are you in the "Songs" view?

GB

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Feb 18, 2013 6:44 AM in response to gail from maine

Yes, I am in the "Songs" view.

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Answer 3

Feb 18, 2013 6:45 AM in response to susanf

And you are not seeing something like this?

GB

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Feb 18, 2013 6:49 AM in response to gail from maine

That is correct. I do not see the column with check marks anymore, even though I have that checked in iTunes Preferernces.

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susanf Author

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Feb 18, 2013 7:00 AM in response to gail from maine

Also, I restarted iTunes thinking that might shake it back to working right, but it didn't.

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Feb 18, 2013 7:09 AM in response to susanf

Try restarting your Mac.

GB

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susanf Author

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Feb 18, 2013 7:17 AM in response to gail from maine

OK, I just did that. Still no check-boxes! I looked at Preferences and nothing changed there.

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Feb 18, 2013 7:27 AM in response to susanf

OK, last thing to try before re-installing iTunes....

Go back into Preferences, and uncheck the "Show List Checkboxes" option, then say OK. Then go back into Preferences and check the "Show List" option again, and OK. See if that clears it up....

GB

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susanf Author

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Feb 18, 2013 8:37 AM in response to gail from maine

Sigh. That did not work, either. I unchecked "Show List Checkboxes" and closed iTunes. Opened iTunes. Re-checked "Show List Checkboxes" and closed iTunes, opened iTunes...Nope. How does one re-install iTunes? By un-installing and downloading again from the Apple site?

This is why I installed the new version with great trepidation. Almost always something doesn't work. Feh.

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susanf Author

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Feb 18, 2013 10:33 AM in response to gail from maine

Double sigh. Now it's working, and I have no idea why the check boxes suddenly appeared... I guess there must be a reason, but it is unknowable to me. It did it. Thank you for your help!

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Answer 11

Oct 6, 2013 4:31 PM in response to susanf

The checkboxes don't appear in itunes 11, and there is no option in preferences to make them appear. I tried to restore the old compact view but don't see how or where to do that. However, if you find a file you want to include or exclude from sync, right click on it. The bottom option in the pulldown menu is to check or uncheck it.

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Answer 12

Oct 6, 2013 4:40 PM in response to stevegoldfield

Ah, I finally figured it out. The old default was to open in the Songs tab which shows the checkbox. The new default is to open in the Artists tab which doesn't show it. So simple that only a child can figure it out.

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Answer 13

Oct 6, 2013 6:29 PM in response to stevegoldfield

Yeah - that was why I referenced the "Songs" view specifically in the exchange above....🙂

Glad you found it!!!

Cheers,

GB

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