What changed in the way media is handled in iTunes 12?  I know the layout is 
different, but why would it slow it down that much?
> On Dec 13, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kliph,
> 
> I very well could be incorrect, but, I’m understanding from your note below 
> that it is your use of iTunes 12 where the extreme slowness occurs.  I 
> emphasized that the database management in iTunes 12 appears to really slow 
> things down, even more than the other file movement activities, thus, your 
> conclusion that you’ll wait until they fix things in iTunes 12 more or less 
> underlines this possibility.
> 
> Later...
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
>> On Dec 13, 2014, at 13:07, Kliph <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> I would have to say this time Tim you are wrong.  When I am running 
>> mavericks on my other macmini, it imports the media like it use to, in no 
>> time at all.  10 thousand songs only took a couple of hours, 3 tops.  It 
>> would import my 3500 movies, in lless than an hour.  I know I have a lot of 
>> media, but this slow process wasn’t until iTunes 12.  And since it is taking 
>> so long, I will not use iTunes for my music collection until they fix it.
>>> On Dec 13, 2014, at 1:18 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi, Kliph,
>>> 
>>> I would suggest that with large imports like you’re doing, that the iTunes 
>>> Database is possibly the issue.  The number of files tends to be as big of 
>>> an issue as the size of the files.  Because iTunes copies your media into 
>>> the iTunes Media folder, moves it around accordingly depending on numerous 
>>> factors, at the same time as adding and updating records in the database, 
>>> it appears to take a considerable amount of time.  I’ve noticed things 
>>> being a little slower as well and believe that the database management 
>>> seems to be taking more work during the import.  Just a educated guess, not 
>>> a known issue..  Some things that can be done to improve performance during 
>>> these sorts of things is to:
>>> 
>>> • import in smaller chunks if possible
>>> • Turn off processes like Time Machine backups or any other backup routines 
>>> while the import is working.
>>> • use high-speed transfer devices like Thunderbolt or USB 3.
>>> • make sure that you have lots of working room on your system storage 
>>> location.  That is, whatever HD or SSD is running your OS, make sure that 
>>> there is lots of room available for the computer to use for temporary 
>>> access.
>>> 
>>> HTH.
>>> 
>>> Later...
>>> 
>>> Tim Kilburn
>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 8, 2014, at 05:35, Kliph <[email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello, I thought this just happened with movies and TV shows.  But when I 
>>>> go to import my personal media into iTunes 12, it’s moving way slower than 
>>>> iTunes 11 did.  For example.  I imported about 10 thousand songs, and it 
>>>> took over a day.  That normally only took about 2 or 3 hours.  Then I did 
>>>> my TV shows, that is about 1TB, that usually took about 4 to 5 hours, it 
>>>> took over a day.  Anyone else notice iTunes 12 importing music slower than 
>>>> iTunes 11?  Thanks.
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