Fix for iTunes 11 New Search Behaviour

Personally I really like the new iTunes 11. A clean grid of artwork with the gorgeous expanded view for albums. I think it is a very strong release. Good riddance to the sidebar.

The biggest gripe I had with the new version is about how search has changed. It used to be that you typed a search query and only what matched showed up - essentially filtering the content to only the relevant songs.

Say I type "clapton", the new way works like this:

 

A small pop over in the top right, under the search bar, with results from all different parts of the library. I don't see how this new behaviour is more efficient.

I was happy to find out that there is a solution to bring back the old behaviour. Click on the magnifying glass and uncheck the box to "Search Entire Library":

Now we're back to relevant search results within the active view tab, displaying all the content that is relevant to the search query. What a relief.