Help! Windows says my Itunes file is damaged.

Help, when I open Itunes after a while it will freeze it will then come up ''error itunes files damges'' then windows trys to repair it but it freeze and it doesn't repair. I'm thinking the best idea is to reinstall itunes on my computer. Is this what i need to do?

Yes, I would try removing and reinstalling iTunes. You media files and other data will be retained.

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I was finally able to correct my problem, easily. I was able to open itunes, and under file>add folder to library, add the folder that contained all of my music, podcasts, etc. This appears to have done the trick.

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I get that all the time with all sorts of programmes. I normally shut down my pc, unplug it, wait for the light to go out on the back, plug back in reboot and it works (with most of my downloads) try this, it might fix it, it might not. I tried this the other day after it kept telling me it was corrupt, then it came down and installed fine. I do this now with every update of every program, if I forget they will all say they have an 'invalid signature' or 'corrupt from source file' etc. Hope this helps you. Also I have to do this before I download music as well, because otherwise it seems to come down with the stupid DRM still on the file, meaning I can't put it on my ipod, convert it or even play it on my system.

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Try this: launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos and check to see if the same problem persists. If it doesn't then the problem lies with your current library. In that case if you have the space available on your hard drive and don't aready have a backup copy of the library make a temporary, backup copy (select the library and type Command+D) and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
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Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
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I have backed up my iTunes music folder onto an external hard drive and have connected to my new MBP with the hope of transferring my music files over to iTunes on my MBP. But when the folder opens there are no music files within the "Artists" folder.
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There is a good general guide to switching from Windows to Mac at the following link that touches on moving music as well: How to Move to a Mac - Get your stuff from your PC to your new Mac
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Itunes keeps showing a window saying accessing itunes store.

my itunes program started playing up, it will constantly bring up a popup box saying accessing the itunes store it does this all the time everytime i press ANYTHING when i try to type it the search or edit a tag it takes ages because everytime i press a key it pops up with that box for about 10-30secs.... driving me totaly nuts iv tried looking for a setting that might do this and even uninstalled all of apple products from my pc and reinstalled -tunes but nope it still does it.
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I would be worried about that - but it may turn out to be nothing.
Since you already changed your password, you're probably OK - but I recommend looking at your purchase history to see if there's any unauthorized purchases (use iTunes on your Mac or PC to go to the itunes store, then click your account in the upper-left or upper-right corner). If there are any new purchases that you didn't make, click the button to report problem (and if they happened after you reset your password, you should immediately change your password again).
I think sometimes when you change your password and verifiy your credit card info, it can "reset" the warnings - so it may actually have been you logging in to your own account that caused you to get the warning. But I'm not absolutely sure of that, so it's best to check your purchase history (and reset your password if necessary - but you already did that).
I also recommend turning on "two-step verification" (but Apple makes you wait a few days after changing your password to turn that on). With "two-step verification", Apple will send you a text message with a 4-digit code the 1st time you try to buy something from a new computer - since a hacker won't have your phone, they won't be able to continue (theoretically). After the 1st time, it goes back to mostly working normally (until the 1st time you try to purchase from another new computer, then you get another text message - so this alerts you to someone, somewhere else, trying to get into your account).

Saying on itunes file not available....and not syncing...

not syncing saying file not recognised?

The song file is not available? That usually means iTunes is no longer able to find the song's file, where it was previously located. The song may still be in the iTunes library, but the link to its song file is no longer valid.
For the song that has this error, are you still able to play it in iTunes? If you happen to subscribe to iTunes Match, the songs that are synced to the iPod need to have their files located on the computer's local drive (not in iCloud only).

My iTunes window says "old iTunes".

Is this the same as the "previous iTunes Library" problem?
All was well until I moved the library to an external hard drive. Now all the songs are there, it's just that the iTunes window itself is called "old iTunes" and I can only imagine what trouble this might cause down the line.

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Damaged iTunes File

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Not sure about playlists but I suspect they may be gone and will have to be recreated. There are two database files in the iTunes folder which contains that information. If you opened your library and it was empty, then those database files may have been rewritten without the playlists. With the actual music, it is still on the drive and you need to re-add it, but with the playlists, they may have been overwritten unfortunately.
Which is why it is a good idea to back up those two database files occasionally somewhere outside the iTunes folder.
Patrick

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My computer keeps saying "The iTunes Library.itl file is locked, or you do not have write permission for thsi file." I am running iTunes 10.5 on a windows 7 computer. PLEASE HELP!!!

My computer keeps saying "The iTunes Library.itl file is locked, or you do not have write permission for thsi file." I am running iTunes 10.5 on a windows 7 computer. PLEASE HELP!!!

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Just recently getting error message when downloading podcasts. Says "The iTunes Library file cannot be save. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation." Doesn't happen every time. Using Windows 7. What can I do?

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Hi, DickmoAZ.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
This sounds like a permission issue most likely with the iTunes Media folder. Here is an article that will help you troubleshoot this issue.
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1277
Cheers,
Jason H.

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