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The latest iTunes software update has cause my iTunes library to remove some songs and playlists I created (including one just created 5 minutes prior to the update). How do I restore these? I tried previous instructions that involve dragging .itl files to the desktop but nothing that worked and I'm about to throw my computer out a window. HELP!
Windows, Windows 10
After playing around with things for a bit, I made sure to pay attention to the modified dates and times of the library files. When I first started trying to restore things last night, I moved a file (just named "iTunes Library" to my desktop. I looked at it and noticed the date and time was April 5th around 10:30PM. I opened my Itunes back up while holding down the Shift key so that I could get the option to choose a library. I chose the iTunes Library file with that specific modified date/time and my whole library returned!
After playing around with things for a bit, I made sure to pay attention to the modified dates and times of the library files. When I first started trying to restore things last night, I moved a file (just named "iTunes Library" to my desktop. I looked at it and noticed the date and time was April 5th around 10:30PM. I opened my Itunes back up while holding down the Shift key so that I could get the option to choose a library. I chose the iTunes Library file with that specific modified date/time and my whole library returned!
I'm taking a look at it now, but the most recent library file I'm showing is 2018-09-13, then 2019-04-05 (which is when all this crap started happening). What about the times in between? That's where all my stuff is missing. Did it not get backed up or something?
Ideally you would move the active library file back into the main iTunes folder and rename it, then shift-start-iTunes once more to get your library in the standard shape for backing up and restoring, then backup to an external drive.
tt2
Purple Rain,
Have you tried this user tip from tt2:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6561
How Do I Restore my iTunes library (music, playlists, etc) after recent iTunes update?
