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Home sharing on iDevices not loading large library

I store my entire music library (3TB of ALAC files) on a Mac Mini connected to my Time Capsule. I can home share the library flawlessly on my laptop, but it absolutely refuses to load the library on my iPhone or iPad. I'm using all the latest software (iOS7, iTunes 11.1) with an iPhone 5 and iPad 3.

When I try to share my library, the circle starts to load, but never gets past halfway. I've tried EVERYTHING, i.e. signing out of home sharing and quitting iTunes, restarting the Mac Mini, restarting the iPhone, unplugging the Time Capsule and plugging it back in, and several other tips I've found around here and elsewhere online, but nothing seems to work!

I have other apps (such as Audiotap) that will do the trick, but they leave a gap between tracks, so I would prefer to get home sharing working properly. Thanks in advance for any help.

iPhone 5, iOS 7

Posted on Sep 19, 2013 10:44 PM

148 replies

p8ntldy

Level 2

255 points

Dec 29, 2014 2:20 PM in response to Grant Symon

This worked for me! thanx

2aLlama

Level 1

10 points

Jan 11, 2015 7:07 PM in response to Grant Symon

did not work, I only have 100 gig of music and media. circle gets stuck and times out. 😟

OzziesMAC

Level 2

183 points

Feb 3, 2015 9:36 AM in response to 7054

I thought plex would require renaming all files for it to work.

If so that would be a major task to accomplish for some.

OzziesMAC

Level 2

183 points

Feb 3, 2015 1:03 PM in response to 7054

Not talking about the meta-data but the actual file name has to be a certain way for plea to read it.

2aLlama

Level 1

10 points

Feb 4, 2015 10:23 AM in response to OzziesMAC

Does not work for me either

Sent from my iPhone

txchou

Level 1

9 points

Feb 4, 2015 4:14 PM in response to OzziesMAC

Interestingly,

This work-around worked for me on the iPhone but not the iPad. and it looks like it works for some people but not others.

OzziesMAC

Level 2

183 points

Mar 1, 2015 6:08 AM in response to Doulogos

Don't even have "Remote" app installed on mine.

Sep 17, 2015 10:31 PM in response to Lee Farber

iOS9 has finally resolved the loading large libraries issue. Anyone else having success?

Lee Farber Author

Level 1

14 points

Dec 12, 2015 2:05 PM in response to Chris CA

Doesn't work for me. I've got a 3.6TB library and it fails to load every time. All OS/iOS software is up to date,

kghastie

Level 1

4 points

Dec 13, 2015 6:31 AM in response to Chris CA

Didn't Getting Tired say it was working as of IOS 7? Why would that point to IOS 9 having a fix?

Chris CA, did it fail to work for you in IOS 8?

Chris CA

Level 10

82,513 points

Dec 13, 2015 2:55 PM in response to kghastie

It was flaky with iOS 8.

May 8, 2016 3:22 AM in response to rdegraaf

This fix worked for me as well, thanks

Satchmo

Level 4

1,348 points

Sep 30, 2016 7:31 PM in response to Getting Tired

I have 78,000 songs in my iTunes library. They will share to Apple TV (2nd gen up) instantly, but not to any iPhone I've tried, including an SE with iOS 10.0.2

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