.m4a file icons went blank under Lion and iTunes 10.4

oxocube · Jul 21, 2011, 12:48 PM

I installed Lion, as well as upgraded to iTunes 10.4, yesterday. Everything went well.

My only annoyance is that .m4a files now have blank icons, instead of the usual design. MP3 icons display fine. .m4v file icons are blank as well, e.g., on TV shows I have purchased from the iTunes Music Store.

I did what I thought were the obvious things to do: 'Get Info' for one of the files, make sure iTunes is the default program to open it with, and hit the 'Change All' button. Nothing. I've also (i) restarted the system more than a few times, (ii) used Disk Utility to repair the permissions on my machine, and (iii) reset launch services. All to no avail.

These files all play fine - they open with iTunes when I double click on them, and iTunes recognizes and plays all items in my library. It's just an aesthetic thing but it's driving me nuts.

Any ideas on what else to try?

Jolly Jimmy · Jul 21, 2011, 01:15 PM

This old problem is back again after being fixed last year. It's interesting that MP3's seem unaffected for you. I only have .m4a apple lossless files and they were all blank.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...=940273&page=4

ChadG12 · Jul 22, 2011, 04:27 PM

I'm having the same problem, but it's affecting .m4a AND .m4v files. iTunes doesn't even show up as an option to associate the files with, I have to select it with "Other..."

I've rebooted, repaired permissions, and rebuilt the launch services database, all to no avail. Very frustrating.

juvenile38 · Jul 22, 2011, 08:05 PM

I'm having the same problems with mp3's also

qazx · Aug 1, 2011, 12:37 PM

Having the same problem just glad I am not the only one! Have submitted feedback to Apple in case anyone doesn't know how to do this link below:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

Jul 21, 2011, 12:48 PM	#1
oxocube macrumors member Join Date: May 2007	.m4a file icons went blank under Lion and iTunes 10.4 I installed Lion, as well as upgraded to iTunes 10.4, yesterday. Everything went well. My only annoyance is that .m4a files now have blank icons, instead of the usual design. MP3 icons display fine. .m4v file icons are blank as well, e.g., on TV shows I have purchased from the iTunes Music Store. I did what I thought were the obvious things to do: 'Get Info' for one of the files, make sure iTunes is the default program to open it with, and hit the 'Change All' button. Nothing. I've also (i) restarted the system more than a few times, (ii) used Disk Utility to repair the permissions on my machine, and (iii) reset launch services. All to no avail. These files all play fine - they open with iTunes when I double click on them, and iTunes recognizes and plays all items in my library. It's just an aesthetic thing but it's driving me nuts. Any ideas on what else to try? __________________ Mac Mini late 2009, 24" ACD, & 27" iMac 2011
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Jul 21, 2011, 01:15 PM	#2
Jolly Jimmy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2007	This old problem is back again after being fixed last year. It's interesting that MP3's seem unaffected for you. I only have .m4a apple lossless files and they were all blank. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...=940273&page=4
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Jul 22, 2011, 04:27 PM	#3
ChadG12 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2011	I'm having the same problem, but it's affecting .m4a AND .m4v files. iTunes doesn't even show up as an option to associate the files with, I have to select it with "Other..." I've rebooted, repaired permissions, and rebuilt the launch services database, all to no avail. Very frustrating.
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Jul 22, 2011, 08:05 PM	#4
juvenile38 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2011	I'm having the same problems with mp3's also
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Aug 1, 2011, 12:37 PM	#5
qazx macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	Having the same problem just glad I am not the only one! Have submitted feedback to Apple in case anyone doesn't know how to do this link below: http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
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