Slimming iTunes

Cheetah Designs · 25 Jan 2011 at 21:33

First off, I need to use iTunes as I want to download their free podcasts.

iTunes comes with a lot of crap with it and I was wondering if anyone knows what I can definitely remove and still have iTunes working funny. I do not own, nor use an iPod.

Memphis · 25 Jan 2011 at 21:48

Is your PC really that poor that you need to worry about it?

Honestly, I've no idea where this hatred towards iTunes comes from but unless you have a legitimate reason to need your PC to run absolutely and completely free of anything remotely unrequired, just leave it alone.

CaptainCrash · 25 Jan 2011 at 22:09

Cheetah Designs said:
iTunes comes with a lot of crap with it and I was wondering if anyone knows what I can definitely remove and still have iTunes working funny. I do not own, nor use an iPod.

There's a guide here which may be useful, with the disclaimer that I haven't tried it myself as I have no use for iTunes whatsoever.

Cheetah Designs · 26 Jan 2011 at 14:51

After some playing (for anyone that is intersted), you need:

iTunes
Quicktime (or Quicktime Alternative)
Apple Application Support

You extract the main installer you download from the apple website and you will see the installer for those applications.

KIA · 26 Jan 2011 at 16:21

I hate iTunes bloat too.

theheyes · 26 Jan 2011 at 17:32

Check to see if you have the Bonjour service running as well - you don't need that either, and since it's sat there listening to the network it's best disabled.

demonix · 26 Jan 2011 at 17:33

fluff said:
I hate iTunes bloat too.

Unfortunately if you follow that guide and install the updater any update will install all the bloat you didn't want to begin with.