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    iPhone XS Possible to downgrade to iOS 12 via iTunes backup restore?

    I have a faulty iPhone XS. I was advised by an Apple Authorised Service Provider that if they find out that the circuit board may need to be replaced, I will lose all of my data, and when returned, it would be as if I received a new phone. Also, it's possible a newer version of iOS is installed...
    • SackJabbit
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    • backup ios 12 itunes restore
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPhone
  2. N

    need battery replacement, help with backing up various files

    Hi All. I have a battery replacement scheduled for an iPhone 8 and need some clarification on backing up and making certain I have a copy of my stuff. I completed a backup through iTunes to my PC. I understand it’s encrypted so I just can’t pull a single file or note from it. I want to know if...
  3. msephton

    Why does iTunes briefly show an empty popup window when accessing online features, only on one of my computers?

    When I choose any online part of iTunes a window pops up for a second or two, is blank apart from an indeterminate-style spinner, and goes away after a second or two. - This happens on my Mac mini (2018), but not my MBP (early-2013) - Mac mini is 3X or 4X faster than the MBP - Mac mini was a...
  4. dumiku

    Music App stope recognising my iTunes folder

    Hi, The Music App stop recognizing my iTunes folder, prior to yesterday every time I drag a new song into the Music app, the file was moved into the ~/iTunes/iTunes Medias/Music/. My mac automatically shut down early in the morning after rebooting only songs that I added less than a week ago are...
  5. jwatters579

    Music / Compilations / Artists

    Hello All! I have spent about the past three months burning onto Apple Music (AKA iTunes) CDs that were compilations. Today, I finally decided to listen to music by a particular artist from those compilations. I was surprised to realize that they dont show in the Artist view in the Music app but...
  6. GIZBUG

    Help me understand iTunes (Music) Library

    All my music (that I ripped over the years) is stored on my Synology NAS, which is part of my home network. I did this because I don't want terabytes upon terabytes on music on my iMac drive. I am an Apple Music subscriber. I am trying to understand how the library of music works. In the past...
    • GIZBUG
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    • itunes library music app
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    Keyboard Controls & iTunes 10 on Catalina

    Hi all, I am running iTunes 10 on Catalina thanks to Retroactive, and would like to know if there is any I can reconfigure the forward/backward and play/pause keys to apply to iTunes instead of the Music app. As of now if I press the buttons they only open up Apple Music app rather than affect...
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    iTunes (None tv app) TV show playlist Shuffle

    Hello, I’ve created a video playlist inside of iTunes (none TV app version) and I was wondering if there was a way to shuffle them? For example this playlist haves a number of shows in it and I wanted it to randomly change (shuffle episodes) after each episode. On the Apple TV (product not...
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    iBooks/Books Sporadically Not Syncing - We Know Apple SUCKS at Syncing, Though

    Mac Pro 5,1 running 10.14.6 (18G95). All backups and as much as can be done via iTunes (12.9.5.5) is done through there direct connected. Book Library will sync correctly about 20% of the time. Other times, only about 30% of the books appear on the iPhone (X running iOS 12.4). Have toggled the...
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    iTunes (None tv app) Shuffle TV show playlist?

    Hello, I’ve created a video playlist inside of iTunes (none TV app version) and I was wondering if there was a way to shuffle them? For example this playlist haves a number of shows in it and I wanted it to randomly change (shuffle episodes) after each episode. On the Apple TV (product not...
    • ShizumiAoki
    • Thread
    • itunes itunes - problems macos 10.13.6 playlist shuffle
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  11. Rumblefi$h

    Make Apple Music backwards compatible with iTunes?

    Hi! Can anyone help me with this: I run a pretty large iTunes library on a Synology NAS which i access with my Mac Pro from 2012. The highest OS i can run on that is High Sierra which is not compatible with Apple Music. I also have a MacBook Pro 2015 running MacOS Catalina wich can't run iTunes...
    • Rumblefi$h
    • Thread
    • apple music catalina 10.15.5 high sierra (mac os 10.13) itunes mac pro (2012) macbook pro nas sync synology
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    How to keep device able to receive media from 2 MBPs without switching settings every time

    What do I need to do to be able to use both my MBPs, a 2009 on 10.11.6 and a 2015 on Catalina, to put audio on to the same device, iPhone 6, without having to cut the cable so to speak on one n order to link to the other? This is for manual transfer, not synced, and of personal audio not...
  13. CheatSheet

    Cheat-Sheet for SwiftUI

    SwiftUI is an innovative, exceptionally simple way to build user interfaces across all Apple platforms. You're faster in development and it's easier to separate design and logic. Cheat-Sheet for SwiftUI shows all UI elements and the needed source code. Each UI element is presented in one or...
  14. dukee101

    In Apple's Music.app, how can I search among comment ID3 tags?

    I use the comment ID3 tag to apply sub-genres to my songs (e.g. a song by Metallica will have 'Rock' in the genre tag, and also 'Metal' in the comment tag). Prior to Catalina, in iTunes, I used to be able to use the search functionality to search my library using comment tags. Now, in Music.app...
    • dukee101
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    • catalina itunes music app
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  15. netnative

    Aftermath of Migrating from PC iTunes to Mac Music

    I just setup my first Mac —a 13-inch MacBook Pro. During the setup process I used Migration Assistant to transfer my iTunes music from a Windows PC. All the files and playlists were transferred, but it seems they were not transferred correctly. The iTunes Music Media folder location on my PC is...
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    iPhone SE (2016) Apple's Special Version of iTunes That Still Has an App Store Currently Incompatible With iPhone SE (2nd gen)

    PSA: If anybody is getting the new iPhone SE (2020) and trying to keep the old version of iTunes 12.6.5.3 on a Mac, you're going to be out of luck. When I connect the phone, there's a popup that says: "The iPhone [____] cannot be used because it requires iTunes version 12.10.6 or later. Would...
    • kevvyc
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    • 12.6.5.3 app store iphone se 2 itunes
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iPhone
  17. purdnost

    Outlined Heart Icon?

    I was looking at my music library in the Apple Music desktop app, and I noticed some songs had red heart icons next to them, indicating that I had "loved" those songs, of course. There were also some songs that had just the red outline of a heart next to them. What does this indicate?
  18. Apple Music Problems

    How to stop Apple Music/iTunes downloading songs from playlists?

    Hello there, I first want to say sorry if this isn't posted in the right place, I am completely new to this website. My problem is that every time my saved playlists (New Music Mix and Chill Music Mix specifically) are updated with new songs, these songs are automatically downloaded to my...
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    Music folder much bigger than itunes library

    Hi, my itunes library says its 627Gb. However the itunes Music folder, once i excluded all the apps/podcasts etc, just the Music folder, is 673Gb. Why is that? I tried importing it all into itunes, and no new tracks are added. So its not like there are lots of files in the Music folder, that...
    • Naigi
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    • finder itunes itunes - problems
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    "Saving Cover Flow"- A Global Conundrum

    Though lots of complaints had been posted, I can't find much useful information about Blocking_iTunes/AppStore_upgrader, ever since they introduced Yosemite--OS X 10.10. ..Why? One search revealed prior patent_ownership issues. Which means someone must have the special code to 'fix' this issue...
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