ITunes10 lost my music library. How do I get it back?

It looks like iTunes has lost the linds to about half of my 1,630-song music library. When I try to play the missing songs I get an error message that says:
“Thesong “African Skies” could not be used because the original file could not befound. Would you like to locate it?”
When I search for African Skies or any of the lost songs, I can't find them.
I'm on an iMac w 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 running OS 10.6.8.
I've tried this solution to no avail:
Go to: Users/your home folder(whatever you call it)/Music/iTunes/
Here you willsee a folder called"Previous iTunes Library",
remove the "iTunesLibrary" file from the iTunes folder
click on this folder, rename this file "iTunes Library"
(usually the file directly below the"Previous iTunes Library" folder
drag the renamed file to replace this one
restart itunes and playlists and music should be restored.
But they're not. I've seen many posts on this problem and no solutions that have worked for me! Why is this happening? Why hasn't this bug been fixed? And what is the solution??

Define crash? What steps have you taken? Is the library simply corrupt in some fashion? Is the media still there? Or have you wiped the hard drive? Is this even the same computer?
tt2

Similar Messages

  • I deleted some files from my iTunes music library, how do I get them back?

    Hi there, I hope you can help.
    I have had an 80Gb iPod for a while now, but it got full, so I was deleting stuff that I didn't listen to very often from my iTunes library as I added new music. However, I kept all the music in my iTunes Music folder.
    I have now purchased a 120Gb iPod, but obviously some of my music is only in the iTunes Music folder, but NOT actually in my music library within iTunes. Is there a way to sync the entire library with the new iPod (ie. including all the albums that I deleted from my iTunes library to accommodate new ones), or will I have to manually check my entire iTunes music library against my iTunes Music folder?
    In essence, what I want to do is the opposite of consolidating my iTunes music library into my iTunes Music folder - to get all the music in my iTunes Music folder back into the library, without duplicating the stuff that's on there already. I hope that's clear...?
    Best regards,
    Matt.

    Try iTunes Folder Watch for rereading the content you deleted, assuming you only removed it from the library, not the media folder. If you deleted the tracks then restore those that remain from the recycle bin first.
    When you are finished you should have a new playlist with all the tracks that iTFW found. Rename this Exclude and then create a smart playlist called, say, iPod Music with the rules Playlist is Music and Playlist is not Exclude. This is the playlist you sync with your device, and any time it grows too large just find some more stuff to throw into Exclude.
    tt2

  • I have lost all my music from the library, how do i get it back?

    I have lost all my music from the library, how do i get it back?

    See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash.
    tt2

  • I accidentally erased music somehow from my itunes library, how can i get it back?

    i accidentally erased music somehow from my itunes library, how can i get it back?  I'm not sure how I did it, but I do know something has been wierd ever since.  i remember using it and arranging songs, and then, bing!  Songs were missing.  Please help! 
    Not quite sure what info you need to answer this.   I dont have all my music synced to icloud unfortunately...at least not that i'm aware of.

    You either have an incredibly complex computer setup or I think you are confusing terminology here.  If you have iTunes set to share your library with others in your iTunes preferences then other computers in the area will see it as an item when they are running their iTunes and have it set to check for shared libraries.  Your husband is probably seeing this when running iTunes on his computer.  You can disable this sharing on your computer and/or he can set his not to pick up shared libraries.
    By the way, an iTunes account is something you log into when you want to buy something from Apple.  On your computer it is simply your iTunes collection or your iTunes application.  So you need to turn off sharing in your iTunes application preferences.
    Your husband is seeing "his" iTunes collection when running iTunes, but it is possible he doesn't have anything in it if it is a brand new computer.

  • My music has disappeared from my library, how can I get it back?

    The music I have purchased from the itunes store has disappeared from my library, how can I get it back?

    There is a way of getting your music back if you have purchased it - go to the itunes store, click "purchased" under the "quick links" on the right hand side of the page, near the top, and then it allows you to re-download anything that you have purchased under that apple id. Phew! Over 200 songs - I'm glad i found this out!

  • I updated my ipod touch 4th gen to ios 5 and lost all my photos. how can i get it back? i'm using windows 7.

    I updated my ipod touch 4th gen to ios 5 and lost all my photos. how can i get it back? i'm using windows 7. help please? thanks!

    This was the scenario:
    The first time I updated, it was only my music that was lost.
    When I got my music back, I lost my apps.
    When I got my apps back, my contacts, notes and photos were lost.
    Now I got back everything except for my photos.
    (Yes, I restored from backup several times since the first update.)
    Do you think if I try restoring from back up, my photos that were taken from my ipod will be restored finally?
    Thank you.

  • I upgraded from 4S to Iphone 5 but i lost all my messages how can i get them back on the new device ?i did back up using the icloud ?

    i upgraded from 4S to Iphone 5 but i lost all my messages how can i get them back on the new device ?i did back up using the icloud ?
    having said that i have an i pad as well and when i backed up i got the contacts which are on the i pad on my new iphone 5 not the ones who were on
    i phone 4s ...
    any one can advise me please what to do to get my stuff from iphone 4s to iphone 5 ,rather than the stuff from my ipad ?

    If you made a backup using icloud, then restore your 5 to that backup.  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4859

  • I had quicktime pro, I upgraded to snow leapoard and installed iLife and lost quicktime pro. How do I get it back.  I tried re installing quicktime but it will not let me??

    I had quicktime pro, I upgraded to snow leapoard and installed iLife and lost quicktime pro. How do I get it back.  I tried re installing quicktime but it will not let me??

    Mac OS X 10.6 includes QuickTime versions 10.0 and 7.6.3. The QuickTime 7 player will only be present if a QuickTime Pro key was present at the time of installation, or if specified as part of a custom install, or individually downloaded:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/dl923
    Snow Leopard update 10.6.4 included an update to 7.6.6 (if installed). You can install it from the above link  even though it says for 10.6.3. It's the same version of QuickTime Player 7.6.6.
    (Only QuickTime Player 7.6.3 or 7.6.6 can be updated to "Pro".)

  • I want to listen to internet radio as I used to do. The selection "Radio" has gone from my list under "Music". How do I get it back again?

    I want to listen to internet radio as I used to do. The selection "Radio" has gone from my list under "Music". How do I get it back again?

    I don't know if this is what you really want, but I created a Playlist for Radio, and add some of the stations I like from websites. (If you click on the web-links they load into iTunes in the Sidebar). And you can also add individual Radio stations from the top right,(under Apple) to a Playlist. That's the only way I know to have them in the Sidebar.
    Z_ZS-B, You also helped me to find the old Radio list! I didn't even know it was up on the right, under Apple. I haven't liked this version of iTunes so I hadn't even bothered to try and figure it out until now, but because I just bought a my first iPod Shuffle I'm determined to bend this version to my will. ;-)

  • I just updated to the 6 software and i lost all my contacts. how do i get them back?

    i just updated to the iOS 6 software and i lost all my contacts. how do i get them back?

    You calendar info should also be mirrored on your computer. Use the option to replace all events on the iPod with the info on your computer during the next sync. You can find this option in the info pane, Advanced section.
    You can also use the latest backup to restore from, it contains the calendar info as well: iTunes: About iOS backups

  • I lost my safari browser how do i get it back?

    i lost my safari browser how do i get it back?
    I was reverted to firefox and my safari is no longer in my dock...it just disapaered about a week ago off both my dock and my screen...?
    Please advise. Thanks!

    Safari > Preferences > General
    Default web browser:
    Click inside the box and select Safari.
    Best.

  • HT1766 I had to do a restore on my IPhone yesterday.  It wiped out all my music.  How do I get it back?

    I had to do a restore on my IPhone yesterday.  It wiped out all my music.  How do I get it back?

    With the phone connected to the computer and iTunes, sync the music back.

  • Content is missing from my itunes library, how do I get it back?

    Content is missing from my itunes library, how do I get it back?

    Use your backup copy of your computer.
    If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup copy, then you can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries:
    Download past purchases - Apple Support

  • Hi. I have temporarily moved away from home. I am using a different internet connection, and I have lost my bookmarks. How do I get them back?

    Hi. I have temporarily moved away from home. I am using a different internet connection, and I have lost my bookmarks. How do I get them back?

    Generally speaking, your bookmarks are private to your computer, and if you set up multiple Firefox profiles on your computer, to the one profile.
    Your bookmarks might be available to you at another location if you used the Sync service. In order to connect a new computer to the Sync service when you aren't near your old computer, you need a recovery key. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/share-bookmarks-tabs-and-more-your-other-computers#w_what-if-im-not-near-my-first-computer
    If you didn't use Sync or can't access your account, someone with access to your old computer could email you your bookmarks. Since there is a range of different ways to do that and the best choice might depend on what you can expect the person you ask to be able to do... could they start up Firefox in your profile and follow menu steps to export a file? Could they drill down into a hidden folder on the system, zip a file, and mail that to you? Etc.

  • After I downloaded Mac Lion I lost Front Row? How do I get it back?

    after I downloaded Mac Lion I lost Front Row? How do I get it back?

    http://www.mac-hatter.com/blog/frontrowenablerforlion
    You can install Front Row on OS X Lion from the link above.
    Thanks to: ardenus

  • I updated to IOS 5.0 and lost my calender.  How do I get it back?

    I updated to IOS 5.0 and lost my caleder. How do I get it back?

    I going to assume you use a mac,
    connect to your computer,
    open itunes,
    go to the iphone page,
    info tab
    untick sync calendars, sync the iphone,
    then tick the sync calendars again,
    sync,
    that should restore it.

Maybe you are looking for