iTunes dilema?

Question

I deleted all the songs in my iTunes library because they were duplicating themselves. And I can't get the songs back into the library. I searched for the files and they are still on my computer and playable. I just need to know how to get them all back into iTunes.

Answer 1

In iTunes, go to File | Add Folder to library. Find the folders in which your music is located and click Add. That should work.

Answer 2

You should be able to go up to "File" and then click on "Add Files to Library" or if all the music is in the same folder click on "Add Folder to Library"

Answer 3

If you can find the files, you should be able to drag and drop them into your iTunes library.

Answer 4

Yah. I ran into that a lot. iTunes isn't smart enough to figure out that the same filename doesn't need to be listed 500k times!!!

I usually add the files back by folders when I have to clean house. (File -> Add Folder)

Also, if you export your playlists, you don't have to re-create them. All you have to do then is re-import them.

Answer 5

if you would just download a shareware program called anapod made by redchair.com and use than instead of itunes you will much happier i promise you. With anapod your ipod is recognized by the computer as a hard dirve and you can cut and past and do more features than with itunes

Answer 6

Big problem
restore them from the trash folder... (...if you can)
and cancel the other copy instead

otherwise....just drag add your files in iTunes but in this case you will have to give all the inforrmation and settings gain.

Answer 7

first, highlight all your songs that you want on itunes..
then, right click
and then press open with itunes

Answer 8

have you tried transferring the files into your shared folder???

Answer 9

you could try system restore.