uninstall itunes 12.7
Wondering if anyone else has experienced problems with the the latest edition of iTunes. Is it possible to uninstall it and reinstall the earlier edition to be able to access the app store and previously purchased apps in it?
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I found these instructions while reading the current tech press just now. Be careful as this involves using Terminal in macOS.
How to Downgrade iTunes 12.7 to 12.6 on Mac
Back up your Mac before beginning the iTunes downgrade process. Do not skip backing up your Mac or else you may lose data, apps, music, media, or general functionality.
Quit out of iTunes
Open the Terminal application in Mac OS, found in /Applications/Utilities/ and type the following exactly, then hit return:
cd /Applications/
You’ll now be in the Applications folder via command line, the next command syntax must be precisely entered to remove iTunes, make sure the syntax is exact:
sudo rm -rf iTunes.app/
Be absolutely certain your syntax reads the same, rm is unforgiving and will delete any file permanently it is pointed at. When certain you are pointing at iTunes.app/ only, hit return and authenticate with an admin password to completely delete iTunes.
Go to the Finder of Mac OS and visit your user ~/Music/iTunes/ folder and locate the file named “iTunes Library.itl” and move it to the Desktop, or another easily found location
Still in ~/Music/iTunes/, now open the folder titled “Previous iTunes Libraries” and find the most recent dated iTunes Library file (these are labeled as whatever date you installed the latest iTunes, for example “iTunes Library 2017-09-12.itl” or similar) and make a copy of that file
Drag the copy of “iTunes Library 2017-09-12.itl” to the ~/Music/iTunes/ folder and rename it to “iTunes Library.itl”
Go to Apple iTunes Downloads page here and locate “iTunes 12.6.2” and choose to download that to the Mac
Install iTunes 12.6.2 on the Mac as usual, then launch iTunes once complete
That’s it, you’re now back to the prior version of iTunes.
To avoid downloading iTunes 12.7 again you may want to hide it from the Mac App Store or turn off automatic updates.
