Tags, Star Ratings, and Keys Disappearing, Because of iTunes?

Hey, all,

After many years with Serato using CDs and vinyl, I am a recent convert to a pure Pioneer set-up using rekordbox and MacBook Pro.  I must say, I am liking it so far ;)  but this biggest drawback is the iTunes integration.  I thought it the most convenient way to import my library into rekordbox, but sometimes the manual changes I make to a track's tag, key and star rating within rekordbox disappear when I reopen the application.  (Fortunately, my hot cues remain intact.)  The other posts I have read here suggest a bug with album vs. track ratings within iTunes, but I don't use iTunes for keys or stars or anything, so I am both baffled and frustrated.  I can do a "select all" and reload tags, but this takes times with 2,000+ tracks, but the key information and star ratings are still missing.

I am half tempted to start again and manually import tracks directly into rekordbox and ditch iTunes altogether so as to ensure the integrity of the information.  This will take a great deal of time, however, so I wonder if there was a fix or work-around.

Barring that, how do I tell rekordbox NOT to import or interact in any way my iTunes library?  Simply give it an incorrect file path to my library? I feel this would be key to any solution as I move ahead.

My thanks in advance,

Major Tom

Brussels, Belgium

My set up:

rekordbox 4.3.1

Mac OS 10.10.5 Yosemite

iTunes 12.6.1.27

DJM-2000NXS

CDJ-2000NXS2 (2x)