Fix “iTunes Library.itl” Cannot Be Read Error on Mac and Windows PC [How-to]

Source: www.igeeksblog.com --- Thursday, October 12, 2017
To put more emphasis on music and movies, Apple removed App Store from iTunes 12.7. The app management feature is so useful; I just couldn't hold myself from getting back the App Store into iTunes by installing iTunes 12.6.3. However, when I launched the previous version of the media library, I got “iTunes Library.itl” cannot be read error. Why this error prevented me from launching the downgraded version of iTunes? The aforementioned error occurred as the iTunes library was created on the newer version of the media library (12.7). To resolve this issue, I had to rename the library. If you have also bumped into the same issue, follow these quick steps to troubleshoot it. How to Fix “iTunes Library.itl” cannot be read Error on Mac and Windows PC Troubleshoot the Error on Mac Step #1. Assuming you have removed the newer version of iTunes and installed the previous version on your computer. Step #2. Simply hit Command+Shift+G and type ~/Music/iTunes/ Or, open Finder → Go menu → Go to Folder and search ~/Music/iTunes/ Step #3. Next, you need to find and rename iTunes Library.itl to iTunes Library.old (If anything goes wrong we can consider this as a backup.) Step #4. Locate the folder “Previous iTunes Libraries” in the same folder and open it. Then, check out the most recent version of an iTunes Library file. For instance, iTunes Library 2017-03-30.itl Note: If you don't see Previous iTunes Libraries, it's fine. Quit the Finder and ...

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