Where did my library go?

My classic iPod tragically died. My son gave me his old Touch, reset to factory settings. I went to my iTunes account. All my music is gone, both bought from iTunes store and put in library from cd's. My computer's library had been deleted. DId this delete my iTunes library as well? How can I get it back?

Hi there,
You may find the infromation in the article below helpful.
No content shows up in iTunes after updating
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1967
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
-Griff W.

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If you husband has it then everyone has it. It would not be in your Applications folder, but the Applications folder at the top level of the disk.

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Where did the "library" folder at the users level go?

Ziatron wrote:
Following the lead from Windows, it's now hidden.
Users are not qualified to use the library anyway.
When it's following the Windblows lead, there should also be an option to revert this, to be able to switch the hidden files back to visible. Haven't been able to find that option yet.
Furthermore, I despise your remark about users not being qualified. When I buy something I have all rights using any and all part of it. Whether that's a sensible choice for each and every user is a whole other question, but to treat all users as one dumb-*** group is not good (IMHO).
Cheers,
Gerard

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Trash the preferences with this free app and launch FCP X to see whether the loops have appeared.
If not repeat the original process I described.
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/
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I use iBook G4 and iphoto 5.
I have a working iPhoto library with jpegs loaded from an external hard drive, The used space on the laptop hard drive reduced as I loaded the photos, but I have no idea where the internal library is located. The normal location contains an alias to a library on the external hard drive which has stopped working for other reasons.
When I right click on an open photo, which should provide an option to trace the library, the option is not there. Spotlight does not find any of the photos by filename. What other ways are there to locate the iPhoto library on my internal hard drive?

When I right click on an open photo, which should provide an option to trace the library, the option is not there.
There's no Reveal in Finder command?
In the Finder:
Use the Go Menu and select 'Go To Folder'
In the resulting window type
/Volumes
And hit return. A Finder window will open at that location. Can you see another iPhoto Library there? If so, drag it to the desktop
Regards
TD

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Sorry to say, from all my research, you cannot get your music back from iTunes. I guess the only way to avoid this is to burn a backup CD every time you make a purchase. As with my situation, my PC crashed and burned which means I can not pull up the music that was stored on it. I don't know if I agree with the whole Wal-mart scenario above - thats a actual hard item someone has to create manufacture and then the stores overhead. With iTunes its just another download. Hey i purchased the song, now different if I copied it to my two I pods and a CD. I don't have to repay for each. I would agree to a nominal fee to download again from iTunes, there is some cost to them each time, but this situation shouldn't be a total loss. Bottom line, that is what there agreement says. Like most, I didnt read the fine print.

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and stil MIA. How does this happen. My HD was replaced earlier this week by Apple. Old one crashed and burned. Everything worked fine until last night.
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OS X Lion: Where did my Library go?
Drag it to the sidebar for easy access.

Where did Library go?

Where did the Library go in Lion?

It's hidden to keep uninformed users out of it. You can reveal it as follows:
Open the Terminal and paste the following at the prompt:
chflags nohidden ~/Library
Press RETURN.

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When I open iPhoto it asks me to choose a photo library. I already have a libary with photos and events in it that I've been using for 2 years. Where did it go? What happened to all my photos

We have no way of knowing what goes on on your machine. All we can tell is that your iPhoto library is missing and iPhoto can't find it. If you can't find then I the only thing you can do is restore from your Back Up.
Regards
TD

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Hi there,
You may find the article below helpful.
No content shows up in iTunes after updating
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1967
-Griff W.

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