where's the search bar in itunes store

Trying to search for songs to download but can't find a search box! Can anyone help?

Posted on Oct 1, 2013 8:15 PM

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Jan 17, 2014 2:50 PM in response to celiafromhi

I just resolved this issue by doing the following (Please read the entire post before performing):


Quit iTunes

Open Finder and click Go > Go to Folder... (or press Shift-Command-G)

Type the following (or copy and paste) and press return:

~/Music/iTunes


Move the file "iTunes Library.itl" to Trash. DO NOT empty Trash yet (because if this does not resolve the issue, you will want to put this back)


Relaunch iTunes and see if you now have the top bar in iTunes, including the search bar in the top-left.


NOTE: Removing the iTunes Library.itl file can cause you to lose Playlists, and even cause your music on disk to be unrecognized. It is highly recommended that you back up with Time Machine before performing this task.


If you know where your music is on disk (most likely still somewhere withing that iTunes folder, possibly just in iTunes Music instead of iTunes Media) you can still drag this music back into iTunes for it to reorganize and recognize the music. There is not much you can do about Playlists other than manually recreating them or quitting iTunes and putting back the iTunes Library.itl file.

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