My itunes deleted all my songs?

Monday all my songs were there, and my computer hasn't been shut off. Last night (Wednesday) i opened itunes, and it was empty. It's like a new brand new itunes. where are all my songs?!?!?

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How do I turn off Sync without iTunes deleting all the songs on my iPod!

Well that's basically my question. I want to keep all the songs that are already there, but from this point on just add new ones manually. When I unchecked the Sync box it wiped out my iPod. Thanks in advance for any help.
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You need to turn off automatic sync before you delete all your tracks from iTunes. If you don't, then you need to prevent the iPod from synching when you connect:
While connecting the iPod to the computer, hold down the Command and Option keys on a Mac. This should stop the iPod from auto synching with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 3 and 25 seconds depending on your computer. Then you can set iTunes to manual synchronization.
Of course, this won't help if your iPod has already had the tracks removed. But you'll know what to do next time.
Regards.

Since ios6, itunes deleted all my songs on my ipod and on my computer!

I have itunes set to organize my library for me. I found that for some reason after ios6 update, when I synced my ipod, all of the music got removed from it. However, at the time, I could still play it on the computer.
When I looked into the itunes folder, I found that when I played a song on my computer, itunes would copy that song from its original location in the itunes>music> (artist name) folder to another folder it created in itunes>(artist name). In other words, it was moving everything out of the music subfolder into the general itunes folder. Everything that it moved would subsequently sync fine to the ipod.
So, thinking I had the solution, I told itunes to consolidate my files in my library. Apprently bad idea. It did copy all of the files from within the music folder out into the general itunes folder, but somewhere in the copy, it must have lost the files, because now most of them are no longer on the computer either. When I go to play them in itunes now, there is an exclamation point. Itunes deleted my music and instead, I have folders with artists name, and a placeholder of sorts where the file is supposed to be with a little x over it (Ihave windows 7, btw). Nor are the files in their original folders in the music subfolder. I never touched any of this music manually. I was trusting itunes to do its thing with keeping my library organized and all.
It did manage to copy about 1000 of them just fine, but all the rest of my music is gone from my computer! I did also restore the ipod, which seemed to sync fine after the restore, but again, because of the now missing music on my computer, obviously those files did not sync. Help. What happenned????

Reset didn't work at first until I unchecked the 'sych only checked songs and videos' in iTunes, clicked apply and then rechecked it and clicked sync and it worked.
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Will uninstalling iTunes delete all my song files?

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No. Your song files aren't stored in the iTunes application itself, and none of them will be deleted if iTunes is uninstalled.
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Will Remote delete all my songs?

When I enable iTunes Remote app on my iPod, will iTunes delete all my songs that's in my iPod currently if I don't have songs in my iTunes library? Same thing for movies, podcasts, TV shows and books. Or when Remote is enabled, can I add the new content that's in my device currently in my iTunes library?

Donald L. wrote:
When I enable iTunes Remote app on my iPod, will iTunes delete all my songs that's in my iPod currently if I don't have songs in my iTunes library?
no.
when Remote is enabled, can I add the new content that's in my device currently in my iTunes library?
yes, however, not using the remote app
the remote app lets you control certain aspects of iTunes (e.g. play/pause/skip tunes or movies, add/edit ratings, select airtunes speakers).
if you want to move content from your Touch to iTunes, peruse this post by Zevoneer.
JGG
edited by the Jolly Green Giant (where Green stands for environmentally friendly)

I am trying to sync my itunes with my ipod, but when I get to step 3 of syncing, it stops. Also, I deleted all the songs on my ipod, and when I go to my music in my ipod the songs are all still there and in a grey color and I'm not able to select them.

I am trying to sync my itunes with my ipod, but when I get to step 3 of syncing, it stops. Also, I deleted all the songs on my ipod, and when I go to my music in my ipod the songs are all still there and in a grey color and I'm not able to select them. How do I completely clear my ipod music, and how can I solve the syncing problem?

Sync works the same way it always has, connect the device, select the content desired to sync and sync.
All the media should be in iTunes already, iDevices are not and have never been backup devices.
If this is a new computer, move the content from the old computer to the new computer.

My hard drive went and when i got my computer back from being fixed my itunes had been deleted, so i re installed it however my ipad wont connect to the itunes as its not registered to this itune, also all my songs arent on here what do i do?

My hard drive went and when i got my computer back from being fixed my itunes had been deleted, so i re installed it however my ipad wont connect to the itunes as its not registered to this itune, also all my songs arent on here what do i do?

There is no such thing as an "SG3" or "SG4". Did you possibly mean a 3GS and iPhone4?
It has always been very basic to ensure that a backup exists of your media and other important files. Computers fail, hard drives crashes... things happen. Do you not have a backup? The iPhone, like all iDevices is NOT a backup of your media, but rather a mirror of the content in the iTunes library on your computer.
If your contacts, pics, etc are not on your computer, no backups of the iPhone exist, and they are not on the phone, they are gone.
No one can magically make them re-appear.

I recently update my iTunes and it deleted all my songs. I was able to get some back via iCloud but I can't seem to sync my old playlist. Any suggestions??

I recently update my iTunes and it deleted all my songs. I was able to get some back via iCloud but I can't seem to sync my old playlist. Any suggestions??

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

How do i delete all the songs on my itunes except for the songs on one of my playlists.

how do i delete all the songs on my itunes except for the songs on one of my playlists?

Hi Jaylcee,
Connect it to your computer and sync it to your iTunes Library.
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What if i removed itunes from my pc, would i delete all my songs??

What if i removed itunes from my pc, would i delete all my songs??

Normally no, removing iTunes does not normally delete the track files themselves. That said, it would be wise to make a backup of any tracks you've purchased from the iTunes Store or that would otherwise be difficult to replace, just in case something goes wrong.

Itunes has deleted all my songs from ipod

Hi, I recently tried to update my ipod which had 1,780 tunes on it. My itunes has a library of 2,500 tunes. When I tried to listen to my ipod later it transpired that I had only one tune on it. Itunes had deleted all my songs, my itrip entries, playlists, everything. I have Windows XP and a 4G 40GB ipod.

Sorry I've been offline for a while. I updated iTunes and the new songs were added in the new one. There was a dialogue box that came up saying something like "songs not saved to library you don't have authorization". I clicked on the box. Checked library and all songs are there but not on ipod. Have updated all ipod software too.
Just noticed that I have some songs in C drive and some on D. My main itunes is in D.

How to delete all duplicate songs in Itunes in one step?

How to delete all duplicate songs in Itunes in one step?

Apple's official advice on duplicates is here: Find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library. It is a manual process and the article fails to explain some of the potential pitfalls such as lost ratings and playlist membership, or that sometimes the same file can be represented by multiple entries in the library and that deleting one and recycling the file will break the other.
Use Shift > View > Show Exact Duplicate Items to display duplicates as this is normally a more useful selection. You need to manually select all but one of each group to remove. Sorting the list by Date Added may make it easier to select the appropriate tracks, however this works best when performed immediately after the dupes have been created. If you have multiple entries in iTunes connected to the same file on the hard drive then don't send to the recycle bin.
Use my DeDuper script if you're not sure, don't want to do it by hand, or want to preserve ratings, play counts and playlist membership. See this thread for background, this post for detailed instructions, and please take note of the warning to backup your library before deduping.
(If you don't see the menu bar press ALT to show it temporarily or CTRL+B to keep it displayed.)
The most recent version of the script can tidy dead links as long as there is at least one live duplicate to merge stats and playlist membership to and should cope sensibly when the same file has been added via multiple paths.
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Itunes deleted all of my songs

My family got a new computer and i wanted to put itunes on it. When i loaded itunes and plugged my ipod in, itunes deleted every last song i had. what do i do? an how can i get them back?

You apparently had your iPod on autosync. You should have gotten a message when you docked the iPod to the new computer that said something to the effect about your iPod is set-up for another iTunes library, do you want to make this iTunes library the one on your iPod? Yes or NO. Those aren't the exact words, but I think you get the message. You apparently said Yes. Bottom line when you said yes, docked to an empty iTunes library, the autosync wiped out the contents of your iPod. The purpose of autosync is to make the iPod contents a mirror image of iTunes contents, no iTunes content, no iPod contents. Unfortunately, unless you had your library backed up or still have access to the other computer, I'm afraid there's nothing you can do. If you do have access to the other computer that still has your library, simply re-sync your iPod to that computer. By all means, DO NOT DOCK you iPod to the new system until you have iTunes completely installed & your library has been moved to the new system.

Why can't I sync my iPhone to my iTunes on my mac after it wiped without having to delete all the songs on my phone

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I think i deleted all my songs...

ok. well, I'm using XP home edition or whatever, and there's multiple users on one computer (multiple files etc.) mind you, i have itunes on both accounts, (for some reason) one with alll of my songs, and another with just one movie trailer. I accidentally transfered my files or something and deleted all my songs from my ipod.. i reeeeally don't want to get all the CDs i imported from into my ipod.. I have a 4GB ipod mini, like the first kind, and i use itunes version 6.
is there any way at all to get all of my songs back?
dell Windows XP if you have an answer, please pleeeease answer now. =)

rayychii,
Does the iTunes under the other user still have all the music?
If so, all you need to do is log back in under the user with all the music, and then connect the iPod.
It should allow you to sync the iPod with that user's iTunes Library at that point.
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.

My itunes deleted all my songs?

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