Finish." That's the tagline to this handy destination, which has been helping people repair a wide variety of home appliances since 1999. If not, or if you need additional support, contact Apple Support via this URL: Open iTunes again and your collection should be there. In this folder, right-click over a blank space and in the menu that appears select "View," then "Details." Right-click over a blank area again and in the menu that appears select "Sort By" then "Date Modified." This will put the most recent Library file available at the top of your list.Ĭut and Paste this file from this folder into the folder above it (click the up arrow in the window to go to that folder's parent) so that it becomes your current iTunes Library file. Next, return to your iTunes Library folder and enter the folder there titled "Previous iTunes Libraries." In this folder, look for the file called "l."Ĭut and Paste this file from the existing folder to your Desktop. To do this, close iTunes and locate your iTunes Library folder, which is typically found at this spot on the hard drive: /Users/username/My Music/iTunes/ If no files appear, or if you can't perform the steps above for one reason or another, then you'll need to replace the existing iTunes Library file with an older version of it and this will make iTunes re-establish its connection to your music files again. If this bothers you, then take some time to remove the duplicates manually, otherwise just use iTunes as you did before. When done, your files should return - though, it should be noted, you may end up seeing copies of some tracks because of the way the scan catalogs files. This will tell iTunes to scour your hard drive for media files and when it locates them it will add them to the Library again. In the next window that appears, check the box beside the line reading "Consolidate files" and then click on OK. In the program click on File, then Library, then Organize Library. iTunes just can't locate your music files.īecause you are getting the error message above, you may be able to tell iTunes to find your music files by having it look for them on the hard drive just as it did during its initial installation. Rather it serves as a gathering point for all media files on your hard drive, so that you can organize and play them from a single interface instead of having to go to various places on the hard drive to access files individually. Keep in mind that iTunes itself does not store music.
#I lost all my movies on itunes update#
What happens essentially is that an iTunes update nullifies your existing iTunes library catalog file, leaving the program with little or nothing to list in your collection. A : According to research this is a bug with certain installations of iTunes both on PCs and Macs.