Hi Andy, I'm guessing that you open iTunes from the dock, using VO-space. What's happening is that you're not pressing the Control and Option keys at quite the same time. On the Mac, using the Option key usually indicates you want an alternate option. So when you start up your Mac, and hold down the Option key, you'll be able to choose a different boot device from your default hard drive (by pressing your arrow keys to move to a different attached hard drive that is bootable, and pressing "Return"). Or in iTunes, if you move to the search field (with Command-Option-f), type in a search string, and then press Option-Return, the search is conducted in the iTunes Store rather than your Library.
If you launch iTunes from the dock by pressing the "Return" key, your default library will open automatically. What's happening is that your separate press of the "Option" key is being detected,so you're being asked whether you want to open some other iTunes library than your default one. This is just one of the instances where having the two keys, Control and Option, acting as the VoiceOver keys, can confuse your Mac about whether you want to separately press the Option key when launching iTunes. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 30, 2013, at 10:19 AM, Andy Collins wrote: > Hi all - > > Quite regularly, when I open iTunes, a message comes up asking me to "choose > an iTunes library." It's not an issue as I can go in to the Music folder, and > highlight the iTunes folder from in there, but it doesn't seem to stick. This > doesn't happen every time, but often enough to make me wonder why it happens, > and if others get the same - > > Andy <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
