Recover songs mistakenly deleted from my iTunes library while on my PC

Yikes! Ideleted 100 songs mistakenly from my iTunes library while on my PC

How can I get them back?



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Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Feb 29, 2024 11:25 PM

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Posted on Mar 1, 2024 11:30 AM

The restored songs will be back in the folders they came from, but they won't have been added back to the library automatically. Also there is no guarantee that all were in the bin when you looked. Windows at some point may choose to free up items in the recycle bin automatically if you are low on space. You can use File > Add Folder to Library to reimport any of the removed items. They will have a new date added date, no ratings or plays, and will no longer belong to any regular playlists they might have once been in. If you have a backup and can restore a version of the library database from before the incident you might be able to get those details back.


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Mar 1, 2024 11:30 AM in response to pcguy22

The restored songs will be back in the folders they came from, but they won't have been added back to the library automatically. Also there is no guarantee that all were in the bin when you looked. Windows at some point may choose to free up items in the recycle bin automatically if you are low on space. You can use File > Add Folder to Library to reimport any of the removed items. They will have a new date added date, no ratings or plays, and will no longer belong to any regular playlists they might have once been in. If you have a backup and can restore a version of the library database from before the incident you might be able to get those details back.


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