Can't import/play songs after rebuilding machine

i can't import or play half of the music i purchased from itunes after wiping my machine and installing windows 7. my default music folder is on an external hard drive so i didn't think i had to worry about losing anything since i didn't change anything on the external drive. any thoughts? i can provide one or more of the .m4a files if that helps

I'm having the same problem. No one who knows how to fix this?

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I used my iPod to move my music to a new computer by following the instructions in article #300173 (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173)
All appeared to go well. The library and playlists looked liked they are on the first computer but when I go to play a song(s) on the second computer, I get an error message saying:
"The song "song title" could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?"
When I say "Yes", I'm taken to the iTunes Music folder in My Music, where I then have to MANUALLY associate each song to it's original. This is extremely incovenient because I have 500+ songs at this time.
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I'm having the same problem. No one who knows how to fix this?

I can't import any songs into iTunes.

I can't import any songs into iTunes. I can drag and drop but nothing will happen. Songs show up when a search is done but songs cannot be played or located in iTunes. I think this has something to do with the recent update because I have songs imported into iTunes from December.

I found the problem. I have VMware fusion that is hosting Window XP on the iMac. When the fusion is running the CD player is not seen in OS. By quitting Fusion I can now insert a CD and the disk icon appears on the OS screen. Now I can bring up iTunes and import the audio and continue as before. The one exception is I cannot bring in a photo of the album cover as before I have to drag the photo out of iPhoto and onto the desk top. Then I can drag it into the artwork patch in the iTunes/ info window.

Hi there , i wanna ask how can i import my bookmark after format ? i've a back up in time meachin but where should i go to get mu old book mark ??

hi there , i wanna ask how can i import my bookmark after format ? i've a back up in time machine but where should i go to get my old book mark ??
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

Missing Feature: Play Song After Download?

I can't seem to find it (and it won't happen). iTunes 7 will not play a song after I download it. Any ideas?

In response to your question:
Go to your prefrence pane and select "Automatically play songs after download" and then close itunes and restart just to make sure it went through.
I can't seem to find it (and it won't happen).
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How can I import limewire songs to i tunes?

Please do not download music illegally. Support the artists whose music you care about by buying it.
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I can't import any songs to Itunes. The only ones in my playlist are the ones I bought from Itunes store. My IE keeps shuting down and sends a report to Microsoft.

I found the problem. I have VMware fusion that is hosting Window XP on the iMac. When the fusion is running the CD player is not seen in OS. By quitting Fusion I can now insert a CD and the disk icon appears on the OS screen. Now I can bring up iTunes and import the audio and continue as before. The one exception is I cannot bring in a photo of the album cover as before I have to drag the photo out of iPhoto and onto the desk top. Then I can drag it into the artwork patch in the iTunes/ info window.

I get "computer is not authorized to play songs" after I have authorized it

I get "computer is not authorized to play songs" after I have authorized it many times and every time I try to play one I get the same authorization window. All of the songs were bought a while ago under my old aol email which I have now updated to a new yahoo one. I have repaired disk permissions, authorized over and over as well as reinstalled itunes 7. The songs remain locked and I am not able to even burn a cd. I cant seem to find out a way to unlock those songs to play...Help

My hunch is that you accidentally have two accounts and they both must be authorized on your computer. Fire up iTunes. Go to the Store menu and "Sign Out." Try to play one of the problem songs. A popup window with the account name will appear, asking you to authorize that account.

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I bought a new computer and imported all my music files from a thumb drive. Now when I try to play songs in ITunes I get an error message saying the song can not be played because the original file cannot be located.

You don't need the thumb drive connected to do the test, all you want to know is where itunes thinks the music files are located.
The tracks should play if the thumb drive is plugged in and has the same drive letter as it had when you added the tracks.
Presumably M: the thumb drive?
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After the last software update (most recent) I am getting an error that Itunes can't authorize 53 songs and one game for my computer to be played on my ipod. (3rd gen)
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iPhoto 9.6 only runs on Yosemite.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
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Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
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This one has me stumped. After updating to 5.1.2 I can not import P2 footage.
When I click on the import Panasonic P2 tab under the import menu, nothing happens. Then, I click on it one more time and the import window loads but there is nothing there (I see the dividing lines but there is no text or buttons to click...just a solid grey background).
Tried the usual...trashed prefs, rebuilt permissions, downloaded the full FCP update off of the apple website and re-installed.
Also pulled all my plug-ins out just in case it was somehow related to that issue.
Still nothing.
Also, searched this form, creative cow and HVXUSER...no one else seems to have this issue.
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Same problem here on two different G5 machines after installing 5.1.2. Love the new import tool - but 10-20% of our clips just won't import anymore. Done all the recommended clean-ups and like many others on this forum and CreativeCow...it just won't work on some 24PN clips.
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I can no longer play songs on iTunes using Win 8 PC

When I click to play a song from iTunes on my Windows 8 PC it just appears to hang. I can no longer preview songs from the iTunes Store either, no sound comes out and the bar stays on 0:00. This was working fine in the past, not sure what changed. Now I'm afraid to try and synch my iPod and iPhone to the PC since as of now these other devices are working fine. Help!

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:robotmad:Just bought a Nomad MuVo for a X-mas gift for my daughter, and I can't get the songs to play after I've removed the player from the USB Port. WMA songs seem to download to player OK, as I can play them from the MuVo through the jukebox software that was included with the MuVo. However, as soon as I take it out of the computer and turn it on, the light quickly goes from green to red as if there are no files there. Windows Explorer shows that they ARE. I always use the "safely remove hardware" function. I've tried to solve this by:
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Jason - I could kiss you!!! The Windows Media software worked!!!!
Call yourself Santa because the only thing my daughter wanted for X-mas was an MP3 player and gift cards for music to download online. The MuVo was the 2nd player I bought -first one was an unnamed cool-looking (but so far entirely useless and supportless) one from EBay. I've been wasting endless hours since November trying to get one or the other to work with downloaded DRM-protected WMA files. I don't know what I would've done without you!!!
However, I'm irritated that the Creative website inferred that if I downloaded the latest software/firmware, it would allow me to use DRM songs with their software. I would think that a ton of people are going to have this issue, and the Creative info tells you that you have to use the enclosed software. This issue should really be prominently posted in the troubleshooting section.

I can't import a song from iTunes to an iPhoto slideshow.

I'm trying to import a song as background music in a slideshow, and the song plays just fine in iTunes, but when I try to add it to my slideshow, I get the message "The (name of song) could not be used because the original file could not be located." How can it play in iTunes, but not in iPhoto? I tried "Get Info" to see where the original file was kept and then dragged it into the iTunes music folder, but that didn't work. I've never had this happen with any other song. Does anyone have a solution for this?

I don't build slide shows, so not sure how hard it is to do in iDVD, but you can burn a song to CD and then rip it back into iTunes. Then you can edit the song in Garage Band. You might want to do this with a number of songs that you might use in one sitting, as it's pretty tedious.
One other thought: check if Amazon has the mp3 of the same song. The content there is not protected (I think the music producers cut that deal just to stick it to Apple) and is $0.99 per song like on iTunes. Might be worth another buck to avoid all this hassle. iTunes is easier to search and buy from (IMO) and has a better selection, but you might get lucky at Amazon. I've ended up buying the same song again at Amazon just for this reason.
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Can't import itunes songs from imovie

When I try to play a song from my itunes list on imovie it doesn't play. Then if I drag it into the movie I get the following error message:
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If I open itunes I can drag the same song in and it will work. It's just a hassle to do so. Any help?
Mackbook Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Hi, Trevor,
Sorry that didn't work.
Are the songs you cannot import purchased songs from iTunes Music Store? If so, you will need to burn them to a CD and reimport them into iTunes and then they will work.
Or, if you are having problems with only one or two songs, you can use WireTap to record these and then import the resultant AIFC file into iMovie. You can find WireTap here
If you are having problems with all songs regardless of whether they were purchased or imported from your own cds, then the problem is with your iTunes. Try deleting the iTunes plist (Same pathway, just a different com.apple.iTunesplist).
Post back if neither of these helps.

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