Removing Store Arrows in iTunes 8
As I mentioned yesterday, the first thing I noticed in iTunes 8 were the store arrows were back & in previous versions, you could disable them. For whatever reason, Apple decided to remove that option from iTunes 8. However, some clever people have found a fix for both OS X, XP, & Vista.
OS X Fix
Go to Terminal and type:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE
Windows XP & Vista Fix
- Ensure iTunes is not open. Browse to the iTunes Application Data folder (C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes on XP, C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes (AppData is a hidden folder) on Vista, substituting the drive letter and the user profile name where necessary.
- Backup and open the iTunesPrefs.xml with WordPad.
- Find the User Preferences key, and below the <dict> tag insert:
<key>show-store-arrow-links</key>
<data>
AA==
</data> - Launch iTunes & the store arrows will be gone.
[SOURCE: OS X Fix | Win XP/Vista Fix]
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about 1 year ago
Thanks man totally appreciated. I hated those arrows from the start.
about 1 year ago
worth noting that ‘apps data’ is a hidden folder
about 1 year ago
Thanks so much! It seriously made me angry that I couldn’t disable those annoying little things. I accidentally click them and end up waiting half an hour for the store to load all the time
about 1 year ago
worked great!
about 1 year ago
THANK YOU!!! Worked GREAT!
about 1 year ago
OMG thank you!! i hated those arrows too!
about 1 year ago
Thanks so much! Those arrows annoyed me so much.
about 1 year ago
Fantastic, thank you!
about 1 year ago
Great! Thanks! That made my day!
about 1 year ago
Thanks so much. Capitalism is over.
about 1 year ago
Worked like a charm! many thanks!
about 1 year ago
Worked like a charm!! I can’t thank you enough for clearly explaining how to disables those worthless annoying arrows!!!
about 1 year ago
Thanks a bundle. Apple’s on crack sometimes, heh.
about 1 year ago
Thanks for this fix. The arrows were still there on the current track playing, so I’ve also disabled the iTunes store in the parental preferences. I’ve recommended your fix on my blog.
about 1 year ago
It’s worth mentioning that Windows version of iTunes has “defaults” command too. No need to tinker with XML files or navigating through hidden folders. Just open Command Prompt and paste:
about 1 year ago
The blog software ate the backslashes in my previous comment. The correct command is, obviously
“%CommonProgramFiles%\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\defaults” write com.apple.iTunes show-store-arrow-links -bool FALSE
about 1 year ago
I don’t think your method works blackbox.
about 1 year ago
Jason Hansen:
I verified it myself on Vista. The arrows indeed disappear, except the currently selected track, as expected.
If you get the error “The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect”, it’s again because of the all-too-smart blog software that converted standard symmetric quotes into “smart”, curly ones. Just type the quotes manually and see for yourself.
about 1 year ago
I stand corrected blackbox. I typed the command you listed & did not receive an error this time. I tried this on a different machine (Windows XP) & while it worked… as you mentioned, the arrows are still on the current track playing.
Note: The instructions listed in my post remove the arrows from the current track playing as well.
about 1 year ago
No further comments to add other than THANKS big time for this fix…simply the best!!