iPod - Why is iTunes 8 so slow?

rsherid · rsherid #1 (**permalink**)

07-04-2009, 10:25 AM

I just downloaded iTunes 8 for use with my 3G iPod. After using iTunes 7 for so long, I'm taken aback by how slow iTunes 8 loads music onto my iPod via dock. It takes 3 minutes to load 8 podcasts! This can't be right, can it?

It also freezes and crashes when I try to eject the iPod.

baggss · baggss #2 (**permalink**)

07-04-2009, 01:41 PM

Odd, I find iTunes 8 significantly faster than iTunes 7 ever was. I have a huge library of both Music and Video (100,000+ Music and 5000+ Video) and it handles them with ease compared to iTunes 7.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #3 (**permalink**)

07-04-2009, 02:16 PM

Agreed with Baggss. I see no slowdown at all on iTunes 8. This is on OSX and not a Windows machine BTW. I have a rather large collection of music also and no issues here including loading music to my iPhone or iPod.

thecoolone1 · thecoolone1 #4 (**permalink**)

07-06-2009, 12:25 PM

If you have a PC that's probably why lol

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rsherid #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 06, 2008 Posts: 739 Mac Specs: 13" MBP - 2.7 Ghz, Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM.	07-04-2009, 10:25 AM I just downloaded iTunes 8 for use with my 3G iPod. After using iTunes 7 for so long, I'm taken aback by how slow iTunes 8 loads music onto my iPod via dock. It takes 3 minutes to load 8 podcasts! This can't be right, can it? It also freezes and crashes when I try to eject the iPod.
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Member Since: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 10,306 Mac Specs: 27" 3.4 Ghz i7 iMac-13" C2D Macbook-OSX 18.8.2-64Gb iPad 2-32 Gb iPhone 5-ATV 2-14Tb of Storage	07-04-2009, 01:41 PM Odd, I find iTunes 8 significantly faster than iTunes 7 ever was. I have a huge library of both Music and Video (100,000+ Music and 5000+ Video) and it handles them with ease compared to iTunes 7.
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thecoolone1 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 13, 2009 Posts: 14	07-06-2009, 12:25 PM If you have a PC that's probably why lol
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