Switch libraries in iTunes?

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Switch libraries in iTunes?

I have had several issues with iTunes libraries and therefore have a couple of different libraries stored in my music folder on my hard drive. I just bought an iPhone, plugged it in and chose the wrong library to run in iTunes, and now I can't switch it back. I went to advanced preferences and though the iTunes music folder location change would work, but that doesn't seem to be the answer. Can someone help me? I have several playlists and lots of music that I would like to upload to my iPhone, but I need the correct library on my iTunes. Thank you.

Power Mac G5, Mac OS X (10.5.6), iLife 08

Posted on Aug 2, 2009 5:57 PM

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Answer 1

Niel

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Aug 2, 2009 6:02 PM in response to txmacgirl_2

Quit iTunes, relaunch it with the Option key held down, click on Change Library, and specify the correct one.

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Answer 2

txmacgirl_2 Author

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Aug 2, 2009 7:50 PM in response to Niel

Holding down the option key to change my library worked, but the library doesn't seem to be there. Is it possible for a library to disappear? I did nothing to delete anything in iTunes, but it seems that I do not have the ability to pull up the latest library. I have tried several different libraries, but none of them have my latest playlists. Is there a way to retrieve this automatically without having to sift through the stored libraries? Thank you.

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Answer 3

txmacgirl_2 Author

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Aug 26, 2009 4:01 PM in response to txmacgirl_2

I ended up accessing my purchase history and simply getting back the songs that I had lost for free from iTunes as a one-time courtesy. This completed my previous library that I found.

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