iTunes 12.7.2 CD Burning Issues

I am having the same issues. Already wasted 4 perfectly good Maxell CD-Rs trying to burn playlists after I updated to the new ITunes version. There is definitely a bug! Would be nice if Apple told us about this!

Thank you for posting this. I upgraded to the new version of iTunes and have experienced the same problems myself this morning, whilst trying to put togther a festive album for a family party.

Disc burning starts fine but then gradually starts to slow down before rejecting the disc and the message " the attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occured ( 0x80004005) "

Hi y'all - same issue - but has anyone other than the 1st guy called Apple and told them? Looks like 65 folk at least have this issue and Apple need to be called by everyone. Backing out is not an option - fixing forward is. I'm contacting Apple now.

Person I talked with came to this forum and read what was going on exactly (props to RogerBat for the detailed bug report) and forwarded it to engineers. He stated that if this many people were having trouble and were talking bout here there must be many more who have not reported it. Said he would get back with me on Wednesday. I believe the ball is rolling.

I have just had the same problem burning a playlist, after a lengthy wait for iTunes update to 12.7.2 Two discs now wasted and what is most annoying is that they are both Lightscribe (which are now scarce/impossible to source).

Should contact Apple and send them this link to the forum for this message. I contacted them, and they said they are working on it etc. As another poster mentioned. I would bombard them instead of just posting. Do both 🙂

See alot of people are venting frustration here. You have to remember Apple does not monitor this site. So instead of going off, call support line. Have a conversation with anyone who is there to help. If they tell you they are unfamiliar with problem they probably are. Be intelligent. Reference RogerBats original bug report, the lead comment on this board. Have details. Operating system, iTunes version, when downloaded, error message etc. If you act ***** you'll be forgotten in a hurry. People answering phones are no different than you. If you don't like this message don't respond.

12/12 2 pm. I am on musical hold with Apple right now. Built a playlist this weekend and burned 4 copies. Today, I was listening to the playlist via iTunes at work. Was surprised when the track labeled B.B. King, Please Come Home for Christmas, was actually some rap song I never heard before. I deleted the bad song, re-downloaded B.B. When I attempted to burn the new playlist I got the same error message everyone else here has mentioned (0x80004005). Wasted about 6 disks before I looked and found this info online. Being transferred from one guy at Apple to another. Been on hold through all this typing . . .

12/13 Talked with Apple yesterday. Went back to my computer and rebooted and confirmed that all songs were downloaded. Had the same issue (among others, more to follow). Today I attempted to burn the same playlist from my work computer. All songs were downloaded locally. Burn stopped and same error message popped up about 60% of the way through. I also had similar experiences to those mentioned in other posts:

• Received the message several time that there was too much content to fit on the disk, although the total was 78 minutes and I had burned the disk before.
• Disks of the same playlist burned prior to the update were produced without issue.
• When I attempted to burn other playlists to see if I got a similar error, I encountered a couple of situations in which iTunes indicated that several items on the list "could not be burned." When I looked at the details, including the items that could not be burned, the list was made up of songs that were not on the playlist.

I have a follow-up call in to Apple support this morning.

Same problem here. New version of iTunes will not burn any CDs. Fails exactly as described above. Will use other burning software to make my discs for playing in my car. Just added this post so Apple knows others are experiencing the same issue.

ERM

UPDATE: Spent a 90 minutes online with Apple yesterday afternoon. Tech went on my computer with me and I shared with them screenshots and diagnostic reports that were to be sent on to engineering. I am supposed to reconnect with them on Friday or Saturday. Hoping this means the issue is moving up the food chain. I have taken care of my immediate need by using Windows Media Player, but that's not a long-term fix.

I can't find where this is posted! Has anyone seen it? It's my own post. But I've been trying to find it and can't. So I'm reposting it here.

HOLY MOLY! Thank you, thank you, thank you (for posting this)! You mean that
I'm not just going insane?! Well, if I haven't already,
then I'm seriously about to. I have been experiencing the same
issue since I tried to burn a CD last Wednesday evening, so nearly a week ago.
I had successfully burned one about 3 weeks earlier, even though I typically do
it far more often. I have literally been burning CDs now for several years
and have never encountered anything like this. Every time I try to burn a CD, I
get the following error: "The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown
error occurred (0x80004005)." I have also gotten this error at least
twice: "The songs in this playlist will not fit on one Audio CD. Do you
want to create multiple Audio CDs with this playlist split across
them?" The playlists that I was attempting to burn were only about an hour
long, and the CDs that I have can hold up to 80 minutes of music! Oh, and
one message informed me that "iTunes 12.7.2.58 has crashed" and that
a "minidump file has been created in the following location: [with
location listed]," whatever the heck that means!

This has thrown me into a tailspin, LOL. Initially, I thought it was because
I simply needed to update iTunes to the latest version (12.7.2.58 vs.
12.7.1, I believe) so I did but without any luck. Meanwhile, I have wasted
more than 20(!!!) CD-R CDs (AKA "coasters"), have spent hours on my
own trying to Google the error in hopes of fixing the problem, and hours on the
phone with a handful of people (including several senior advisors) from
Apple Tech Support, who have all been extremely nice, mind you, and were willing
to help in any way they could but so far have not been able to resolve the
problem.

I even had my dad's computer tech guy try to help the other night, but nothing we

tried worked either. He said we are not done yet, but I'm convinced that it's an iTunes

issue. Oh, and I have Windows 10 so I've been told that it's a Windows error, perhaps
conflicting with iTunes. But my dad's guy walked me through a quick burn
through Windows Media Player, and that worked. Also, I was actually able to
burn two playlists containing songs that I imported from a CD that I own.
However, I can't burn any playlists containing music that I've legitimately
purchased from iTunes. I have kept all the same settings that I always use
(Maximum Possible for Preferred Speed, Audio CD for Disc Format, and None for
Gap Between Songs), but after the disc initializes to burn, the first song
starts and stops within seconds, my CD is automatically ejected, and once
again, that lovely error (0x80004005) pops up. I even had a call with
Microsoft scheduled for earlier this afternoon, but as of now NO CALL. A senior
advisor from Apple Support is supposed to call me back in a couple of hours
with an update. So sitting tight, but not holding my breath. This
is absolutely crazy! Needless to say, I am not pleased.

This worked like an absolute charm, downloaded the same version and backed up all my songs just to be extra safe. All songs were still in my library when my version 12.7.1 was finished, backup was unnecessary but better safe than sorry. Anyone looking for a work around to this problem, I suggest doing what this man said. Just burned a CD after 2 wasted ones. Thank you very much sir!

Muchos Nachos! Many hours trial and error, few hours with apple support, wasted 20+ CDs, bought another external drive (to return), wept unashamedly, etc. Followed your exact RX...did lose 784 song files ("i")...but remembered "trick' from when my wife's library disappeared...iTunes file in music library, opened, then opened "Previous iTunes Libraries" and hilighted one that preceded the mess....clicked and dragged it onto desktop....THEN, dragged it and released it over the iTunes icon (mine was on task menu)...Fixed, aside from maybe 10 recoverable in usual manner.

CAN I COME OUT NOW?

I have the same problem, converted all my songs to MP3's and when I put them back on the playlist they reverted back to purchased AAC music files, which are to large to burn to a disc, this happened after the last update a few days ago