ITunes Library change. Please help me!
Hey guys
I have a problem. I want to change my iTunes library. If I open iTunes the title of the program (above of the apple image up in the middle of the screen) is "Previous iTunes Library". But I want to get back my actual library!
I dont know how to change that!
I hope someone can help me and sorry for that bad English!
Thanks
For general library squiffiness following an upgrade the easiest thing is to restore your last backup, but I guess if it were that simple you wouldn't be here.
Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash
Hopefully it's not been too long since you last upgraded iTunes, in fact if you get an empty/incomplete library immediately after upgrading then with the following steps you shouldn't lose a thing or need to do any further housekeeping. In the Previous iTunes Libraries folder should be a number of dated iTunes Library files. Take the most recent of these and copy it into the iTunes folder. Rename iTunes Library.itl as iTunes Library (Corrupt).itl and then rename the restored file as iTunes Library.itl. Start iTunes.
In your case you need to take an additonal step once you've copied and renamed the requisite files. Hold down the shift key and click the icon to start iTunes. Keep holding shift until asked to choose or create a library. Click choose, then navigate to the main iTunes folder instead of the Previous iTunes Libraries folder and open the iTunes Library.itl file there.
Should all be good, bar any recent additions to or deletions from your library. See iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
When you get it all working make a backup!
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