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12.3.3.17 Update has wiped my music library

Updated to 12.3.3.17 yesterday. Opened iTunes and saw practically all of my library was missing. I did the renaming of the .itl file. This restored all the Album Folders, but not the individual tracks.

Given I have over 4000 tracks, I'm not at all inclined to sitting down and load all my cd collection again.

Any ideas? What about copying from my iPOD to the MAC. I have seen software to do this, but all cost money, anything from $30 to $50.

Please help

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Mar 26, 2016 8:43 AM

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turingtest2

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Posted on Mar 28, 2016 4:31 AM

See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash. iTunes 12.3.3 has introduced a change to the database so it creates an archive copy in the Previous iTunes Libraries folder and build a new one. It seems it is falling over somewhere for you. Sometimes restoring the pre upgrade database and trying again sorts things out. If that corrupts the db again the restore the backup once more and try holding down command+option as you start iTunes to launch it in safe mode which might work better. If that doesn't work then you could try importing a recent version of the XML file if they are being generated and captured by TM, or delete iTunes and reinstall the previous build.

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turingtest2

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Mar 28, 2016 6:13 AM in response to Doffen Duck

Good luck with the rebuild. I have three parallel clones of my library and use a folder syncing tool to review and update any changes so I can spot and reverse anything unintentional.

tt2

Apr 10, 2016 6:12 PM in response to Doffen Duck

Me too. All playlists but one gone. 12 is nothing but trouble.

Nitchol

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Apr 12, 2016 7:25 AM in response to KinneddarPark

I am on a Mac and I still do not understand why in the upgrade my music was wiped out.

12.3.3.17 Update has wiped my music library