Total Assimilation isn't for Me

[jcb]

With a MacBook Pro, iPad and iPhone, I've gone farther to the dark side (yes, I know I'm mixing my SciFi references) than I planned or anticipated.

But I'm drawing the line with iTunes. Since downloading Mavericks, iTunes has hung up my MacBook Pro (not just iTunes but the whole MacBook Pro) whenever I try to download any file from the iTunes Store. Podcast, App or Movie, doesn't matter.

I'm fairly sure it is something to do with storing a massive amount of sound and video files on a networked Windows 7 hard drive, but Mountain Lion didn't object, not too strenuously.

So, the irony is that to get iTunes to work (at all) I'm having to run it on my Windows 7 computer.

 

[OKW Lover]

Jack, you've actually come to the light side.

Don't know what's up with your iTunes problem though. I've got >4k songs total ~40GB on my MBP without any problem. Suggest you re-install iTunes (you won't loose any data).

 

[jcb]

I've reinstalled iTunes twice. I've also done a fresh install of Mavericks. This is something Mavericks or iTunes 11.?? changed. Those are the only variables.

I have 410 Gb in my iTunes library so it won't come close to fitting on my MacBook Pro or the external hard drive I use to back up photos taken while traveling.

 

[OKW Lover]

Can't think of what else you might need to do Jack.

Checking the various online sources I see a suggestion about unchecking the option to automatically download album art but that would only affect you for a while until everything was caught up. I'll do some further research.

 

[jcb]

I'm baffled too - I think its a drive mapping issue caused by the revisions to the power algorithms.

I thought about trying to reverse the polarity but that would only confuse it.

 

[Stacy's a freak]

I'm baffled too - I think its a drive mapping issue caused by the revisions to the power algorithms.

I thought about trying to reverse the polarity but that would only confuse it.

I hope these sentences are a joke ... because I could do was laugh. These words are not comprehensible to my brain. And I thought I was a little bit savvy

 

[jcb]

I hope these sentences are a joke ... because I could do was laugh. These words are not comprehensible to my brain. And I thought I was a little bit savvy

Yep. I watched way too much Doctor Who this weekend.

 

[Daisybelle]

Awesome throw to the 50th special and even awesomer smilie!!

 

[AndyPok1]

Yeah, the only Apple products I use are my iPad and iTunes. I have almost 40k songs, and sadly haven't found an app that handles that many easily.

 

[k5jm]

With a MacBook Pro, iPad and iPhone, I've gone farther to the dark side (yes, I know I'm mixing my SciFi references) than I planned or anticipated.

But I'm drawing the line with iTunes. Since downloading Mavericks, iTunes has hung up my MacBook Pro (not just iTunes but the whole MacBook Pro) whenever I try to download any file from the iTunes Store. Podcast, App or Movie, doesn't matter.

I'm fairly sure it is something to do with storing a massive amount of sound and video files on a networked Windows 7 hard drive, but Mountain Lion didn't object, not too strenuously.

So, the irony is that to get iTunes to work (at all) I'm having to run it on my Windows 7 computer.

Jack, there is an inherit problem in Windows 7, yes Windows 7, that involves Microsoft's new version of File Sharing (SMB2). Microsoft also redesigned how it does the entire TCP stack.

I would suggest, on Windows 7, doing the following to correct your issue.

To disable SMBv2 and SMBv3 on the SMB client, run the following commands:

• sc.exe config lanmanworkstation depend= bowser/mrxsmb10/nsi
• sc.exe config mrxsmb20 start= disabled

To enable SMBv2 and SMBv3 on the SMB client, run the following commands:

• sc.exe config lanmanworkstation depend= bowser/mrxsmb10/mrxsmb20/nsi
• sc.exe config mrxsmb20 start= aut

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[jcb]

Interesting, I'll try this when I get home.

 

[wiigirl]

Yeah, the only Apple products I use are my iPad and iTunes. I have almost 40k songs, and sadly haven't found an app that handles that many easily.

woah!

 

[HubbDave]

Use the oscillation over thruster