I updated my itunes and my entire library disapperaed

After updating itunes my entire library disapperaed.  Have searched and found some music files within windows media player but can't find a rather large chunk.  Any ideas on what to do ?   I sold many of the cds i uploaded earlier in the year.

Are they really gone?  Look in your Home > Music > iTunes folder and folders inside. Do you see media there?  Also try to use Spotlight to search for things you know you have.
If you keep media on an external drive, are they there?  If it is all there, try starting iTunes with the option key held down and guide to the external.
If really gone, use a backup of your drive to restore the iTunes folder.
If no backup and they are really gone, you can download some items from Apple again.  You'll have to re-construct the library though as all the playlists, ratings, date added, and some other things will be gone.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519 - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not available in all countries; only apps, books (not audiobooks), music, and t.v. shows (not movies).  Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list, or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid.  Apple notes it is your responsibility to back up your purchases.

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    I updated my Itunes and my entire library disappeared including all my playlists.  How do I fix this?

    Are they really gone?  Look in your Home > Music > iTunes folder and folders inside. Do you see media there?  Also try to use Spotlight to search for things you know you have.
    If you keep media on an external drive, are they there?  If it is all there, try starting iTunes with the option key held down and guide to the external.
    If really gone, use a backup of your drive to restore the iTunes folder.
    If no backup and they are really gone, you can download some items from Apple again.  You'll have to re-construct the library though as all the playlists, ratings, date added, and some other things will be gone.
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519 - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not available in all countries; only apps, books (not audiobooks), music, and t.v. shows (not movies).  Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list, or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid.  Apple notes it is your responsibility to back up your purchases.

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    I am afraid troubleshooting this is difficult if it is intermittent. That is why I suggested making copies of iTunes library.itl and iTunes Library.xml then you can restore these copies if the lirbary disappears. Then you only lose data since you copied them.
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    Hopefully you did not do a clean install of OS X since that would erase everything on your drive. If you just did a standard upgrade install (which is the default option), you might be OK.
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  • I updated my itunes and lost my entire library!!  I found it again as a .xml file.   How do I get it back onto my desk top?

    I updated my itunes and lost my entire library.  I found it again as a .xml file
    How do I take this file and get it to look like my library used to?
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    Thanks!

    Se my response on this post:
    ]                                  Screen Message"File iTines Library.itl cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes" What is this and how can it be fixed?                    
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    Ditch AVG (at this stage it really does seem to be the problem for some people) and install Microsoft Security Essentials...
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    Sync problem - earlier today I updated both iTunes and my iPod Touch. Since then, I have tried syncing the two. The iPod Touch claims that there is no music on the iPod, however, when I connect it to my computer it says my full library is on there. At present, I am unable to listen to songs on the iPod when not connected to the computer. What can I do to fix this?
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    I downloaded the most recent update to iTunes, and now all my songs are missing. My library is completely empty.

    See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash.
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  • I recently updated my itunes and for a few days it was fine. Now when I click on my icon on my desktop i'm getting the file "itunes library cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of itunes" help!

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    i have done all 7 steps recommended by the troubleshooting articles and only when i restart my router does my library show on apple tv2 but only for about 5 minutes, this was never a problem before the updates of itunes and apple tv2, i have spent insane amounts of money on the apple store buying movies and tv shows that i cannot watch anymore, and no there is no firewall on my laptop nor my router, so no port configuration is needed
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    I updated my ITUNES and now I can't get it to play my music. After the song that was playing during update played nothing else will. What can I do

    Se my response on this post:
    ]                                  Screen Message"File iTines Library.itl cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes" What is this and how can it be fixed?                    
    They do not appearon the right-had side of your post.

  • I recently update my iTunes and it deleted all my songs. I was able to get some back via iCloud but I can't seem to sync my old playlist. Any suggestions??

    I recently update my iTunes and it deleted all my songs. I was able to get some back via iCloud but I can't seem to sync my old playlist. Any suggestions??

    See Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash...
    tt2

  • So i updated my Itunes and it deleted my music that wasnt bought on itunes and only shows song i have in cloud. is there a was to get it all back without re-downloading them all again?

    so i updated my itunes and it deleted all my music that was not bought on itunes and only shows all the songs i did buy in cloud. is there a was to get it all back without re-downloading them all again?

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    Check out the article below to put the previous iTunes library file back on to bring back the songs that you had before the update. It will walk you through step by step to get you sorted out.
    No content shows up in iTunes after updating
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1967
    Regards,
    -Norm G.

  • HT201210 I just updated my iTunes and now I get a message that the application has failed to start because MSVCR80.dll was not found.  What happened and how do I fix this?  I can't access any of my music now.

    I just updated my iTunes and now I get a message that the application has failed to start because MSVCR80.dll was not found.  What happened and how do I fix this?  I can't access any of my music now.

    Click here and follow the instructions. You may need to completely remove and reinstall iTunes and all related components, or run the process multiple times; this won't normally affect its library, but that should be backed up anyway.
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