Terry Pogue wrote: > 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. Have you upgraded to iTunes v5.0.1 ? Its a bug fix and the most logical thing to try first. Its available through Software Update. -- Michael Prete +++++++++++++++ Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.