ITunes Library missing
I performed a Windows XP SP2 update today, IE7 was installed. I didn't like it, so I performed a System Restore.
After all of this, my itunes library is nowhere to be found. All my music, playlists, etc. are not showing in itunes.
Also, itunes is not recognizing my second ipod (I have an iPhone and a Shuffle) - I get the "The ipod is synced with another library" message.
When I go into Edit > Preferences > Advanced > General Tab - it shows the correct file path for where my music should be.
Thoughts on where my library went to?
Try doing a search on your hard drive from the top (root) level for "iTunes Music" or "iTunes Library" or "Album Artwork" and see what you find.
If you find more than one folder of, say iTunes Music, be very careful. One is probably an empty folder iTunes created when it didn't find your real folder. The other should have all of your music in it.
iTunes will probably NOT recognize your music if you just drag it to the empty folder. Instead, drag the music into the iTunes playlist and let it recatalog. Be careful how you have iTunes set in preferences. You'll want it to duplicate your music. Otherwise once you throw away the old folder, the aliases will be to missing tracks.
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You can do this...
Quit iTunes.
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Open it with a text editor and cahnge the path from the old location to the new location.
You can do a simpe Find/Replace.
Once finished, close the file.
Launch iTunes then File -> Library -> Import playlist.
This should update the paths of the songs.
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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
You can use the following article to troubleshoot and possibly recover your content:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1967
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1190415�
Checkout Otto42's post.
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Colin R. -
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Almost my iTunes library is missing since upgrade Lion 7.2. (the last 2.5 weeks worth of added music has transferred post-upgrade, none of whcih was bought from iTunes)
I have it all backed up so that's not the issue. How can I reinstall it with all my hundreds of playlists intact or do I have to recreate each playlist upon reinstalling the backup copy? This would save a HUGE amount of time and efforts. Thank you for your help!hi Limnos,
I do not mean the entire ITunes folder but, rather, the contents of the ITunes folder prior to September 29th. (90% of the media is missing, along with all playlists) The media that remains says it was added on 9/29 although I know most of it was added many months or even years earlier. There are no playlists listed at all, before or after 9/29. (I know for certain that I added non-iTunes purchased songs on 10/6 although I had not created playlists for them)
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Is it OK to drag the entire iTunes folder from the external drive onto my laptop's drive and see if that fixes it?
Thank you for your help!
Deb -
I have a Dell Desktop Optiplex 380 with Windows 7 operating system. regarding use of I-Tunes library and making playlists from "My Music"I went to My Music clicked on the album tile to drag to the new playlist and all of the albums are empty. Like the tracks are labeled but not there There is a note to go to the store and buy each track for 0.99. These Albums have been in the system for several years. where are they, and what happens to them. Do I need to import again. which could be a pain
Would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks<
FlemcatHello Flemcat,
After reviewing your post, it sounds like you are missing content from iTunes library. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help the issue.
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a nice day,
Mario -
My Itunes Library and iPhone have fallen out of sync on music over the yearsare - how can I compare my itunes library with my Iphone to see what songs are missing from my library so I can then bring my Library up to date
Hello Solid Buck,
Thank you so much for providing the details about the duplicate song issue you are experiencing. It sounds like you would like to remove the duplicate songs that will not play on your iPhone, but when you connect it to iTunes, iTunes only shows you one copy of the song on your iPhone.
In this situation, I recommend deleting the individual songs that do not play directly from your iPhone. I found the steps to do this on page 61 of the iPhone User Guide (http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf):
Delete a song from iPhone: In Songs, swipe the song, then tap Delete.
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Sheila M. -
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I find the best way to do this is to right click on the song in iTunes and convert then select convert ID3 tags to V1.1 this usually completes the tag and adds all the missing info, provided it is in iTunes corectly.
Were these songs you Dled or ripped form a cd directly? -
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The whole story: I tried to transfer my iTunes library via Homeshare from my desktop to my laptop but not all of my library imported. Both computers are authorized and almost all of the 99GB of music was imported from my own cds. I couldn't tell what was missing and I figured a computer person would have an easy way to figure this out. In the meantime, I added about 20-25 more cds to the library on the laptop. I had a computer guy come out because I wanted to merge the two libraries so I can get rid of the desktop. He dragged and dropped several folders onto the external hard drive and then dragged and dropped those into my music folder on the laptop. Now I have a big mess! I have tons of duplicates, but the entire library didn't duplicate so I am still not sure if all of my music made it over. He wants to delete all of the duplicates but I explained that I don't want to break up albums and I had already gone through the process of finding "exact duplicates" and deleting those on the desktop before I started all of this. I talked to a Geek Squad guy at Best Buy who suggested I delete everthing from the laptop and start over. He wants me to open iTunes on my desktop and select all, then drag that to a new folder on the external hard drive. Then reinstall iTunes on the laptop and drag and drop that folder into it. I have no idea what to do at this point. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Please know that I am not very computer literate so please type slowly so that I will understand ;-) Thanks
Sidenote: I did sign up for IMatch and had Apple scan both libraries. Not all of my music showed up there either. I am missing entire albums, etc. and I have not reached the maximum limit, 25,0000 songs. Should I purchase TuneUp Media to fix any metadata once I get my complete library onto my laptop? I just want my entire library together, in one place so that I can move forward and back it up properly. Thanks for any help.Delete whatever was imported to the new computer via HomeSharing.
Stop using HomeSharing to move content.
Copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder from the old computer to the new computer.
Launch iTunes.
Everything in iTunes on the new computer will be exactly as it was on the old computer. -
I have copied my iTunes library onto a new computer, but when I play back the songs using the new computer, there seems to be random "miss" or "drop out" during play back, similar to a small scratch on a vinyl record. Although when I play the same song over again, the "miss" occurs in a different location during the song. No probs with old computer, just the new one. I'm onto my third new computer - same problem. Any suggestions please?
You don't say which version of iTunes you are using, but the symptoms you describe have been encountered by some users with the 64-bit version of iTunes 12.1.
There is an alternative version for 64-bit editions of Windows here:
iTunes 12.1 for Windows (64-bit — for older video cards)
that seems to address the most of the playback issues that some users have been reporting with the full 64-bit version of 12.1.0.77 - including problems with Bluetooth speakers where either sound is degraded or completely absent. The alternative installer here is the same architecture as most previous "64-bit" versions of iTunes, i.e., a 32-bit application with a 64-bit installer. The "for older video cards" label appears to be something of a misnomer as some people have reported that this corrects problems found on current / high-spec systems.
Some users have reported that after installing this alternative version it is necessary to adjust the "Play audio using" selection (normally to "Direct Sound" rather than "Windows Audio Session", though this may vary based on your audio hardware/drivers) in Edit > Preferences > Playback to restore glitch-free audio (one part of the reported symptoms is that the "Direct Sound" choice isn't available, usually in Windows 8). It may also be necessary to ensure that your Bluetooth speakers are active and selected as the default audio device before you run iTunes.
If this doesn't address the issue, you may want to think about reverting to iTunes 12.0 - see Turingtest2's notes on Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates for steps needed to completely remove all installed iTunes components, and for links to the 12.0 installers.
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