[iTunes] iTunes 8 - turning off the Genius sidebar

[Kirk McElhearn]

On Sep 24, 2008, at 9:16 PM, Becca wrote:

> I just downloaded iTunes 8, and have the Genius sidebar... when I  
> click on "hide sidebar" I get an error message that says that it  
> can't access the iTunes Store - but when I click on the link for the  
> iTunes store, it accesses it with no problem.
>
> I really don't want to turn on their Genius... I use my iPod mostly  
> for audiobooks, and it's worthless for me. I really resent the  
> amount of space it's taking up on my iTunes screen, but can't seem  
> to get rid of it... can anyone help me?

When you click the button at the bottom of the window, the sidebar  
doesn't go away? Weird...

Try the Store menu, choose Turn off Genius. See if that helps.


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