Lost iTunes

HELP! I've managed to change the permissions on the "my music" folder, and my
iTunes are not in that folder. There is only sample music in it. I've lost
thousands of songs, podcasts, video downloads, etc. I have approx 290 songs
in my iTunes now, and can't seem to locate the rest of my music. I've
searched all the music or iTunes folders I could find, and still come up with
nothing. I upgraded from XP to Vista, which was probably a mistake. I just
want my music back! Can anyone suggest something? THANK YOU!!!

K9Jen wrote:

> HELP! I've managed to change the permissions on the "my music" folder, and
> my iTunes are not in that folder. There is only sample music in it. I've
> lost thousands of songs, podcasts, video downloads, etc. I have approx 290
> songs in my iTunes now, and can't seem to locate the rest of my music.
> I've searched all the music or iTunes folders I could find, and still come
> up with nothing. I upgraded from XP to Vista, which was probably a
> mistake. I just want my music back! Can anyone suggest something? THANK
> YOU!!!

If you upgraded to Vista from XP, you will have a Windows.old folder and
your music should be in there. And for goodness' sake, get busy and create
and implement a backup strategy. I can't believe you did something as huge
as upgrade to a different operating system without backing everything up
first anyway.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

you can search for mp3 or m4a. make sure you do go into advance search and
search non-indexed locations also.


"Malke" <> wrote in message
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> K9Jen wrote:
>
>> HELP! I've managed to change the permissions on the "my music" folder,
>> and
>> my iTunes are not in that folder. There is only sample music in it. I've
>> lost thousands of songs, podcasts, video downloads, etc. I have approx
>> 290
>> songs in my iTunes now, and can't seem to locate the rest of my music.
>> I've searched all the music or iTunes folders I could find, and still
>> come
>> up with nothing. I upgraded from XP to Vista, which was probably a
>> mistake. I just want my music back! Can anyone suggest something? THANK
>> YOU!!!
>
> If you upgraded to Vista from XP, you will have a Windows.old folder and
> your music should be in there. And for goodness' sake, get busy and create
> and implement a backup strategy. I can't believe you did something as huge
> as upgrade to a different operating system without backing everything up
> first anyway.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>