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Reformatted drive - iTunes albums gone...
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tkmd
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Jan 26, 2006, 11:12 AM
 
I reformated my hd and reinstalled Tiger. I backed up my itunes folder on an external hd. what file from the itunes folder do I need to copy over from my external HD to get back my playlists?
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CatOne
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Jan 26, 2006, 11:29 AM
 
The file is called "iTunes Library." It's typically in your ~/Music/iTunes folder.

Your songs are in ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music

So if you copied the WHOLE folder, it should be automatic. If you missed the library file, you could be SOL.
     
   
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