ITunes library/songs

My computer where I had my ITunes library crashed.  Can I access my ITunes library/songs on another computer?

You might be able to redownload some/all of your iTunes purchased music via the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage - whether you can redownload music depends upon what country that you are in, and how much you will be able to redownload will depend upon whether you've changed countries since buying it (you won't be able to redownload items bought in a different country) and whether the rights-holders have removed their content from the store.
Your own music (e.g. music copied from CDs) won't show unless you had subscribed to iTunes Match and uploaded your music to it.
You haven't got a backup copy of your downloads/library that you can copy your music back from ?

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    See this -> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499

  • TS4062 Problems accessing my itunes library songs.

    I have noticed that over the last 6 months or more over 100 of my songs in my Itunes library now state that" the original file cannot be found, would I like to locate it".  I'm not sure why that happened.  I have played these songs on my Ipod many times.

    Did you try clicking on one of the songs/video files and then authorizing the new computer to play it (them)? You should get a protest box when you try to play a protected file on the new computer. Just follow the on-screen instructions to "authorize" the new computer to play your protected files.

  • Why don't all my iTunes Library songs show up in my music folder

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    Why doesn't the list of songs in iTunes match the contents of my music folder?
    How can I creat backup DVD's of 60 gigs of music?
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    Is that not a way to relocate the files? In other words, I have 16,000 plus songs in iTunes and they are all playable. They must be on my external hard drive in the file I have named "Art's Music" (verified by the check you suggested in your first reply). Let's assume that I want to put them all on a different external hard drive (my C drive is not big enough). What steps should I use to relocate my entire library? The plan I had in mind was something I found at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301748
    Is this going to work?
    I am going to borrow a friend's unused hard drive for this and then put it back on my hard drve after I reformat it.
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  • Itunes library & song titles

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    "I don't believe that it is possible to get the track names for songs that are already on your HD."
    Yes you can. Just follow the directions that macmenno has posted.
    The CDDB online database that iTunes uses comes the number of tracks and their duration with those in its database to figure out the appropriate track info.
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  • ITunes library songs not playing in my movie! Aaah!

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    Hi Crippler53, welcome to the forum!
    Are the songs you have imported ones that you purchased through the iTunes Music Store? They do not play in iMovie. Or maybe the track is muted - check the tick-box at the right hand end of it.

  • I transferred my iTunes library/songs to new windows laptop; new laptop won't sync with iPod classic anymore - should I just overwrite iPod contents?

    Need help syncing new laptop/iTunes with existing iPod

    Carolyn - thanks, but I had already authorized my new laptop.  When I try to Sync, essentially nothing happens - for about a second iTunes says it's synchronizing my iPod, which it recognizes as mine, but then the iPod immediately says it's ready to disconnect.  The iPod has about 65 gigabytes of songs on it and for several years, with my old, original laptop, when I synced, iTunes would update any new downloads and playlists onto the iPod.  Since I got the new laptop, I have about 2-3 GB of new music on it and a few new playlists and they won't update to my iPod.  I hate to have to "restore" the iPod, which I think overwrites everything on the iPod and would likely take 3-4 hours at the 1 song per second figure I've seen quoted, but if that's the only way to do it, I guess I can.  Any other suggestions? 

  • Recovering iTunes Song List (iTunes Library.xml not updated)

    How do I recover the iTunes library song list? My computer recently crashed, so I had to get this new one. The old hard drive is working fine. I just need the song list to be able to identify the songs that I have yet to copy unto my iPod (I arrange the library by 'Date Added'). Since my music files are located in a variety of places, it would be very difficult for me to locate each without being guided by the list.
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    try if the suggestions in this thread help: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2168081&tstart=0.
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  • Itunes library tranfer from one hard drive to another on the same computer

    Hello I have two hard drives on my mac g4 and the first has 80gig and i only have 10 gig of memory left to fill in my ipod library so... I want to move the itunes library/song data from one hard drive to another, how do I do this? the ipod has the ability to hold 40gig of songs etc. so I know the main hard drive will be full before my ipod will be... I'm new to apple and have had a pc for several years but had too many problems with viruses and like what I've learned so far on my mac thanks for your help out there... you can email me at [email protected] thanks again for any help out there

    For the record, hard drives don't hav ememory it is just storage space.
    Anyway, in your user folder you would want to drag the Music folder to the other hard drive. Once that is finsihed copying in the iTunes preferences you would want to point iTunes to the new drive and folder for the music folder it should be using.

  • How can I re-sync my iPhone and iPad after accidentally deleting my iTunes library (without losing all of the apps on my devices)?

    Long story short: A sequence of bad decisions on my part caused me to delete my entire iTunes library (song files, apps, itl file, everything in the music folder).  Another bad decision left me without a Time Machine backup of this folder. I have a backup of my music and I can redownload audiobooks from Audible, so I'm not stressed out about my audio.
    The problem is my iPhone and iPad. I've downloaded >400 apps and have over 100 on each device. How can I begin syncing them to this new, app-free library without having every app deleted (along with their organization, settings and related-documents). I use these devices heavily so this is a huge conundrum for me.
    The next step would seem to be to restore my audio files to a new iTunes library, but how do I then sync my devices to that library without wiping out every app on my iDevices?  I'm a pretty technical user and am willing to hand edit the ITL files if necessary.  I think that i _may_ be able to find a version of the itl file that's about a year old from an ancient backup. But that still doesn't solve the whole problem.
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    I managed to lose an earlier reply I'd started before you came back with your "solved" so I didn't bother to retype it.
    It went something like this:
    You should be able to recover the media with the tips in  this post from forum regular Zevoneer but I'm not sure what the implications are for your application settings. You can probably transfer your purchases into an authorised library, backup the device, recover any other media using third party tools, then restore the device from the backup.
    The older .itl file is useful however as iTunes should see this as the "home" library for your device which will allow you to preserve the application settings. (.itl file? Mac? I assume the library has migrated from PC to Mac at some point). Any files in the Previous iTunes Libraries folder or did you kill those as well? The most recent of these would be the best place to start.
    And no, the .itl file is not editable by mortals...
    Once you've restored the media from backups or recovered whatever else you useful can from the device, the scripts MusicFolder Files Not Added and Super Remove Dead Tracks should help get the library up to speed with the contents of the media folder.
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  • New computer / itunes library possible issues

    I'm about ready to transfer my itunes library/songs to my new laptop. I've scanned the forums to find out the obvious stuff, so now I have a few additional questions.
    First, my current condition. All of my music (8000+ tracks) is sitting in an external hard drive. The latest library files have been burned on a CD, and I haven't plugged in my ipod since. My new laptop has itunes 8 loaded, nothing else. Conventional wisdom tells me that all I need to do is load the library files, then plug in and transfer the song files, and then my music, playlists, play counts, etc should be fine.
    Here's my concern: my old desktop (where my itunes library resided) was too wimpy to handle all the GBs of my collection, so the library is programmed to look for song files directly on my external hard drive. Will this be an issue? Further; I have less than 1000 songs originally loaded on the desktop itself, and even though all those songs are on the external hard drive, I believe itunes is still pulling from the desktop drive (I know this because if the hard drive is not connected, itunes can still play these few tracks and no more; I didn't have the nerve to delete these tracks to test further).
    Whatever the solution, I would like to keep all my play counts, but if that is not feasible, I can live with it (its the music, not the stats that matter, eh?).
    So in summary; can I plug and play, and if not, what's the smoothest way to get my library to recognize all my tracks? Thanks!

    OK, I finally made the plunge, with 95% success (more on that later).
    First, I ran with the assumption that I had consolidated my files on the external hard drive long ago (back when I started using the external) and that I didn't need to do it again.
    I assumed this based on two things. One; when I temporarily changed the internal drive folder name, the files still played via the external and didn't play at all when the external was unplugged. Two; I found a post on another message board that said that if itunes cannot find it's programmed path, it'll go with the default itunes path.
    Anyway, the following steps I took were successful:
    I had downloaded v8 on the old computer to match with the new.
    I copied both itunes library files onto my external drive.
    I made sure that the external drive was F: for both computers. (a step I found on another discussion board)
    I copied the library files over the blank library files of the new laptop.
    Then I set my itunes preferences to organize files.
    Then I consolidated my library to the new compter's drive as my means to download from the external (something that I also found explicitely on another message board).
    So, everything seemed to work, except that those files that I had originally loaded on the old computer's drive never transferred from the external to the new computer. This only represents a fraction of my music, so I'm mostly relieved that the system works. I realize had I consolidated the first time, as I was instructed, I wouldn't have this problem (so much for being ultra careful, but still making an assumption leading to a shortcut leading to a 'd'oh!' moment).
    I'll start a new thread later on ideas on how to move over the remaining music without messing up what's already there. But at least this finishes the thread on moving from an external to a new computer. Thanks!

  • Having trouble linking to iTunes library on external drive

    I know there have been may questions on this topic but I can't seem to find answer I am looking for. Here is my scenario....
    I have my iTunes stored on an external hard drive that is connected to windows machine. I have recently purchased a MacbookPro. I want to connect to my external hard drive from the MBP so I can listen to my songs on my MBP.
    I have configured preferences in iTunes on MBP to use the iTunes library(songs) on external hard drive. When I open iTUNES on MBP I choose the index file that I have shared on my windows machine. So the problem is iTunes is not displaying all my songs on the iMAC.
    Does anyone have any idea why this happening?
    The end result is I would be connecting to the same library from windows machine and my Mac. Can this be done?
    Thanks and I look forward to your replies.
    ...Bruce

    Tried hooking up my external drive to my Mini. This morning my Mini had all my info listed, but I couldn't play any songs, for obvious reasons. Now, my Mini is hooked up to the external, iTunes prefs are set on the path to the external - but there is no music in iTunes. No lists, no songs, nada. Just a virgin iTunes window. ***?

  • Will resetting my DRM erase my iTunes Library?

    Okay, this is kind of a long story, I will try to make it short.
    There is an online music store that specializes in video game soundtracks. Their song files can only be played with Windows Media player after download, but they do encourage burning the songs to CD and downloading them to iTunes. They are also having trouble getting Windows Media Player 11 tp recognize their license.
    I bought soundtracks, I have Media Player 11, it does not recognize the licenses so it will not let me burn the songs to CD so I can put on my iTunes. The company support group suggested I use Napsters DRM Reset program to reset the licences, but the program warns doing with will erase all my music licences and I will need to contact the non-Napster vendors I bought the music from to get the license renewed.
    My question is this. The only songs I have on Windows Media player are these soundtracks. The rest of my library is iTunes. Will running this program affect my iTunes library/song license in anyway?
    ~~ Chikana

    From your description, the DRM on those tracks is probably "Plays For Sure," which is licensed by Microsoft and is usable in WMP. It has nothing at all to do with the DRM on iTunes purchased tracks, which is known as "Fair Play" and is exclusive to Apple. Modifying one will have no effect on the other.

  • How do you delete duplicate songs from your iPhone that do not show up in your iTunes library?

    everytime i purchase songs on itunes and sync them to my iphone 4, the songs downloads twice. one as the actual song, and the second one doesnt do anything. when you click on it, it just skips to the next song and doesnt play anything. also this second song has this cirlce dot thing next to it when i am scrolling through my songs in my music...so how do i get rid of this second download? its really annoying to have and it wont let me delete it off my phone. alsoooo since it doesnt show up in my itunes library, i cant delte it off there either! HELP PLEASE

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    Tap the X next to the icon of the app you want to remove. When prompted, selectDelete.
    And now it’s gone.
    If the application is listed in your iTunes Applications as well, you’ll want to remove it from there – or else it will re-install the next time you sync. Alternately you can keep the app in your iTunes Applications, and set iTunes not to sync all applications, just the ones you want to keep. See the Applications tab of your device the next time it’s connected in iTunes for syncing options.
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  • HT1751 I need to uninstall and reinstall iTunes (it won't let me update). So, how do I copy or back up my iTunes library of over 1,500 songs? Can I use a Flash Drive to do so?

    I need to uninstall and reinstall iTunes (it won't let me update). I have IE 8 on Windows XP, and iTunes 10 something. In my Program files list I see iTunes and iTunes (2) and even iPod and iPod (2) where a tech had to back up and do this for me before. I'm just trying to fix it all. I keep getting the "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package 'iTunes.msi' in the box below." I can even run a search and find the folder, but it gives me the same error message. I was planning on using the Microsoft Fix-It tool  to help uninstall then Reinstall iTunes. But I need to backup my library. So, how do I copy or back up my iTunes library of over 1,500 songs? Can I copy the folder to desktop or can I use a Flash Drive to backup my music? I don't want to do anything until I know for sure how I can backup my songs, and then reinstall them into iTunes. Thanks for any help.

    Ok, thanks that helps. I don't have an external hard drive though. What about backing up through 'the cloud'? I'm just wondering since my husband syncs his iPod to the PC through iTunes and he's worried that he will lose all the songs on his iPod if the library is lost from iTunes and he tries to 'sync' it up again. I'm not exactly sure how to  'copy the entire iTunes folder' either. I kinda suck at this unless I have step by step instructions, which I haven't found yet on iTunes help or other sources.
    The only way I know how to back anything up is by going back to a restore point, etc. (as stated before, we don't have an external hard drive.)
    Thanks for the info.

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