How rubbish is iTunes???

bloodiedathame · 8 May 2014 at 22:42

I've never had a problem with iTunes...

memyselfandi · 19 May 2014 at 13:35

Spent most of yesterday evening swearing at iTunes on Windows. Normally I have no issue with it and can sync stuff to my iPod and iPad without issues.

But yesterday it was really acting up ... I don't know if it was the latest update but it just wasn't syncing things properly at all. Try and sync a CD to the iPod, iTunes hangs at the end of syncing the first track. Have to kill it as it's not responding at all.

- Re-installed iTunes
- Reset iPod

Still acting up but at least let me copy a little before hanging .... each hang i need to do the following:
- kill iTunes in task manager
- unplug iPod
- Restart iTunes
- Reset iTunes sync history in device preferences
- Plug in iPod and let it be detected
- Eject iPod cleanly
- Plug in iPod and let it be detected
- Sync track 2 of the CD to be synced to the iPod (syncing track 1 will hang again)
- Sync remaining tracks of CD including track 1

Then I can sync random numbers of CDs, between 4 and 10, before the issue happens again

Irritating to say the least, and something that wasn't happening last time I did it.

snips86x · 19 May 2014 at 13:44

I really feel for you mate, I would have given up and been so ****ed an in a sulk, I wouldn't have bothered even trying to finish it......and then tried again later

I'm not looking forward to setting up my wifes iPad when she gets it

thecremeegg · 20 May 2014 at 00:10

Use another program instead, I know Winamp could manage ipods back in the day?

Deleted member 77746 · 20 May 2014 at 11:14

OP hates iTunes... OP doesn't use another program to eliminate hate = FAIL.

m4cc45 · 20 May 2014 at 11:54

mrbell1984 said:
OP hates iTunes... OP doesn't use another program to eliminate hate = FAIL.

Why should he though? It's the software designed by the maker of the items he's paid for. Most of the decent tools that can do this as well either charge or put in cripple-ware which deliberately slows the transfers down or adding a conversion wait time (even though nothings being converted).

I've had problems in the past and I absolutely hate the UI for it. My wifes old is a nightmare to transfer stuff to where as the company iPhone I have is a lot better but still not brilliant. I still hate how you can't actually use it as a storage device and drag and drop items to and from it.

M.

Deleted member 77746 · 20 May 2014 at 14:40

m4cc45 said:
Why should he though? It's the software designed by the maker of the items he's paid for. Most of the decent tools that can do this as well either charge or put in cripple-ware which deliberately slows the transfers down or adding a conversion wait time (even though nothings being converted).

I've had problems in the past and I absolutely hate the UI for it. My wifes old is a nightmare to transfer stuff to where as the company iPhone I have is a lot better but still not brilliant. I still hate how you can't actually use it as a storage device and drag and drop items to and from it.

M.

Because there is an issue probably not relating to iTunes but the users of iTunes or something breaking it not directly related to iTunes itself...

shiver · 20 May 2014 at 15:13

Generally, iTunes is ridiculously easy to use.

Just need to make sure the files are where it thinks they are (just like any other media player with a library....)

tnx · 20 May 2014 at 15:42

I install iTunes onto my PC but use iMToo iTransfer to add music etc etc onto my iPhone,iPod and iPad.

It is easy to use, infact falling off a log would be harder.

OspreyO · 20 May 2014 at 16:01

shiver said:
Generally, iTunes is ridiculously easy to use.

Just need to make sure the files are where it thinks they are (just like any other media player with a library....)

I think its the concept of editing meta data (tags) not moving files around themselves that causes confusion.

Its really a metaphor for data, (drag and drop tags) over another metaphor (drag and drop files).