ITunes forced an update an wiped out my library

I was able to retrieve my music and movies by "adding folder" where my iTunes is kept, but now my apps are gone. How can I get them back?

I know what you are talking about but I mean like the literal music... like your mp3 files or whatever format you use...
P.S. to prevent this problem in the future I would turn off "open itunes when this ipod is connected" so when you plug in your ipod, itunes isn't opened and something like this won't happen again.

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Look here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=answerlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.apple .com%2Fkb%2FHT1495&answerid=16777216&src=support_site.home.search

I want to take remote access from an iTunes library off of my iPad ...when I hit edit from the remote app it pulls that library up ..if I delete it I just want to make sure that I'm not remotely wiping out the library, just access to it from my iPad ?

I want to take remote access from an iTunes library off of my iPad ...when I hit edit from the remote app it pulls that library up ..if I delete it I just want to make sure that I'm not remotely wiping out the library, just access to it from my iPad ?

Call the apple store you got it from and ask them. Sometimes in the past they've extended the 'no questions asked return' but only Apple can tell you for sure.

My husband wiped out the library on his itunes account and replaced it with mine. Any ideas on how to get it back? Our laptop does not have his library either. only mine.

My husband wiped out the library on his itunes account and replaced it with mine. Any ideas on how to get it back? Our laptop does not have his library either. only mine.

How exactly did this happen? Were you using separate iTunes libraries on separate user accounts on the laptop?
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IPOD touch 3G updated then wiped out everything!?!?

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The backup that iTunes makes does not included synced media like apps and music. If those are not in the iTunes library on which you did the update then they are gone. This has been the case for all updates and restores.
See:
You can redownload iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
For other music you will have to obtain them from where you got them the first time.

Itunes on a new pc wiped out my apps.

I needed a PDF file off another pc. Can you just drag and drop it to the ipad? Don't know if you can or how. So... I installed iTunes and connected the ipad, Authorized the computer and transferred purchases up so when I sycd it would not wipe out everything. So it syc'd the apps but wiped out most of my folders. Went back to my normals Pc. Spent two hours dragging apps around and recreating folder structure. Went to sync and got the message could not identify the ipad. Then it wiped out all my apps. Looked for a backup file to restore from but that could not be found even though I see messages that this thing is backing up all the time.
Anybody got any ideas how I get out of this mess and why Apple thinkds this is an acceptable way to manage a device. All I really wanted to do is move one PDF file to my iPad so I could read it in good reader but no I need to mess with the godawful iTunes. Right now I am down about 2 hours of work and 200+ apps.
This stinks.
Thanks Apple.

If you sync with iTunes, yes there is a backup out there. I'm sure that you see the backup taking in place in the progress bar at the top of the iTunes window when the iPad is syncing.
Connect the iPad to the computer that you sync with, launch iTunes, and right click on the iPad name under the devices heading and select Restore from Backup from the contextual menu. A window will pop up with a drop down menu that will let you select any backup that you have in iTunes. If the backup that you are looking for is not in there - don't restore - just cancel the process and eject the iPad. If the backup is there, then restore from it.
However, the backup only contains device settings, your app data and settings, Safari History, Notes, Calendar Entries, mail accounts, your camera roll photos and videos, your home screen layout - and yes - it should also contain your folder structure ...and other things that you can read about here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946
You still have to sync your media back to the iPad after you restore from the backup because those things are not contained in the backup - but are stored in iTunes instead. Apps, movies, music, books, photos, TV Shows, and so on.
If the apps are not in your iTunes library due to the fact that the iPad was erased when you synced with a second computer, they can be downloaded again at no charge as long as you use the same Apple ID that you bought them with. Read this for more information on downloading past purchases.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT251
A very simple way to retrieve a PDF file from another computer would be to email it to yourself on the iPad. No need to connect the iPad and drag and drop a PDF from a second computer.

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You don't see a bunch of files and folders in an iTunes folder in your Music folder?
Pull it back out of the trash. Restore it from a backup. There's not much we can do without you being proactive and telling us what you did and what resources you have.

I think I wiped out my library switching to a new computer.

I downloaded iTunes onto my new computer, plugged in my iPod and got my podcasts transferred by all of my music is wiped out. Including purchases.

Basically, just copy the iTunes music folder to the new computer from the backup drive.
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"C:\Windows\system32\softpub.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error."
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You cannot install some updates or programs
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How to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7

My ipod mini just updated and wiped out all 742 songs off ipod

how can i recover my songs after update wiped them off my ipod mini?

Resync them from your iTunes library. If the songs on the iPod were not in your current iTunes library (or backed up elsewhere), they are probably gone.

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Please Help !!

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When the iPod is connected to the computer and in iTunes go to edit-->preferences. Click the iPod tab. Make sure it is set to automatically update all songs and playlists. Click OK.
If that doesn't work, try restoring the iPod...
Restore the iPod
Now try putting the songs on.
Also, are the songs that are not transferring purchased (from the iTunes Music Store)?
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Hi community,
I recently lost the computer i had my itunes on. I also recently got an iphone. Everything was perfect and set up but then I had to create a new itunes account on my Dell desktop. Anyway, when i created the account and connected my iphone i told me something about my iphone only having what was on my itunes on the computer. I thought that was fine because all of my music is my purchases. But i turns out that a whole chunk of my music wasn't there and my playlists got screwed up. Playlists fine but I went to download the music and every single one of 33 songs says, Cannot download file corrupted, error 10000. Is this a problem with my computer? These files were fine before i connected my iphone to this computer and itunes setup on it. And I have them on my iphone but can't figure out how to move them from recently added to a playlist for running etc. Thank you!

so i went ahead and did a restore from the new PC and then a restore from backup. looks like that fixed everything... a few playlists were messed up and so far as i can tell, maybe just a few minor issues.

Itunes crashed -- all my music wiped out

Just upgraded my PC with newest version of ITunes
one hour later, the entire library vanished
no songs to be found anywhere on my C Drive (lost over 2000 songs)
Any ideas on what I should do?
Thanks a lot.

i seriously doubt apple would make anything that would wipe out stuff on your computer.
im pretty positive your computer has a virus or something.
i think you should look at a virus scanner, which i have McAfee, which works superbly.
hope this helps. (:

ITunes forced an update an wiped out my library

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