i need help.does someone know how to reconfigure my library? my itunes library is completely messed up. i now have many duplicates. my old playlists are gone.. arrrgh

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i need help.does someone know how to reconfigure my library? my itunes library is completely messed up. i now have many duplicates. my old playlists are gone.. arrrgh

i was having problems with my songs skipping ahead so i converted them all to MP3 and this resolved it. when i synced my library with ipod and iphone my playlists disappeared. the playlist title was there but no songs. i then tried to fix this and in the process messed up my library completely where i have all kinds of duplicates now . help!!

iOS 4.3.3

Posted on May 10, 2012 10:06 AM

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Answer 1

Defiled

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May 10, 2012 10:11 AM in response to sylvain.crocq

On windows eh

Close iTunes

Go to Start

Click computer or my computer

Click C:\

Click Users

Click your account

Click your music

Click itunes folder

Drag the iTunes library.xml and iTunes library.lib files to desktop

Reopen iTunes - it should be empty

Click File>add folder to library> Locate your music folder- choose and should be corrected - unless you have duplcated music in your folder as well

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Answer 2

May 10, 2012 11:40 AM in response to Defiled

ok this brings back my music. wow. thanks so much that was very easy. my playlists are still gone. any idea how to bring back my former playlists?

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Answer 3

Chris CA

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May 10, 2012 11:45 AM in response to sylvain.crocq

Converting to MP3 simply nmakes a new copy of the file in MP3 format at a lower quality.

All the original files remian in the library.

First restore a backup of your library (/Music/iTunes/ folder) prior to when you made the MP3 files.

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Answer 4

Defiled

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May 10, 2012 11:52 AM in response to sylvain.crocq

You have to Re-Create your playlists from scratch

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Answer 5

May 10, 2012 2:53 PM in response to Chris CA

thanks Chris. i really appreciate your response but sorry but i didnt back up my library before converting songs to MP3. is there perhaps a prior library or playlist i could resort to be able to restore my playlist? i followed defiled steps and it worked but i still have lost all my playlists.thanks again

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Answer 6

May 10, 2012 2:56 PM in response to Defiled

Nooooooooooo. many hours spent creating plylists. i was really hoping that i could somehow restore my old playlists? is it because in the process of recreating the songs to MP3 i somehow erased my playlists? thanks again

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