[Ti] Help with an iTunes problem

[Joseph W. Chance, MD]

Thanks--it worked like a charm!


On Apr 20, 2004, at 3:55 PM, Sam Hotchkiss wrote:

> On 4/20/04 12:39 PM, "Joseph W. Chance" <jchance at midsouth.rr.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me how to fix this one.  I keep my iTunes library on 
>> an
>> external drive.  While importing some CD covers, it (Panther) crashed.
>> When I re-booted, my iTunes Music Library file is no longer valid.  I
>> tried making a new alias and moving it to the User/Music folder, but 
>> it
>> still says that it is not valid.  Along the way, something happened to
>> the music library folder on the external drive.  Any suggestions how 
>> to
>> return the playlists to their proper working order.  The music is 
>> still
>> there, just the library file does not work.  Thanks.
>
> This has caused me to lose my playlists *UGH* many times, but I now 
> backup
> the library file weekly.
>
> However, there is now a built in recovery tool of sorts.  Move your 
> library
> file out of the itunes folder (in ~/Music/), and also move out the 
> itunes
> music library.xml file.  Open itunes, it will be empty.  Go to file, 
> import,
> and import the xml file.
>
> All will be well.
> -- 
> Samuel W. Hotchkiss
> hotch at zlit.net
>
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