On Jul 7, 2010, at 10:06 AM, Ashgrove wrote: > Lucky you. I tried the procedure in the link Dan provided after > downgrading back to 8.2.1 and can't get my library back, no matter > what I do. I am at the end of my wits. Granted, I own all that music, > so it's a matter of putting it back in iTunes, disc by disc, but it's > a BIG hassle.
Move your itunes library folder aside, to the desktop or something. Create a new smart folder, based on your iTunes folder, that finds just files ending in .aac or .mp3 (or whatever filetype(s) you used for your iTunes music). Start iTunes, it should find no music, and open with an empty library. Open the smart folder, select all, and drag and drop into the new iTunes library. (making sure you have it set to copy the music into the iTunes library.) This requires enough space for two copies of your library, temporarily, so you may need to use an external drive, but it beats feeding endless CD's into the machine... iTunes *always* stores the music in accessible files and they're even in a rational layout (by album name), it's the iTunes library xml files and database that you cannot recover. Your music is fine, it's just that iTunes doesnt' know about it. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
