Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.

Can't start one iTunes library on OS X 10.8.4

  • 01-07-2013 10:47AM
    #1
    DubTony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭


    iTunes is having a problem.

    The message I get when I launch it is this

    ScreenShot2013-07-01at102946_zps9ec3c720.png

    Last night it said Extras.itdb where it now has Genius.itdb.

    Pressing OK brings up the Quit / Create Library / Choose Library option, but choosing the "non-working" library brings back the warning pictured above.

    I keep 2 libraries on an external hard drive and one of them works fine. But the other gives the above warning. In the old days I'd just have deleted a few prefs files and gotten on with it, but I've never developed a proper understanding of OS X.

    Any help would be much appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    nialler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 895 ✭✭✭nialler


    If you hit apple (cmd) - I on the external drive, have you got ignore permissions on this drive ticked? Sounds like a read access error to me.

    Sorry that was a tad unclear, select the external drive, then hit apple-i or under the file menu, get info.


  • #3
    DubTony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭DubTony


    I assume that really shouldn't make any difference as the library I can access is on the same disk. I've changed to these settings and restarted the computer, but I've gotten the same result.

    ScreenShot2013-07-01at110616_zps9a02b7b2.png


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Did you apply those permissions to the enclosed items (using the settings/wheel menu at the bottom)?

    If that doesn't work just find the genius.itdb file and delete it. It's only Genius data. You can probably get rid of extras.itdb as well. Move it to the Desktop if you want to be safe.


  • #5
    DubTony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭DubTony


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Did you apply those permissions to the enclosed items (using the settings/wheel menu at the bottom)?

    If that doesn't work just find the genius.itdb file and delete it. It's only Genius data. You can probably get rid of extras.itdb as well. Move it to the Desktop if you want to be safe.

    Grand, dumped the genius and extras DBs and we're all good. Thanks very much.


Advertisement