Has anyone else experienced this? Just curious. Sounds like a pretty serious bug:
http://www.macworld.com/article/293...udio-files-classical-music-and-m4a-files.html
http://www.macworld.com/article/293...udio-files-classical-music-and-m4a-files.html
Where did my files go?
Q: Somehow, over time, hundreds of files (from a library of maybe 5000 songs) have been deleted from my iTunes library folder. I have scores of empty folders that once contained all the tracks of albums. For other albums, just one, two or more files are gone. I back these files up daily, but the problem is that I’m not aware when files suddenly disappear, so the backups often delete files in order to conform with what is in the (new) iTunes library. I don’t see anything that links those files that are lost; it seems entirely random. What can I do about this?
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about this recently. This has happened to me too. It started some time last year, perhaps just after iTunes 12 was released. I back up my music with Time Machine, as well as with a standard copy, and Time Machine keeps older versions than those in my most recent full-disk backup. I have no idea why iTunes deletes files, and I wish Apple could figure this one out. In the meantime, I’d recommend using Time Machine to make sure you don’t lose anything.
Q: Somehow, over time, hundreds of files (from a library of maybe 5000 songs) have been deleted from my iTunes library folder. I have scores of empty folders that once contained all the tracks of albums. For other albums, just one, two or more files are gone. I back these files up daily, but the problem is that I’m not aware when files suddenly disappear, so the backups often delete files in order to conform with what is in the (new) iTunes library. I don’t see anything that links those files that are lost; it seems entirely random. What can I do about this?
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about this recently. This has happened to me too. It started some time last year, perhaps just after iTunes 12 was released. I back up my music with Time Machine, as well as with a standard copy, and Time Machine keeps older versions than those in my most recent full-disk backup. I have no idea why iTunes deletes files, and I wish Apple could figure this one out. In the meantime, I’d recommend using Time Machine to make sure you don’t lose anything.