Songs Missing

DJ OJ · Nov 28, 2006, 05:50 PM

I have not used iTunes in a very long time, but yesterday I found out that all my iTunes songs, videos, podcasts, and any other data was gone. The only thing I think that could of happened is that when I changed the iTunes folder icon it could of screwed up something. I had so many good songs. Is there anyway to recover it. I AM SO SAD!! PLEASE HELP

WildCowboy · Nov 28, 2006, 06:17 PM

Is it completely gone or is iTunes just not seeing it? Can you try a Spotlight search for the music?

DJ OJ · Nov 28, 2006, 06:23 PM

It is not in the iTunes folder, but it is all there. It has been moved it seems like. Great. Now what? Well, I found the problem. It turned out I have 2 music folders and picture folders. Because I moved them to a new folder called iLife I think. Why did it make a duplicate?

mad jew · Nov 29, 2006, 03:31 AM

iTunes hates it when you move or modify the files through Finder or Explorer. Let iTunes manage your files, avoid the actual music files, and you should be fine. Manually reimporting one of the libraries into the other library should get your music back.

DJ OJ · Nov 29, 2006, 04:50 PM

What I did is when opening iTunes I held the option key (I think ) And it it asked me if I want to create a new Library or open an existing one.

Nov 28, 2006, 05:50 PM	#1
DJ OJ macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Japan>Shibuya>My House. Unbelievable Ain't it!?	Songs Missing I have not used iTunes in a very long time, but yesterday I found out that all my iTunes songs, videos, podcasts, and any other data was gone. The only thing I think that could of happened is that when I changed the iTunes folder icon it could of screwed up something. I had so many good songs. Is there anyway to recover it. I AM SO SAD!! PLEASE HELP __________________ that iTunes plastic look i hate it don't you forget that
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Nov 28, 2006, 06:17 PM	#2
WildCowboy macrumors god Join Date: Jan 2005	Is it completely gone or is iTunes just not seeing it? Can you try a Spotlight search for the music? __________________ Editor in Chief, MacRumors
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Nov 28, 2006, 06:23 PM	#3
DJ OJ Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Japan>Shibuya>My House. Unbelievable Ain't it!?	It is not in the iTunes folder, but it is all there. It has been moved it seems like. Great. Now what? Well, I found the problem. It turned out I have 2 music folders and picture folders. Because I moved them to a new folder called iLife I think. Why did it make a duplicate? __________________ that iTunes plastic look i hate it don't you forget that
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Nov 29, 2006, 03:31 AM	#4
mad jew Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia	iTunes hates it when you move or modify the files through Finder or Explorer. Let iTunes manage your files, avoid the actual music files, and you should be fine. Manually reimporting one of the libraries into the other library should get your music back. __________________ Some things are better mad...
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Nov 29, 2006, 04:50 PM	#5
DJ OJ Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Japan>Shibuya>My House. Unbelievable Ain't it!?	What I did is when opening iTunes I held the option key (I think ) And it it asked me if I want to create a new Library or open an existing one. __________________ that iTunes plastic look i hate it don't you forget that
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