Addouk

Q: itunes update,allmusic now showing only online

Hi there, since i updated to the new itunes yesterday all my music is showing as online to download rather than being added to itunes from my computer where all my music is stored. i cant add it to my ipod now without redownloading it but with 23416 songs in my itunes this would take forever and also fill my computer.

Is there a quick way to do this without deleting all the songs and readding my whole library?

I have itunes match so can access the songs from my other devices...but this is on the system that actually stores all my music.

thank you in advance for any help, i am not the best when it comes to computers

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jun 9, 2016 2:01 AM

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  • by tim_135,

    tim_135 tim_135 Jun 9, 2016 2:22 PM in response to Addouk
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    Jun 9, 2016 2:22 PM in response to Addouk

    Hi Addouk,

     

    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. 

     

    I know how important it is to make sure you have all of your music showing after you've updated iTunes. I have several things for you to check.

     

    First, It's good to make sure that you have a backup of your MacBook's important data. Use the article Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac and make sure you have a recent backup. 

     

    Next, use these steps in the article If you don‘t see your content after you update iTunes:

     

    Before following the steps below, make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes.

    1. Quit iTunes.
    2. Go to the iTunes folder that contains the iTunes library files:
      Mac: From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen, choose Go > Home. Open the Music folder, then open the iTunes folder.
      Windows: Navigate to \Users\username\Music\iTunes\.
    3. Drag the iTunes Library.itl file to your Desktop.
    4. In the iTunes folder, open the Previous iTunes Libraries folder.
    5. Find the file named iTunes Library YYYY-MM-DD where YYYY-MM-DD is the date you updated iTunes (Year-Month-Day).
    6. Copy this file to the iTunes folder (the enclosing folder).
    7. Rename the copied file iTunes Library.
    8. Open iTunes.

    You should now see your missing content in iTunes.

    Any changes that you made to your library after the date you updated (step 6, above), such as new playlists that you created or songs that you added, might be missing.

     

    Additional information can be found in the iTunes Help user manual. 

     

    Best Regards.