Can't Install iTunes 10.7 on OSX 10.6.8

yeah it has to be this iTunes 10.7 version only as I'm staying with iOS 6 on all my PDA's and staying on OSX SL. I'm trying to find where any last remaining leftover iTunes files that may be blocking me my installation, should I be looking for any particular extension or can you direct me to the correct folder in Library to delete, thank you in advance.

Thanks for this info...a bit to digest as I'm going over it now. Just to be clear, I'm not actually downgrading because I did a fresh install of OSX 10.6.8 Snow Leopard and staying put with it, and it's good that I read in your response - "Lion (OSX 10.7) and newer systems have iTunes integrated into the operating system and deleting is a bit more involved." So hopefully this will go smoother with my SL.

I'm not opposed to using Pacifist, I thought AppZapper would have done the job but it didn't. I'm okay with using the Terminal as well to try and manually get rid of all traces of the previous iTunes version so I can then do a fresh and clean install of iTunes 10.7 and have a pure unmolested or unaffected version of it. I think I was using a 10. (something version) of iTunes prior to me using AppZapper to get rid of it.

I'll let you know my results tomorrow as I'm going through it all tonight, thanks again 🙂

Limnos...I'm running into another wall it seems. I downloaded Pacifist and had an old 3.2.15 version which I tried to use then the 3.2.17 version thereafter and when I used both methods for unpacking the dmg file in Pacificist either the drag-n-drop method or the open a package button on it's interface, I get an inoperable "greyed-out" Install arrow button on the top left corner. And I don't know if it matters, but those Toolbar buttons aren't colored in the 3.2.+ versions.

And when I try to install manually from the drop down menu under File-Install Files to Default Locations is also greyed-out as well as Install Files to Other Disk... which is the option right under it. I have attached a picture here, but not sure why both Pacifist versions compatible with SL 10.6.8 won't give me functionality? Also, I was looking through the /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ folder path and came to many files which I wouldn't know their purposes so its best that I don't try and mess with those unless I know the exact file to delete if necessary.

What could be my next step, some sudo killall command lines that you may know of? and maybe a regular manual install could work thereafter, or is there a way to get this Pacifist working where I can get the dmg installed through that...just dumbfounded as to why I'm getting greyed-out functions on the main buttons.

yeah, it was a 10.6.6 install from a disc and I did the combo update to 10.6.8 and I believe that had the iTunes 10.6.3 (which I also have that dmg file and a few other older iTunes 10's and 9's dmg files if I should try those first and re-upgrade from there) but I tried to do just the simple upgrade from the 10.6.3 to the 10.7 and it didn't take and gave me this error message.

So I then used AppZapper to delete out the iTunes 10.6.3 and thought it was going to be easy with a fresh 10.7 install in lieu of the older version, but I still got that same error message, so I'm like stuck now on that. All my other stuff is up-to-date Quicktime, etc. and no I didn't run a Disk repair, and don't want to go down that route yet cause I have to move some data around for an external backup beforehand.

Same result 😕 but I did a verification test and saved the report this time and it says that there are some leftover iTunes files from the previous version. I assume these are what are preventing me from this install?

yeah its a report from Pacifist and I understand why you would stay on older Apple programs like myself 😉 theoretically newer iTunes versions should just overwrite the older iTunes but in this strange case it just didn't take. But I have done it before with other computers and partitions. Yes admin account.

But I tried a shot-in-the-dark here and it worked. Under the links - http://www.charlessoft.com/ and then for older versions - http://www.charlessoft.com/pacifist_olderversions.html it says; For Macs running OS X 10.6.8 through 10.7.5 on a 64-bit Intel™ (Core 2 or better) processor, download Pacifist 3.2.17 and For Macs running Mac OS X 10.4.11 through 10.6.7, or Macs running OS X 10.6.8 on a 32-bit processor, download Pacifist 3.0.10.

So I tried the 3.2.17 and it didn't work, so I had an old 3.2.15 version and that didn't work, but I have an Early-2011 MBP 17" A1297 | MC725LL/A which has 64-bit Intel Core i7 2720QM Sandy Bridge so under those Pacifist requirements it should have worked. So I tried the older version 3.0.10 for the **** of it and that did it successfully with no problems. I got a little worried there, but managed to squeeze in the install. Thanks for all your prompt replies man, I definitely appreciate it 🙂

I got another question if you would oblige...in using iTunes 10.7 with an iPhone having iOS 6, I made a local backup file that sits in my MobileSync Folder under Application Support. How do I get this local backup data back onto my iPhone? The iTunes recognizes the iPhone.

ok, thank you..I'm going through the 2nd link of the forum now...but the first link though says...

"In the center of the iPhone management screen, you'll see a Restore button. Click that. When you do this, iTunes will show you a few introductory screens. After them, you’ll need to agree to the standard iPhone software license. Do so and click Continue."

...what that statement doesn't tell you is that that is an iOS software update which is something that I don't want to do, and others may not either. So the author of that webpage should atleast mention that to user before they lock themselves into a updated version that they might not want.