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Terminal Tips: Disable iTunes 8 store arrows
Last week we talked about how to modify the iTunes track arrows to point to the library instead of the music store. With the introduction of iTunes 8 yesterday, this hack no longer works (it will still work if you stick with iTunes 7.x). However, you can easily remove the iTunes store links entirely, if you prefer. Just open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities) and enter the following command: defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE[via Mac OS X Hints]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Pat said 10:09AM on 9-10-2008
It works, but you need to enter defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links FALSE
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Daniel Vilela said 10:08AM on 9-10-2008
And in Windows? There's something we can do to disable these link?
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Tim said 9:45PM on 11-06-2008
heres the windows fix - works a treat.
http://blog.ocramc.com/2008/09/itunes-8-hide-genre-in-browseritunes-store-links-on-windows.html
Mattias said 10:09AM on 9-10-2008
Ah, serenity now!
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atothej said 10:15AM on 9-10-2008
you can also use the preference pane secrets. It still works, or actuall never stopped working for me...
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Grant said 10:19AM on 9-10-2008
The original hack still works for me in iTunes 8...
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Jonathan Ramirez said 10:31AM on 9-10-2008
Disable Genre Itunes8
defaults write com.apple.itunes show-genre-when-browsing -bool FALSE
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Big John said 10:29AM on 9-10-2008
Man, I really miss that hack! It was a much better use of the arrows.
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Juo said 10:35AM on 9-10-2008
Works great, thanks!
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Brassen said 10:55AM on 9-10-2008
THANK YOU!!!!
The music store is not available in Brazil anyway..
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Dan said 11:26AM on 9-10-2008
Why go in to terminal? Isn't there an option in iTunes prefs to remove the store links? - I guess doing it in terminal is more fun? Def not easier.
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Grant said 11:33AM on 9-10-2008
No, that option is gone in iTunes 8, that's the whole point.
mentalsticks said 11:35AM on 9-10-2008
@Dan - as macosxhints pointed out yesterday (and tuaw copied today, albeit not without mentioning the source) this option is no longer available in iTunes 8, so you DO need to go into the Terminal and type the above command (which was discovered by macosxhints' Rob Griffiths and Kirk McElhearn yesterday and is now so aptly repeated by tuaw).
Jesse said 11:53AM on 9-10-2008
Thank God I can get rid of that now. Those arrows are obnoxious.
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charliehate said 12:21PM on 9-10-2008
I not going to ten different websites to get my mac info. So if TUAW tells me something that some other jack asses wrote yesterday I could care less
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krye said 12:25PM on 9-10-2008
"defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE"
This doesn't work for me at all. I still get the links.
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Byran Newell said 1:39PM on 9-10-2008
I don't get it- the hack that worked in iTunes 7.x to modify the arrows' behavior and point to the local library instead of the iTunes store works fine in iTunes 8.
The hack simply made it easier to point to your local library- the alternative was to hold down the option key while clicking to get the same result. Optionally, if the terminal hack WAS enabled, holding the option key while clicking took you to the Apple store.
That terminal hack is:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes invertStoreLinks -bool YES
Still works. What am I not getting?
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LiveFromPhiladelphia said 3:12PM on 9-10-2008
Thanks so much. That worked great!
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rauz said 3:59PM on 9-10-2008
Disabling the iTunes Store in the Parental Controls also removes the arrows. I don't use iTMS so I always keep it disabled.
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sonata said 4:14PM on 9-10-2008
Anyone else notice that the "Show genre when browsing." option is now gone? I'm stuck with always looking at genres!
Override?
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