lost iTunes list

recently, 6 months ago, i had my original hard drive replaced. now i cannot find my iTunes playlists, is there a way to recover these files or are they lost forever?

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Posted on Dec 26, 2018 6:47 PM

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Posted on Dec 27, 2018 5:11 PM

The playlists are in the iTunes library in a .itl file. It's unlikely they will be in iCloud. If you have access to your old hard disk, you could put it in an enclosure and try to copy the iTunes folder from it. Or it may be possible to recover the library from an iOS device.

See these user tips by turingtest2 for more help.

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Dec 27, 2018 5:11 PM in response to ronfromfairfax

The playlists are in the iTunes library in a .itl file. It's unlikely they will be in iCloud. If you have access to your old hard disk, you could put it in an enclosure and try to copy the iTunes folder from it. Or it may be possible to recover the library from an iOS device.

See these user tips by turingtest2 for more help.

Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrad… - Apple Community

Recover your iTunes library from your iPo… - Apple Community

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