Periodically when I first run iTunes it "searches" for the library. It's where it's supposed to be so I don't know why it does that, then it will say it's damaged and makes a new one called iTunes damaged. It's not a problem, all of my books are still there but each time it does it it wipes out all my podcast subscriptions and that's a real pain. This has only started with the new iTunes 5. Oh, After this happens if I want to I can trash the iTunes damaged and everything still works but the podcasts are still missing. the path for the library is ~>Music>iTunes> there is iTunes Library, a folder called iTunes Music, iTunes Music Library.xml, and a folder called Previous iTunes Libraries terry "My idea of pure heaven is to spend a day in the kitchen, peeling, chopping, and stirring while the words of a good book fill the air around me." Ruth Reichl