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anyway to do this without losing your entire iTunes Library? you guys really are having a terrible year huh? not to be mean, but as an apple fanatic, this is one TERRIBLE decision after a full year of terrible decisions.
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, 4 TBT3), macOS Sierra (10.12.6)
Here are the directions that user turingtest2 posted:
1 - Backup what you have now.
2 - In the current version of iTunes use iTunes > Preferences > Advanced and make sure that Share iTunes Library XML with other applications is enabled.
3 - Close iTunes. Wait until it is properly closed and has stopped writing files.
4 - Make a copy of the XML file.
5 - Delete iTunes Library.itl, iTunes Library Extras.itdb, iTunes Library Genius.itdb and the folder Album Artwork. Empty the trash, or at least these items that you've sent to it.
6 - Install older version of iTunes.
7 - If your library is in the standard place it should open with a new empty library. If not you may need to create a new one in the same folder as before.
8 - Use File > Library > Import Playlist to import the copy of the XML you made earlier.
He's an iTunes guru. I've not installed 12.6.3 yet but before you do make a backup of the iTunes folder in your Music folder
Here are the directions that user turingtest2 posted:
1 - Backup what you have now.
2 - In the current version of iTunes use iTunes > Preferences > Advanced and make sure that Share iTunes Library XML with other applications is enabled.
3 - Close iTunes. Wait until it is properly closed and has stopped writing files.
4 - Make a copy of the XML file.
5 - Delete iTunes Library.itl, iTunes Library Extras.itdb, iTunes Library Genius.itdb and the folder Album Artwork. Empty the trash, or at least these items that you've sent to it.
6 - Install older version of iTunes.
7 - If your library is in the standard place it should open with a new empty library. If not you may need to create a new one in the same folder as before.
8 - Use File > Library > Import Playlist to import the copy of the XML you made earlier.
He's an iTunes guru. I've not installed 12.6.3 yet but before you do make a backup of the iTunes folder in your Music folder
To be clear these steps are only suggested where there is no .itl file in the Previous iTunes Libraries folder or other backup that can be restored. (Which was the case in the thread where I gave these steps.)
See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash for the more usual solution.
tt2
Danny,
Installing a new version of iTunes does not erase your library. However, other things can, such as loss, physical damage, or hard drive failures, so you must always keep a full backup of your much files on an external drive and/or a cloud service.
doesn't that erase your entire iTunes Library though?
