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Q: iTunes 12 .itl File Won't Open

Thank you Chris - I have an 18.5MB .itl file in a "previous itunes library " which I started about 5 years ago - it is "linked" to 3TB of music that I tagged, etc.  I have everything on an external drive to which I "Option" selected as the iTunes library. For the first time ever - after upgrading to the latest 12.3 - it won't open "created by newer version".  I moved it to the top iTunes folder and renamed it as you suggest iTunes Library.itl.  The iTunes opens and I see everything but the pinwheel keeps turning and its not finalizing the opening.

 

I have all backed up on four separate 4TB hard drives.  I can still open some of the older .itl files when I connect one of the backup drives to an old computer which has a much older version of iTunes - it populates iTunes and works normally.  Would be great to have it on the newest version of iTunes if possible.   Thanks for your help!

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), iOS 9.1, iTunes 12 .itl File

Posted on Nov 1, 2015 2:49 PM

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