iTunes problem

[inflames988]

my itunes window is really screwed up.... basically that whole source list on the left side is not visible, and part of the "name" category is cut off, and i cant get it to go back to normal...even tried reinstalling it twice and i looked on itunes help stuff but cant find anything

[inflames988]

tried to post a screenshot, cant get it to work.

[inflames988]

http://community.webshots.com/user/muskie88

theres the problem...basically i need a way to totally get rid of the program without losing my library and stuff

[Force Flow]

What happens when you maximize the window?

Do you have the most recent version?

[Haloforce]

Maybe an Unistall, reinstall?

I haven't heard of this and i'be using iTunes for a while now.

[inflames988]

Originally Posted by Force Flow What happens when you maximize the window? Do you have the most recent version?

same thing maximized...and yes i have the most recent version. its really getting annoying and idk whats gunna happen when i get my ipod....and i have tried uninstall/reinstall several times, still nothing.

[Mac Medic]

Maximize the window then resize the last blank column on the right

[inflames988]

what do u mean resize the last blank column at the right....auto size or what??

[damontgo]

hover the mouse where the last column(the blank one) meets the last column that still has data in it, near the top of the page. Your mouse should look a little like this: <|> now resize your blank column to the right, so it gets smaller, you need to drag it. The other columns may shift by themselves, or you may have to adjust those as well.

[inflames988]

nothing happened. i shifted the right column to be smaller and same w/ the other ones...nothing

[inflames988]

i tried moving my library and importing it again...lost 70 songs doing this. it jsut said it couldnt find them.

[inflames988]

if anyone has an ipod...can you tell me how u get music to it using itunes? my source bar thing on the left is still totally gone and im serious when i say NOTHING will fix this. im getting an iPod for christmas and i NEED to be able to gey my songs to my iPod.

[Ob1]

i tried using itunes and it was a pain for me as well, so i switched and now i use ephpod, which is freeware, and it works really well, very simple and no problems.

www.ephpod.com

hope you this helps, it doesn't fix your itunes problem, but its an alternative to getting songs on your ipod until u can rectify the itunes problem.

who knows u might like ephpod more then itunes!!!!!!1

[inflames988]

thanks. ill try that when i get the ipod if i cant get itunes working. i duno how this happened though seems like no1 has ever heard of this.

[Mac Medic]

Try resizing all the column so they are too big, forcing the scroll bar to appear at the bottom of the window, then see if you are able to scroll to the left and reveal the sidebar. Also, can you grab the very most left side vertical bar and resize that? can't do it on a Mac but maybe on windows.

Also, do a search for itunes in windows explorer and see if you can find and delete the preferences file, thus resetting the window preferences.

[inflames988]

yea ive done the thing with the scrollbar before....even the scrollbar is cut off and i can move it to the RIGHT making the problem worse and back to the left when i do this but it only goes back as far as the point where it gets cut off. idk what u meant about the vertical column did u mean the edge of the window? moving that doesnt do anything either...and what exactly is this process file and how do i get it back after i delete it

EDIT: preferences file*

[Mac Medic]

on the Mac the window size is remembered in a pref.plist file. It is probably in the registry in windows though. But, if you can find it and get rid of it, all your itunes preferences will be reset to their default allowing you to start over.

[inflames988]

Originally Posted by oem_guy_2002 on the Mac the window size is remembered in a pref.plist file. It is probably in the registry in windows though. But, if you can find it and get rid of it, all your itunes preferences will be reset to their default allowing you to start over.

would i lose anything else? like the info about my songs (names, album, track #) i dont care about ratings for the songs or like that kinda stuff. theres a file called like itunes library.xls that keeps all the important stuff, ill make a copy of that bfor i find this file. anyone have any idea how i could find it?

[inflames988]

you are the man!! finally got it, ugh ill remember that, the itunes.pref files were hidden...found them, deleted, and all is good! thanks again