iTunes 12.2 deleted all of my movie files not purchased via iTunes.

My movies survived the update, though I have them under home movies instead of movies. I think movies is just supposed to be just iTunes Store purchased movies.

I doubt Apple is deliberately designing software to erase content but the prudent computer user always makes a complete backup before installing ny new software. This makes it easy to restore a library should something go wrong.

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I've just had the exact same thing. All the DVD's I'd added to iTunes before getting rid have now mysteriously disappeared since upgrading to the new iTunes. I can see them in Finder but iTunes can't detect them at all. I did think that maybe it had popped them all into Home Videos, but since upgrading to 12.2, even my home videos have disappeared too.

Same thing happened to me. All my music video playlists (I had several) disappeared and just left the few that I bought from iTunes. I had tons of videos that I collected through the years. I found them in my music folder on My Documents but they are showing as Home Videos now not Music videos. While this is not purchased through iTunes it is my content and it is not cool to remove it without my consent. I read here to use an older version of my library. I tried that and it actually deleted all my playlists including just music. Some of those lists took me years to build since I had a gym list, new age list, Spanish only list etc. It took me hours yesterday just to recreate one and end up with a massive headache. I am disappointed they don't test their stuff enough to avoid disrupting us. Of course I am not trying their Music streaming offer as a result of this invasion.

My movies survived the update, though I have them under home video instead of movies. I think movies is just supposed to be just iTunes Store purchased movies and is more or less their sandbox. Home Videos are by and large safe unless there is a deeper iTunes meltdown.

EDIT: Sorry for the double post. Community said it didn't post the first time and recovered it, but alas, that too it a bit flawed it appears.

My TV shows got moved to the audio folder. Now all of the show that were purchased from apple are screwed up. Apple TV will not play them because it thinks they are audio so there is no picture. More of the shows were deleted in the process. I tried to re-download the missing files and nothing works... Its just a HUGE mess...

yep, mine were removed as well. Getting pretty fed up with the buggy software Apple. seriously.

If you start itunes holding down the Alt button, it will allow you to find your old library. it is still more than likely all in there, and not deleted. I had exactly the same issue as you, with all my Apple purchased iTunes movies and music surviving the new update, but everything else I put on there including tones, movies, music and podcasts, playlists etc all disappearing. When I reloaded the Library (hold down Alt and click iTunes in your Dock) it all came back. I deleted the new one that 12.2 made for me. There is a folder in your itunes music folder called Previous iTunes Libraries. Use the latest one by Date. It might fix your problem for you. Hope that helps

I thought I had the same problem but they were all in the "Home Videos" tab. Under "Get Info" -> "Options" you can change the type back. I just shift-clicked my list and changed it. It look about 10 seconds.

Good luck!