How big is your iTunes library and how long does it take to open?

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It takes me 10 seconds to open iTunes now since downgrading to Windows 7 Home Premium.

And I have 3,545 songs and my library is 12.29GB large.

Edited: 17th of June 2012, 15:54hrs.

asked Aug 31 '11 at 02:30

DJ Scooby Doo
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edited Jun 17 '12 at 15:50

The biggest reason your iTunes takes so long to open is because of Vista... It bogs down even the fastest software!

(Aug 31 '11 at 13:09) Lee Wood

The other reason is that iTunes on Windows is a bloated and slow POS. iTunes on a Mac, on the other hand, blows through loading times.

(May 26 '12 at 22:06) Zbob750

P.S-This number is just on my laptop. On my server PC, this would be in the high 100s.

(Jun 17 '12 at 16:39) DJ Scooby Doo

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2	I have 3268 songs and counting. Everything is around 21.11GB and takes about 1 - 2 seconds on my early 2011 Macbook Pro. :) http://i.imgur.com/GDRAT.jpg answered Aug 31 '11 at 03:34 Tr00per08 91●1●1●4 That's fleeeeeeeeee :) (Aug 31 '11 at 03:43) DJ Scooby Doo

2	Loads in just under 2 seconds. answered May 26 '12 at 17:02 Fish 7.3k●109●144●215 BONAMASSA! High-five (Jun 17 '12 at 16:05) Mattophobia ♦♦

I don't own an i-Device, but i do have a windows phone 7 (htc surround) that has a zune pass subscription connected to it, and its my primary and only portable music player, and i love it. the total collection is around 12 gb and it takes 3:082 seconds to open.

answered Aug 31 '11 at 03:58

firebirdtransam
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Talking about iTunes, but cool :D

(Aug 31 '11 at 03:59) DJ Scooby Doo

1	1049 songs: 6.82GB, 5 movies: 1.26GB, 93 TV Shows: 50.43GB for around 65GBs, and it takes 7 seconds to load. Lol, and that is only my desktop. answered Aug 31 '11 at 04:14 NeoHavock 581●3●13 Sounds a lot like my server computer down the hall! (Aug 31 '11 at 04:21) DJ Scooby Doo

1	Just music I have 14748 songs at 62.91 GB Need to add all my around 120GB of films, but not looking forward to converting them all :/ In its current state, it takes about 4 seconds on my mid 2009 macbook pro (recently upgraded to 8gb ram) answered Aug 31 '11 at 05:30 barnsleynut 586●9●14●18

Well if opening it counts as AFTER the icon stops bouncing, less than a second. Starting from when you click? Just under 2 seconds. 69 songs, 418.5 MB. This part is just my opinion: You never really need more than 100 songs unless you absolutely love EVERYTHING an artist puts out. If it's from more than one, save ones that suit your mood. :3

answered Aug 31 '11 at 06:13

HerpDerp
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1	With music I have 7014 Songs taking up 40.22 GB, I also have about 100 GB in movies I have ripped from my dvd collection. Takes about 4 seconds on my Custom built Windows 7 machine. answered Aug 31 '11 at 09:45 Tandokude 86●1●5

1	I don't use iTunes because: A) Its a bloated POS and B) I don't need it! xD Though my Zune library, with about 1500 songs. opens in like 5-10 seconds. But I don't use that much either since I use Google Music for my Android phone mostly. answered Aug 31 '11 at 12:54 JordanV 4.1k●62●82●124

1	1034 songs (Nearly 8gb)... And about 1 second on my iMac (2009) answered Aug 31 '11 at 13:07 Lee Wood 2.4k●28●39●69 edited Aug 31 '11 at 13:08

1	1802 Songs, 12.73GB. Takes 5 around seconds to open on a single core notebook. answered Aug 31 '11 at 13:30 ojmar 1.5k●31●38●63

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