*Problems trying to use an iTunes folder (library) from Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard) in OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)*
G4 power Mac MDD 1.25 Ghz dual finally gave up due to a failing graphics card. My current challenge: my large iTunes folder and media are on a 750G drive that was internal in the G4. When connecting it to the new Mac Mini (late 2014) that I just bought, I can't get the iTunes application to connect to the version of iTunes on the iTunes drive I was using in the G4, which was running Leopard (OS 10.5.8) and the iTunes version that worked with that OS. I spent an hour at Apple's Genius Bar with three people weighing in. The final consensus was that I may need to upgrade the iTunes folder on the external drive to Lion or later BEFORE I can get the Yosemite (OS 10.10.5) iTunes version to work. The theory is that the power Mac iTunes structure may not leap ahead to the Intel OS easily. Last night I spent an hour on the phone with Apple Care, and still no solution working directly with the Mac Mini and the drive which contains my iTunes media from the G4 environment. I have an iMac from 2009 still running Snow Leopard. Does it seem like a good idea to try to connect this external drive to the iMac and see if it can read the iTunes structure? Should I consider an incremental upgrade to the iMac I order to save my playlist structure from the OS 10.5.8? The library is almost 700G, so I want to make sure I don't lose all the work put into compiling the playlists. I backed up the drive last night. Any ideas? Most of the Apple folks don't have the experience of moving from this older OS to the 10.10.5 system. Thanks for any ideas, Mira -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
