Hi, Not really sure, but you’re certainly not alone. After reading your response, I did some research on the Net. A number of things came up as factors such as iTunes getting hung-up searching for linked devices, locations of media etc. None of them should really, on their own, have affected iTunes so drastically, but it appears that they have. I realize that you’ve probably stopped using iTunes 12, but, were you having problems with iTunes extreme slowness in day-to-day use or mostly just in the importing of media? My installation seems to perform just fine in its day-to-day use but I haven’t attempted a large import like you did. I, too, have a fairly large library, about 2.3 TB, not as massive as yours but still reasonably large.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Dec 13, 2014, at 14:47, Kliph <kliphzkor...@icloud.com> wrote: > > 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 <kilbu...@me.com >> <mailto:kilbu...@me.com>> 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 <kliphzkor...@icloud.com >>> <mailto:kliphzkor...@icloud.com>> 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 <kilbu...@me.com >>>> <mailto:kilbu...@me.com>> 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 <kliphzkor...@icloud.com >>>>> <mailto:kliphzkor...@icloud.com>> 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. 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