Peyton Todd

Q: Where do deleted playlists go?

As a test, I deleted a playlist that I don't need, and looked in the (Windows 7) Recycle Bin to see if there was something corresponding to it there. Nope. For future reference, does a deleted playlist go anywhere one can retrieve it from if deleting it turns out to be a mistake?

 

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Peyton Todd

Posted on Oct 2, 2016 11:41 AM

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  • by hhgttg27,Solvedanswer

    hhgttg27 hhgttg27 Oct 2, 2016 2:56 PM in response to Peyton Todd
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    Oct 2, 2016 2:56 PM in response to Peyton Todd

    An iTunes playlist is just a list of references to songs in your library, and all playlists are stored in the iTunes library database (the iTunes Library.itl file).  When you delete a playlist iTunes will remove the list of reference from the database - there is no separate "playlist file" that could end up in the Windows recycle bin.  You can immediately reverse an accidental deletion within iTunes (Edit > Undo) as long as the delete operation is the last thing you did.

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    Peyton Todd Peyton Todd Oct 2, 2016 6:22 PM in response to hhgttg27
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    Oct 2, 2016 6:22 PM in response to hhgttg27

    Thanks. That works - at least if the deletion was the last thing you just did!