Hmmm. Well since you're saying the problem occured because I might have held down the option key, I wonder if I launch iTunes and hold the option key, if it will ask me about the library again. I might try that when I get to where I can tackle this problem. All the other options sound really daunting, so I'd rather find the easiest route. I also thought about uninstalling iTunes and re-downloading it. I wonder if that would do it.
Scott Howell wrote: > SOmeone had previously recommended you either direct iTunes to use the > previous copy of the library or just copy the library from the previous > iTunes library folder back into the top-level of the iTunes folder. Of course > if you use Time Machine, you can always restore the previous library from > there as well. > If all that fails, you can always reimport all of your music and if it is all > tagged properly, you should end up with the same library you had before the > upgrade. One other suggestion, when launching any program, instead of > pressing VO-spacebar on the item, use command-o. This avoids the potential > for the option key being trapped by the program, which is probably what > happen. > On Feb 7, 2010, at 8:52 PM, rayna424 wrote: > > > Ok, this is good stuff to look at tomorrow. Do you know if there's > > anyway to restore iTunes to before the update? Then I can just make > > sure that library thing doesn't happen. I wish I had known, or just > > quit it. Sounds like fixing it will be hard. > > > > > > Scott Howell wrote: > >> All you have to do is simply quit iTUnes in most cases and just restart > >> it. I find where the issue shows itself is when you accidentally hold the > >> option key down while iTunes is loading. This allows you to select an > >> alternate iTunes library. WHenever iTunes comes up and asks me for a > >> library, I just quit and relaunch iTunes and all is well. > >> > >> On Feb 7, 2010, at 7:13 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: > >> > >>> Hello. In the future, when ITunes asks you to choose a library, you > >>> should browse to your music/itunes folder, then push the choose library > >>> button or whatever it is called.. That's actually where the Itunes > >>> library is. That's what I have to do a lot of times when software > >>> updates come out. Unfortunately, since you didn't do that this time, I'm > >>> not sure how to change it back. > >>> > >>> On Feb 7, 2010, at 6:12 PM, rayna424 wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi all, > >>>> > >>>> I am restraining myself from calling Apple until tomorrow. I just did > >>>> the latest iTunes software update, and when it was done, it asked me > >>>> to pick a library. Huh? I think I just selected music. Well, all my > >>>> stuff is gone. All of it. Gone. I'm freaking out and have shut down > >>>> iTunes until I calm down and/or hopefully get some answers. If you > >>>> have any ideas, please, please tell me. I have all my stuff on my > >>>> iPods, but not on a hard back up. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks... > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >>>> > >>> > >>> Ryan Mann > >>> email: rmann0...@gmail.com > >>> phone:386-383-5175 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "MacVisionaries" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >>> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
