iTunes fucked me big time!
- Started 16 years ago
- Last post 16 years ago
- 34 Responses
- rockdog
jesus, i just lost 20 gig of music. i was trying to connect the music on an external drive, to a second account on my macbook, so she could sync her iphone, and have the music too. after pointing itunes to the library an copying the itunes library to the account, there all of a sudden, those questionmarks, for missing files. 20 gig are gone, they are not on the external dribe anymore. jesus, what the fuck happened?
- spendogg0
batestoled
- boobs0
Well, you spelled "drive" with a "b." That'll fuck your shit up. Hers too, from the sound of it.
- horton0
sounds like you fcked up not itunes.
i'm sure the files are kicking around somewhere. do a search.
- ********0
The worlds largest Kenny G collection suddenly vanishes.
- ********0
if you were using windows the files could be recovered.....
for you mapple users.....sorry for ya.
- <ignore this idiot.kingsteven
- Macs also have this "new thing" called Time Machine. But by all means, enjoy Vista.geoffism
- ********0
did you maybe move it instead of copy it?
- ninjasavant0
has the available space reported for either drive changed?
- monospaced0
Your problem is that you copied the library file instead of the music itself, tricking iTunes into not having any music. "Her" music should still be on "her" external HD.
- horton0
eh? are you saying copied over the itunes library (itdb) file?
- mg330
Sounds like you need an appointment at the Genius Bar!
- not recommended.Jnr_Madison
- those pants I mean.Jnr_Madison
- lfjdsalkfjdlsa********
- wtf?!sea_sea
- Great stuff out there on The Internet.mg33
- nasty.
who wants to see that chick's shitrag?Gucci - seriously....skidmar...powertoni
- thanks god we can't see the frontGeorgesII
- rafalski0
Tell exactly step by step what you did.
- rockdog0
- logged into the other account
- pointed itunes to the itunes music folder on external harddrive
- no files did show up
- copied my own library file in the itunes folder of the other account, files showed up, but some had immediatley the questionmark
- connected her iphone, sync some files
- the realized, that quite a few files are "physically" gone, not in my itunes folder, not in the other accounts itunes folder, not on the external harddrive
:-(- I take it you've viewed hidden files?Jnr_Madison
- i browsed through the hardrive with terminal... couldn't spot any hidden files. drives me nuts.rockdog
- ah well, was worth a look I guess.Jnr_Madison
- Btw, what's your favorite euphomism for that splendid anomoly, the whale tail?mg33
- rafalski0
The new account might have started organizing the files, also there might've been some drm issues. Were disappeared files drm'ed? It's good to switch "keep itunes folder organized" off when pointing to an existing and used library.
I would go with this to a mac nerd forum, this one is for luddites.I actually did some research earlier today on iTunes library sharing. Normally I'd point her account to my folder, uncheck "keep organized" and import all music in place. It would miss covers, but would be fairly complete. However, every new song would have to be imported twice, on each account.
I found this today, haven't tried yet:
http://theappleblog.com/2008/10/…
http://lifehacker.com/software/f…
- TheBIueOne0
Look at all you guys and your fancy apple gear....
- one retard fucks up and suddenly apple gear sucks? try again bluebble but********
- you get more retarded everyday.TheBIueOne
- one retard fucks up and suddenly apple gear sucks? try again bluebble but
- invisiblechamber0
diskwarrior once rescued a lot of my files from a major fuckup hard crash-empty drive.
- horton0
meh. 20Gbs ain't nothing to lose sleep over... i wouldn't bother with file recovery, if they really are gone.
cue up some downloads, go get a beer... your library will be restored in no time.
- moural0
Wouldn't it take longer than "all of a sudden" to actually delete 20gb worth of stuff?
- MrOneHundred0
I’m sure I posted in here just before.
If it’s all purchased music, iTunes Store will remember that you have already purchased it when you re-download.
- Are you suggesting her files were nuked by DRM? An interesting hypothesis Mr One Hundred.kingsteven
- (Ernst Stavro Blofeld voice for thon second line plz)kingsteven
- haha.MrOneHundred
- elahon0
Not sure if the iTunes store lets you re-download. I've seen reminders every so often to "back your shit up!!!"