Lost playlists, Library listings on a computer, but have them on iphone
Aright, I am really getting sick of iTunes 9.2. This is the 3rd time this has happened and it is making rethink my decision to buy anything dealing with itunes.
itunes has started up and I am staring at a blank music library, blank podcast library and the default playlists yet again.
Does anyone have a fix for this crappy software that can't seem to hold a database? Because it is getting old real quick.
What I have done in the past is.
1) Re-import all my music from the drive
2) Export playlists from my iphone and manually drop them back into itunes.
3) Manually add ALL my podcasts back to itunes.
Hmm, probably this awful cycle begins when itunes is shut down and its ITL file doesn't get saved correctly. Then the next time itunes is started, yes - itunes makes a new blank database file. It looks like an itunes startup issue, but begins when itunes is shut down.
As for random, there is probably some pattern to it.
As for mysterious process, it won't be mysterious after you figure it out.
redkeefy found it was the sony software on their PC. Another poster in that same thread mentioned Windows Live One Care was causing it for them. I've seen posts where other security software causes the same issue.
Years ago, the lastFM itunes plugin was causing trouble for me. lastFM fixed it pretty fast - the lastFM current version don't cause itunes problems. SimplpifyMedia on my Mac tries to,but instead of getting a totally damaged file, itunes just has to spend about 5 minutes checking the itunes library if my son resarted the Mac without closing SM first.
You need to be fairly PC-savvy to run that SysInternals tool. If it's beyond your skills, then try saving off the ITL file in another folder. On the theory that whatever is conflicting with iTunes will leave the ITL file alone in that other folder.
Good luck!
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Lost playlists on a computer, but have them on iphone and ipod
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There is an alternative version for 64-bit editions of Windows here:
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I am concerned about the health of my current computer but have not yet made the commitment to a new one, but:
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Method 1
Backup the library with this User Tip.
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Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
Method 2
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WoodFamily5 wrote:
... how can I download my music from the home computer onto my ipad but it is under my husbands apple id?
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http://macmost.com/five-ways-to-share-music-in-itunes.html
WoodFamily5 wrote:
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