Lost iTunes Library - CAN not rebuild. Help!

Tonight I thought I had lost most of my iTunes library. It turns out that I didn't have that I can find the content itself, but iTunes can't see it. So, I followed the instructions here to try to resolve the problem: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT203225

It did not work. I found myself with some of my content. Most of my music, none of my TV or movies (and no, these were not bought through iTunes)

I then tried to rebuild my iTunes Library with these instructions: http://www.mcelhearn.com/how-to-rebuild-your-itunes-library/

It did not work also.

So, I was wondering if I should completely remove iTunes from my iMac, the re - install it if this could work?

Although I had to remove, and then reinstall iTunes, I still have all my content back inside however get. All content currently, lives on an external hard drive and so I do not know what to do really. I thought maybe I could drag and drop content more but there is more content on this external drive to the room, I have available on my iMac.

Any ideas?

The first method rebuilt your library by using a backup file created whenever you updated the iTunes application. If you have videos in there at the time that they should appear even if only as broken links. If they had not been entered and then realize that it uses an older version of your library file.  The library file doesn't say what media he recorded for you and where, not an inventory of your media files to iTunes.

The second method allows to rebuild the library based on a version in alternate formats of the library file. It is regularly updated and if, during your previous attempts it updated the .xml to match the library at this stage, then that is clearly not good.

I do not reinstall the application. If you are desperate then simply slide the media on the outside back into the existing library.  Designated as the place to store media in iTunes > Preferences > advanced is the external drive then he should leave the files there.

You have the entire library on the external hard drive, or just media? Be aware if you have all of your external library must be on before launching iTunes.

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