I have thousands of songs dowloaded from my cds and purchased from itunes that will not play. It states the file cannot be found. What happened to them and where are they?

I have thousands of songs dowloaded from my cds and purchased from itunes that will not play. It says file cannot be found. What happened and where are they?

When songs cannot be found, it's either because they have been moved from the original location that you told iTunes, renamed or deleted.
So have you:
renamed songs?
moved them to a different loaction on your computer since you imported them into itunes?
deleted them since you imported them?
stored you iTunes library on an external drive? If so, that drive needs to be on and ready every time before you start iTunes.
... or is another programme renaming or even moving them, such as Windows Media Player? (It has been known to if you let it.) Did you previously use Windows Media Player?

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I have tried syncing my music from my itunes on my macbook to my iphone 4s and over 30 song won't transfer. It says the files cannot be found. Why is this and can I fix it?

You can try to repair your library. Once you are sure the files are all taken care of, you can sync the phone to remove all of the music and then sync again to add it back. That should take care of the issue.

I have 8 new songs that I purchased through iTunes that will not download to my computer. My computer is authorized and I have tried to transfer the purchases. Any ideas?

I purchased 8 new songs to use for a Movie Maker project through iTunes. They will not back up to my computer iTunes folder. I am certain I am doing something wrong but can not figure it out. I have already done the FILE > DEVICES > TRANSFER PURCHASES and it didn't work. Any advice is welcome.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24950
Leopard is no longer available at the Apple Store but may be available by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753).
If you can't obtain a retail install DVD from Apple, look on eBay or Google the installer part numbers to possibly find at an on-line store. Here's what to look for:
MB427Z/A Leopard 10.5.1 install DVD
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Installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Installation and Setup Guide
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If they aren't in there then have you got a film age rating set in Settings > General > Restrictions that is hiding them ?

Lightroom 5.7 will not convert .nef to dng from my Nikon d750. Stand alone dng converter will not recognize or convert the files.

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I don't understand why you feel you need to use ViewNX to download your images from the camera. Lightroom has an excellent import process. I don't see that you gain anything by using the Nikon software. It seems to me that it has the capability of just creating more problems.
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The old computer is broken so I bought a new one. I have downloaded itunes but will not sync iphone with the new itunes. What should I do to get all the apps, songs and photos on itunes?

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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I have an iMac purchased in May 2011. OSX Lion 10.7.3. I deleted backup file from the external hard drive which operates from Time Machine.
Now, the trash can will not empty some of the files deleted from the backup harddrive.
The trash contains-- File folder: "Core Services" which contains a locked file: "boot.efi".
It will not delete.
How do I get the trash can empty of these files?

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I have songs in my iTunes Application that will not play. I keeps saying that this computer is not authourized to play name of song would you like to authourize it. The problem is its the old account I had and that has been changed. How am I going to authorize these songs when this account no longer exists.

I posted about this yesterday -- it happened to me, and the solution was incredibly simple. An Apple tech guy had me delete my SC Info Folder, located on my XP in Application Data.
Here is my post:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15134112#15134112
Here is the link about the SC Info Folder (4th down):
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389?viewlocale=en_US
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I have a purchased app that will not show up in the cloud and is no longer in the app store. Is there a way to get it from my iPhone to my iPad?

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I have song in itunes that will not load onto ipod ?

I have a song in itunes that will not download onto ipod, nothing by song in library indicating there is a problem. Can anyone help me ?

Does the song have a tick-in-the-box next to the song title? (You may have selected to Sync only ticked songs and videos to your iPod. This option is on the Device/Sumary pane that appears when you connect the iPod to iTunes.)
Is the song in a format the iPod can play? (Is it the same format as other songs that do Sync to your iPod?)
Have you looked (on the iPod) under songs as well as artists? (It may show up under songs but not under artists.)
Try the Search facility on the iPod and see if it shows up that way.

HT1491 after buying songs from itune it will not let me download the songs

After buying songs from itune it will not let me download the songs to my ipad

Hello there, Kimmy196640.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great recommendations for making sure the download just wasn't interrupted:
iTunes: How to resume interrupted iTunes Store downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1725
If the issue persists, then you can use the information in this article for downloading your purchased content:
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

Most of the songs I have downloaded now say the file cannot be found

Any reason that half if not more of my music downloads cannot be played reason being thr file cannot be found ?

trevkayla wrote:
No I never touch assuming ITunes protects them !
I'm not sure what you mean by that.
If you haven't done any of the things that I previously suggested, and you don't use something like Windows Media Player (which may rename songs), then the only other explanation is that you have disconnected the drive where the files are stored. So, are the songs on an external hard drive or memory stick? Have you recently added the music to your iTunes library and now that same music is missing?

HT2932 When I try to save a file from my GarageBand to my PC it keeps giving me a error message . Message says could not be copied because error occurred. The file cannot be found. Any suggestions?

When I try to save a file from my GarageBand to my PC it keeps giving me a error message . Message says could not be copied because error occurred. The file cannot be found. Any suggestions?

I was trying to upload from my iPad to my pc.
That was hard for us to guess, from your post It might have helped to mention the iPad.
How are you trying to save the song to your PC? Are you sending the song to iTunes? If yes, as a project or as an audio file? Make sure, you select "AAC" and not "GarageBand", when you share the song from your iPad.
If the clip is not too large, you might alternately try to share it by mail, see:
Share GarageBand songs

I authorized and dled ITUNES to the new pc. Well i would like to know where is all my songs i purchased? I want to hear them on this pc, i bought them so where are they and how do i get them on here so i can buy new songs and make new playlists?

I authorized and dled ITUNES to the new pc. Well i would like to know where is all my songs i purchased? I want to hear them on this pc, i bought them so where are they and how do i get them on here so i can buy new songs and make new playlists?

They will only be where you put them. They do not magically appear in new places.
Have you copied them from your old computer to your new one?

I synced my iphone 3 to my pc and i had about 90 songs on it and when i looked at my phone to check if it worked, it deleted about 80 of the songs, what happened to them and how do i get them back

I synced my iphone 3 to my pc and i had about 90 songs on it and when i looked at my phone to check if it worked, it deleted about 80 of the songs, what happened to them and how do i get them back

You might have better luck in the iPhone community. I'll ask the hosts to relocate your post.
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Have you tried syncing the iPhone to your computer and restoring from the backup to see if you can get your other songs back? If you purchased the new album with your Apple ID, you should be able to download it to your computer to sync.

I have thousands of songs dowloaded from my cds and purchased from itunes that will not play. It states the file cannot be found. What happened to them and where are they?

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