A Complete Solution To Restore iTunes Library

With iTunes on your Apple device, you can enjoy non-stop music from anywhere, any time. But what if you lose all the songs from iTunes Playlist after a software update, accidental deletion, or virus infection. How do you recover the lost iTunes music? Do not worry, after reading this article, you can recover the deleted iTunes Library with all its music.

How to Recover deleted music from iTunes library?

1. Restore ITunes Music by replacing the Old Music Library

When the music files are missing from the iTunes library, the quickest and easiest way to restore them is by replacing it with an old file. And here is how you can do it.

• Exit from the iTunes.
• Navigate to the Music folder from the home screen and then click on the iTunes folder for Mac.
• For Windows computers, go to Users\username\Music\iTunes.
• In the iTunes folder, locate the Previous iTunes Libraries folder and open it.
• From the list of iTunes library files, find the most recent file which is indicated by its date.
• Copy the file and paste it within the iTunes folder or somewhere else which is convenient for you.
• Next, rename the old library file as iTunes Library with the extension (.itl).
• Re-launch iTunes by holding the Option button for Mac or Shift button for Windows.
• Navigate to the File menu > Select Library > Import Playlists.
• Now, you will be asked to choose the iTunes library file. Select the newly created or copied file that you saved.
• After doing so, you will be able to restore the iTunes playlist.

Although this is one of the easiest methods to restore an iTunes playlist, it is not proven to be effective in all circumstances. Because this method will not help you to restore the most recently purchased music on iTunes. If replacing the Library file doesn’t work, you can also restore deleted iTunes music from a backup as well.

But what if you don’t have a backup and your iTunes library is permanently deleted from the computer. In such a case, you cannot restore the iTunes playlist or its songs with the above solution. You will have to follow a different approach.

2. Recover deleted iTunes Playlists using Remo Recover

Any music files that are missing or deleted after an update will remain in the storage drive. But to recover iTunes playlists, you need to use a trusted data recovery software like Remo Recover.

Remo Recover is a renowned tool to recover deleted iTunes music on your computer. With its powerful deep scan algorithm, this tool scans every sector of the drive to recover lost iTunes music. Remo Recover (Windows/ Mac) is compatible with all the latest versions of Windows and Mac operating systems including macOS Big Sur and Windows 10. Try the tool now.

Instructions To Recover Deleted ITunes Music/ Playlists

Download and install the Remo Recover software on Windows or Mac and follow the steps below.

• On the main screen click on Recover Partitions, and select the disk from which deleted iTunes music has to be recovered.



• Click on the Scan button to start recovering deleted music from iTunes library.
• After the completion of the scanning process, the recovered data will be presented in File Type View and Data View, browse through both the tab to find the recovered iTunes music.



• If you are not able to locate the music files, click on the Deep Scan button to perform an extensive search on the drive.
• Lastly, select the deleted iTunes music which you want to restore and click on Save button to save the recovered iTunes playlist at your desired location.

Conclusion

Your favorite music on Mac can be lost or deleted for many reasons as discussed in the article. However, by following the steps to restore iTunes, you will be able to retrieve the iTunes playlist by replacing the music library or restoring it from a backup. Sometimes you might have lost a backup file from the computer after an update. However, you can also restore the missing iTunes backup file with Remo Recover and then restore the music.