Ruben Tomasov
Level 1 (5 points)
Mac OS X

Q: frigging iTunes!

Hello!

I am using iTunes v10.7 and cannot make it to do what I want it to do.

iTunes always opens whenever I download an audio file from the internet and automatically adds it to the library, whether I want it or not.

This was not happening when using previous versions of the app but, I cannot find a way to make this version of iTunes behave as previous versions did.

The only solution seems to be downgrading iTunes which I once did but can't remember how was it done.

Any help with this issue will be welcome.

Thank you

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 16GB RAM Epson scan/print one-FW HD

Posted on Apr 15, 2015 9:03 AM

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  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Apr 19, 2015 11:48 AM in response to Ruben Tomasov
    Level 9 (54,533 points)
    Mac OS X
    Apr 19, 2015 11:48 AM in response to Ruben Tomasov

    The"plug-in" to which I was referring was MediaHuman.  It seems to have added that Audio Output item to your Safari preferences and as such has changed Safari's behavior in regards to files being played automatically on download even though that preferences is not selected in Safari's own General preferences window. If an until you hear from their developers if there is something you can change, or you wait patiently for them to decide if this is an issue they even care about, you may have to decide if you can put up with the playback behavior or want to remove the plug-in which you installed in Safari.

  • by Ruben Tomasov,

    Ruben Tomasov Ruben Tomasov Apr 24, 2015 8:02 AM in response to turingtest2
    Level 1 (5 points)
    Mac OS X
    Apr 24, 2015 8:02 AM in response to turingtest2

    turingtest2 wrote:

     

    Then some other piece of automation on your system, or a bug with your downloader. iTunes does not have a process that watches downloaded files. Since iTunes 9 there is a folder called Automatically Add to iTunes inside your media folder. Anything dropped in there will be integrated with the library when iTunes is running, but that isn't what is going on.

    Actually, I don't have the slightest idea why this was happening, nor the slightest idea why it stopped doing it!

     

    The developers wrote to me saying "We’re trying to figure out why this happens. I’ve just installed os x 10.6.8 and still can’t replicate such a behavior.

    The .plist file that you found in Preferences folder is simple configuration file. It’s not a plug-in or something."

     

    In any case, I give up trying to understand and will not pursue this issue any longer.

     

    Thank you for your patience.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Apr 24, 2015 8:07 AM in response to Ruben Tomasov
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    Apple TV
    Apr 24, 2015 8:07 AM in response to Ruben Tomasov

    You're welcome.

     

    Enjoy the music!

     

    tt2

  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Apr 24, 2015 8:23 AM in response to Ruben Tomasov
    Level 9 (54,533 points)
    Mac OS X
    Apr 24, 2015 8:23 AM in response to Ruben Tomasov

    That are utilities for easy editing of preferences files but with everything strung together like that it is hard to see what bit of code is doing what.

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