I changed computers and lost all mu itunes music
I recently bought a new computer and cannot find my itunes music and movies. Is this because of the new computer or something else? Thanks
Don't confuse what's on your computer and what's stored by the iTunes Store. The iTunes Store only keeps a list of what you have purchased. Most will be available for redownload but that is not guaranteed which is why you need to not rely upon the store as a backup for your media. The Store will not, of course, have information about media obtained from other sources such as CDs unless you also subscribe to Match. Even then that is only for music so if you have home movies in iTunes it will only be on your computer.
None of the above includes the structure you have given it in iTunes (which is the application on your computer, not your accuont at the Store) such as ratings, playlists, playcounts. That is only stored in the library file on your computer. If you do not transfer that then all you have is a potentially incomplete set of media files.
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I upgraded to 5.01 and lost all my CD music files. Worse, I have had to change my computer and while I can see a list of files in Itunes on the new machine I cannot download them. What's to be done?
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Use your backup copy to put everything on the new computer.
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I've changed computers and lost my music?
I've changed computers and lost my music? What to do? I signed in and a blank library came up.
Your music is where it always has been, on the other computer. Music downloads to the computer via which you purchase the track; you don't see it just because you log into the iTunes Store on another computer. If you still have access to that other computer, you can copy the iTunes library from that computer to your new one.
If, however, you don't still have access to that old computer and you are in the US, make sure you have at least iTunes 10.3.1, then go to the iTunes Store, log into your account, and click the new Purchases link under the Quick Links. The new iTunes in the Cloud service, currently in beta as part of iCloud, may allow you to re-download your purchased content (music, videos and TV shows are only available to US users at this time). You can also do this from an iOS device.
For more information, see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
If you are outside the US, then you normally get only one download per purchase. If you don't have access to the old computer, or have a backup or have the tracks on a iPod or other iOS device, then you'll have to contact the iTunes Store, request a second download, and hope they'll make an exception for you:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact.html
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I have a 3G iphone. I just tried to download the new itunes and lost all my itunes I had. I tried to transfer them from my computer but can't. How can I and what do I do to get the ones I bought before and now have lost.
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Thanks Again, Ronald
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Now I'm using a brand new computer (Windows) and I have opened a NEW iTunes account
Now remove all your info and update the old AppleiD/iTunes account and use only that account.
You cannot transfer items between iTunes accounts.
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Switching computers and losing all my itunes
I got a new computer (with windows vista)and when I connected my ipod and re-downloaded itunes and downloaded a few songs an information window popped up ans said an itunes library already exists if you sync these songs (the new few I downloaded)all other library will be deleted from your ipod. I don't want that I have almost 400 songs in there. Is there a way to transfer my old itunes library to my new computer? Please help. Could you please reply to my email address [email protected] thank you so much.
Connect your iPod to your computer. When you get the message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all the songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Also when using most of the utilities listed below your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button: Managing content manually on iPod
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod to a computer
The transfer of content from other sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
iRepo Mac and Windows
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
There is also a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows or a Mac. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay. -
I justtryed to sync my iPhone with a new laptop and lost my itunes library from the phone. I'd already moved iTunes to the laptop. What did I do wrong, and is there a way to reclaim the library?
Was the music purchased from iTunes?
Can you sync other music to the iPod?
What happens when you try to sync?
When you switch syncing computers you have to restore the iPod on the new computer. Did you do that?
You can only sync with one computer/iTunes library but you can manage music and videos among different computers. See:
Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers -
I recently replaced the hard drive on my Windows 7 computer and in the process lost all my music. I think it should be on the iCoud. Can I get it back from the iCloud to my computer? Or can I "reverse-synch" FROM my iPhone TO iTunes?
All the music you purchased from iTunes can be re-downloaded, all the music you acquired without purchasing from iTunes can be accessed using Senuti (not free). The combination of these 2 will get your music back.
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Upgraded to Windows 7, lost all my itunes music and podcasts.
Lost all my stuff when i upgraded. Can I retrieve my preferences in the itunes store and recover the songs i had bought?
Upgraded to Windows 7
You did make a current backup of everything before you upgraded, correct?
Can I retrieve my preferences in the itunes store and recover the songs i had bought?
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My computer was in a fire and lost all my itune files...
Hello,
Recently my house was on fire and I lost my computer with all my itune files. I bought so many "the office" episodes but now they are all gone.
I was wondering if there was a way to recover all this since apple itunes keeps some sort of purchase history. Would it be possible to download them again?
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Zee
http://www.image-xl.comthinking that once you have purchase content you could re-download stuff you own the right to use whenever you want, and that Apple and/or the Record Companies would not exploit the loss of a client to get them to re-purchase music they already have proof of ownership of.
Your thinking is incorrect. The iTunes Store only allows a single download. Why this is no one here can say, but it's been the policy since day 1 of the Store.
I have never backed up my media (since I owned all the DVDs and CDs) and now I don't do it either since I have way too much of it.
I personally think you're foolish not to back up downloaded content that you've paid for. There's no way you purchase too much to make a backup, at least once every couple of weeks, which would minimize the amount of potential loss.
I do not want to (and sometimes cannot always) do a backup every time I purchase a single song.
Your call. But if you don't, then you risk losing valuable items should your system crash or be stolen, and will have no right to complain should that happen. The policy's clear, and you cannot claim ignorance of it in the future.
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My old computer died and I lost all my iTunes music.
My old laptop died a while ago and I've just got a new computer. I still have my old itunes ID etc etc, but when intalling itunes again, I need to somehow get my music back as I had a fair amount, and with my laptop beeing really dead including the hardrive, I tierd to get anything off it, or turn it into an external hardrive, but alas, it did not work.
And as I've also had my old ipod stollen with all my old music on, and now I have nothing really, apart from uploading all my old CD's, I'm still missing alot, and have no idea how to get it back, I've looked around the itunes support thing, and it's been no real help.
So if anyone would be ever so kind and help me, I'd be ever so thankful
Many thanks
RobSo I take it you did not back your computer up? When the I Cloud comes out, hopefully soon you can get them from there, but until it does, you may be out of luck with no back up or I pod.
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My old computer broke and I lost all my music. I have now purchased a new computer and downloaded all my music again through the store but can not figure how to download my ringtones again. How do you download your ringtones again without buying them again??? Thankyou in advance
You cannot redownload ringtones.
It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for this very occasion. Have you failed to do this?
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