Does he have one of those external drives that is by default set up to encrypt everything? That could have bearing on it.
On Feb 22, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Kevin Callahan <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay - this doesn’t appear to be an iTunes problem. > He just tested running files off the external drive using VLC player and it > too paused for 30 seconds. > K > >> On Feb 22, 2015, at 1:35 PM, Kevin Callahan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I’m hoping someone has some suggestions. >> >> A friend of mine, a professor at a major university, unfortunately is >> relegated to using a Dell laptop with 3 GB of RAM running Windows 7 >> Enterprise 2009 Service Pack 1. 32-bit. >> >> Due to storage constraints, he has been running his iTunes library off an >> external LaCie D2 Quadra V3C (1.16 TB free out of 1.8.1 TB). His control >> panel says there is 0% fragmentation. >> >> Most of the files he ripped from his CDs are in Apple Lossless format. Some >> of the videos in his library are from YouTube (H.264?). >> >> Playback of both music and video will often pause for 30 - 90 seconds, then >> resume from where it was paused. It can happen several times in one file. >> It is random, but happens enough that it’s impossible to listen to music or >> watch a video. He is running the latest version of iTunes (12.1) which he >> installed last Friday, but the problem existed prior to the update. >> >> He did some searching online and found posts from 2010-2013 talking bout >> this very playback issue happening on both Windows and Mac - and it seems >> related to running the library off an external drive. However, I haven’t >> been able to find any recents posts concerning this problem. >> >> I run my music and photo libraries on external drives on 3 machines and am >> not having this problem running Yosemite. >> >> I realize there could be many factors causing the pauses in his case. >> >> I asked him to try a different media player using content from the external >> drive. >> >> I know this is a talk list for Mac OS X! But I’m hoping there are some >> cross-platform experts here who may have run into this problem or have >> suggestions. >> >> Thanks, >> Kevin >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
