downloaded itunes 8 and my music library disappeared! HELP PLEASE!

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downloaded itunes 8 and my music library disappeared! HELP PLEASE!

Is there any way to get my library back after downloading itunes 8? It cleared everything - all my music, playlists....
and no....I do not have my music saved to disc/or external harddrive yet....

macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Sep 15, 2008 9:50 AM

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Sep 15, 2008 10:39 AM in response to trapptocean

Have you searched your HD for the tunes with Spotlight?

MJ

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Sep 15, 2008 2:43 PM in response to trapptocean

I had that happen and when I cleared my search box everything came up.

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Sep 16, 2008 10:18 AM in response to Mike Johnson12

yes, they are there....but I am not computer-savvy...how do I put them all back in, with all the original playlists?
thanks

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Sep 16, 2008 10:30 AM in response to trapptocean

When you open iTunes do you have the dreaded ! next to each tune? If so then you need to put the tunes back where they were before the problem occurred. Are your PL listed on the left side?

The default path for iTunes is HD>Users>My Account>Music>iTunes>iTunes Music. iTunes music is where the folders would be nested by Artist>Album>Tune.

If in iTunes prefs>Advanced you have selected the options to 'keep' and 'copy' the above path is the normal place where your tunes should be. This is also where you set the path for iTunes to go find your tunes.

MJ

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