> It doesn't matter that iTunes doesn't read the XML file. Yes, it does. > Any machine will take at least a couple seconds to write out an entire 30MB file.

> It doesn't matter that iTunes doesn't read the XML file. Yes, it does. > Any machine will take at least a couple seconds to write out an entire 30MB file. True, but if it's locking up iTunes every time that occurs then THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR MACHINE OR SETUP. End of story. > And if it does this every single time you update a playcount or rename a playlist, and blocks your user interface during this, then there's a fundamental flaw with the software. No doubt. Since that doesn't actually happen, there isn't such a fundamental flaw.