
I've lost the songs on my computer
If a song used to appear in iTunes but doesn't now, it may be because:
- The iTunes Library file was moved from the iTunes Music folder (in [Your Home Folder]/Music/iTunes). If the iTunes Library file is moved or deleted, your songs won't appear in your library, even though the song files are still in the iTunes Music folder.
- The song was moved from the iTunes Music folder.
Here are ways to make your songs appear in the library again:
- In the Finder, drag your iTunes Music folder to the iTunes window. You will see the songs in your library again, but not playlists, song ratings, or other information you created.
- If that doesn't work, your songs may be elsewhere on your hard disk. In the Finder, choose File > Find and search for a song by title or artist. Or search for "MP4" to find files downloaded from the iTunes Store or "MP3" to find songs encoded in MP3 format. Drag songs (or folders containing songs) to the iTunes window to add the songs to iTunes again.
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