I have a problem with an external drive I use for iTunes.
I have two 2tb external drives used solely for iTunes, with separate content (two because the first one filled up).
Every couple of days I get an error when I try to buy content on iTunes, it's error 50, which I know is common, but the usual fixes don't help.
What I have to do is shut down itunes, forcibly eject the newer hard drive (it won't eject on it's own as it says it's in use), unplug/plug back in, then open iTunes again. Now it will download happily.
When the error occurs I can still access the drive in Finder, I can play content from it in iTunes and write to it in Finder, I just can't write new content to it in iTunes.
Any ideas on the cause and a fix would be greatly appreciated, or any way to find out what program is using the drive once iTunes is shut down? I have Googled the latter and have found ways to see what is using a file but not a whole drive.
Many thanks
Anthony
I have two 2tb external drives used solely for iTunes, with separate content (two because the first one filled up).
Every couple of days I get an error when I try to buy content on iTunes, it's error 50, which I know is common, but the usual fixes don't help.
What I have to do is shut down itunes, forcibly eject the newer hard drive (it won't eject on it's own as it says it's in use), unplug/plug back in, then open iTunes again. Now it will download happily.
When the error occurs I can still access the drive in Finder, I can play content from it in iTunes and write to it in Finder, I just can't write new content to it in iTunes.
Any ideas on the cause and a fix would be greatly appreciated, or any way to find out what program is using the drive once iTunes is shut down? I have Googled the latter and have found ways to see what is using a file but not a whole drive.
Many thanks
Anthony