It keeps processing all my album artwork

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It keeps processing all my album artwork

Every time I ask itunes 7 to find artwork, even if it is just one song, it starts to process my entire library. I've allowed it to complete the process a couple of times, and it took about 20 minutes.
Is this supposed to happen? If so, it's a bit ridiculous.

ibook, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Sep 24, 2006 6:37 AM

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Answer 1

macmenno

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Sep 24, 2006 6:45 AM in response to TimK

That's not supposed to happen.
Maybe you can stop it by unchecking 'Automatically download missing album artwork.

Hope this helps.

M

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TimK Author

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Sep 24, 2006 7:00 AM in response to macmenno

Thanks, but it's already unchecked. I never checked it.

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macmenno

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Sep 24, 2006 8:21 AM in response to TimK

Try this:
Quit iTunes and move the 'com.apple.iTunes.plist' file in ./Users/YourUsername/Library/Preferences to the desktop.
Then run iTunes and answer 'No' to all questions. At a given moment, if I remember correct, iTunes will ask you to get album artwork. Choose 'Cancel'.

If this doesn't work, you can put the 'com.apple.iTunes.plist' on the desktop to it's original location.

No other ideas I'm afraid.

M

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TimK Author

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Sep 24, 2006 8:40 AM in response to macmenno

Done that, I'm afraid. No change.

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TimK Author

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Sep 24, 2006 6:03 PM in response to TimK

I wonder if this is happening because my itunes music folder is on an external drive while the itunes app is on my home drive. Doesn't anybody else have this problem?

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Sep 24, 2006 8:40 PM in response to TimK

i have the same problem, i cannot download individual artwork, only system-wide every time, which is S-L-O-W...
i too have my music on an external drive, which i can't believe would affect this, but since you say you do too???
anyone else?

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R J S

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Sep 24, 2006 9:43 PM in response to TimK

i noticed the same thing when i used 'Advanced/Get Album Artwork' happening on my system. When I ctrl+click and Get Album Artwork it only gets for the track or the selected tracks.

hope this helps.

ross

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TimK Author

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Sep 24, 2006 10:18 PM in response to R J S

Great. thanks. that works fine. I've marked your message helpful.

Still not an answered problem, though, until I know for certain that having music on an external disc screws up the menu command, and that nothing else is being screwed up.

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Answer 9

Oct 18, 2006 10:36 AM in response to TimK

I tried what was listed, and I still find it very annoying that every time I load a song in it, it has to process the artwork, albeit to find absolutely nothing. all the while freezing itunes so I can not do anything productive in it. I unchecked the box. Anyone have any other clues to turn off artwork processing?
another weird thing I have noticed is that everytime I start up iTunes it always determines the gapless playback for these same 8 songs, and also while it is processing gapless information, itunes is useless and wont let you click anything.

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