Summary
If you've lost music files or deleted playlists in iTunes, this page can help you recover them. You can try looking in the Previous iTunes Libraries folder or using third-party iOS recovery software to retrieve your deleted music.
If you've lost your music or playlist, it's possible that iTunes deleted them. However, you can recover your music files from the Previous iTunes Libraries folder or use third-party iOS recovery software to retrieve them. This page provides solutions to help you get your music back.
"When I open up my iTunes library, I Just find that all of my music playlists and songs are gone. It happened just after I upgraded to iTunes 12.2.0. It seems that the newest iTunes have deleted all of my music files. Is there any way I can use to recover them back?"
The issue of iTunes deleting music files is not a new problem, but it has become more serious in recent times. Many users have reported that their music files were removed from their computer without their permission, and Apple has acknowledged these incidents. If you're a victim of this, the first priority is to recover the deleted music files. Fortunately, there are two easy ways to do this, which will be explained in the following text.
1. Turn off iTunes in the Cloud
2. Quit iTunes. Go to the iTunes folder that contains the iTunes library files, which is usually located at `C:\Users\YourUsername\Music\iTunes` on Windows or `~/Music/iTunes` on macOS.
Mac: From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen, select Go > Home > Music > iTunes > Previous iTunes Libraries.
Windows: Navigate to \Users\username\Music\iTunes\Previous iTunes Libraries.
If you find a document with the file extension .itl and a date prior to when you updated your iTunes, then continue the steps.
3. Rename the corrupted iTunes Library.itl and iTunes Music Library.xml files to something like "iTunes Library (corrupted).itl" and "iTunes Music Library (corrupted).
4. Rename the previous version to iTunes Library.itl, then drag it into the main iTunes folder and restart the iTunes app.
If all goes well, you will see all your missing playlists and songs in iTunes. Saying no to using iTunes in the Cloud may also resolve the issue where playlists and songs are missing.
If you're unable to recover music files deleted by iTunes using the above method, you can try using a professional third-party iOS data recovery software like Qiling MobiSaver to get back your songs or music files. This software can help you recover your missing music files.
Step 1. Run Qiling MobiSaver
To recover data from an iPhone or iPad, download Qiling MobiSaver, connect your device to your computer, start the software, select "Recover from iTunes Backup," and choose an iTunes backup file to restore your data.
Step 2. Unlock iTunes
If the iTunes backup is encrypted, you'll need to enter the password to unlock it. After entering the password, click "Continue". Qiling MobiSaver will then automatically scan the backup file to find the lost data.
Step 3. Preview and Recover Data from iTunes
After scanning, preview the contents of your lost data, including photos, videos, contacts, messages, notes, and SNS data. Choose the desired file and click the "Recover" button to save it on your computer.