If you’re considering downgrading your copy of iTunes, I highly advise you to watch the video to see how simple this is. Step 6: Open iTunes, and your library should be back to normal prior to the iTunes upgrade. Next, rename the backup file to ‘iTunes l’. Step 5: Copy the most recent backup of your iTunes library file, and paste it in the Music/iTunes primary folder. This is the most recent backup of your iTunes library file. Step 4: Navigate to the ‘Previous iTunes Libraries’ folder, and locate the most recent library file, e.g. Step 3: Locate ‘iTunes l’, and rename it to ‘iTunes Library.old’.
Step 2: Navigate to your Home folder and go to the Music/iTunes/ primary folder. Step 1: Uninstall new version of iTunes, and install previous version. How to Downgrade iTunes and Save Your iTunes Library Save the precious iTunes library that you’ve spent hours upon hours massaging to perfection, and tune in to the following video tutorial… If you’ve since tried to downgrade your iTunes beta back to a publicly released version of iTunes, resulting in the horrible ‘”iTunes l” cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes’ error message, don’t succumb to tears just yet we’ve got a fix that might just work.
So, you downloaded and installed the iTunes beta for iTunes Match without first thinking about the consequences.