Restore only writes one folder at a time, no contents

I am attempting to restore my iTunes library from a Time Machine backup, however, after calculating the number of files, Time Machine only writes a single folder, with no contents in it. I can go file by file and restore each song, but it will not restore my entire iTunes Music folder.
No errors are given, it appears to be writing the files, but then just stops.
Please help. I have thousands of dollars invested in this library!

davidconlee wrote:
I am not getting any messages at all. It appears as if it is copying as it should, it calculates the 10,000+ files to write, and the progress bar pops up, but then it's done within seconds and it only leaves the top level folder.
That is odd. Take a look at your logs, just to be sure a clue isn't lurking there. Use the Console app (in your Applications/Utilities folder).
When it starts, click +Show Log List+ in the toolbar, then navigate in the sidebar that opens up to your system.log and select it. If it's grayed out and you can't select it, the account you're using doesn't have permission to view them. Sign on with an Admin account.
Navigate to the date/time you tried a restore, and see if there's anything that might be relevant -- most of what you see is gbberish to us mere mortals, but anything dire-sounding, like +*failed, exited with code..,+* etc., might be significant. Copy and post a section here.
Otherwise, something in your backups might be corrupted; try a +*repair disk+* on them, per #A5 in the Time Machine - Troubleshooting (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
As a last resort, try Etresoft's suggestion of opening your backups with the Finder, locating the folder, then copying via drag & drop. But be very careful not to change, move, or delete anything in your backups, as that can corrupt them. And, especially if you have a multi-user setup, you may have permissions problems with the copied files.

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