ITunes created a PREVIOUS ITUNES LIBRAIRES folder, now ive lost my songs!
Hi everyone,
this may sound weird. but here i go:
last night, iTunes asked me to create a new library. Not really following what it asked me, since i never received that message before, i selescted OK.
Today, I dont have any songs whatsoever. iTunes haas greated a folder on my computer names Previous iTunes Libraries. I tried opening the content but it would only pop-up with the new (songless) iTunes
HELP!!!!!!!!
thanks,
morgan
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We would need a little more information than you have provided. What happened when you plugged the phone into the computer that caused this? Do you have backups?
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