Moved some older music files into my current I-Tunes folder, but I can't get I-Tunes to see them.

willibus wrote:

I copied some music files from a back up into my current I-Tunes>Media>Music folder but I-Tunes doesn't see them. Some were additional albums from artists already in I-Tunes, some were artists I didn't have in my current I-Tunes list. I thought by putting them in the music folder, I-Tunes would see them but it hasn't.

Simply putting music into the iTunes folders isn't enough. Once you've done that, in your iTunes programme, if you have a folder with two or more songs in it, go to File/Add Folder to Library. Navigate to the location of the folder , select it and click OK.

To add a single song, use File/Add File to Library. Again,, navigate to the location of the file (for that song) , select it and click on OK.

Hello willibus,

Thank you for your reply.

You may also find the steps here helpful: If you don't see your entire library after you update iTunes on your Mac or PC.

Take care.

Hello willibus,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you're having trouble with some of your music files after copying them from a backup. I'd be happy to share information that may help.

Take a look at the "Restore from a backup" section of this article for the steps to take to restore your music files from a backup: Move your iTunes library to another computer.

Take care.

You're welcome.