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> On Feb 22, 2015, at 2:26 PM, Macs R We <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does he have one of those external drives that is by default set up to > encrypt everything? That could have bearing on it. After testing with other players and testing the USB ports and cables, it appears to be entirely unrelated to iTunes and likely his hard drive starting to fail. So this experience will not dissuade him from upgrading to a Mac (and continuing to use iTunes) when the university allows, which is his plan. But that's a good question; I'll ask about encryption. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone 5S > >> 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 _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
