What file is the music in, to back up

I want to back up my music from the itunes file in my computer, but i can't find the file where the songs are. in other words, when I upload songs into my computer into itunes, how do I find the file to send a copy to a backup external hard drive.

If the songs got to your library either by using iTunes to rip a CD, or by purchasing from the iTunes Store, or by adding files with the "Copy..." option set, then they would have been placed in your iTunes folder. If you did something different, they may be elsewhere.
If you are wondering where a particular file is located, right-click its iTunes library entry and choose Show in Explorer.

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I have a Windows 7 laptop using I tunes 64 and all my music files are on an external disc. I rarely use I tunes and at one point moved all my files (including the music files) from one external disc to another without considering what affect this wou

I have a Windows 7 laptop using I tunes 64 and all my music files are
on an external disc. I rarely use I tunes and at one point moved all my files
(including the music files) from one external disc to another without
considering what affect this would have on the I tunes library. When I eventually
attempted to use I tunes, every selected a song from the library resulted in a
message stating that the file couldn't be located. After following some of the procedures
explained in this community I was able to reconnect the library back to where
the associated music files are presently stored. However, there are still 2
problems that need to be corrected. 1) Every song file now has a duplicate. One
file works and the other file will result in the same message stating that the
file couldn't be located. Before there were 4,000 songs in the library, now
there are 8,000 songs. I need to eliminate the 4,000 dead song files. 2) All
the playlists are still associated with the dead song files which makes the
playlists unusable. Can the playlists be reconnected to the usable files
without manually having to recreate them? Thanks in advance for the help.
sdkr

So am I understanding correctly?
You used your iPod as a hard drive (drag and drop) instead of having iTunes install the music?
If you used drag and drop your choices are different than if you used iTunes to transfer.
Good luck!

Recently wiped out my mac do to mavericks update going wrong. If i add this computer with my itunes match will it put all the music i had back in my itunes library or just upload the little bit of music i purchased on itunes in the past?

Recently erased my entire mac HD do to mavericks update going wrong. I do not have a back up for my music. But my itunes match account has all my music. If i add this computer with my itunes match will it put all the music i had back in my itunes library or just upload the little bit of music i purchased on itunes in the past that im only seeing now in my itunes? I do not want itunes match to sync or upload the little bit of purchased music i have on my itunes now..Please Help Thanks..

Hello gogreenj14,
If you had iTunes Match updated with all of your non iTunes purchased content already, then yes, when you enable iTunes Match with the following article it will have all the content that has been uploaded to iTunes Match will be available for download.
iTunes: How to add a computer or iOS device to iTunes Match
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4913
Open the latest version of iTunes on the computer you intend to add. You can download the latest version of iTunes here.
Sign in with the Apple ID you use with iTunes Match.
Choose Store > Turn On iTunes Match.
Click the Add This Computer button.
When prompted, enter your Apple ID password.
iTunes will automatically begin scanning your computer's library for matches.
A status indicator will allow you to track progress. You may also manually pause and resume the process at any time by clicking the Stop or Start button.
Once iTunes has completed matching and uploading your iTunes library, your music in iCloud will be integrated into your local music library. A download button will appear to the right of any content that you have in iCloud that doesn't already exist on your computer.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Sterling

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My computer crashed and all my music is gone. Can i put the music from iPhone back on the computer?

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You can try with a freeware software for Windows named
iPhone PC Suite
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godaycious wrote:
ok ir worked!
thank you so much.
finally now i know what the problem was.
it seems like any image i edit with acdsee and embed does not display in music player.
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strange but anyway.
i suppose its gotta do something with meta data thats presereved with the edited images.
but the problem now is how do i convert all those embedded images in the m4a files?
if anybody knows pls help
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I have just received a 60GB video ipod and am doing some homework before I go and start to load content. I am running Windows XP and have gone out and bought Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 to manage my pictures. Is this the only Win PC software that can work for creating slideshows? What extra files will this create, does it roll up the photos into a new large file with audio, is it just a pointer file for the ipod to understand where the pics are, what do I need to copy to my ipod apart from the actual pictures and what file do I run for the slideshow? If I have thousands of pictures, I presume I can just create separate slideshow files in the respective folders and then create a playlist of the slideshows? I thought I saw either wmv or pdf as the PC file formats that are created for the slideshows which I was a bit surprised at. Also, does the music I create for the slideshow remain separate or and just pointed to - can I use an mp3 file or do I ned aac (or is this just for video), or does it all get rolled up? Thanks for the newbie slideshow help. I've checked the forum but can't seem to find this info so hopefully I am not just repeating the questions.
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People who asked why you would want to make a slideshow video obviously miss out the latest fun in sharing photos as moving pictures!!! It's so much fun than just watching static pictures with music. It impressed my friends so much!

Can't see certain music files in the music library

I have recently imported some CD's and can see the files in the correct location in the C drive, however I cannot see them in the itunes music library. The file names are identical to others that I can see.

gordonroof wrote:
they open in itunes and play. surely i don't have to treat every track this way.
No, that was just to confirm that they don't have an incompatibility, and they passed the test.
gordonroof wrote:
is there a short cut?
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