I am FURIOUS and have no way to fix this!
First, my applecare ran out YESTERDAY. I refuse to pay for an "incident" when this is entirely Apple's fault!! I have used iTunes since the year it was released. I have over 5000 apps and HAD over 100 playlists. Ever since installing the newest version of iTunes, it REPEATEDLY says my xml file is corrupt! So, it creates a new one and deletes EVERY SINGLE THING in itunes. Of course, to add the apps, it CONSTANTLY makes me click a button asking if I want to replace or skip - god forbid it allows me to skip or replace all - FIVE THOUSAND APPS equals 5k Clicks of the mouse!!! I can't take this and a decade worth of playlists are GONE! I can't sync my iPhone until this is resolved. Currently, its maxxed out with purchases so I can't delete anything nor add anything new.
PLEASE, someone, tell me how to get them back. I still have an xml file from iTunes 9 if that helps. I have half my iTunes library on a 1TB drive and the other half on a 2TB drive - both are external. Running newest version of 10.5 Leopard. If anyone needs any other info, please feel free to ask.
I really appreciate everyone for taking the time to help and if anyone knows why the xml is constantly becoming corrupted, please enlighten me. Personally, I think the XML is fine but iTunes is having an issue because its not on the internal drive.
Thanks!
Problem kinda fixed...more like a bandaid than a cure. I found a previous iTunes Library copy that DID read by holding option down when starting iTunes and choosing it. I have my playlists back - for now. I know that in a day or two, starting up iTunes will cause the exact same issue, but at least I know how to fix it. I reported this issue to Apple and they provided support for free since it was their update that caused the issue. They escalated it to a manager who is reporting this directly to the engineers.
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