Mac Data Loss While Upgrading to iTunes 8.0.1

iTunes 8.0.1 is the newest revise on iTunes by Apple Inc. This update has several bug fixes of iTunes 8 and includes added features. It offers better synchronizations facilities. As every file version of any application has, it too has a lot of useful functions. Though it is helpful to install this update, but it can also lead to several grave situations of data loss.

While some of the iTunes 8.0.1 users try to access iTunes store, the application crashes. This problem occurs randomly, and for most of the users, it affects whole system. While working with iTunes, you may experience odd issues. While browsing suddenly your entire computer might become non-responsive without any error message and spinning beachball.

following a sudden crash, you can only move your mouse cursor but none of its buttons work. The system even does not shut down and you have to use power button to close it. This problem could be due to compatibility issues between iTunes and your operating system. After crash, sometime you may face some other issues as the system has been closed unexpectedly.

There are mainly two fixes of this problem.

Reapply iTunes updates after booting your system in secure mode. Reboot the system and hold shift key to start it in safe mode.
Perform standard fix. It includes scanning of disk using Disk Utility and removing iTunes performance files located at:

/username/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iTunes.plist

Most of the users don’t get accomplishment with the above solutions. The resolutions do not work only if there are some troubles with your computer operating system only. To work around the issue in such situations, you have to reinstall the operating system.

Though the reinstallation of the operating system can solve most of the issue but it has a downside. The reinstallation requires hard drive formatting and it wipes all of the data stored on the hard drive. It creates disastrous situations of data loss and put you in need of Mac recovery.

Mac data recovery software are specially designed applications, which have capability to effectively scan the affected hard drive and extract all of the data from it. These software are able to perform data recovery Mac in all cases of data loss.