Why did I lose 2000 songs when I got this new computer?

All songs lost except purchased itunes. i had at least 2000 songs

Did you move your library from the old one? Like moving furniture when you move house, it will not magically transfer without action on your part. Most things are only on the computer, not somewhere out in Internet land somewhere. Purchases do appear but not because they are transferring but because you are connecting to the Store and have automatic downloads activated which will download any available purchases you have made to any computer you own.

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A large number of songs, my kids bought under an account that nobody knows the password to. The account name I know, but the email address associated with it is no longer available. How do I authorize the songs to play on this new computer.

A large number of songs were bough under an itunes account that we no longer have the password for nor access to the old associated email address. I know the account name but it no longer exists. How do I now authorize these songs to play on this new computer. I do know my current itunes account information.

It's not a good idea to post your email address on public forums, I've asked the hosts to remove them.
All content is tied to the account that downloaded them, and you can't currently transfer them to a different account. If you don't know the password to that account then you can try getting it reset via this page http://iforgot.apple.com . If you can't get it done that way then you can try getting access to the account by contacting iTunes Support : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page. If you get access to it you can then change the primary email account on it to one that you have access to : http://appleid.apple.com

HT4759 Why when I got my new computer now using windows 8. I lost all my playlists and my purchased song list. Im missing so much music....I downloaded Itunes onto the new computer, I logged into my account w/ my apple ID expecting all my stuff to be as i

My issue is just with itunes....not my ipod... Ive been afraid to plug my ipod in to charge it incase it automatically sincs with the Itunes I have now on my new computer since this itunes is empty of my purchased songs and self made playlists. I dont want my ipod erased! I just dont understand why I cant get someone on the phone with their support service with out a serial number?! Itunes does not have a serial number that I can find. I just want my account to be as it was on my old computer. I very much dont want to lose all my music

From the OP: "My old computer got a virus and when that happened all my music was lost. "
They don't have the music on their computer so they cannot transfer the iTunes folder, from the computer to their iPod and then to the new computer. And if they try to enable disk use on the iPod it will erase all the music that is on it. The method you cited is moving the files in a data format using the iPod as a flash drive. It doesn't work if they are in music format. That is why I suggested Yamipod.

Does Touch lose Latest Update when I sink to new computer?

I've got to sync my sons ipod Touch to a new computer which is a PC.
It was originally synced to his sisters iMAC. And we've just recently purchaes that $20 update for the Touch. Can anyone tell me if when we sync to the PC will we lose the update, and will we have to re-download and pay another $20?
I've seen in other posts that when you've downloaded the update it is saved to a specific folder on the MAC. But can that same file be transferred to the PC if in fact it is wiped out when the Touch is synced to the PC?

If you have more than one iPod Touch associated with your iTunes you
will be able to apply the software upgrade to all units. You can not
apply the update to a Touch that is not associated with your library
and if you take an upgraded Touch to another library and do a
complete restore that upgrade will no longer be active.
The iPod touch January Software Upgrade can only be synced to iPod touch from the primary iTunes library. If the user is manually managing music and video on iPod, this is the computer where they first set up the iPod or first set it up after restoring the iPod. The "iPod touch App Pack 4A93.ipa" file can be copied from the computer where you purchased it to your primary iTunes library computer, and sync the iPod from there.
The file is located here:
Mac OS X:
~/Library/iTunes/Mobile Applications
Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\Mobile Applications\
Windows Vista:
C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\\Apple Computer\iTunes\Mobile Applications\
Note: These locations are hidden by default in Windows. You can these locations by choosing "Show hidden files and folder" in the View tab of the Folder Options Control Panel.
Once you have copied the "iPod touch App Pack 4A93.ipa" file to the computer with your home library, make a new folder named Mobile Applications in the correct location, and place the "iPod touch App Pack 4A93.ipa" file there. Open iTunes and sync your iPod touch.

Why did i lose the songs i downloaded on my iphone when i synched it with itunes

i downloaded a bunch of songs from the itunes store via my iphone. when i synched the phone with itunes on my computer, my recently purchased songs dissapeared. Why is this and can i get them back? i spent well over $50

If for some reason you failed to import any purchases made on your iphone to your computer, not good, then
you can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

Why did I lose my music when I download and sync a movie

We're new to ipods and itunes. We had a couple songs on our ipod and wanted to get a movie. It took us awhile to figure out how to sync it, but when we did, we got a message that said it would clear out our other libraries. I should have kept the exact message, but I didn't. I figured, OK, we'll just resync for the music again and went ahead. After resyncing after the movie, I was charged again for the music.
Now, my son bought new music and synced it, but lost the movie we downloaded. Why does it do that and how can I avoid it?

OK, read through this : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495?viewlocale=en_US

Why did I lose my sound when I updated to 6.1?

I just updated my iPad and now the sound control is not there

No, it is not happening to a lot of people.
Those that are smart enough to backup their important data regularly have no issues at all.
For what silly reason would anyone attempt an update on their device without first ensuring a backup of all the important data on the device existed?
For what silly reason would any intelligent person rely on a device so easily lost/stolen or damaged as sole storage of important data?
Stop being a silly person... take responsibility for ensuring that YOUR data is safe, secure, and backed up. It is no one's fault but the user if they lose data.

Why did i lose my photos when i did an update to ios 7.1.1?

This is happening to alot of people. Apple get it together

No, it is not happening to a lot of people.
Those that are smart enough to backup their important data regularly have no issues at all.
For what silly reason would anyone attempt an update on their device without first ensuring a backup of all the important data on the device existed?
For what silly reason would any intelligent person rely on a device so easily lost/stolen or damaged as sole storage of important data?
Stop being a silly person... take responsibility for ensuring that YOUR data is safe, secure, and backed up. It is no one's fault but the user if they lose data.

Why did I lose my applications when updating to new version?

I have just updated to the latest version for my iPad. Lost all applications. In fact it has taken my iPhone4 applications and put it on the iPad. WHY????????????? Please help. Thanks

You can sync the apps back to the iPad if they are in iTunes on your computer.
Connect the iPad to the PC and launch iTunes - If you auto sync, let the process complete.
Click on the iPad name on the left sidebar of iTunes under the devices heading.
Click on the Apps Tab at the top of the iTunes window on the right.
Click on each app that you want to sync to the device - uncheck each app that you do not want to sync
Click on the Sync Apps Heading
Click on Apply in the lower right corner of the iTunes window.
iTunes will now remember the iPad's configuration for the next time that you sync. Do the same thing with your iPhone - iTunes will remember that configuration as well.
You can always download apps again at no charge (if all else fails) as long as you use the same Apple ID that you bought them with.
Downloading past purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519

Why did I lose my iPhoto when upgrading to Mavericks. I have a mid 2009 13" Macbook Pro

My version of iPhoto is not working after upgrading to Mavericks OS

I have the exact same issue. Mid 2010 MBP. I ran software update before the upgrade, ran the upgrade, no longer have iLife / iWork (Garage Band, Pages etc) all gone.
All I can think to do is dig out my disks which are burried away with the box.
Ive upgraded the through Lion, Leopard etc and this has not happened. Also, JRE/JDK uninstalled itself so I had to reinstall that and Netbeans.
All in all a pretty crap update. Losing iPhoto is a pain in the neck and really should not have happened. I have an email out with App Store support. I am not paying £10+ to re-download something I already technically own!

Why did I lose my apps when I synced with my laptop?

as per above

Thanks for the responses thus far. Some more details:
- It was the laptop I synced with the first time I loaded the iPad with music... but that was several months ago and I have not synced since
- the iTunes account is the same (I think) on both of them (but am having trouble checking - is there an easy way? in "General" I cannot find it)
- all apps were purchased with my account; now all are gone, including The Economist, Figaro, a few kids games, ...even the iBook reader!
any ideas? I can re-install everything, not a big deal, but it is a real pain if this keeps happening!
thanks in advance for any ideas

Why did i lose all of my sync bookmarks on my computer?

I came back to work on monday and all my bookmarks are gone. Recently synced bookmarks on new computer with old computer. Bookmarks were synced successfully...then i erased everything on old computer. Where are my bookmarks???

You should have disabled Sync on the old PC before deleting the bookmarks on that old PC.
You should have a backup on the new PC that can be restored. <br />
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+and+restoring+bookmarks <br />scroll down and see - '''''Restoring from backups'''''

How can you keep your songs when you get a new computer?

is it possible to bring music from your old computer to your new one? because i just bought a new mac and i want to get rid of the old one, but i have all my music on there and it would take forever to get it all on by CD and by buying on iTunes.

Any chance you have an iPod? ...
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
If not, then how about an external hard drive? They are very cheap these days and well worth it for backing up your iTunes and your Mac. You can buy or put together models that are, for example, in the 160-250GB range for under $100 easily.
Patrick

When i got a new PC and transferred ITunes, when i tried to sync my 3G nano, it keeps saying 100 files can't be found and I can't get my checked songs to sync. Is it a problem with software or my ipod or ??? I am leaving on a long trip in a week

When I got my new computer and transferred I tunes my songs in my play list play on my computer, but when I try to sync to my 3g Ipod, it only syncs a few albums and gives me a message that 100 song files can't be found. So only half of what I want is on my Ipod. I leave on a long trip now and really need the Ipod full of my music. I've tried reloading some CDs and replacing the old ones on there, but still they won't sync. What do I do?

You need to copy everything from the old computer or your backup copy of your old computer to the new one.
The iphone will sync itunes content and pics with one and only one computer at a time. If you sync to another, then it will erase the current content from the iphone and replace with content from the new computer.
The music sync is one - way -computer to iphone. The only exception is itunes purchases. Without syncing: File>Transfer Purchases
If you sync contacts and calendars to a blank computer, then they will be erased as well.
Copy everything from the old computer.

I got a new computer and when i downloaded a new itunes to it i couldnt get my music back.. how can i get my music on my new itunes?

when i got the new computer i had to downlaod a new itunes library. on my backup hard drive is the old itunes library but it wont let me open it . how can i get my old music on the new itunes??

-Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
- iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
- Transfer other music form iPod to computer by using a third-party program like one of those discussed here:
Copy music
- Then connect the iPod to the computer and make a backup by right clicking on the iPod under Devices in iTunes and select Back Up.
- Restiore the iPod from that backup.

Why did I lose 2000 songs when I got this new computer?

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