Sharpsounds
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Q: My most recent iTunes library is now greyed out

My most recent iTunes library is now greyed out when I try to select it when opening iTunes with the option key.  I had just made a backup (different name) now I can't open the original.  Other previous iTunes libraries are available but some are also greyed out and cannot be selected.  Other questions about this all seem to refer to the song files themselves which are fine in my case,  I have 15000 songs so I have many playlists that i don't want to have to recreate. Thanks for your time.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 3.0 Quad

Posted on Jul 14, 2013 1:42 PM

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Q: My most recent iTunes library is now greyed out

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  • by Sharpsounds,

    Sharpsounds Sharpsounds Jul 14, 2013 6:36 PM in response to Sharpsounds
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    Jul 14, 2013 6:36 PM in response to Sharpsounds

    I recalled after I posted this that the correct term for this is subdued and not greyed out.  I tried a solution provided in another link to highlight the file name and choose open.  A window came up showing that I was opening iTunes for the first time so my library file seems to be from a previous version (I was using 10.7).  Howerver, another window comes up showing that the file cant be opened because it was made with a newer version of iTunes.  Is there any trick to solving this files identity crisis?  Thanks again.

  • by James.C,

    James.C James.C Sep 6, 2016 9:26 AM in response to Sharpsounds
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    Sep 6, 2016 9:26 AM in response to Sharpsounds

    I think the songs may be "unchecked"... I found a very simple fix...

    I had this problem with some songs - when viewing them in Album view, some songs were greyed out.  If I double clicked they would play.  If I played the album, it would skip the greyed out tracks.  The song file was there in my library.  The easy fix was to switch to songs list, confirm that the tick box was checked.  I have no idea why the songs became "un-checked" but they did.