Hi there, my laptop has mysteriously lost every single song it had. All my songs are saved on my Iphone so I am currently trying to import all my songs to a new computer. I do not want to delete all my songs in order to resync to my new computer as some songs I won't be able to recover. How is it that i can save my songs from my phone to my computer so i can safely resync and upload the list later on?
iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.3
iPhones are not backup devices.
Is the media on the computer actually missing or merely not showing up in iTunes. These are two totally seperate things and very important as to how the issue is resolved.
I have kind of the same question. I live in denmark where Itunes in the cloud is'nt available. My computer crashed a while ago so I only have my entire itunes library on my iphone. I've bought some songs that is'nt on my backup from my old computer. Is it possible to transfer the songs on my iphone to my new computer so I can get all my songs and not just the ones i had backed up before my computer crashed?
Hope you can help me.
Have you checked to see if the files themselves are still on the computer?
Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash
Hopefully it's not been too long since you last upgraded iTunes, in fact if you get an empty/incomplete library immediately after upgrading then with the following steps you shouldn't lose a thing or need to do any further housekeeping. Note that in iTunes 11 an "empty" library may show your past purchases with links to stream or download them.
In the Previous iTunes Libraries folder should be a number of dated iTunes Library files. Take the most recent of these and copy it into the iTunes folder. Rename iTunes Library.itl as iTunes Library (Corrupt).itl and then rename the restored file as iTunes Library.itl. Start iTunes. Should all be good, bar any recent additions to or deletions from your library.
Alternatively, depending on exactly when and why the library went missing, there may be a more recent .tmp file in the main iTunes folder that can be renamed as iTunes Library.itl to restore the library to a recent state. Look for a recent .tmp file that is similar in size to the .itl files in the Previous iTunes Libraries folder.
If applicable, see iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
When you get it all working make a backup!
Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library, or a backup of it, then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
I've noticed more of these missing library posts of late and a common factor to most since I started asking is AVG Anti-Virus. It seems in some cases it might be at least part of the reason why the library file disappears. Try excluding the iTunes folder from any AV scanning process.
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Ok im going to give this a try, as for the songs i had on itunes, basically my whole list is gone. I'll update again after i see how this goes. Also, i don't use AVG, i found that program can be hacked just as easily as Norton and thus use Kapersky.
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