Why isn't all my downloaded music in the Media Folder(Windows 7 iTunes 11)
I recently purchased a new PC. When I installed iTunes back on my new PC, it pulled down all my music. I can go to any song and it will play with no problems. However, when I was needing to add some music to a project, I went to iTunes\iTunes Media\Music I only see a very few of my songs. Where are they? Do I have to pay for them again and download? I now wish that I had not installed the new version.
Thanks to anyone that has an answer
Had the media folder changed at some point?
You can use File > Library > Organize Library > Consolidate Files to bring in copies of the files that are outside of the media folder having checked you've got the right folder selected. You'll need to manually clean up the originals.
Backup the library before you make changes, then update the backup once you're certain everything is as you want it. Refresh the backup regularly.
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