An Overdrive update erased all my playlist

Overdrive erased all my playlist. My PC crashed, so is all my music lost?

If the songs are not on the iPod or on your computer the
- You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
- For other music you will have top get them from where you got them before

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HT204150 The latest apple update erased all my contacts! Can anyone help me please?

The latest apple update erased all my contacts

I tried to restore from back up but this was the first time I connected my phone to my computer so when I ran backup my contacts did not return. When I go to mobileme.com my calandar shows up but not my contacts. I could cry.

Will the new ipod software update erase all of the music off my ipod??

will the new ipod software update erase all of the music off my ipod??

Unless you plan to restore it, if all you are doing is updating the firmware then nothing will be erased from your iPod. Even if it was you just have to reload from iTunes or your back up.

IOS update erased all of my photos, even in iTunes?!

I am concerned that the latest iOS update erased all of my data on my phone, including every picture and video I ever took of my 2 year old daughter.
I regularly connect my Phone to my computer, so I had imagined that iTunes was backing up my data. But as far as I can tell, this is not true. It looks like it's all gone. My phone has no photos. iTunes has no photos.
Here's what happened:
When I agreed to upgrade the OS, the phone "verified" the update and then told me to connect to iTunes. When I did, iTunes told me that the phone was in "restore" mode, and that I had to restore it to factory settings, which would delete all of my data.
Turning off the phone didn't help, the only was forward was a restore. I was concerned, but assumed that things were backed up on my computer.
Once my phone was "ready to use" everything was gone.
There are three backups of this phone in iTunes: one from a few minutes ago, one from when the iOS update and restore finished, one from 9 months ago, and older ones. There is not one from the backup I thought I was making a couple of days ago. It's all gone.
Note: I have updated iOS many times before, but never before has it erased all of my stuff. Something is different this time.
I do not use iCloud.
I regularly back up my computer to my Time Capsule. Is there maybe some way that I can restore an old backup from that or something?
I'm very upset.
Please help.

My girlfriend just had a similar thing happen. She orginally got her iPhone 5 2 months ago. Sunday morning she clicked the recent update. As it downloaded it prompted her to plug into itunes. When she did it said that the install failed and she would need to restore the phone to continue. Not really know what any of that meant, she restored the phone. After that she had no photos, no contacts, no apps and no calendar.
She is really only concerned about the photos (her sister just had a baby, she took the photos) we took it to the apple store and the guy said there was nothing that can be done. Seriously, no photos could be recovered. were probably talking about 500 mbs of photos.
I checked for the restore files and one said 11/26 a few days before she bought the phone and then 2/3/12 with a time after the wipe happened.
Icloud doesnt have any photos. Is she really out of luck like the Apple store guy said, is there really nothing that can be recovered. I've erased a memory stick before on my camera and I was able to restore all photos, wondering if there is something like this that can be done. Any ideas?

I bought new music on itunes for th first ime in years and the updates erased all my music from my ipod and none of the new music that I bought was downloaded...a bunch of stuff I never heard of is now on my ipod. How do I reload my library?

I went to itunes for the 1st time in years and bought music. The updates removed all the songs on my ipod and did not downlaod my purchases. Instead I have a bunch of songs I never heard of. How do I reload my library on my ipod and get rid of the terrible junk that is on there now?

Was this a different computer/iTunes library than what it you had originally sync the iPod with? If so, that would explain why all of your content that WAS on your iPod was erased, since an iPod can only be synced with one iTunes library at a time.
As for your current predicament, you'll need to figure out how your iPod is configured to sync music and then adjust it so that the stuff you don't want on it is removed during the next sync operation and the music you DO want on it will be transferred over to it from iTunes.
B-rock

HT5654 your update erased all my itunes files!

1-29-14 update erased 10 years worth of itunes music and audio files. How do I get them back?
I have a HP Windows 7 computer.

Try here first > iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
If nothing there helped, if you are a resident of the U.S., have iTunes 10.3 or later installed, you can re download past purchases for free.
Click Purchased (new) under Quick Links right side of the iTunes Store window.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

Will the new update erase all my iPad2 content

Was just on the phone to the Support Express line ( re a problem that this forum had already solved for me) the guy said I needed to install the update but added its would erase all the content on my iPad. Have only had the ipad2 for 2 weeks and just got it loaded with the stuff I need (not all through iTunes) so would really rather not have to start from scratch. Does anyone know if this is true?

Yes, that's correct. You need to sync your iPad first to create a current backup. Note that anything you've downloaded to the iPad that's not in iTunes will be lost. Syncing is one way - iTunes to iPad. See
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store.
When you update iOS your device is first completely erased. Then the new iOS is installed. You will then be asked if you wish to restore as new or from a backup. If you choose the backup then everything that was most recently synced with iTunes will be restored.

HT5957 I haven't updated my ios 7, and now ios 7.0.2 is out... Will this update erase all my messages and pictures, and if this update is going to be like the ios7

I haven't updated my ios 7, and now ios 7.0.2 is out... Will this update erase my data now and if it will be like the ios7 even though i didnt update it

Klaudija. wrote:
How much time does it take now to update the ios 7.0.2 .. ??
Totally dependent on the speed/quality of your Internet connection.

IOS4 update erases all media?

Getting ready to run the update, but first iTunes tells me there are purchases on the iPod that haven't been transferred to my iTunes library. However I have run the "Transfer Purchases" and it copied all my apps to iTunes. I think all the music I've bought thru iTunes was purchased on this computer so it should already be in my iTunes library...not sure why it keeps telling me that.
If I tell it to go ahead and install iTunes then tells me applying the update will delete all media from the iPod and I should apply the update on the same computer where I sync music, videos and music. I've always manually managed the music on the iPod though. Does installing the update remove all the music on the iPod? And then I'll have to manually get it all back on there?

Not rare. Happens every Safari update and most security updates. All your previous bookmarks are gone when you launch the 'new' Safari. This solution is stupid but it works.
Launch Safari after updating. Your bookmarks are gone.
Quit Safari.
Rename username/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist to anything else (Bookmarks backup.plist for example).
Launch Safari. Notice your bookmarks are still gone.
Quit Safari.
Rename the file back to Bookmarks.plist.
Launch Safari. They're back.
This is a stupid process but it works. I am very surprised no one on the Safari staff has jumped on this one. It's been happening since 3.0.

How to turn on / off live updating for all smart playlists at once?

Hello. Is there a way to turn live updating on or off for all my smart playlists at once? That would be a fantastic feature since too many smart playlists with live updating turned on brings iTunes to a crawl.
Currently, I run iTunes on Windows 7. I have over 40,000 songs, and I have hundreds of smart playlists to help organize all my songs and what's on my various iPods at any time. The problem with having so many smart playlists is that iTunes runs very slow. One thing that I do to make iTunes run slightly faster is to turn off live updating for as many smart playlists as I can stand (by going into each one and editing), but then it's hard to tell which have live updating turned on and which don't. As a result, many of my smart playlists don't get updated when I would like them to because I have to go in and manually edit each one again to turn it back on. Maybe showing which have live updating turned on or off would be useful, too?
On a related note, my iPod Classic will actually not work when I sync too many smart playlists. This has been a long-standing problem with iPods, and I'm surprised that it hasn't been fixed yet. I have not experimented to see if it makes any difference if the smart playlists have live updating turned on or off.
Thanks.

this is exactly what i was hoping to see -- but i can't get it to run right on iTunes 12, yosemite
it also doesn't seem to recognize "Home Videos" or "Audiobooks" as special and tries to turn them off -- i modified the earlier script to add those two to the lists of exclusions, but still get the same error message on the first "unspecial/real" smart playlist -- hasn't somethign changed in the object model perhaps?
thank you muchly!
=mjb
tell application "iTunes"
activate
set allPlaylists to (get every user playlist)
repeat with thisPlaylist in allPlaylists
if (thisPlaylist is smart) and name of thisPlaylist is not in {"Music", "Movies", "Podcasts", "Books", "TV Shows", "iTunes U", "Apps", "Ping", "iTunes DJ", "Genius", "Home Videos", "Audiobooks"} then
set view of browser window 1 to thisPlaylist
tell application "System Events"
tell process "iTunes"
tell menu bar 1
tell menu bar item "File"
tell menu "File"
click menu item "Edit Smart Playlist"
end tell
end tell
end tell
set theCheckbox to checkbox "Live updating" of window 1
tell theCheckbox
if (its value as boolean) then click theCheckbox
end tell
click button "OK" of window 1
end tell
end tell
end if
end repeat
end tell

Will updating my ipod touch with the new update erase all my pictures/music/apps?

I want to get the new update, but I have music on my ipod from other people's computers. Is updating my ipod going to erase everything on it and start all over?

The update itself will not affect your music. However, anytime you do a major update like this one there is a risk that there could be other issues that would require you to restore your device (not likely, but possible). Therefore, you should back up your device before you do the upgrade.
Back it up to iTunes on a computer, or to iCloud. Then do the upgrade to iOS 7.
That way, if you do have an issue that requires a restore, you can restore it to the backup you created.
Cheers,
GB

IOS5 update erased all my app data AND all backups made prior to update...

I know there are lots of people who have had similar problems when updating with a PC but I still can't find a solution. So maybe there isn't a solution. But my question is this: I made two back-to-back backups of my ipad onto my friend's iTunes (on his PC). Then I sync'd. Then I updated to iOS5 (which did a final backup before it updated). When I restored, I was asked for a password -- when I never encrypted it with a password! So I tried every password known to me (on my iPad, iTunes, etc.) and I tried every password on my friend's PC. Nothing worked. Eventually, iTunes stopped asking me for a password. But whenever I tried to do a new restore, it would only give me the option to restore from backups made AFTER the iOS5 update. I have no idea what happened to the several backups I made BEFORE the update. What a pain! Does anyone have any ideas? I spent two and half hours on the phone with Apple Care last night. They had no ideas whatsoever. They kept telling me that my backups must have been corrupted. I don't know... feels like a cop-out on their part (even if they are right...). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thx guys.
P.S. Oddly, my iBooks content remained in tact despite the fact that all other apps were gutted of content). And the native Notes app was also gutted of content. I guess from now on I will have to loop Dropbox into everything.

I did look for the backups. The only backups showing are the ones that I made after the update (when I was sync'ing in a desperate bid to try to recover my app content). I did not turn off auto-syncing beforehand. In retrospect, I obviously made a mistake of some sort. At the very least, I should have made redundant backups, etc. But to continue, No, I am not sure that the backups were successfully made. But I am totally sure that the PC went through the motions of making at least two backups -- it said as much on the screen. Also, when I foraged through all the newer, hidden files on the PC, I found bits and pieces of the initial backup I made, all time-stamped correctly. I found the contents there for my iBook app, and I found backups of most but not all of my other apps (but not their content). So definitely there was some sort of general backup that took place. Just not the full backup/s I'd hoped for... Yes, iTunes did warn me that the iPad would be erased, but I assumed that was all part-and-parcel of the iOS5 update. That said, the first time I got the warning, I stopped the update and backed up (and then sync'd) again, just to make sure. Only afterwards did I go through with the update.
I am guessing there is not much I can do anymore at this point. But thanks for the feedback and, if you do think of anything, or anywhere else on the PC where I could try to look for the backups, please let me know. Thank you! Your help is much appreciated.

2.1 SW update erased all contacts except one!

I just updated to 2.1 and went to go call someone, only to find out that all of my contacts, except one, have been erased. The one that remained was one that I had edited previously today.

This is supposed to happen! One of the features of the iphone is that when you change your contact account settings on the phone it deletes everything. Thats because in Apple world you dont store your contact on your phone they are only a copy...LOL Sorry but this is the truth.
You would have been presented with a loverly waring saying "All contacts on your iPhone will be deleted if you proceed" guess you missed that one.....I know I did at least once while trying to sort his syncing mess out.
Bad luck but next time sync first, make a backup then change your settings.
Your contacts and calendar - if they are still on your PC/MAC - will appear soon though just be patient. If they are gone from your PC/MAC you are #$#@$@ stuffed.

Ipod cannot be updated because all of playlists for syncing no longer exist

I think i delted the playlist for my ipod and now i get this message and my ipod wont update and i have no clue what to do

This problem arises when you use 'Sync Music - Selected playlists' to sync your iPod and then delete the playlist it has been updating from. Most people use this setting when the iPod is smaller than the iTunes library. If you haven't deliberately chosen this method, adding a smaller iPod to a larger library for the first time causes iTunes by default to make a new playlist called something along the lines of "Owner's iPod Selection". If you for any reason delete it, you will not be able to sync your iPod.
Open iTunes and create a playlist to update your iPod from, call it -iPod to make it the first playlist in the source list. You can make this a normal playlist and drag whatever you want to it or you can make it a random Smart playlist. If you are making a smart playlist limit it to just less than the size of your iPod (for example 3700MB for a 4G iPod Nano). Now connect your iPod and when it appears in the Source list click on the iPod icon to bring up the preference tabs in the main pane. Go to the Music tab and choose Sync Music and the Selected playlists radio button. Choose the playlist you just made from the selection and click Apply:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes

I-pod cannot update because all the playlists selected for no longer exsist

What does this mean?? I have tons of songs on my itunes, but now I have 0 on my ipod and can't figure out how to transfer them. THis is a new problem, they used to transfer just fine...HELP

You get this problem when the option 'Sync Music - Selected playlists' is being used to sync your iPod and then the playlist it has been updating from is deleted. Most people use this setting when the iPod is smaller than the iTunes library. If your library is larger than the capacity of your iPod, iTunes by default makes a new playlist called something along the lines of "Owner's iPod". If you for any reason delete it, you will not be able to sync your iPod.
Open iTunes and create a playlist to update your iPod from, call it -iPod to make it the first playlist in Sources. You can make it a smart playlist that picks the songs for you or just a normal one and drag whatever content you want to have into the playlist. If you are making a smart playlist limit it to just less than the size of your iPod (for example 3700MB for a 4G iPod Nano. Now connect your iPod and when it appears in the Source list click on the iPod icon to bring up the preference tabs in the main pane. Go to the Music tab and choose Sync Music and the Selected playlists radio button. Choose the playlist you just made from the selection and click Apply. You can also sync from any existing playlists by choosing the same setting, you just need to make sure that the size of the playlists don't exceed the capacity of your iPod:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
Syncing Music to iPod
To make a random playlist go to File>New Smart Playlist.
Uncheck "Match the following rule"
Check "Limit to" put "3700" in the number box, choose "MB" from the first list box, choose "Random" from the next list box. Check "Live Updating"
When you want to change the selection in the smart playlist just delete everything in it and it will add a new selection. When you want to change the normal playlist just delete out what you don't want and drag in a new selection.

An Overdrive update erased all my playlist

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