That @#$%& iTunes 42408 error

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That @#$%& iTunes 42408 error

I'm running mini on OS 10.6.8. I updarted iTunes 10.6.3 to iTunes 11. I don't like 11. I don't need 11. I successfully backdated to 10.6.3. But I get that 42408 error, even when not connected to the internet. I have spent a week doing everything suggested here and elswehere for the last two years and I still get the error message. If you know of something that works and it was not suggested here in the last two years, please fill me in.

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Home Theater

Posted on Jun 9, 2014 2:50 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 9, 2014 3:03 PM in response to Tracy Reynolds

Somehow I missed this post. It worked.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4659875

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Answer 2

Limnos

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Jun 9, 2014 3:41 PM in response to Tracy Reynolds

Note, your error was -42408. There is also an error 42408 with a very different resolution. It helps to be accurate when posting.

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Answer 3

Jun 9, 2014 5:29 PM in response to Limnos

WTH is Apple doing using "-" as an error code character?

And WHAT do they mean?

Apple is confused, too. If you go to: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3258 you see this:

iTunes: "Error 42408" or "Error 42404" after upgrading to iTunes 9.0.3

Symptoms

If your iTunes is missing resources or encountering software conflicts, error -42404 or -42408 may appear when authenticating or downloading from the iTunes Store.

Resolution

Update to the latest version of iTunes.

Notice Apple doesn't use the "-" in the header but they do in the text.

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