Lost itunes music file
my hard drive crashed and was replaced - lost all my itunes files and thought the ipod would be the backup - when attached the ipod to the new itunes - it erased the music library on the ipod. any way to get it back?
As long as you have not reloaded much (or any) new information to the iPod, the following links will direct you to software that has a (small/medium/good) chance of recovering some or all of your iPod’s deleted music files. Several responders indicated that Recover4All worked for them (although it could be as a result of being first on the list below). Most are not shareware or freeware, so you may have to spend a little money.....
This link will give you several 'Erased iPod' recovery resources for both Mac and Windows users:
http://forums.ipodlounge.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45619
This PodSalvage software will only work with Macs running OS X.
Make sure you read through many of the posts on the iLounge – some folks had good results, others had poor results. There seems to be a split camp on the effectiveness of recovery programs.
Either way, strongly consider a thorough backup strategy after you recover or replace your music:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1822938#1822938
http://www.recover4all.com/
http://consumer.undelete.com/undelete/undelete.asp
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/UK/welcome.htm
http://www.handyrecovery.com/index.shtml
http://www.stellarinfo.com/mac-data-recovery.htm
http://www.binarybiz.com/vlab/mac.php
http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/
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Recovering Lost iTunes Music Files
Aight, so i accidently did a System Recovery. and i had never backed up my files (stupid! i know.. =\ ) and i lost everything!! At first, iTunes wasnt even working for me, so finally i uninstalled it and quicktime and then reinstalled them both, again. But when i opened it, all my Music Files were gone! i had over a thousand songs!!! (Before i uninstalled & reinstalled itunes & quicktime- i looked in Windows Explorer FIRST to make sure my music was where it usually was, and it wasnt there- so i know i didnt lose my music when i uninstalled it!) Is there anyway i can recover ALL my Music Files?? So far, theyre still on my iPod - but im afraid im going to lose the songs off my ipod when i connect it to the computer. I looked around this forum already and i noticed one guy had posted somethin about this Recover4all thing - and i tried using it but i dont know what im doin. I cant find anything... except for a freakin SHORTCUT to iTunes (which doesnt help me!) Any ideas???
HP F1503 Windows XPIf you erased your hard drive (which is what most system restore disks do), then you erased your music tracks. Just reinstalling iTunes won't get them back; you'd have to copy them back from a backup or your iPod.
The easiest way to copy your tracks back from your iPod will be to search VersionTracker for "iPod". You'll find a number of utilities that can transfer your tracks and your playlists from your iPod back to your PC, some of which work quite well. I don't have a specific recommendation as I've never used any of the PC utilities, but check the reviews.
It's also possible to do this manually, but the procedure is rather involved. If you're interested, though, see this thread:
MacMuse: Computer crashed
Forum Tip: Since you're new here, you've probably not discovered the Search feature available on every Discussions page, but next time, it might save you time (and everyone else from having to answer the same question multiple times) if you search a couple of ways for a topic, both in the relevant forums, in the User Tips Library and in the Apple Knowledge Base before you post a question.
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I normally do backups of my iTunes music files. After a recent hard disc failure I tried to reload iTunes from these backups. This was ok, i.e. the music was all there but I lost my ratings. How do I have to save the music library to include the rating information?
See this backup strategy.
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My Windows PC has lost some music files I purchased in iTunes. If I try to use iTunes to restore them it just shows that they are already downloaded. How do I reclaim them?
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When trying to recover a lost iTunes library file, the programme moved all the normal contents of iTunes folder to the desktop. Now what must I do? There is no iTunes Library.itl file. On the desktop it is labelled iTunes Library.xml. Several others files have appeared there too including iTunes Music Library.xml
Before I can use the programme is it necessary to take another step?
Thanks for advice.Don't worry. I'm all for caution. I guess I should have asked a little more about what steps you took while trying to recover your lost library?
The permissions thing may be a red herring, but if there is a problem with file access rights to the designated media folder iTunes has been known to place files on the desktop instead since it can access this location. The most common cause for such problems is working with a folder on an NTFS drive via a differnt account or on a different computer. In the normal course of events folders created inside user profiles have limited rights for other users.
Here are the typical layouts for the iTunes folders:
Normally the iTunes folder will be created at <User's Music>\iTunes with the media folder inside it. The library files should all appear in the same place so your comment about there not being an iTunes Library.itl file is confusing. Is it just the case that the .itl extension is hidden? The two .xml files makes sense from the above and indicates that the active library is not in <User's Music>\iTunes, but you have a recovered file from when it was.
If, in fact, the situation is that your desktop is acting as the main iTunes folder, and contains the library file, Album Artwork, iTunes Media and (optionally) Previous iTunes Libraries folders, with all other content being inside the iTunes Media folder, then it should be relativly easy to rearrange your into the correct shape and move them to the correct location.
If things are more complex, with something other than a library folder containing a media folder, then reestablishing the normal order is more complicated. The iTunes consolidate function is used to bring copies of files stored outside of the media folder into the media folder. It may sometimes be needed as part of the process of tidying up, however it leaves behind originals. There are circumstances where there isn't room for two complete sets of the media files on the same drive which is why I suggested the script might be useful as it produces the same results for the library without leaving the originals for manual clear up.
I think before you do anything however, we should get a clearer picture of exactly what is where. Could you perhaps take a screenshot of the desktop and post it here? Take a look at this post on making a split library portable. The same techniques I outline there can be used to lick your library into shape, it is just a question of working out which to use in which order for the best effect.
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Downloading lost itunes music from support and running out of space on HD
Well it's been a long process, but to make things short:
I called support to get help in recovering lost itunes music on emac running panther. The support folks were easily able to locate the purchased music which also included some movies and TV shows (son's computer). we were able to initiate the downloads, however part way through the process I noted that the drive on the emac would probably fill up, and it did. The emac has a external drive. I want to move the itunes music folder to the external drive, which I probably should have done first.
So now is it possible to move the itunes music folder to the external drive and then continue the restoration and how would this be done, precisely. I have searched and read a few articles on this process and I was confused by giving a iTunes Music folder path to "whatever new location you want your iTunes media files to be stored in". If I get into this will the computer prompt me and show the external drive as a possible new location of the folder, or do I need to enter the new location and what would the new path look like in words?
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I have two different itunes music files on my computer. How do I combine them into one file?
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I am using ITUNE in a Winfow XP environnement. I am running out of space on my C disk. How can I move my ITUNE music file
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Sorry if that question as been answered before I may have missed it.
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Is there a resource fork with iTunes music files?
I want to put a few iTunes music files on an SD card and plug it into my Panasonic TV for sort of instant access.
It worked and sounded OK, except I get two files on the SD card for every file in iTunes (the second one isn't recognized).
I seem to remember this was an issue with JPG image files and people used GraphicsConverter to remove the resource fork.
Is that the problem I'm having - the resource fork showing up as an unreadable file?
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http://www.gingerbeardman.com/services/ - fork deletion utilities (OSX 10.6+)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_fork#The_Macintosh_file_system
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LarryI found an solution.
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