How to recreate an iTunes library after moving files in windows

After you move the music files from the original location, in iTunes you will have an exclamation mark before the mane of the file and you will have to locate it.

If you have moved a lot of files the easy way is to recreate a new library and rescan the computers for the music files.

To create a new library:

1. Open iTunes while presing shift key.

2. Click on create libarary

3.  Choose a name for the new folder and click Save

4. In iTunes, under Find music files click Find MP3 and AAC files in my Home folder

If you want to use the default name iTunes, rename iTunes to iTunesold, when you open iTunes program it will create a new iTunes folder, you can move the music files from iTunesold folder to iTunes folder and proceed to step 4.

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  1. united9198October 26, 2011 Go to ilounge.com. They offer a tuorital on how to transfer music from your iPod to your computer. They also point you at several different software programs that you can choose from to do the job. Once you know how to do that, you can copy your work tunes to the iPod and then transfer those to your home computer. It is not too hard.

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