ITunes Library/Playlist help...

I have just trasfered my iTunes to a new PC (I used an external harddrive). My library moved over, but not my play lists. How can I get them to show up?

The Limewire file may be in your "Downloads" folder.
Do you still have all your music, etc. in your iTunes folder within your music folder?
If you do, look as this: How to re-create your iTunes library, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451.
Think about creating a separate user account for your roommate (if still living).

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Ipod will not show up, in iTunes library please help.

Ipod will not show up, in iTunes library please help.
I just updated to the newest version of ITunes well, not just but a few days ago. Anyway I have windows 8, and in ITunes my Ipod 5th gen will not show up. I have tried somethings such as unpluging repluging, going to services and restarting, basiclly everything on yoyutube, none still work. It's ***** to cause I just wanted to put music on my Ipod, if anyone has an idea of what to do please give some suggestions.
Thank you, for trying to help.

Hello Stephen19wfwake,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363
1. Try the iPod troubleshooting assistant:
If you haven't already done so, try the steps in the iPod Troubleshooting Assistant (choose your iPod model from the list).
If the issue remains after following your iPod's troubleshooting assistant, follow the steps below.
2. Restart the iPod Service
3. Restart the Apple Mobile Device Service
4. Empty your Temp directory and restart
5. Verify that the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is installed
6. Change your iPod's drive letter
7. Remove and reinstall iTunes
8. Disable conflicting System Services and Startup Items
9. Update, Reconfigure, Disable, or Remove Security Software
10. Deleting damaged or incorrect registry keys
Best of luck,
Mario

My macbook pro logic board died. I had all my music on an external drive. How do I get my iTunes library, playlists etc. from my dead computer onto my new one?

My logic board died on my old macbook pro. I have a new one, but I want to get my iTunes library off my old hard drive and put it on my new one. I had set up my old MBP to store all my iTunes music on an external drive, so I have the music. The iTunes program was on the old MBP hard drive.How do I essentially recreate my previous iTunes library, playlists, etc on my new laptop?

You will need the iTunes Library.itl file which generally lives in ~/Music/iTunes/. You can recover this from the backups you were making before the HDD died. Otherwise, you cannot recreate the library.

My itunes won't launch even after reinstalling. Looked in itunes folder and somehow lost itunes library? HELP!

My itunes won't launch even after reinstalling. Looked in itunes folder and somehow lost itunes library? HELP!

The first thing I'd suggest is to get a good antispyware checker and give it a go at your system. Some recent spyware has been reported by other users to shut down iTunes or prevent it from launching. From user reports, Ewido seems to be the best at catching it. You can download a free version of Ewido here.
If that doesn't cure the problem, try deleting the iTunes preference files:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunes.pref
and
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Data\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunes.pref
You might have to turn on "show hidden files" to find them. (Right click "my computer", select open, select Tools menu -> Folder Options. Select View tab, "show hidden files" radio button is in the center scrolling panel.) Delete them or if you want to be able to put them back if it doesn't help, drag them to some other location. This will force iTunes to run the setup assistant the next time you launch iTunes. Note that you'll have to go back and set any preferences you've changed from the default.
If that still doesn't work, try this:
Bugie: Perform a Thorough & Complete Uninstall and Reinstall of iTunes/QuickTime.
Hope this helps.

Alphabetizing different between iTunes Library & Playlists ?

The alphabetizing different between iTunes Library & Playlists appears to be different, for example, look how The ... bands are listed between the two.
Am I seeing this right? If so, is there a setting to correct it ?
Should they alphabitze the same way so everything matches ?
Should Apple correct this ?
thanks,
tnixer

txchain wrote:
I'm trying to keep the focus on the functionality of the program.
Cross referencing is almost inherit to any developed program like iTunes.
There are two features to this program that Alphabetize differently.
Should Apple correct this if it is true ?
They're different kinds of data. Songs are tagged with artist names and so on, and iTunes uses that data to organize your music like a library, using library alphabetization — i.e., ignoring articles. Playlists are user-defined categories, for which library alphabetization is less obviously appropriate. They're not cross-referenced — they have no connection to each other unless the user creates one.
If the organization of that data matched, from one function to another, the program could cross reference (and list them) with no contradiction.
Maybe it's why playlists slow down the music library?
Having hundreds of playlists will slow down iTunes because iTunes frequently needs to "look through" your list of playlists — when creating smart playlists, for instance, or when you control-click on a song and see "Show in Playlist" in the contextual menu. A couple dozen playlists won't slow things down at all, but iTunes isn't really designed to work well with hundreds. It really has nothing to do with your playlists not matching your tags; the two kinds of data are entirely separate within iTunes.

My itunes library/playlist has gone after i compressed the music folder unaware of flow on effect.

Please hekp me reinstate my itunes library and playlists after my attempt to compress the windows music folder to save hard disk space. I have gone back to the music folder and unchecked the compression box and it looks like the music is reapperaing in itunes but none of the playlists, purchased music or apps have appeared. This is very frustrating aspent hours cleanin up unplayed music , old playlists the kids had done and recently purchased a substantial amount of music. I had synced the recent playlisst to my iphone yesterday and am loath to do another sync incase itunes wipes playlists from my iphone. Cn someone please help.

You can do a reverse sync to get playlists from your iPhone to your computer. This user tip should help you with this...
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

I just recently updated my iPod Nano 7th Generation, and, after the upgrade finished, my iTunes library, playlists and all, vanished. How can I restore the playlists and songs to iTunes?

I updated my iPod Nano 7th Generation, and it wiped my iTunes library. I no longer have my playlists or movies. I was able to recover my music, but the many, many playlists I had, I could not recover. Is there any way I could recover them?

Hello apbvieira,
It sounds like your iPod Nano is not recognized in iTunes anymore after a recent update. I recommend the following article to help you get that in order named:
iPod not recognized in My Computer and in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1369
1. Start with the iPod Troubleshooting Assistant
If you haven't already done so, use the iPod Troubleshooting Assistant that applies to your iPod. This will often solve your issue.
If you're still experiencing the issue after going through each of the steps in the assistant, continue with the steps below in this article. The most likely solutions are listed below (for both USB and FireWire (IEEE 1394) iPod connections). Check each section starting from the top of the list to see if that is what's keeping your iPod from appearing.
Note: To determine if your iPod syncs via USB or FireWire, check the table in the Additional Information section below.
This step will get you started, but there are additional steps in the article if you need them.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

Itunes library damaged - help!

My Itunes library became damaged today. All of the sudden I have only 158 songs in my library instead of over 4000 and all of my playlists are gone. There is a "damaged" Itunes library icon in my music folder now which was created at 10:45 this morning and modified at 1:16p.
Also my IPhoto has been acting strangely for the last couple of weeks. I've had to recreate my photo library a couple of times over that time and some of my photos have disappeared altogether. I downloaded the IPhoto Manager program last night and had some luck with it but I'm wondering if these issues are somehow related.
Thanks for you help.

Restore that backup you take regularly... Ah, OK.
*Empty/damaged 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* as *iTunes Library (Empty)* and then rename the restored file as *iTunes Library*. Start iTunes. Should all be good, bar any recent additions to or deletions from your library.
See Music Folder Files Not Added and Super Remove Dead Tracks for clean-up tools , if required.
tt2

My iTunes Library/Playlist Just Disappeared

Hello, I hope you are well.
I have been using iTunes for years without any major problems. Today, it was fine during the afternoon, but after I shut it down and turned it back on, iTunes greeted me with the screen telling me to add songs to my Library.
The Library that I have been using for years just disappeared, and there are no playlists at all. I checked for the music files on my computer, and they are all there - both the hundreds I've purchased directly from the iTunes Store, as well as the hundreds more that I've purchased or obtained elsewhere.
I just spent the last hour searching up a way to retrieve my Library. I found that there are hundreds of people with the same problem, but most of them do not seem to care that they've lost their Library information. I know that I can probably just drag all the song files back into iTunes, but I really do not want the song information - play counts, ratings, etc. - to disappear, as I've spent a lot of time organizing my Library.
Please help. Thank you very much. I am running Windows 7 Professional and am using the latest stable version of iTunes, 9.0.1.8. I also have an iPod Nano that has all the songs and is pretty much updated to the latest iTunes Library (before it reseted itself), if that helps.
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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. 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!
See also Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
tt2

Itunes library erased HELP!

I recently cleaned up my system and it cleared out my library playlist etc. I have files backed up, but not in playlist etc. Is there any way to restore my library from the ipod itself? Thanks for any help!!!!!

No first hand experience myself, but apps can be found in these links to help you get your stuff back into iTunes...
Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5044027&#5044027
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=893334&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/secrets/2006/12/twowaystreet20/index.php
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
Patrick

TRYING TO SYNC A SHARED LIBRARY WITH LOCAL ITUNES LIBRARY - PLEASE HELP

Hi. I am so desperate. I have not been able to update my iPod for 6 months and am about to go OS and would love to download all my recent music.
The prob is that all our music is in a Shared iTunes library (called iTunes server, on my husband's computer. We are networked). There is not much in my local iTunes library. I am trying to drag all the music from the Shared iTunes library into my local iTunes library but am having no luck.
Does anyone know how I can make my local iTunes library reflect what's in our shared library? Once I work that out then we can do the same and update my husband's local iTunes library, which is where I update my iPod from (since mine is a work computer and has no USB access). Thanks alot if you can help... DESPERATE

When iTunes Match is is on, you don't sync music or playlists with your computer.

My itunes library! help me please as soon as possible

this is my problem my one day i clicked on itunes , wanted to play some music when i clicked on a song a exclamation mark on the song came up sayin if i want to locate my song when i tried a next song the same thing happened again so all itunes is saying that all of my songs needs to be located but they are on my harddrive and in my itunes folder they are not lost , the playlist and everything is there but they are not playing because of the same problem so can you please help find a solution for this problem without having to start a new itunes library , making new playists and having to delete all of my playlists and the whole library please .thank you .

Sards,
Sorry to hear that. In order to see the contents of your iPod first you will have to enable view hidden files on your computer. I don't have XP any longer but you should be able to google how to do this in XP. Then connect your iPod to your computer. Do not select to replace your library. But it should show your iPod under my computer. With the ability to see your hidden files you should be able to see your iPod. Look for the folder iPod control(that's how it's listed in Vista) then look for the folder music. in your music folder will be all your music. It will have funny labels (F00, F01) and so forth. Copy that music into iTunes or your music folder. It will label some of the songs with their proper info, but some you will have to re-tag. It is time consuming but you can retrieve your music. Hope this helps.
Bobby

Sharing iTunes library/playlist, only one user can run iTunes

Greetings everyone
Just got a new aluminum iMac, setting it up for the wife and kids. From the descriptions here, I have set up several accounts to share a single iTunes library, by creating aliases in each user's iTunes folder that point to the shared library. It seems to work great: I only have to import music ONCE (instead of once for each user), and if one user creates or changes a new playlist, everyone sees it, which is exactly what I wanted.
However, I have run into a small problem, and it is this. Under this setup, with everyone sharing the same library, *only one person can be running iTunes at a time.* If user A is running iTunes and doesn't quit the app when the computer is switched to User B or C, they get the message
----- +"The iTunes Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have write permission for this file."+
----- Switch back to User A, quit iTunes, and then the others can launch iTunes fine (though again, just ONE of them). Same behavior regardless of whether the user is admin or not.
So, is there any way to enable more than one user to run iTunes at once under this shared scenario? I'm thinking iTunes may not allow multiple users to access the library file at once, so it may be necessary to have users quit iTunes or log out before switching accounts. Let me know if there is a workaround or if anyone has gotten this to work....
Thanks in advance!
sno-man

Hi, I just read your post here - I'd like to do exactly what you were able to do, that is, sharing one iTunes library with multiple user accounts on my iMac so that we can both use/add to the same library (I also want to do this with iPhoto, so I'm assuming it's the same process); would you mind quickly telling me how you were able to do this? I've been checking around and can't find a reliable answer. I'd appreciate it - thanks!

How can I migrate my iTunes library, playlists, etc from XP to Windows 7?

I apologize if this has been asked and answered before. I cannot find a relevant article with google or the
search here on Apple support.
My iTunes library is on an external drive. iTunes keeps a few folders in XP
on the C: drive under
Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Apple,
Documents and Settings\Mike\Application Data\Apple,
Docuemnts and Settings\Mike\Local Settings\Apple, and
Docuemnts and Settings\Mike\Local Settings\Apple Computer.
I copied these folders to my external drive and hooked it up to my new computer
that runs Windows 7 where I had already installed a new copy of iTunes.
I tried copying the folders that were on the (XP) C: drive to my best guess as to where
they would go on the (W7) C: drive. Microsoft being Microsoft, they cannot let
the names of anything remain the same.
I set the preferences on my W7 iTunes to point to the external drive as my library
location. Nothing happened. I tried restarting iTunes, but still my existing data was not
acknowledged.
I then used the import files from folder option, using the location of the ITUNES folder
on my external drive. This ran fairly quickly. But, to my dismay, all my ratings were
lost and (thinking about it, not surprisingly) none of my playlists were there either.
So, does anyone have any experience on what files should be copied from XP to W7
and where? It seems to me this should not be that difficult. After all, the data is
all there, right?
One article I read suggested using the iPod as a backup device to transfer the files.
Would this work? Would it also transfter the playlists, ratings, etc? My concern
(again based on another article I read) is that I will wind up with duplicate copies
of all the music in my music library.
(As a precaution, I have backups of my iTunes library and the (XP) C: folders on
two other external drives. Also, the XP PC still has iTunes on it, so I could easily
reconnect the external drive there and do other stuff if necessary.
When I purchased my new iPod, it took almost 24 hours to transfter my music library
to it. It also takes almost 24 hours to do the drive to drive backup. (Maybe my new
computer will be faster.) Based on this experience, I would like to avoid having the
migration of data take that long.
If the changes I made to the W7 PC need to be undone, I can easily just remove iTunes
there and start again.
I hope my question is clear and I thank you for your time.
Cordially, MZ
PS: The XP box is an IBM and the W7 box is a new Dell. Both are desktop models.

You will need the iTunes Library.itl file which generally lives in ~/Music/iTunes/. You can recover this from the backups you were making before the HDD died. Otherwise, you cannot recreate the library.

How do I gift an itunes LIBRARY playlist to someone on itunes STORE?

I have an itunes playlist in my music library on my mac. I want to duplicate the playlist to my itunes store account so i can gift the playlist to another person. how do i do this without a) manually recreating the playlist (it's long) and b) not use icloud? thanks.

John;
Thanks. It appears that the only way to do so is to go back to iTunes 10.x - so lame. And thanks for the feedback link - I have left my feedback which I share below. I also email Tim Cook so someone on his staff will at least see it and not just the support folks.
My feedback:
I cannot believe you dropped the ability to gift a playlist from my iTunes library to a friend with the "redesigned" iTunes 11. Apparently iTunes 11.0 IS REDESIGNED TO SELL LESS SONGS. What a complete and utter failure on your part - you're literally shooting yourselves in the foot if you have taken away the ability for users to actually BUY MORE PRODUCT from you and share their experience with iTunes. And during the holiday season. WHAT WERE THE GENIUSES OF ITUNES APP TEAM THINKING???? Aren't you in the business of selling iTunes songs? And it also makes such a great last minute gift too. And seeing how you release iTunes 11 back in Nov, you could have easily made this fix before the holiday season, but instead have not and instead let your users discover the miss in frustrating attempts - (go check out the apple support forums - your product teams check those forums, right?).
I think one forum user has you tagged perfectly - you're starting to become and act like Microsoft. I should know, I was there for 18.5 yrs before I couldn't stand it anymore.
-Victor

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