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How to Stop iTunes from Automatically Opening: People who use computers get annoyed when popups keep coming up. When you open a website and a popup comes up from the corner, it’s a big turnoff. You lose your patience and your temper to be on that site. This is why so many websites are losing visitors even though they have a high ranking on search engines.
In the same way, when you plug a device into a PC or Mac, iTunes automatically starts when you do so. But there is a way to stop iTunes from opening automatically when your iPhone is connected to your Mac or PC. We’ll show you how in this how-to article.
How to Stop iTunes from Automatically Opening in iPhone and iPad
- Open the iTunes app on your computer.
- If you’re on Windows, click on the Edit menu at the top and select Preferences to open the settings menu. If you’re on a Mac, click on the iTunes menu at the top and choose Preferences.
- On the following screen, click on the tab that says Devices at the top. It’ll let you manage your device settings for iTunes.
- The following screen has an option that says Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically. You need to enable this option and click on OK to save the changes.
Stop iTunes From Opening Automatically On Windows
When you install iTunes on a Windows computer, it also installs a small program called a utility. This utility is always running in the background, and when it thinks iTunes should open, it does so.
- Right-click on the taskbar of your computer and select the Task Manager option.
- When it opens, find and click on the Startup tab to view your startup utilities.
- Find the utility named iTunes Helper in the list, right-click on it, and select Disable.
Stop iTunes From Opening Automatically On Mac
There’s an easier way available for those of you wanting to stop iTunes from opening automatically on a Mac. There’s an app available to help you disable iTunes’ auto-launch feature on your Apple machine.
It’s called noTunes and it’s a free and open-source app letting you enable and disable iTunes’ auto-launch feature with the click of an option. It sits in the menu bar and requires no configuration at all.
- Download the noTunes app and save it to your Mac.
- Extract the archive and launch the app file.
- The app will go directly into your menu bar. Click on it and it’ll be activated.
- You should make sure the app launches whenever your Mac boots up. To do it, right-click on the app icon in your menu bar and select Launch on startup.
FAQs
You will find your home directory on a Windows 10 computer as follows: Click the File Explorer icon in the bottom bar: to open the Quick access folder. Click the This PC icon in the file directory at the left-hand edge of the window.
Starting with Windows Vista, the Windows home directory is \user\username. In prior Windows versions, it was \Documents and Settings\username. In the Mac, the home directory is /users/username, and in most Linux/Unix systems, it is /home/username.
If you can’t move or copy a file or folder, you might need to change its permissions settings. You might also need to change permissions settings for the disk, server, or folder where you want to move the item. On your Mac, select the item, then choose File > Get Info, or press Command-I.
The home path is the share where you can store your personal files. The Profile path is where you can store roaming profiles, which contain all of the personalization, customizations, and other settings related to your userprofile. Save this answer.