Itunes will not recognize imported music
Help!
Ever since I downloaded the itunes update, which seems to be a popular problem, my music files have disappeared. This includes music I have purchased. The music plays successfully on my ipod, but when I try to play it in itunes, the exclamation point appears and says the file cannot be located. To my dismay, the file folders are no longer in itunes.
I have uninstalled/reinstalled itunes AND quick time as suggested but to no avail. This is a lot of time and money gone, so why did this happen? How can I fix it? Can I prevent this from happening again? AND- most importantly- can I get back the music I paid for?
Thanks
Windows XP
Windows XP
Sounds like the library file got corrupt or you have moved the files thru windows explorer. It could of got corrupt if you installed iTUnes while antivirus was running or not disabled.
To understand what a iTunes library is go here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93732
If you have not moved any folders, files or renamed anything, you might try this link http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301895
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