junefromcoaley

Q: done something all my artist have been replaced with 'alan bennett'when I was installing his book can I do anything ipod nano 7yrs old

wiped original artists names and replaced with one 'alan bennett' when loading his book.

all songs now 'by him'

ipod nano 7years old

model A1320 (all I can makeout on the back)

can it be righted

if not any suggestions

thankyou

iPod nano, model A1320

Posted on May 25, 2016 5:48 AM

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe May 25, 2016 10:35 AM in response to junefromcoaley
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    May 25, 2016 10:35 AM in response to junefromcoaley

    If this problem is seen on the iPod (not in your iTunes library), you may want to do a Restore on the iPod using iTunes.  The iPod may have data corruption.  The Restore erases the iPod, reinstalls its software, and sets it to default settings.

     

    Use iTunes on your Mac or PC to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support

     

    After the Restore, re-sync content from your iTunes library.  If the iPod does not have a hardware problem, the described problem should be resolved.

  • by Kenichi Watanabe,Helpful

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe May 29, 2016 3:02 AM in response to junefromcoaley
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    May 29, 2016 3:02 AM in response to junefromcoaley

    Actually, BEFORE doing a Restore, if you have not already, try doing a Reset (restart) on the iPod

     

    Learn how to reset your iPod - Apple Support  (see section iPod with a click wheel)

  • by junefromcoaley,

    junefromcoaley junefromcoaley May 25, 2016 1:35 PM in response to Kenichi Watanabe
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    May 25, 2016 1:35 PM in response to Kenichi Watanabe

    Hi, I don't think it's a corruption. I'm certain I made a mistake when downloading an Alan Bennett book recently,one of those 'are you sure you want to.....'

    I said yes to something and didn't realise I was wrong to do so.  Alan Bennett is the artist name for everything I purchased or downloaded up to that point. If I downloaded something now everything would be okay.

    the 'problem' is both on the ipod and my itunes library.

     

    thanks for replying though

    J

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 May 26, 2016 12:33 AM in response to junefromcoaley
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    May 26, 2016 12:33 AM in response to junefromcoaley

    Is you device synced with your iTunes library? If you had made the edit on a manually managed device then there isn't anywhere the original information exists, but if you made the edit in an iTunes library then with luck the original artist information for each track is stored in an older version of your iTunes Library.itl database. These are backed up during certain iTunes upgrades.

     

    Are you running Windows or OS X?

    When did the damage occur?

    When did you last update iTunes?

     

    tt2

  • by junefromcoaley,

    junefromcoaley junefromcoaley May 26, 2016 3:42 AM in response to turingtest2
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    May 26, 2016 3:42 AM in response to turingtest2

    Hi,

    run on windows

    upgraded in last few days

    the 'damage' occurred approx month (ish) I must of actioned something cos it was straight after I downloaded an Alan Bennett audiobook.

    I'm not very tech savvy but I understand in principle there may be an 'older' version stored so I will have a look.

    I know it sounds extreme but I find it so annoying I would delete my library and start again even if it means re-purchasing some stuff.

     

    I did try deleting purchased items and reloading from the 'my purchases' section of the itunes store but that did not solve the problem,all my pre problem songs have Alan Bennett as the artist (not the actual artist)

    it makes it worse because I know I did (or didn't) do something but just don't know what.

  • by turingtest2,Helpful

    turingtest2 turingtest2 May 29, 2016 3:02 AM in response to junefromcoaley
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    May 29, 2016 3:02 AM in response to junefromcoaley

    I suspect what you did was to have too many tracks selected when you went in to make a correction. Your iTunes library is normally stored in C:\Users\<User>\Music\iTunes. In your iTunes library folder there will be a Previous iTunes Libraries folder. This will contain a number of dated backups of the iTunes Library file. Check that you can find them and look at the dates to see if you can pick one that is dated from before the corruption. I update pretty much as each version of iTunes is released and looking at my Previous iTunes Libraries folder my most recent backups are from May 16th, March 22nd, and December 10th. Can you also confirm that it is only the Artist and/or Album Artist fields that have been damaged? I have a Windows script called ExportImport that can selectively export data from an old library file, and then reimport into the current one. To use the script one must temporarily rename the media folder so that iTunes cannot read the current values stored in tags but must rely on the existing data in the database.

     

    Start by downloading this custom version of the script that I've made for you - ExportImportArtist - which will export Artist & Album Artist metadata only. Right-click on the link and use Save as or Save link as and save the file in your downloads folder or on your desktop.

     

    To restore your data do the following:

     

    1. With iTunes closed temporarily rename the iTunes Media folder as, say, Not iTunes Media.

    2. Click the icon that launches iTunes and immediately press and hold down the shift key. Keep holding shift until prompted to choose or create a library. Click choose and browse to the Previous iTunes Libraries folder, then select the .itl file you think contains the valid Artist information.

    3. Select the tracks to export data from. If no tracks are selected then everything in the currently active playlist will be used. Double-click the script to run it. Confirm that you want it to proceed with the export of data. The output is a text file stored in the same folder as the script in the form iTunes Metadata [yyyy-mm-dd] [hh;mm].txt.

    4. Close iTunes. Rename Not iTunes Media back to iTunes Media. Use the shift-start-iTunes method to reconnect to the original iTunes Library.itl file.

    5. Drag and drop the output file from step 3 onto the script. It will ask you to confirm that it should import the data. When it is complete it will tell you how many tracks and properties were updated.

     

    See Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy for an ongoing backup strategy.

     

    tt2