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• How can I recover iTunes library on an external hard drive

  Stupidly I deleted my iTunes library earlier today and fight to get it back. (All purchased songs always appear but all songs imported from CDs are gone). I deleted the library and then empty the trash. I have a update on my external hard drive last night so hope I can restore my library iTunes from my external hard drive, but can't get it. Have tried, as a result of aid, online articles, but I do not get any further...

  So far, I saved my iTunes backup folder on my desktop iMac. There was a suggestion to open iTunes, while holding down the SHIFT key (keyboard of Windows) and this should allow me to create a new library or open an existing one - none of these options appeared, my result was iTunes open normally and showing all my purchased songs. The other suggestion is to open iTunes - file - Library - Library to import the backup file, but also no results.

  It seems it should be easy but... not for me to do something. Can anyone offer advice that does not suggest that I have to re - import all the music?

  Thanks in advance

  Truck

  The file that you must replace is located in the following location.

  / Users/USERNAME/music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music

  Just replace the one on your Mac with the library you want. Don't forget, it's only music, not any what other apps, videos etc., if you want to replace it, replace the entire iTunes Media.

• Music 'Show' hidden it reveals no Mac iTunes library but on iPhone music and currently visible downloads in the library are listed in iTunes 'Purchases hidden' - what?

  I'm maybe just confused as to how it works, but I noticed that there was an album or two in my "Hidden purchases" that were not in my library iTunes MacBook Pro, so I unhid them - now they are gone from my hidden purchases but do not show up in my library; but they do not go to my iPhone music app. What is everything?

  Also, several recent purchases, I've done from iTunes that are in my MacBook Pro iTunes library can be found simultaneously in the hidden buy - why they are supposed to be hidden if they are not hidden?

  Really, I just want those purchased earlier albums in my library that are not currently uploaded - I tried "Check for available downloads" and nothing happened-, it would seem that I their unhid into oblivion.

  Any ideas?

  Display, reveals your shopping list, it doesn't download again them. That you will have to do it yourself.

• Since the update to iTunes 12.4.1.6 I don't see my purchased music. When I try to import my old playlists I get a message saying that the library is not a valid iTunes library. Thus, thousands of songs and hundreds of films and I can't see or play one.

  Since the update to iTunes 12.4.1.6 I don't see my purchased music. When I try to import my old playlists I get a message saying that the library is not a valid iTunes library. Thus, thousands of songs and hundreds of films and I can't see or play one. I see my movie library where it is stored on an external hard drive, but my music was on my iMac.

  Where all the playlists gone and why didn't appear my entire music library? I checked the preferences and iTunes points to the correct folder, BUT only my music purchased appears...

  Same thing happened to me. I tried to replace iTunesLibrary.itl with an older copy, but that has not worked. Then I tried to return a version by resetting the Time Machine's iTunes app, but it would allow me to edit or delete iTunes because it is part of Mac OS X.

  So, I can not sync my iPad or iPhone, update all apps or find my music, that is, the course of the odf, still on my hard drive. ITunes just can't see the library.

  The difficulty of this Apple.

• Windows Vista (damaged) iTunes library

  I have a PC with Windows Vista. My iTunes has about 8000 songs in my library. Most have been burned CDs, mp3 Youtube and a few itunes purchases.

  About 3500 are grouped into playlists. Only my playlists are synced to an iPod classic.

  I think that this old PC can be buggy and two nights ago, there was a question C: drive which

  the "repaired" computer itself - took a few hours...

  Today, I burned a few songs from the CD to add to my itunes library.

  Now these two CD accounts for almost my entire library - I can also find a few old Itunes purchases

  in the iTunes library.  But 95% of the library is "gone".

  There is a folder called Itunes library (damaged) which has 2.5 MB. I suspect that this is my previous library and playlists.

  I can't get it open.

  I really want to restore the entire library and transfer it to a new PC w Windows 10.

  Can anyone help?

  The song files are probably still stored on your computer.  The "damage" was to your file to iTunes (the one marked as "damaged") library database.  The iTunes Library.itl file is what keeps track of songs (and other media) in your iTunes library and where their media files are stored.  If it is damaged, iTunes creates a new (empty) iTunes library database file.  Real media files are not in the iTunes library file, they are stored elsewhere.

  I think that this old PC can be buggy and two nights ago, there was a question C: drive which

  the "repaired" computer itself - took an hour or two.

  NOTE: If there are general data corruption, it may have also affected some of your media files (not only your iTunes library database file).

  The default location (for your iTunes media files) is account user music (or music), and then in the iTunes folder in your folder.  Using Windows Explorer, to see if you have a folder called iTunes Media to this place (it can be called iTunes Music).  If you do, look inside to find your song files, organized by media type, then artist name and album name.  If you use default iTunes, songs that you imported to CD via iTunes should be there.  Songs purchased from iTunes Store should be at this place.  The song files added from an external source (not directly imported from CD or iTunes Store) may or may not be stored at this location.

  I really want to restore the entire library and transfer it to a new PC w Windows 10.

  When you find your music files, copy them to a disk of a certain type.  On the new computer, run iTunes.  Go to the Advanced iTunes preferences pane.  There is a setting here to copy files to the iTunes folder when adding to Library Media.  I think that the option is not checked by default for Windows, but you should check in your case.  The other setting to keep iTunes Media folder organized must also be checked, if it isn't already.

  Show your music library in the iTunes window.  In the external drive with your song files, drag the song files or folders containing music files to the iTunes window and the drop.  iTunes adds all the compatible media files it finds in your new iTunes library.  Alternatively, instead of drag and drop, you can use the Add to library iTunes command in menu bar, under file.

  NOTE: This adds only your old media files to a new iTunes library.  Data such as playlists, ratings, number of coin, date added, etc are not transferred.  If you want to retrieve these data support, you can get it back on the old PC.  Please report if you want to try to do, instead of just transfer your media files to the new PC.

• changed location and went my whole iTunes library

  I have so far kept two accounts of mac. One in the United Kingdom and Australia.

  The Australian account (iTunes) was the oldest account and it contained almost all my music and movies.

  Recently, I had problems with a lost credit card and funky became account (not in a sense of the music - like the bad funky).

  Support Mac helped me sort out the account number, but I had to change my address details and account billing in the United Kingdom.

  I just tried to log in to my Australian iTunes and found that all my music is gone!

  What should do?

  Realize that what you were doing could be in violation of the intended use of Apple for the iTunes Store, which is actually a single bank by user.  An iTunes Store in a country is intended for use only by residents of this country and only while they are in the country. To use the iTunes Store in a country, you must use a credit card (or other type of card so acceptable in a country) published in this country, charged to an address in this country and also be physically present in this country when you use the store.

  For example, "the iTunes Service is available only in the United States, its territories and possessions. You agree not to use or attempt to use the Service from iTunes outside these locations. Apple may use technologies to verify your respect. "- http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.html#SERVICE

  Entering a map of the United Kingdom for the Australian store should not be possible, and this statement is inconsistent.  I don't know why the music should have disappeared from the Australian account. If it was a question to be taken trying to access the British then I expect that you will receive a connection error message. If they had wiped the account because of the violation, then you should not be able to connect.

  What you need to do, is use your backup of the files that you hold because re - download is a convenience but not a substitute for maintaining and independent. Apple recommends... "back up your iTunes library." (https://support.apple.com/HT201272). http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html - "some eligible content iTunes that you already have will be may not be available for a later download at a time, and Apple will have no liability to you in this case.» As you may not be able to subsequently download some eligible content previously acquired iTunes, once you download a piece of eligible content to iTunes, it is your responsibility not to lose, destroy or damage it, and you may want to back up. »

  If you want you can try to contact the support again about this but I don't know the exact details of your situation and if you are riding along Apple restrictions on the use of accounts in other countries, you are in a risky situation.  Do not go on Apple about this though, since these restrictions have to do with the media the regional restrictions of license holders.  How it is supposed to work, it is if you Live in Australia you can buy from their store. If you move to the United Kingdom you switch your account (not create another) to the UK store with the help of a map of the United Kingdom.  You can take any item bought in Australia with you on your computer, but you will not be able to access it again to re - download.

• How to remove all the songs in a playlist of my itunes library?

  My request here is, is it possible that I can select all the pieces that I have selected in iTunes and delete all of these songs in my iTunes library. To clarify I'm asking not how to remove and individual songs or how to remove a playlist, I want the songs within a time to be gone, or deselected somehow.

  Basically, I recently bought a new laptop and I've been moving all of my music from the old laptop to the new aid, sticks of memory of 8 GB that I don't have an external hardrive and would rather not pay for someone else to come and move the contents of my hard drive from one to the other. On my previous laptop, I had a playlist containing all the songs I want on my phone for synchronization purposes, as I had too much music to store it all. For reasons to keep this playlist and without having to build all over again I first transferred the music in the playlist of phone. The problem is I now want to transfer the songs that aren't in that playlist aswell, but I can't find anyway to select only the titles so that I can drag them into my memory stick. I can't delete the songs in the playlist one by one as there are almost 6000 titles in there then, obviously, that would be very time consuming.

  Thanks in advance for any help you can give

  I would recommend before you do anything destructive with your library you backup your iTunes for Windows with SyncToy library. It is also the tool I would recommend that you use to transfer the library to a computer, first back up and restore then (in a folder empty) to the other machine. Doing it this way means that you get the sides play heads of prosecution, playlists, date added, and that you don't have to erase and reload your content. It also ensures that you have a backup! Hard drives external are quite cheap and you should not skimp. That said, if the two computers are on the same network, you can use SyncToy to copy the iTunes folder from one to the other, if you open the folder music sharing on a computer, so it can be seen from the other.

  As for the original question, Ctrl + A to select everything in a playlist. SHIFT-DELETE to remove it from the library. But I really wouldn't like that.

  TT2

• How to put iTunes library on the new iPhone 5 s computer

  I saw others asking similar questions, but the answers involve to make a backup of your old computer.  I can't do it.  My old computer has gone, I have no access to him, I can in no way make any kind of relief. I have a new computer now, and after much delayed due to all simply not wanting to fight with him, I decided to finally put on iTunes and sync my iPhone 5.  Now, I've been bitten by this before.  Several years ago is the same thing with another computer and when I tried to sync my iPhone 4, deleted everything on iTunes the phone and I could access is no longer dozens of songs I had bought on the phone.  They have not appear at all in my iTunes library, Apple told me they have not can recover songs even though I bought and paid for them, and I ended up losing hundreds of dollars.  I won't do that again.

  I wonder if there is anything that I can synchronize my current iTunes library on my 5 iPhone to iTunes library, I'm about to download to my new computer.  Any other response I saw said I should do a backup on my old computer, but I can't do it.  Is it possible to just transfer my phone library directly into my computer iTunes library?  All the music I have purchased legally through the iTunes store on my phone and comes in my library on my phone.  My new computer has Windows 10, fully updated and everything else on the computer functions normally.

  Thanks in advance for any help you guys can offer!

  Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not that a transfer backup device and media has been planned with you keep a master copy of your media on a computer that is in itself independently supported against loss.  To use a device with a different configuration, you pass the old library from a computer or a backup directly in the new configuration, not the device to the library. Synchronization of media isn't a way, computer to the device, update the contents of the device to the content on the computer, update or restore the content on a computer. The exception is iTunes Store purchases that can be transferred to a computer.

  Redownload or transfer your iTunes Store purchases an iPhone, iPad or iPod to computer - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201267 - 'this feature only works for content purchased from the iTunes Store. From iOS9 is more apps that now need to be re-downloaded directly from the store.

  To transfer other items from an i-device to a computer, you will need to use third-party commercial software.  See this document in turingtest2: recover your iTunes library from your iPod or device iOS - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991 even this method can fully recover what you originally had in the library. For example, in order to save space during synchronization if you had converted music files at a lower rate, or photos at a lower resolution, it is these lower quality files that will pick you up.

  If you subscribe to the Apple music, titles that are not part of the content that you have purchased or downloaded may not be transferred and must be downloaded directly from iCloud.

• How to get back my time iTunes library contents machine?

  iMac 27 inch end 2011 running yosemite 10.10.5, 2.7 GHz Core i5, 8 GB of memory

  I tried to upgrade to el Capitan. There was a problem my computer refused to restart and I had to restore it with the help of apple. My iTunes library is now very easy with only the items I bought directly from iTunes visible.

  I want to give what it was before the incident using time machine, but I can't figure out how to do this.

  I've entered time gone to 5 December 2015 and the machine but cannot find the iTunes library. I find several documents with iTunes library itl or similar, but these just seem to be documents. How do I return what was in the library of ahead?

  What operating system are you currently using?

  It may vary a little from one version to the other.

  https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=uM_qKJrHh_o

  If it does not work... tell me why it didn't... at what point he failed.

• Cannot locate the music files in your Itunes library since upgrade

  Message says "song could not be used because the original file cannot be found. I want to locate it? "But then when I go to what is supposed to be my Itunes library, all my music was gone. Then, when I try to check the previous versions, I can't access any music. Everyone knows about this problem?

  Hello Merob,

  Thank you for your message.  Just to clarify, did you perform an upgrade, not a clean install, right?  If Yes, then you can click on "Start" and type a name for the song in the search box, and it should find the music you now where.  Also, check if you have a windows.old file in your computer.  If so, you can extract your music.
  Please let us know so that we can better help you get this issue resolved.
  See you soon

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• moving iTunes library to a new location, then the old location is no longer available

  I just restored the iTunes folder and all subfolders, including multimedia content of amy (music, videos,...), on a drive hard new, because the old hard drive is broken.

  So, now, for every song, iTunes tells me "the song... couldn't be used because the original file cound not be found. You want to locate? ». Hope, I don't have to do this for every song in my library... What can I do?

  Go to iTunes > Preferences > advanced. At the top is where the location of your iTunes library is specified. Click on edit and then specify the new location

• Why don't the addition of metadata to be added manually in the iTunes library song change metadata in Windows Explorer and anywhere else?

  Adding metadata to a song in the iTunes library has no effect anywhere else (as in Windows Explorer or the Groove music).

  I would like to know if I have disabled this in error or if it is not guaranteed to all visitors.

  Where it is not provided to customers, I would like to know how iTunes stores this metadata and whether it can be automatically sent to the library of Windows.

  Thank you.

  A reason of changes committed to iTunes cannot be is covered in the tip of the user, fix the iTunes for Windows security permissions but iTunes usually returns to the original data if you probably don't see this particular problem. The other possibility is of several tags.

  Several tags (Mp3 files only)

  The ID3 specification allows files to have several tags in different versions and languages, but iTunes does not work properly with simple tags. When multiple tags are present it can sometimes do not apply updates to the tag that reads back (probably update one of the others in the file) and it is also possible that the iPod and iTunes may have different rules for the tag that they give priority to. This could lead to situations where everything is properly organized in iTunes, but then inexplicably collapses on an iPod, or tracks that display different information in Windows Explorer or another media player. There are tags 3rd party editors that allow to manipulate several tags, but I don't have a casual recommendation. A workaround in iTunes is to use the context menu convert the ID3 Tags... > None a few times to remove all the labels, then convert ID3 Tags... > v2.3 to build a cool tag with information still held in the iTunes database. I've read in the past that iTunes is not completely compatible with the specification v2.4, although this may be the case, support is more however for v2.3 is widespread, then I would say using v2.3 to v2.4. All embedded work will be deleted so it must be replaced if wanted. For Windows users running a script named CreateFolderArt before and after the cleaning process tag should handle this.

  Note that some data, for example the sides and the counties of game, is only stored in the database internal iTunes and not surrounded by tags.

  TT2

• Using an external hard drive to my itunes library?

  Here's my problem...  I just got a new laptop with a disc ssd 256 GB, my itunes library is well over 150 GB.  I don't want to take the majority of my hard drive to my itunes library, so I want to keep the library on my external hard drive, music via itunes on my laptop without copying it to the wire to the laptop HD.

  Is this possible?

  I went into preferences / advanced and changed the itunes media folder location to the file path for the external HD and it did not work.

  Any other suggestions?

  Thank you

  -C

  Launch iTunes with the SHIFT key is pressed, choose Create Library and specify a location on the external hard drive.

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• old itunes library

  How can I add my i - pod old songs included in my new itunes library (which is held today in my pc and i-phones, too)?

  If iTunes purchased songs, you should be able to copy them to the iTunes library on your computer by connecting the iPad and by file > devices > transfer purchases and you can then synchronize with your phone. If they are not purchasing iTunes they should already be on your computer and/or your backup of your library of downloads.

• Move iTunes library

  I'm in the right forum?  I downloaded several audiobooks to my iPhone 5, to save space on this MacBook Air kept my iTunes library for some time on the external drive. I now want to move to external drive B. I tried doing it through the instructions that can be found via Google, but so far without success. Can some kind soul me in a very simple language what steps are necessary?

  Do the drag to the desired location, launch iTunes with the Option (or Shift in Windows) button is pressed and select it.

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