'Itunes music player' file- HELP ME

I recently downloaded (legally- so it should work) an album online and it saved into my downloads on my computer as an itunes music player file. i cannot get it to open or play on my itunes, anyone know how i can do this? thanks.

A .zip file is a compressed archive and needs to be uncompressed with an unzip utility such as WinZip. That should give you the actual track files which you can drag into iTunes.
Regards.

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I downloaded a music file from the internet that is an iTunes music player file, and now when I try to import it to iTunes it won't open or even if I just try to open the file it brings up iTunes, but no music is opened or played. I've tried to change the file's format through iTunes but i couldn't figure that out and I've tried to save it as a different type of file when I downloaded but that didn't work either. HELP PLEASE! I WANT MY MUSIC!!

Katrina S. wrote:
You have to have some kind of unzip program. Windows does not come with a built-in unzip program.
Useful info, Katrina. It's been so long since I had install an app to handle that (Remember Stuffit?) that it didn't occur to me that Windows either couldn't do it or didn't come with a utility along with all the other stuff that seems to come on an new computer.

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every time i either use iTunes, or look at iTunes, play any file in iTunes (even though it does play the file) it comes up with this message-
'The iTunes Music Library file cannot be saved, an unknown error has occured (-48)'
i would really appreciate some help, any ideas would br great

this is kind of funny. First I read from paper something that Apple is going to break every hacked or some other way touched Iphones to keep their business rolling. Now they did something with the iTunes which eventually broke up our playlist. I fixed this with by deleting my Smart playlists. What I noticed while deleting those was kind of... wierd..
I have all my classic rock etc in the play list named Speed metal. While I was listening WASP (ripped from CD, not bought from itunes - is that what makes you mad, Apple? ) from the normal library I got the error message. So. I though that there must be some broken link between smart list and this song and I deleted the smartlist (Speedmetal).
Wierd part is that I was still listening this song from iTunes Library but when I deleted the smart list it stopped playing the music. That is when I realized that the smart list system is some how affected with this newest update.
After deleting I didn't had to rebuild the library or anything so I still got my Date added and how many times played tags available and also my own genres! Thank god. Because I have all my CD's (~400) on iTunes with own Genres and settings...
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HELP: Moving the iTunes Music Database Files

How can I move the two iTunes Music Database files into a folder that is not "my music" on Windows XP?
The two files I'm refering to are:
iTunes Music Database File (data file?)
and
iTunes Music Library (xml file)
What I want to do is move these two files into the same folder where my iTunes library was moved to. I've been searching for a way to do this for a really long time and so far I've had no luck. The reason I want to do it is mainly because I don't like having to continually delete the "my music" folder every time I turn on iTunes or have to reload all my files into the library when iTunes remakes the folder in a folder I don't want it to be.
Please help!!!

Copy just the xml file to the folder you want, then goto iTunes and in the file menu select "Import" then Import the library xml file it should then create the data file in the same location.
What you will basicly be doing is recreating the library file which is covered at apple here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93313

Playlists empty, no iTunes Music Library file

Is it possible to recover songs from a playlist?
I was reading over some posts on the subject, which mention moving the iTunes Music Library file. I see the iTunes Library file, but not the iTunes Music library file.
Thanks for any help!

I don't know exactly what you mean by recover songs from a playlist. What are you trying to do?
The two library file terms are the same, just differ with iTunes versions.
What are the iTunes library files? - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
More on iTunes library files and what they do - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes#Media_management
What are all those iTunes files? - http://www.macworld.com/article/139974/2009/04/itunes_files.html
Where are my iTunes files located? - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391

ITunes Music Library File Corrupt

Hey,
Yesterday I was putting some podcasts on my ipod shuffle, when itunes froze. I force quit it, and when i booted it up again, it said that the iTunes Music Library File was locked or that I don't have permissions for it. I replaced it with my previous library, except now I have a library that's like four months old. Is there any way to import the songs/podcasts from my music folder into my music library? Or perhaps to repair the damaged Music Library File?
PS I don't have any .AACs.

Do you still have a copy of the problematic library file? (or of the "iTunes Music Library.xml" file that was in the (home)/Music/iTunes at the time? If so, use the File->Import function to import either of these files.
(First make a backup copy of your current "iTune Library" file just in case.)
If the import won't work because it says the file is locaked, go in the finder and select hte file, do control-I to bring up the get info box and make sure the file's preferences are set to read and write. If that doesn't help use the Disk Utility application in your Utilities folder to "repair permissions" on your hard drive.
Finally, if these methods don't work, then you can manually add the missing music (but this won't bring back any ratings, playcounts, etc associated with the tracks in your old library). Go File->Add to Library and select your music folder. It will go through the files and only add the ones not already in your library.
By the way, AAC files wouldn't affect this problem one way or the other.

ITunes Music Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)

I just went through the problem of not being able to access my iTunes library and think I got that fixed. It is on an external drive because it is about 55gb's of HD space. I have it linked via an alias on my internal drive of my powerbook.
Now I get this message: The iTunes Music Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54).
First question: If Apple has tagged it with a -54 then it wouldn't be unknown would it?
Second question: I can still play music through iTunes, this dialogue just keeps coming up, with the option to not warn me again. Is it anything to worry about?
Thanks for any help.

Please let me know what you decided to do with this problem. I am suddenly getting the same "error" message. Well, except that my "unknown error" is tagged as (-50). I'm searching through the discussions now.
I had some trouble with iTunes earlier in the week (after wiping out my iPod and other not-so-helpful "tips" on here) I wound up reinstalling Quicktime. But it worked fine until just now.
Now keep in mind, I subscribe to tons of podcasts and add new music both from iTunes Music Store and other sources all the time.
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ITunes music library file, yet again...

I apologize for this advance:
About every other post on this discussion board relates to how people are missing their music, playlists, etc. and I roll my eyes to read them. Now I am one of them.
Two days ago, I consolidated my music on my external drive, fixing a longstanding problem with syncing my iPod. For good measure, I figured I would make a copy of the iTunes Music Library file to have a backup. I am almost sure I copied it, but I may have MOVED it from the Music folder on the Mac (despite how none of my music was stored in that location). When I next opened iTunes, everything was reset: no music, no playlists. I have attempted SEVERAL times since then to import the backup file; my playlists have returned, but my ratings and the last played category are empty. How do I restore this information?
Know also that I had retitled my music library within iTunes to "The Jam." When I import the .xml, does it need to be named "The Jam" or "iTunes Music Library" or what? Does it need to be in the Music folder on my HD? with the actual music files on the external drive?
Any help would be appreciated (and eye rolling, too).
Grant

Also, a corollary:
Out of frustration, I imported the backup of my library into iTunes, but did it about 20 times changing the options a little each time in an attempt to restore the rating/play count/last played information (it didn't work). As a result, I have 20 copies of each playlist, so many that it has slowed everything down to the point that it takes around a minute with the spinning beach ball of death to delete EACH playlist. Is there a way I can start from scratch? I already followed the instructions on this discussion board about reinstalling iTunes...I did, deleted my copy, downloaded a new one, and the new iTunes came up with the exact same playlist configuration (despite my replacement of the iTunes music library file with the desired file).
Just know that I have spent days of my life amassing the information I now seek to reclaim and if a proposed solution requires that I reset and reinstall iTunes, I would be more than willing to go through with it.
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Using iTunes Music Database File to get my music back...

Is this possible? How do you do it? All I have left is an emoty folder, the iTunes Music Database File and an xml document.

Are the tracks themselves still in the iTunes Music folder? Or are they gone?
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If they're still in the iTunes Music folder, then you should be able to just use the Add To Library and select the iTunes Music folder to get the tracks back into the iTunes library.
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The iTunes Music Library file cannot be saved

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The iTunes Music Library file cannot be saved.
The disk could not be read from or written to.
So, in iTunes there is no songs and no playlists and no podcasts...
...the music is on my hard drive, it's just not in iTunes, the iTunes Library file has gone missing, but I'm not sure how...
I have like 5,000 songs so I keep them on an external drive to save room on my internal drive. I thought maybe the warning means that the disk is write protected, so I right clicked on the drive (and iTunes folder), said "Get Info," and I have read and write access.
I tried changing my iTunes Library location to a different hard drive and folder, and nothing works, what in the world do I do?
Powerbook G4, 1.25 GHz, 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.5) 500 GB LaCie Big Disk

Ok, so without making any modifications (hardware or
software) whatsoever- I come in from work, plop down
to my computer, click on iTunes, and the music
library has disappeared- I get the following error
message:
The iTunes Music Library file cannot be saved.
The disk could not be read from or written to.
So, in iTunes there is no songs and no playlists and
no podcasts...
...the music is on my hard drive, it's just not in
iTunes, the iTunes Library file has gone missing, but
I'm not sure how...
I have like 5,000 songs so I keep them on an external
drive to save room on my internal drive. I thought
maybe the warning means that the disk is write
protected, so I right clicked on the drive (and
iTunes folder), said "Get Info," and I have read and
write access.
I tried changing my iTunes Library location to a
different hard drive and folder, and nothing works,
what in the world do I do?
Powerbook G4, 1.25 GHz, 2GB RAM
Mac OS X (10.4.5) 500 GB LaCie Big
Disk
I'm having the exact same message, except in my case, nothing changed. I leave all 3,000 songs on my hard drive and suddenly nothing will copy. I still have the same songs as before, but nothing can be added from the store or from my cds. Have you worked out the problem? Can you share your strategy?
Thanks.
Joe

"The iTunes Music Library file cannot be saved" - Error 1450

I get this error when I try to update my library:
"The iTunes Music Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-1450)."
I've uninstalled and reinstalled iTune for about 7 times but it keeps coming back.
What can I do?

I wish I could say either the Reg changes or disabling McAfee anti-virus worked for me, but I am still stuck.
I am running 6 on a Win2K Server. My account is admin and I have confirmed it is not a permissions issue or a lock file issue.
I receive the -1450 error in the following conditions:
1. iTunes attempts to save library
2. iTunes attempts to download a purchase (actually, it appears to occur after the file is downloaded, but it does not save the file to disk, although it thinks it downloaded the file)
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4. iTunes attempts to sync with the iPod. In this case, I randomly receive the error that I need to reset my iPod to factory defaults. However, after a day of waiting, it works again. I actually tried to reset the iPod to factory defaults when I was first presented with this problem--it caused a write error and crashed the iPod to the point where it could not even be recovered by the Apple staff at the Apple store; they gave me a new replacement unit.
I have to think this is a programming issue on the iTunes side, specific to Win2K (and possibly NT). Has anyone had this problem on an XP box?
My next step is to move all my files and software over to my XP box and see if I receive the same errors. Should that fail, I'll use a non-iTunes product until a software update is released.
Anyone from Apple checking into the -1450 error issues?

The iTunes Music Library file is locked...

My friend has a problem whenever she tries to open iTunes she gets this message: The iTunes Music Library file is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have write permission for this file. Any suggestions?
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I made the stupid mistake of disconnecting my iPod nano when it said "Don't Disconnect". Now when I try to open iTunes, it says that the Music Library file is locked. How am I supposed to unlock it?

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Stephen

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Long story, but basically starts out with me being dumb and trying to move iTunes files in Windows, without reading iTunes instructions.
Anyway, to cut a long story short - I was trying to move files from my C drive to my D drive (C having run out of space). Did this in Windows explorer - natch iTunes finds no Music Library Files.
I've copied back the files (from D to C), but having restarted iTunes, still no Music Library (no songs listed, no playlists etc.) - the two library files (XML file and IML(?) file) have been overwritten, i.e. they're empty. I have one backup old iTunes library file (the non-XML file) from Dec 07 (from "Previous iTunes Libraries"). I have tried reinstalling this to the iTunes directory, but still no avail.
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Basically, is there any way that I can make it so that when I drag the file "Layla.m4a" from my external drive to my iTunes Library, it appears in the finder in the artist directory that I want it to ("Derek & the Dominos") instead of "Compilations"?
I will greatly appreciate any help anyone can offer with this. Thanks!

In additon to the previous comment on *Part of a compliation* setting, if this is unset then files will follow the *Album Artist* over the Artist if both are set but have different values. This often matters when there are guest/featured artists or if, for example, you wanted to organise the Derek & The Dominos tracks with other stuff by Eric Clapton.
See http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp for more organizational tips.
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