Q: I just synced my iphone with my computer and almost 200 of my songs disappeared! What happened?

I just synced my iphone with my computer and almost 200 songs disappeared! Now I see some of the songs in itunes under "all music" but they have a little "!" symbol by them and it says that it can't find the file? What happened? Does anyone know or know how to fix that?

Thanks,

Ken

iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Sep 11, 2013 12:40 AM

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by matt00,

matt00 Sep 13, 2013 7:30 AM in response to Krob78
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Sep 13, 2013 7:30 AM in response to Krob78

Hi Krob78,

When tracks in iTunes display a it means the file cannot be located; it may have been moved or deleted. For this issue, we will need to refer to the following article:

iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408

Alternatively, if your media was downloaded from the iTunes Store, you may be able to download it again free of charge:

Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

Thanks,

Matt M.
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by jjdubz,

jjdubz Sep 13, 2013 10:27 AM in response to Krob78
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Sep 13, 2013 10:27 AM in response to Krob78

My music (on a iPhone 3g) is from CD's I own which were synced to a lap top no longer in existence, this is also pre-cloud. My MBAir syncs just fine otherwise. How do I get my older music with out having to install one disk at a time.

Thankzzz
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by TJBUSMC1973,

TJBUSMC1973 Sep 13, 2013 10:27 AM in response to jjdubz
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Sep 13, 2013 10:27 AM in response to jjdubz

You don't. Copy your music back over to your computer like you did before. And next time, make a backup of your computer data.
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