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To HATE iTunes?

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Snatchoo · 18/09/2013 22:58

  • Takes forever to load
  • has to be reopened every time the computer has hibernated otherwise doesn't find my iPhone
  • NEVER syncs properly - I've just spent about half an hour trying (again) to remove some music, ticked the boxes, clicked sync annnnnnnnnnd........no change made Angry


Just a small rant. I'm downloading the new update now, hopefully that will fix it Hmm
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Xmasbaby11 · 18/09/2013 23:01

I hate Itunes and I hate my Macbook. Can't seem to get the hang of any of it. Never buying Apple again.

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LindyHemming · 18/09/2013 23:01

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mumofthemonsters808 · 18/09/2013 23:04

I thought it was only me who had these sort of problems, for want of a better word " it is a pile of shite".

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reggiebean · 18/09/2013 23:09

Snatchoo ios 7 is brilliant, it will all be worth it Grin

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LegArmpits · 18/09/2013 23:09

Have a look at Copy Trans Manager. It's free and it works a treat!

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NoComet · 18/09/2013 23:35

YANBU
In my old motherboard DH had to do incredibly complicated hacks every time it needed up grading. It wasn't a very old or slow PC, but iTunes updates hung everytime.

Even when it will work it's clunky, counterintuitive and shit.

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nancy75 · 18/09/2013 23:51

I thought it was just me, I hate I tunes with a passion, none of it does what you want it to, every button is hidden and it takes forever to go anything oh and god forbid you get a new computer and want to use your I tunes on it! My blood boils just thinking about it

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missnevermind · 19/09/2013 00:05

Ohh we use Copy Trans.
Havnt used iTunes for years

In fact I installed it recently on the new computer to do something in particular and it installed all sorts of bugs. The computer was useless afterwards and I had to do a complete rebuild.

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Snatchoo · 19/09/2013 00:44

Well, I have finally got iOS 7 on it now.

The first time, it got to the end and said there was a problem loading it Hmm so redid it and it's ok now.

Not sure I like the new icons much but never mind.

To get the music I actually WANT on it, I've removed it all then added it. Fuck it, it's nearly 1am I might as well finish what I started!

Euphemia - this is what I don't get. How can the iPad and phone and pods all be so easy to use, so easy to set up, but iTunes so so so shitty?

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Snatchoo · 19/09/2013 00:44

missnevermind tell me more about Copy Trans.....

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Snatchoo · 19/09/2013 00:59

OMG miss you have to tell me tomorrow, it has finished syncing all the music back on AND HASN'T REMOVED THE SONGS I ASKED IT TO!!!

AAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

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Mabelface · 19/09/2013 01:01

It's doing my head in trying to get all my apps back on after upgrading to iOS7. I've got to get up for work in the morning and this is doing my fecking head in. It's taking fecking bloody hours to sort it.

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Thechick · 19/09/2013 06:47

Are the songs in a playlist? Are you sure that you've told the playlist to only include ticked songs?

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CoffeeAndScones · 19/09/2013 06:55

You would be very unreasonable to not hate it. It's the worst.

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frenchfancy · 19/09/2013 07:03

YANBU I refuse to buy apple products because of it, we have samsung phones and a samsung tablet.

Unfortunately DD have an ipod so I still have to use the pile of s**t.

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Crowler · 19/09/2013 07:10

I think it's silly that Apple insists on controlling the content on iphones etc. Our whole house is Apple so I do feel that I've been held hostage by Itunes.

I almost never buy anything from itunes.

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missnevermind · 19/09/2013 07:33

www.copytrans.net/copytransmanager.php

Sorry to post and run. But sometimes its the only way I get to post Grin

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StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes · 19/09/2013 09:11

I have given up on it. tried installing new one but wouldnt work so uninstalled and reinstalled now it wont recognise devices says piece of software is not installed. spent hours on the help chat did everything they said, someone was supposed to ring me back 3 times and no one did they are crap. I wouldnt ring them cos it was not free line. so just have to i cloud stuff. will look at this trans thing i think. I also use spotify now.

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KatyTheCleaningLady · 19/09/2013 10:14

Fuck iTunes. It's shit. I regret having bought an ipod. I should have bought something else. Amazon is cheaper, anyway.

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Snorbs · 19/09/2013 10:33

iTunes on Mac is ok but it's an absolute dog on Windows. I don't know if this is a deliberate ploy by Apple to help promote sales of Macs, or they simply don't care that the Windows version is so awful, or their Windows programmers work by smashing their faces into their keyboards and provided the resulting code compiles they ship it.

Saying that I did hear a rumour that the Windows version is pretty much the Mac version plus an Apple-written compatibility layer between iTunes and Windows to glue it all together. It would go some way to explaining why it's so unstable at least.

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NoComet · 19/09/2013 11:09

Os 7 has actually down loaded very sweetly, but it's horrible, too bright!

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EddieVeddersfoxymop · 19/09/2013 12:55

I feel I have met kindred spirits here!! I HATE itunes.....what annoys me the most is that we have to have seperate log ins on the pc so I can have a library, DH has a library, DD has a library and the ipad can be backed up. 4 logins!!!!!!!!!!! We don't share the same music taste so no way we can share a library, and I dont want all the music to sync to the ipad etc.

I don't trust itunes....I'm always scared that one day it will implode and all my music will be gone........

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Snatchoo · 19/09/2013 12:56

Thanks miss. I'll have a look later.

Definitely only ticked options - I have ticked the 90s playlist option, but for some reason the ticked album 97 Brit Awards Blush isn't downloaded. Have tried to remove Fleetwood Mac - has removed about 75% of songs? It's doing something, but not everything!

I think I might just untick the 90s playlist and create my own. I am so annoyed with it.

And yes, don't like the way it looks now. Too bright! Especially the text messages for some reason.

Had forgotten actually that on transferring iTunes from old to new computer it became corrupted. I had to reinstall which meant adding all my music again. Thank god I still have all my CDs!

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Snatchoo · 19/09/2013 12:57

We share iTunes which is fine, most of the music is mine anyway.

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Lasvegas · 19/09/2013 13:34

misnevermind thanks for the reccomendation another I hate itunes here. I cannot get my music off ailing lap top onto a new lap top. Without taking a degree in software!

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