Hi Esther. I want to thank you for the very detailed explanation as to what has to be done to downgrade iTunes. I will read all the info you provided and figure out what the best course of action will be. Thanks again for a great post.
Earle On 2011-07-25, at 3:53 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Earle, > > Have you tried going to Apple's software downloads site? Assuming you are > looking for laptop distributions, this would be: > http://support.apple.com/downloads/#portablecomputers > Use the web item rotor shortcut VO-U and set the rotor (pressing Up and Left > arrow keys) to Headings. You'll find listings for both iTunes 10.4 and > 10.3.1. > > However, the process of downgrading requires you to also delete files from > your system's /Library/Receipts folder and also the associated preference > file (com.apple.iTunes.plist) in the Library/Preferences folder of your user > account. If you have a Time Machine backup of your older iTunes library, > it's probably simpler to restore iTunes that backup. The reason that you > need to make these additional file deletions is that your system's Software > Updater checks your receipts to determine what version of each application > you are running, what other dependencies that application version needs, and > when you need a new download version. If you "fix" things by hand in such a > way as to invalidate the current system records of what you have installed, > you could run into problems. For example, iTunes uses QuickTime to play and > record music, but that dependency is not something you need to know about -- > unless you break something in the system. The reason you need to delete th e > .plist file is because the new version of iTunes may have settings for > features that are not in the old preference file. > > I have not tried rolling back any of my versions of iTunes, but if you want > to try it, I will point you to an appletoolbox.com web page with instructions > for downgrading from iTunes 10.0.1 to 10.0 that outlines the likely steps > you will need to take. I'm going to assume that your iTunes downgrade is > independent of any system update from Snow Leopard to Lion. Here's the > appletoolbox.com web page link: > <http://appletoolbox.com/2010/10/how-to-downgrade-itunes-10-0-1-to-itunes-10-0-get-genius-sidebar-back/> > > I'd be happier if I could find one specifically for downgrading from 10.4 to > 10.3.1, but I haven't read anything that covers that. The old MacFixit site > (before they sold it to CNet and the quality of content dropped) would > probably have covered a topic like that. But it has been two years since > that site was available, and the current site does not cover this subject. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Jul 24, 2011, at 20:17, Earle wrote: > >> Does anyone know where I can find old versions of iTunes? I want to >> downgrade from 10.4 but can't seem to find 10.3.1 anywhere. I've been >> looking all over but have come up empty. If anyone has any ideas I'd really >> appreciate it. >> ---------- >> Earle >> >> Twitter, Facebook, Skype, and Yahoo: rowdyamerican >> Msn: [email protected] > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
