Yet another problem with iTunes - Off-Topic

#1 Posted by natetodamax (18927 posts) - 5 months, 7 days ago

I just downloaded the "new and improved" version of iTunes and I'm unsurprisingly already having problems. The thing wants to download every episode of Breaking Bad season 4. I've already watched all of season 4 on iTunes, but for some reason it thinks I want to redownload every single episode. The thing is, each episode (in HD) takes 15+ minutes to download, and I can't sync music on my iPod until it's finished with every episode. I can't find a way to stop it. Is there?

#2 Posted by MariachiMacabre (5359 posts) - 5 months, 7 days ago

Can't you pause the downloads? I know you used to be able to pause them.

#3 Posted by Fallen189 (4753 posts) - 5 months, 7 days ago

Get different software. Its that easy

#4 Posted by natetodamax (18927 posts) - 5 months, 7 days ago

@MariachiMacabre said:

Can't you pause the downloads? I know you used to be able to pause them.

There's no option to. I right clicked on each of them and hit delete but nothing happens. They can only be deleted after they've been downloaded it seems.

#5 Posted by GunslingerPanda (4055 posts) - 5 months, 7 days ago

I think the only real solution is Don't use iTunes.

#6 Posted by Apparatus_Unearth (2742 posts) - 5 months, 7 days ago

I'm pretty sure on the right there's a pause button on the download list.

#7 Posted by Neurotic (612 posts) - 5 months, 7 days ago

Yup, new iTunes sucks. Yesterday, it wouldn't add any new songs to the Library until I unchecked something in the Preference menu and when maximised the window is too big so that the scroll bar is off the side of the screen. Have to minimise it and bring it back up to sort that out.

I would get different software but I have an iPhone and don't know of any other convenient way to get stuff on it other than iTunes.

#8 Posted by natetodamax (18927 posts) - 5 months, 7 days ago

@Apparatus_Unearth said:

I'm pretty sure on the right there's a pause button on the download list.

There literally isn't, lol. Not that I could see anyway.

#9 Posted by Apparatus_Unearth (2742 posts) - 5 months, 7 days ago

Another solution that might work, go into your iPod sync settings, and change the sync settings so that it won't sync season 4 of Breaking Bad. I think you have to set it to sync only videos you choose or something? I don't know, I use a Zune. But I seem to remember something like that.

#10 Posted by Icemo (541 posts) - 5 months, 7 days ago

I have an old iPod Touch sitting around in my car. Haven't added any new music to it in years since iTunes was such an annoying software to use. Thank god there are other solutions to bring music to my car.