My itunes library has mostly vanished

My itunes library has mostly vanished, but is still on my iphone. How do i sync it back to itunes without removing it from the device?

See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash.
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  • My iTunes Library has completely vanished! (in iTunes, on disk it is fine...)

    I opened iTunes yesterday and my iTunes Library suddenly was empty (10,000 items missing!). As if I was using iTunes for the first time! I Checked Preferences, all OK. I Checked File Sys. (Itunes Media folder) all OK. Still, in iTunes, my library completely empty. So, to reload my iTunes Media, I selected 'Add Folder to Lib' and selected my usual iTunes Media folder (the same one specified in Advanced Preferences) to reload my missing content. The content now appears (nothing lost) but I cannot synch my 4 iPhones and iPad any longer... I get the following:
    I do NOT want to erase & rebuild my iPad and iPhones from scratch!  each phone & ipad having at least 10 full pages with at least 8 full sub-folders per page!
    How can I hack the iTunes metadata to recognize that nothing has changed and that this (my laptop) is my one & only iTunes ibrary! (and always had been).
    (PS I have backups from all iPhones & iPad in iCloud and on disk). 
    I need some help here please...
    thanks in advance,
    -Billy 

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

  • HT1391 All the music in my itunes library has vanished apart from the purchased items? why has this happened and where has it gone? It is no longer on my iphone or on my computer??

    All my music in my itunes library has vanished apart from the purchased items! It is not in the music > itunes > itunes media folder, I've searched the entire system for mp3 and nothing.  Why has this happened and where has it all gone?

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329

  • ITunes library has lost the past year's worth of content, but the files are still in the directory

    Help! How do I restore the past 11.5 months' worth of content to my iTunes library?
    Well this is weird. Suddenly my iTunes library has lost everything added since late January 2014 - almost a year's worth of content. Podcasts, audiobooks, iTunes purchases, MP3s bought elsewhere and imported, movies, TV shows - all gone. Apps added in the past year also seem to be gone, although apps acquired before then have the most current update. As far as I can tell, all of that content is in the file directory structure - it's just not in the iTunes library system.
    Curiously, the "last played" data all seems current, except that many of the more recently played songs have gone missing; tracks that were modified in the past year, but were added in 2013 or before, are still listed as being modified in 2014. Anything changed in the past year remains changed; but anything added in the past year simply isn't there.
    I have no idea what caused this. Earlier today iTunes crashed for random reasons, but that happens every week or two anyway; and for that matter this issue could have developed a couple of days ago, and I just didn't notice it. (I'm sure it can't be older than that - I would have noticed.)
    I've got good Time Machine backups, but I'm not sure how to go about restoring this - I suspect that this help page tells me the steps I need to take, but I'd like to have some confirmation before going through those steps. (And that procedure doesn't involve Time Machine anyway, right?)
    Theoretically I suppose I could also go through my directory and add the files to iTunes, one by one, but it would be extraordinarily complicated to figure out what needed to be added. I'd also like to get back all the metadata - played, unplayed, play count, last played, and so on.
    Restoring the files from Time Machine doesn't seem to make sense to me, because the files aren't actually missing. Would restoring an iTunes Library.itl file help at all?
    Thanks in advance!

    Hm ... I guess I can't edit the post above. Anyway, I seem to have solved it by ...
    Quitting iTunes.
    Going into Home / Music / iTunes, and renaming the file "iTunes Library.itl" to "iTunes Library (corrupt).itl".
    Entering Time Machine, and restoring the "iTunes Library.itl" file from a few days ago. I went back two days, which seemed far enough back to be "before" the problem but not far enough back to have trouble with recent acquisitions.
    Re-opening iTunes - and everything seemed to be back in order.
    So that's fine for now. We'll see if the solution is stable.
    Very, very tentative assignment of blame: I believe iTunes crashed earlier today after I'd synced photos from my iPhone to iPhoto, and then iTunes crashed while iPhoto was closing (and taking its sweet time doing so). If that was indeed the case, that's at least the second time in the past couple of months that trying to sync iPhone photos to iPhoto has caused me significant problems. (The last time led to 80% of my iPhone suddenly being occupied by "Other", and a full restore of the darn thing.)

  • ITunes Library has Disappeared

    Turned on the Mac Mini this morning only to find my entire iTunes library has disappeared. The finder indicates space on the drive implying the music is gone.
    Further it appears that my account has been completely recreated - but empty.
    (Desktop back to default - no desktop icons etc..)
    I have backed up the library (80Gb) and can restore, but have lost the last two weeks of additions and ratings. Most annoying... Any suggestions?

    I moved my iTunes to an external drive, and my library disappeared, although both the library data base and all the files were on the external drive (but no longer on the internal drive). I then went to edit/preferences/advanced and changed the iTunes Music folder location. No result. I then selected files/library/consolidate library with no result. I held shift, started iTunes, and instructed the computer where the library data base file was, but this didn't help. I then read the iLounge artice on Transferring your iTunes library and figured out that this was all wrong and should transfer my files back to their original location on my computer. I did so and the library still doesn't load into iTunes. I've spent hours pouring through these discussion forums and nothing seems to apply or work. Any advice?

  • My iTunes Library has disappeared. Help!

    My entire iTunes library has disappeared. From reading other posts I see that this has been an issue. I'm not sure if it's related to AVG antivirus (but I deleted it anyway) or due to iTunes update. I noticed a week or 2 ago but haven't been back in the library since and was hoping that it would correct itself.
    I went into my iTunes library and see that all my music is still located there in iTunes Media and iTunes Music folders--neither folder has all music. The previous iTunes libraries are 4 months old and don't have about 70 new songs, apps, books etc. that were purchased. I know that my iPod Classic has all of the music library located on it but doesn't have the apps from iPad, iPods, and contacts from iPhone. What is the best way to restore this. Please help! I am not techy enough to figure it out.

    Uninstalling AVG won't repair the damage, though hopefully it should stop it happening again. See this post for repair steps.
    tt2

  • Itunes Library has deleted itself, is it possible to get songs off my phone back into the library as i don't know when my last back up was?.....please help.

    SO MY ITUNES LIBRARY HAS DELETED ITSELF...
    IM REALLY NOT VERY TECHY SO I REALLY COULD USE SOME HELP
    IS IT BPOSSIBLE TO GET THE MUSIC OFF MY PHONE AND RE ADD IT TO THE LIBRARY THAT WAY?
    OR COULD I DELETE ALL MY ITUNES SOFTWARE AND RE INSTALL IT AND THEN SYNC MY PHONE, WOULD IT COME BACK THEN?
    SORRY IF THESE ARE REALLY STUPID QUESTIONS
    ALSO DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY THIS MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED?
    IVE READ SOME OTHER POSTS AND THEY SAY TO LOOK AT YOUR ITUNES FILE BUT THEY ARET VERY RECENT FOR SOME REASON AD I WILL HAVE LOST ALOT OF SONGS
    ANY HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED

    Hey bryce255,
    Thanks for the question, that definitely sounds frustrating. Luckily, we have steps available that may be able to restore your previous library:
    No content shows up in iTunes after updating
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1967
    Resolution
    1. Quit iTunes.
    2. Download and install the latest version of iTunes.
    3. Use the Finder (Mac) or Windows Explorer (Windows) to go to the iTunes folder that contains the iTunes library files:
    Mac OS X
    /Users/username/Music/iTunes/
    Microsoft Windows Windows XP and Windows 2000
    \Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\
    Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and Windows 7
    \Users\username\Music\iTunes\
    4. Drag the iTunes Library file from the above location to the Desktop.
    5. Open the Previous iTunes Libraries folder in the iTunes folder.
    6. Locate the file named iTunes Library YYYY-MM-DD where YYYY-MM-DD is the date you upgraded iTunes (Year-Month-Day).
    7. Drag this file to the iTunes folder (the enclosing folder).
    8. Rename this file to iTunes Library.
    9. Open iTunes.
    You should now see your missing content in iTunes.
    If the above does not resolve your issue, you can learn about re-creating your iTunes library:
    iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

  • HT1660 My itunes library has automatically started to list my songs alphabetically.  I do not want this.  How do I change it so that when albums come up, the songs are listed in the order of the imported album, NOT alphabetically.

    My itunes library has automatically started to list my songs alphabetically.  I do not want this.  How do I change it so that when albums come up, the songs are listed in the order of the imported album, NOT alphabetically.

    For the missing Artists on your iPod, make sure their tracks in iTunes are not marked as "Part of a compilation" in iTunes. You can do this by highlighting the track, right->clicking on them and choosing "Get Info" from the shortcut menu. When the window pops up, head over to the Info tab and make sure there is NO tick mark next to this option in the lower right hand corner. Lastly, sync the updated changes to your iPod.
    B-rock

  • My entire iTunes library has been duplicated.  How can I delete all duplicates at once rather than each one individually?

    My entire iTunes library has been duplicated.  Is there any command that will let me delete all duplicates at once, rather than each individual song?

    In particular:
    Once you have used the Show Exact Duplicates feature* you can set about deleting all but one copy of each duplicate file. If all the duplicates have recently been added into your library then you could sort the list on the date added column, select a range of tracks with SHIFT-click and delete all the recent entries.
    * On a Mac hold down Option, then click File > Show Exact Duplicates.
    You could also check out Doug's Scripts for useful tools.
    tt2

  • Some of the content in my Itunes library has the "!" next to them and is unable to play the songs as it says the source is no longer available

    Some of the content in my Itunes library has the "!" next to them and is unable to play the songs as it says the source is no longer available, yet on an old Ipod the same tracks are available and play fine?
    I would love to know how to consolidate all my music and be able to play it without one device saying they are unavailable yet another device says they are?
    Also how obsurd is it for Apple to charge for supporting their devices! Or is that just me?

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    Have you tried using spotlight.

  • All the music in my itunes library has disappeared any ideas how to get it back?

    All the music in my itunes library has disappeared any ideas how to get it back?

    Hi bjl1767,
    Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
    The tips in this article can help with locating your music files:
    iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
    If the music is in the iTunes Media folder on your computer, but not in your library, the iTunes library might need to be re-created:
    iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
    Best Regards,
    Jeremy

  • My iTunes library has been replaced with my husband's iTunes library on our iMac. How do I get my iTunes library from my iPhone back onto my iTunes library on the iMac?

    My iTunes library has been replaced with my husband's iTunes library on our iMac. How do I get my iTunes library from my iPhone back onto my iTunes library on the iMac?  Help!!!

    Well, this is a problem, because the only material you can transfer from your iPhone (using only Apple software) is material you purchased in the iTunes Store.
    To do that, plug your iPhone into iTunes, then choose File > Devices > Transfer Purchases from iTunes' menu.
    Generally speaking, you should restore your iTunes library from your computer's backup.

  • My itunes library has duplicated "ALL" my files with thier individual iclouds. How do i delete them all sa one group than rather to delete each individual file?

    My itunes library has duplicated "ALL" my files with their individual iclouds. How do I delete them all in one single swipe rather than delete each one individually?

    Try Edit > Preferences > Store and untick Show iTunes in the Cloud Purchases. With luck it should be OK if you turn it on again.
    tt2

  • My itunes library has organically grown from more than one itunes account but all now on a separate computer.  If I upgrade to iTunes match will I have to pay for each account?

    My itunes library has organically grown from more than one itunes account (all paid for by me) but all now on a separate computer.  If I upgrade to iTunes match will I have to pay for each account or just once, for the computer?

    No.  Provided the computer that you use to upload / match your Songs is authorised to play all of the Songs all works well - once complete you can download Song files that will play on your libraries / other computers without each computer having to be authorised.

  • My itunes library has gone following a laptop rebuild.  I do have my iPod which is up to date - can I transfer from the iPod to the library or will the iPod lose all its data if I snyc?

    My itunes library has gone and is empty following a laptop rebuild.  I do have my iPod which is up to date with music, photos, apps etc - can I transfer from the iPod Touch to the library or will the iPod lose all its data if I sync to the laptop?  PLEASE HELP!

    I'm guessing you've got iPod touch 2nd generation
    iPod touch 2nd generation only goes up to 4.2.1, so you'll need a newer generation...
    iPod touch 3rd generation only goes up to 5.1.1
    4th and 5th generation both go up to iOS 6.1.3, wich is the current latest version.
    Hope this helps
    Stijn

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