TS4123 I have used iTunes for awhile and now on my laptop when I try to open iTunes I get the following message. "The file iTunes Library.itl cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes. Any help or suggestions?

I am unable to open my iTunes on my Toshiba laptop. I keep getting an error message of "The file iTunes Library.itl cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes. I don't have the problem on my iPhone though.
Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

Unless you've recently attempted to downgrade iTunes this is probably a sign of a corrupt library file. See Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash.
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Open PC/Mac and search for iTunes Library.
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hello!
i have a similiar problem:
i upgraded my mac from 10.6.8 to 10.7.something recently, but i did NOT update itunes, still running version 10.4.1. now i wanted to open itunes but it tells me, that my iTunes Library.itl was created by a newer version of iTunes - which i never used!
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iTunes 10.6.3.25 - http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575

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See iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
When you get it all working make a backup!
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Try the following user tip:
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