On Oct 4, 2005, at 4:12 PM, Lynda Farabee wrote: > Some days it works; most it doesn't. (Please consult archives for > rehash???) > > It's got to be the/my mac. So I'm wondering about trashing itunes > and reinstalling but I need help on how to do that. I don't want to > lose my library. I'm running 5.0.1 ..... > > Do I do a search for "itunes" and throw away everything listed (but > the library). Then do I reinstall from the Tiger CD and then update > from Apple site? Back-up the music folder in your home folder. I don't think you need to trash Itunes. I would start by trashing the prefs. You can also do an archive & install. This will install all new OS & keeping your data files intact. --- James Paul Manley jpmanley at gmail.com