iTunes problem: major slowdown/lag

iTunes may be adjusting the playback volume of each of your 1700 tracks, one at a time. This is quite resource-intensive - but it's a one-off process. If this is happening, you should see information to that effect in iTunes oval status window - it's safe to leave the program running overnight or whatever, if you'd like to get it out of the way.

Alternatively, you can switch off the feature by disabling "Sound Check" in Preferences.

It sounds like your laptop should have plenty of power to handle iTunes once this has finished.

Hmmm. You might like to try temporarily disabling any antivirus software, and generally shutting down as many processes as possible - it might be that one in particular is draining your resources. What processor and how much RAM do you have?

Ok. That matches/exceeds my music computer's spec in all those areas, I also use XP, and I'm having no performance issues with iTunes, so it looks like there is another process draining your resources. Try eliminating as much as possible. Good luck!

wonder if it could be related to Symantec Antivirus.

i'll check your suggestion.

Originally posted by witchboy
wonder if it could be related to Symantec Antivirus.

i'll check your suggestion.

I am a Norton user and have had no issues with lag on either XP or 2000.

What kind of video card do you guys with a problem have?

Has to do with something and its not resources. If it was strictly resources then machines like those described above and in other threads would have no issue with the app but yet they do.

Witchboy has a 1.6 proc with 512 MB RAM on a XP machine. I have it running just fine on a secondary machine my girlfriend use that has an 800 MHz proc and 512 MB's of ram. Zero lag except when resizing. The proc is never pinned at 80, 90 or 100 % like reported in all of the threads discussing this issue.

My W2K server is only for F&P, 700 MHz proc with 384 MB Ram. No lag at all under normal conditions.

There are people in some threads with have 2.6 proc's and a gig of ram where iTunes grounds there system to a halt.

If it was strictly a resource issue there wouldn?t be a discrepancy like there is between the specs that can run it on some machines but not others.

Personally I feel that even when it runs fine on my machines it take up too many resources for a music management app. So it could be coded better but I don?t think its issues are tied directly to resources.

i hate that lagggggggg!!
it happens to me too...and its not because of other apps, or lack resources.
i think it's just not handling the syncing/recognition of the ipod as smoothly as it should.
when it's not syncing or updating or recongizing the ipod, it runs perfect and smooth.

There's not much you can do. iTunes just hates your system. ;) . I have a 1.0 GHz 128MB Ram Computer, and it runs beautifully. I have about 1500 Songs. No Lag Whatsoever.

i love my ipod too.

but i hate this itunes problem.

i am plugging my usb cable into my laptop via a smaller adapter that came with my ipod.

not to sound like an idiot, but how do i know if i have usb 2? is this adapter firewire or usb2?

hmm...makes no difference.

also, we're talking about 40 second 'pauses.'

certain people just seem to have this problem with itunes and i haven't seen any answers yet that solve the problem.

arg.

i think it's a firewire adapter. (i called gateway.)

i am deleting my 1700 playlists to see if that helps.