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I'm trying to use the ExportImport Script to transfer iTunes metadata from an older .itl iTunes file to the current .itl file. I looks like I can successfully export the metadata properly, but when I drag the output onto the Script to import the metdata using the current .itl file, it generates an error message "unable to identify object with id".
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Hi,
Is the current .itl related to the older one, such that specific tracks should still have the same IDs in the library, or were the files perhaps removed and then reimported, or imported to an empty library? Can you post a screenshot of the error message?
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You should start your own topic with your question, Munif. Tagging an unrelated question onto someone else's thread is impolite, and is less likely to get you a quick and accurate reply.
The current .itl file is related to the older one, in that it probably has 98+% of the same music in the iTunes library, but my old hard drive died and I had to re-upload the music onto a new hard drive. It sounds like that caused the IDs to change; hence the ExportImport script didn't work. A related question, could I instead use the old XML file to import some he missing metadata - perhaps using the script ImportFromXML. I don't mind if it overwrites existing meta data because the old XML file has accurate data, but I don't want to remove any current data without replacing it. I was able to recover all of my playlists in iTunes and recovered some of my metadata, but am missing most urgently things like YEAR and PLAYS in my iTunes Library. I posted a screen shot of the error message below. Thank you so much; I have actively used your DeDuper script and more recently the AddToPlays script but manual updates are tedious for thousands of songs. Alternatively, is there a way to upload meta data from an CVS/EXCEL file to the new iTunes Library?
The current .itl file is related to the older one, in that it probably has 98+% of the same music in the iTunes library, but my old hard drive died and I had to re-upload the music onto a new hard drive. It sounds like that caused the IDs to change; hence the ExportImport script didn't work. A related question, could I instead use the old XML file to import some he missing metadata - perhaps using the script ImportFromXML. I don't mind if it overwrites existing meta data because the old XML file has accurate data, but I don't want to remove any current data without replacing it. I was able to recover all of my playlists in iTunes and recovered some of my metadata, but am missing most urgently things like YEAR and PLAYS in my iTunes Library. I posted a screen shot of the error message below. Thank you so much; I have periodically used your DeDuper script and more recently the AddToPlays script but manual updates are tedious for thousands of songs. Alternatively, is there a way to upload meta data from an CVS/EXCEL file to the new iTunes Library?
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When I try to import Metadata I get an error "unable to identify object with id".
