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Lost songs in my iTunes music Library

On i try to play some of the songs my iTunes Library I get a message they can't be found. What happened to them?


Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Apr 5, 2020 7:56 PM

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Posted on Apr 5, 2020 8:07 PM

Your iTunes library doesn't actually contain the songs, just pointers to the songs which are stored on your computer drives. If one doesn't play, the actual song file may have been moved, been renamed, been deleted or is corrupt (unlikely).

Locate the file on your HDD and add it to your iTunes library.

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Apr 5, 2020 8:07 PM in response to HubaHuba101

Your iTunes library doesn't actually contain the songs, just pointers to the songs which are stored on your computer drives. If one doesn't play, the actual song file may have been moved, been renamed, been deleted or is corrupt (unlikely).

Locate the file on your HDD and add it to your iTunes library.

Lost songs in my iTunes music Library

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