It took some research and some trial and error to piece this article together. Note: the loss of MAS functionality after using old methods for reverting to iTunes 10.7 will typically manifest itself after the first post-install reboot. The MAS is Apple’s delivery mechanism for all its applications, system software and security updates.Ī full install of iTunes 10.7 in Mavericks breaks Apple’s software update system because, with Mavericks, Apple made sure iTunes 11 and MAS share the use of several important frameworks and libraries. But, those old methods will break the Mac App Store’s (MAS) functionality.
The old revert methods developed for Mountain Lion will work. Don’t rollback to iTunes 10.7 the old way On my computer, I prefer using iTunes 10.7 for my 3 terabyte music collection. We use it with our modern iOS devices etc. My wife’s computer has the newest iTunes. Fact is, anytime you install a major release of OSX- Like from Mountain Lion to Mavericks to Yosemite, etc.-you will get an updated iTunes. However, Mavericks was the minimum needed and I wanted to test the waters.Īmong other things, I was dreading the update to Mavericks because it automatically updates iTunes to 11. Yes, I could have gone with Yosemite or even El Captain. I was forced to update my stable OSX Mountain Lion to Mavericks because of a new Nikon D810 camera and Adobe CC 2015 software. It is really a rollback or a revert to iTunes 10.7. We’ve read negative reviews about the iTunes 12 versions.įor people like us it is not really a downgrade from iTunes 11 to iTunes 10.7. We hated iTunes 11 and we have our reasons. Most people seem to think those are great. Downgrade from iTunes 11? I know, iTunes 11 has been out for a while and Apple even has an iTunes 12.
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