Itunes 12.6.1 Update Crash Workaround

There are hints from some other threads that third party tools that attempt to integrate with iTunes can cause problems. Try uninstalling any such utility to see if iTunes works properly without it.

You may find iTunes will launch without crashing if you double click the iTunes Library.itl file or a song file.

You can try reinstalling the current version of iTunes from https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ over the top of the existing one. Or see this guide to uninstall iTunes from a Mac: http://www.inforaid.com/how-to-uninstall-itunes-from-mac-os-x-best-method/ then restore one of these recent builds direct from Apple's secure servers:

• iTunes12.5.5.5.dmg (2017-01-23)
• Tunes12.6.0.100.dmg (2017-03-23)
• iTunes12.6.1.25.dmg (2017-05-15)
• iTunes12.6.1.27.dmg (2017-05-23)

See also Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash for steps to roll back to the pre upgrade version of your iTunes database if required.

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Another thing you can do is to find the file iTunes Library.itl in your iTunes folder, place it in your dock, and either use it to start iTunes or use the Dock options to load it on login. Using this instead of a song will start iTunes without playing anything, while starting iTunes by opening a song will play that song.

Another approach is to roll back to one of the recent builds. Here is one of many guides on how to uninstall iTunes from a Mac: http://www.inforaid.com/how-to-uninstall-itunes-from-mac-os-x-best-method/. These are direct links to the iTunes12.5.5.dmg or Tunes12.6.dmg installers on Apple's servers. See also Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash for steps to roll back to the pre upgrade version of your iTunes database.

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This one implicates Tuneskit: Just installed iTunes for Mac 12.6.1 now iTunes only quite unexpectedly, even after restart will try shout down and star… This one MV4Gear: Re: iTune Crashes on latest release. Discussion of such utilities here is a breach of the terms of use so any post that names them has the potential to vanish.

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Have you read or tried my "FIX" I posted on page #2:

PM-RMay 18, 2017 12:10 PM in response to newtotexas

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May 18, 2017 12:10 PM Re: Itunes 12.6.1 Update Crash Workaroundin response to newtotexas

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Nothing works for me either. Tried downloading and re-installing 12.6.1 no difference. I am running OS 10.9.5. I guess I won't using iTunes till they sort this. Kind of makes you glad to still have a solid collection of vinyl!!!

Agree, I get the same exact thing. You cannot get rid of the window that iTunes quit unexpectedly. I can use iTunes via my wireless keyboard buttons. If the window would go away it would work, but every time you say don't reopen it crashes and if you click reopen it crashes!

using a iMac 10.9.5

*****!

I have the same problem after starting a third party software for iTunes.

iTunes 12.6.1 on macOS Sierra 10.12.6 beta 1: iTunes crashes and can't reopened.

My Solution: manual download of iTunes 12.6.1 on Apple's homepage and manual reinstall.

-> iTunes 12.6.1 works, but I can't use my third party software. At moment of use, iTunes crashes again. Seem to be a problem with my third party software and the new iTunes version, not an iTunes problem in my case.

This worked for me! But I had to first go through a couple of rounds of crashes to clear out the number of windows I tried to open for trying to launch iTunes. So I double clicked on a song in my iTunes library through Finder then went through the rounds of clearing the windows then I was able to use iTunes okay. Hopefully they'll fix this soon.

Could you link to those threads? Or are they on different, non-Apple forums? After a couple hours of troubleshooting, I discovered that third party utility issue the hard way. It's a problem, but at least it's a universal, repeatable problem that the software developers are aware of and are working to repair. Running the utility crashes iTunes, and after that first crash, iTunes will not open at all. Reinstalling iTunes 12.6.1 from the Apple dmg resets it, and everything works again.

At least in my case.

I used a similar thing (using a mp3 file to open iTunes) for the same iTunes crashing problem but found it worked better using an alias of the iTunes Library.itl file.

None of the suggested fixes for a "corrupt library" I tried would last, even though they seemed to have worked, and I even ran Disk Utility etc., and iTunes 12.6.1 would then crash on opening using its icon.

But so far I seem to have found a solution, at least for me (running Mavericks 10.9.5), after reading about plugins and utilities etc., none of which I use. I even did a thorough search to confirm.

I did do a cold boot using Safe Boot Mode and my iTunes 12.6.1 opened and worked properly. Hmmm… ??? Strange. I have no idea why.

Then doing a shutdown and booting normally, and I've also done several restarts since, my iTunes 12.6.1 opens and runs without crashing.

I have no idea what got changed but it seems to have worked.

Previous reboots and shutdowns and even a clean iTunes 12.6.1 remove and install did not fix the iTunes crashing problem when using its icon to open.

Anyway, my iTunes 12.6.1 is still working as it should after doing a Safe Boot and then a shutdown and boot up.

I was stumped by that too. The only place you can put files in the Dock is over near the trashcan. Assuming your Dock is at the bottom of your screen, you will see a faint line to the left of the right end. You can put files only between this faint line and the right end. I think by default, the only things there are the download folder and the trashcan.

I put my .itl file just to the left of the trashcan.

Has anyone with the iTunes 12.6.1 Update crashing problem tried the Safe Boot Mode method that I suggested above that worked for me, rather than using the workaround solutions?

Just curious.

And my fix is still working and even after several restarts and some shutdowns.