ITunes 7.0.2 ate my music
I installed iTunes 7.0.2 today. I tried to play a song, but nothing would play. I pulled up my computer and went to my iTunes folder. Gone. It wasn't there. All gone
Is there anyway to undo this terrible mess?
I have had the same problem. Not only did iTunes 7.0.2 literally wipe out about 11 GB of music, it also relocated a large amount to a new folder it created called "lost+found" in which all album and artist folder titles have been replaced by six-digit numbers. For example: Marie Antoinette (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) no longer exists as a folder in iTunes Music Library, but can be found as folder 511010 in the lost+found folder.
This is a really big loss for me finacially and of my time.
What is going on? Does anyone know more about this?
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solved the issue today. first sync with itunes, so all the stiff you bought on the mobile will be backuped.
1. uncheck sync music in itunes and sync. all the music will be erased from mobile device
2. check music player on the mobile device. just the unwanted songs will still be there
3. go on the iphone to settings, general, usage, music player. there is just a few mb from the remaining unwanted songs. swipeleft and erase the content. switch iphone off and on again
4. repeat step 2. there will be no data. otherwise repeat step 3
5. check sync music in itunes and sync. all the music will be back again but not the unwanted songs.
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