I changed computers, but all of my uploaded music from my CDs are gone.

I spent a couple of months uploading all of the songs from my CDs (about 1500) to iTunes. My old PC had many problems, so I purchased a new PC. However, when I logged into my iTunes account on the new PC, the only songs in my library were the ones I purchased from iTunes -- all 1500+ uploaded songs from my CDs are not showing up! I don't want to spend another couple of hundred hours uploading all of the CDs again. How can I get those uploaded songs back into my iTunes library:?

PC-OTHER, Windows XP Pro

Posted on Nov 12, 2013 11:02 PM

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Niel

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Nov 12, 2013 11:06 PM in response to mjknowles1969

Click here and pick the option which best fits your situation.

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turingtest2

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Nov 18, 2013 1:07 AM in response to mjknowles1969

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.

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Mar 11, 2014 4:59 PM in response to Ivan O316

See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash. Although written from a Windows perspective the same techniques work on a Mac.

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Nov 12, 2013 11:07 PM in response to Niel

I forgot to mention that I no longer have the old computer -- it crashed. Shouldn't all of my playlists from the old computer appear on the new computer, since it is the same iTunes account?

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Nov 12, 2013 11:10 PM in response to mjknowles1969

Neither the playlists nor music from CDs will automatically appear unless those songs were previously uploaded through iTunes Match.

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Nov 12, 2013 11:20 PM in response to mjknowles1969

If you didn't previously make a backup of the old computer's iTunes library, reload them from the CDs.

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Nov 13, 2013 8:26 AM in response to mjknowles1969

Can anyone else help me?

Niel

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Nov 13, 2013 8:31 AM in response to mjknowles1969

1. What he told you isn't correct unless you signed up for iTunes Match.

2. Put the old computer's hard drive in an enclosure and copy the iTunes library from it.

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Nov 17, 2013 10:35 PM in response to mjknowles1969

(Well, it's been 4 days, and I'm still hoping that someone will be able to answer my questions and help me out here.)

Nov 4, 2016 9:53 AM in response to mjknowles1969

all of my iTunes music from my old computer that has crashed from my 1st iphone to date and I now have a iphone 6. all of those I paid for though I tunes are gone

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I changed computers, but all of my uploaded music from my CDs are gone.