ITunes library became empty
My iTunes library became empty when I started iTunes today. This is the second time it is happening.
Is there any way to recover my library? My music files are still intact and I don't have any purchased music.
Why does this happen and what can I do to prevent this?
When exiting iTunes, I get a "memory could not be written" error from Windows.
Windows XP iTunes 7.1.1.5
Hi, Pak.
I don't think the "memory could not be written" error is connected with your empty iTunes Library. To deal with that message, I'd refer you to the Microsoft Knowledge Base .
As for your empty iTunes Library, although it is blank, your song files are still on your hard drive.
The problem is with your iTunes Library files which iTunes references to know, among other things, the contents of the Music Library and where the files that make it up are located.
There have been many reports of problems such as this recently and unfortunately noone seems to know exactly why it's happening - or if they do they're not talking.
If you don't have a back-up copy of the .itl file, you will want to have a look at this article in the Apple Knowledge Base.
Let us know if it brings you any combination of joy and/or satisfaction. If not, post back and there's something else we can try.
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