Lỗi file itunes library itl locked windows 7

This usually happens because, somehow the iTunes Library.itl file got set as read only. You can fix this by doing the following steps:

1. Open the My Documents folder.

2. Open the My Music folder.

3. Open the iTunes folder

4. Right-click the iTunes Library.itl file and select Properties.

5. Uncheck Read-only.

6. If you have a Security tab, select it. Ensure that your account has Full Control permissions to the file. If you don’t have this tab, ignore this step.

7. Click OK.

Now you should be able to start iTunes without the error. If not, your music files may actually be set to where you don’t have proper permissions. Check it with these steps.

1. Navigate to the location where the music files are located. For Windows 7 users, it’s normally in the C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media folder.

2. Right-click the iTunes Media folder, then select Properties.

3. Ensure that the Hidden and Archive boxes aren’t checked. If you have a permissions tab, check to see that you have it set to “Full Control” and that nothing is set to “Deny”.

Solution 2

1. Back up/copy your “locked” iTunes (library files etc).

2. Move “iTunes Library”, “iTunes Library Extras.itdb”, “iTunes Library Genius.itdb” and “iTunes Music Library.xml” out of your “locked” iTunes folder to somewhere safe, you’ll need them again in a sec.

3. Now the only thing in the “locked” iTunes folder will be the “Album Artwork”, “iTunes Music” and “Previous iTunes Libraries” folders.

4. Create a new “blank” iTunes library, (hold option as you launch iTunes). Select “create library”. Make a new iTunes library elsewhere on your drive. Quit iTunes. You now have a blank iTunes with blank “iTunes Library”, “iTunes Library Extras.itdb”, “iTunes Library Genius.itdb” and “iTunes Music Library.xml” folders which you can put in a folder called “blank”. Keep this in your “Previous iTunes Libraries” folder for when this problem comes around again (which it will).

5. Copy all these blank iTunes files from the “blank” folder into your “locked” iTunes folder.

6. Start iTunes (option-launch to reselect your “locked” iTunes folder). It opens up empty. Quit iTunes.

When you open iTunes it reports "The iTunes Library file is locked on a locked disk, or you do not have write permission for this file." Finally you will have to quit and cannot open iTunes.

Many iTunes users may get stuck with "the iTunes library .itl file is locked" problem and unable to open iTunes, so they have no access to manage their iOS devices. In this situation, a totally reinstall of iTunes can do nothing help. Now follow me to make it clear and get some solutions for how to fix a locked "iTunes Library.itl" file.

What Is iTunes itl File

"iTunes Library.itl" is an iTunes database file that will record all of your data (include Music, Movies, Photos, etc.) for iTunes. Some users report that it's related to file permission in Windows and Mac system, so if you gain supervisor administrative privilege in your system, this file will be readable and writeable while you use iTunes. Here we provide you with some tricks to fix iTunes library error in Windows/Mac computers.

How to Fix iTunes library itl Locked on Windows 10/8.1/8/7

Normally, in Windows 10/8.1/8/7 system, the "iTunes Library.itl" file is set as "Read Only", during to some misoperation, the file property will be changed and cause unexpected problems.

1. Step 1. Exit iTunes and open Windows Explorer, navigate to C: >> Users >> Username >> Music >> iTunes. Here you will find the "iTunes Library.itl" file.
2. Step 2. In "Security" Tab, ensure the currently account has full control privilege to manage the file. If not, just click on "Edit" button and check the privileges.
3. Step 3: Right-click on "iTunes Library.itl", then choose "Properties", set the "Read-Only" option to unckeck status.
4. Step 4. Click "OK" to save settings and exit.

Now, you have successfully fixed iTunes library is locked on a local disk and the file will be read and edit by iTunes, you can use iTunes to manage iOS devices again.

Instead of manually modifying the permissions. There are some iTunes repair tools to fix iTunes problems in a click. One of the iTunes repair toos is TunesCare.

Open TunesCare and connect an iOS device to computer via USB cable. You can repair the iTunes corrupted or missing library by clicking "Fix iTunes Sync Problems".

It is by far the eaisest way to fix iTunes sync problems, iTunes not working or iTunes cannot read contents on iPhone, etc.

How to Fix iTunes Library Locked on Mac

Solution 1: Change User Privilege to Repair iTunes library.itl File is Locked Error

• 1. Navigate to Mac >> Users.
• 2. Right-click on your current user name and select get info.
• 3. Click on the "lock" icon at bottom and enter your password to continue. Now you can change the permission of the current user.
• 4. Click on "Privilege" in right column; switch the privilege to "Read&Write".

• 5. Click on following Settings icon, choose "Apply to enclosed items…", It will take a few minutes to complete, after that, you will have proper permissions to use iTunes.

Solution 2: Create New "iTunes Library.itl" File for iTunes to Repair iTunes Error

• 1. Exit iTunes and click on "Go" menu, choose "Go to Folder…"
• 2. Input "~/Music/iTunes" and hit Enter. Here you will find the "iTunes Library.itl" file.
• 3. Move the "iTunes Library.itl" file to desktop, and then run iTunes in Launcher, a new "iTunes.itl" file will be create in previous directory.
• 4. Exit iTunes, move previous "iTunes .itl" file back to "~/Music/iTunes" to replace the newly created file.

• 5. Open iTunes again, the "iTunes Library.itl file is locked" error will disappear.

Well, above are the solutions for how to fix iTunes library issue.

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