I recently transfered everything from my emac to another one but now when I try to open iTunes I get the window that states: The file "iTunes Library" cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes.

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I recently transfered everything from my emac to another one but now when I try to open iTunes I get the window that states: The file "iTunes Library" cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes.

I recently transfered everything from my emac to another one but now when I try to open iTunes I get the window that states: The file "iTunes Library" cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes. The computer I transfered to had a bunch of files on it and I got full ownership of what was already there, so, how do I get to my iTunes library, I do have access as an administrator to the iTunes library (that works just fine) already there and I guess I must have had a newer version ofiTunes on my defunt eMac....

aMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Nov 1, 2013 9:42 PM

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roam

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Nov 1, 2013 10:00 PM in response to dlrobinson49

Tell us some version numbers please, of your Mac OS versions and iTunes versions on both computers (two eMacs yes?).

dlrobinson49 wrote:

I guess I must have had a newer version ofiTunes on my defunt eMac....

That is a pretty good guess.Try updating the second eMac's iTunes to at least the version that was on the first.

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dlrobinson49 Author

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Nov 2, 2013 4:37 PM in response to roam

I can't update to any iTunes for this older emac that I can find, (it is an old G4-non intel). the version of iTunes is v8.2.1 on the mac I'm using now and I'm not sure how I would get newer(older versions) of iTunes. The oldest version iTunes I could find was for OS 10.6

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roam

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Nov 2, 2013 10:18 PM in response to dlrobinson49

You could try copying the newest version iTunes.app over to the machine that expect its. In other words copy over not only the iTunes Library but also the iTunes application itself that the library belongs to. Copy both.

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