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I have (or had) about 9+ gig of data in my itunes library, and had various Playlists set up. While opening itunes recently, I noticed that a Norton automatic virus scan was running. I then closed itunes while it was still trying to open.
When I later opened itunes, only about 2.9 gig of data was in the library, and it was noted as "damaged". Also, there were no Playlists or Purchased Music or any of the other normal itunes folders (e.g. Radio).
I'm now trying to figure out if I can retrieve everything back into the library, and retrieve Playlists. Using Windows Explorer, the albums/songs I have imported all appear to be on the hard drive. Under "iTunes" in "My Music", I have 2 "iTunes Libraries" -- one is noted as damaged with 2.9 gig, the other only has 147 KB. However, when I select either of these, iTunes opens with only 500 MB. There is also a folder called "iTunes Music" -- this has folders for each artist and appears to have all the songs that I have imported. Note that this is a series of folders, NOT a library. Finally, there is an XML Document called "iTunes Music Library" -- can't tell what that is.
I appreciate any suggestions. Thanks -- Ken
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What are the iTunes library files?
I back up the .itl and .xml files about once a week, more often if I've added lots of music and/or ratings.
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