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iTunes 8: Can't disable genres
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Tiresias
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Sep 14, 2008, 01:43 AM
 
This totally sucks. I always disable Show Genres. Why in God's name did they decide to deprive us of this option?
     
AKcrab
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Sep 14, 2008, 02:15 AM
 
defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-genre-when-browsing -bool FALSE
(in terminal)
     
Azzgunther
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Sep 14, 2008, 02:18 AM
 
Quit iTunes
Open Terminal
Type this:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-genre-when-browsing -bool FALSE

EDIT: Well played, AKcrab. You win this round.
"The best part about breaking up with someone is moving all your porn from C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2\lib\zi\Pacific to C:\Porn."
     
Tiresias  (op)
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Sep 14, 2008, 02:25 AM
 
I'm too scared to mess around with Terminal. Like tampering with the computers brain. What if I screw up and my computer develops a stutter or peculiar tic?
     
Azzgunther
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Sep 14, 2008, 02:33 AM
 
It's just a command that changes a preference file. It's not gonna harm your computer. Worst possible case scenario is your hard drive flips out for some unrelated reason the second you press enter and you have to trash a .plist file (which is easily done).
"The best part about breaking up with someone is moving all your porn from C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2\lib\zi\Pacific to C:\Porn."
     
   
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