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  • does it work for iphone4s?

  • can u make a tutorial on windows 7?

  • @cookiesrawesomee you do the exact same thing with windows 7

  • Thank you, Thank you, Thank you ! My pc imploded and I lost all my music. This really works - wonderful!

  • thumbs up x2 for showing it on on Windows 7

  • thanks for the vid!!!!!

  • thank you, soooooooooooooooo much. you will never know how much this helps!=)

  • im wondering how to recover my deleted songs i dont have the file nor is it on my iPod, Is There Any Way I Could Like Restore My iPod To Where It Also Restores My Old Songs?

  • Thank you!!!!

  • I love you. Srsly. You used to be able to do this without making the folder 'un-hidden' and when it didn't work I got really scared.

  • Does this process save playlists and album art as well?

  • after I go to computer and click on my ipod, I see no iPod_Control folder I already did the show hidden folder thing too, what's wrong? plz help me

  • thank you so much!!!! saved me like a thousand dollars in songs! :)

  • i have a ipod touch so will it save my apps??

  • agreed, my ipod doesn't show up that its plugged into my computer

  • how do you recover deleted photos on Iphone which has not been Sync with Itune?

  • I don't think it would work with my iPod touch 4g. But I backup my iTunes library to my external hard drive so that I don't have to worry about this in the first place.

  • thank you so much buddy!!!!!

    God bless

  • so my ipod controal settings is a shortcut and when i click on it it dosnt open and gives me an anoying thing that sais it cant locate the folder

    i have all the music!

    plz help!!!

  • hi,, i deleted the DOWNLOADS folder,, and please tell me how to recover it,,, it is the downloads,, it did not even go to the recycle bin???

  • You are a genius!! Thanks so much. Your instructions were clear and the steps were perfect. I now have my music library restored and my music is now backed up.  Bravo! AND, I will never upgrade my Itunes again.

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  • yay i beat the system !!

  • After searching and searching for like a week, all I can say is thank you very very much, you are awesome. After many different videos, this by far was the easiest tutorial on how to recover your music. I was starting to lose hope and thought i was going to have to drop $40 dollars on a software program. Sony Vaio E Series, Windows 7

  • yeah i hate this. my computer broke down recently so I had to do system recovery. when I installed itunes, my whole library was blank. i need help on this one T.T

  • yeah my computer doesnt even show my ipod in "my computer"

  • Will this also save all my Recorded stuff?

  • what about for mac?

    

  • Cheers, worked a treat.

  • My library keeps deleting itself...I get so angry!

  • I am so angry cause I accidently deleted Half of my music on iTunes then i sinc it with my itouch so half of my songs are gone, and most of them are downloaded. And the worst thing is my brother deleted or of it so I'm gonna have to do it all again, if I can remember what got deleted

  • What??? only half of my music was in my itunes!!!

  • very helpful..i finally got it to work

  • does this work for an iphone too? I moved all my music from C drive to D drive because it was taking up too much space. but i had no idea that by making this move my entire itunes library would be erased!

  • Thnx alot dude it worked for me yesssss!

  • @smokscren kinda wish u woulda said it doesnt work for ipod touches..

  • I have an iPod nano 5th generation. Apparently, nanos cannot go into disk mode because they have "flash media drives" instead of "hard drives." I am having a problem stated earlier by @tomharman2000 and more recently by @Metallicaguy91, where my iPod isn't recognized by the computer and demands me to insert disc into removable disc (E:) (for me it's E, not F). My iPod cannot go into disc mode, and I have already followed earlier steps. What do I do? Please help!

  • OMG !!!! You are so awesome i thought that i would never get my songs back! Music means alot to me and i have had these songs on here long time ago and when they all erased like that i was so devestated :( But thank you so much for this video you are awesome! I know some might be thinkin oh jeez calm down its just music but really to me it means much more than that so Thank you Thank you thank you...............

  • you sound like toby maguire lol

  • Thanks a lot. This really helped.

  • Thanks for the video but screw apple!

  • Dude. You're bloody amazing. You've saved me so much hassle with this straight forward video! Thanks :D

  • what if they have been removed from your ipod too?

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  • I cant describe how GREATFUL I am!! Sure it took me about an hour or two but SO WORTH it to get my music back! <3

  • Thank you soooo much! I tried to back up my files on Webroot online and it deleted all of my music! THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH! I will suggest this video to ALL of my friends if they experience this :)

  • Does it work if u didnt get ur music from itunes?

    

  • after I go to computer and click on my ipod, I see no iPod_Control folder, or any folders except for Internal Storage, which leads me to all the pictures I've saved on my itouch. I already did the show hidden folder thing too, what's wrong?

  • @princess52316 I have the same prob!

  • @princess52316 Same here.

  • CAN SOMONE PLEASE HELP MEEEE . basicly i had a account on my ipod touch 4g it was jailbroken aswell. somone stole my ipod...... i got it back but everything was gone.. no photos no apps nothing... it no longer says Ajhars ipod it says Sheyeks ipod the person who stole it name... WHAAAT DO I DOO PLEASEE i really want my stuff back

  • Brownman thinks liked this video. =D

  • THANK YOU! You helped me get all my musoc back! my computer got a virus and all my iTunes got erased, but now i got my music back thanks(:

  • what if songs are missing from my ipod? but they are still on my itunes but cant play them cause they were already deleted out of my computer?

  • Can you use the same method with an iphone that has the playlists? A friend transferred my songs onto an external harddrive and i can't find my music and playlists....ahhh. i do have a lot of my playlists on my iphone. help

  • Plz Plz help i lost my entire music library, and my ipod had no music inside it, am i fucked?

  • Wtf. Its not like that. My ipod comes up as a camera. Save me please :'(

  • thank you. all other sites left out a lot!! they suck. thanks again

  • Does anyone know if I can get my Itunes library and purchased songs to pull up on another computer? Heres my problem. My old computer gave out and wont turn on. So I bought a new computer, downloaded Itunes, logged onto my account hoping to find a way to bring up my playlist and purchased songs from before and I cant seem to figure it out. All I can find is everyone talking about "transfering songs" from one computer to another and thats not my issue., So is there a way for me to get the songs?

  • one problem i deleted my music on my ipod two

  • my ipod registers as a camera, and all the ipod thing shows is my photos, no folders, help me?

  • @slimjimo10 im getting the exact same problem, can anyone help please?

  • @slimjimo10 Same for me message me if you figure it out

  • @Fadelessjew oh i gave up awhile ago LOL

    i just use a website that converts youtube videos to mp3 for my music, fuck apple

  • Hello,

    Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have a bit of a different situation and I was hoping you could help me. I needed to reinstall windows onto my computer; fortunately it created a file folder called windows.old so I didn't lose my files. Tonight I reinstalled itunes onto my computer and found my music folders and was able to add them to my music library; however, my ratings and song counts were not included. Neither were my playlists.  How do I find these? Thanks :0)

  • I need help!! When i plug my ipod touch to the computer some of my songs got deleted why!! :(

  • Fml songs deleted off ipod and library

  • @yaunin1 omfg me too.. i fking hate it

  • i can't find the ipod folder in my computer in the beginning... enabled the "show hiden files" but it doesn't show. what did i do wrong?

  • THANK YOU SO MUCH! I fav'd this video a year ago hoping this would come in handy just in case my computer crashes again, for I was too late the first time. :) Thanks again and subbed!

  • You were too late to save my library of 2000 songs fml :'(

  • is there any difference with an iphone?

  • shame mines not on ipod or computer it was wiped from my ipod during an update and its not on my computer because i got a new 1, I need to recover by contacting apple this has happened before

  • Thanks alot, this was very very helpful.

  • does this recover apps as well?

  • @xXDThunder1399Xx Too bad, you're screwed

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    no seriously thank you so much man, my dad wiped my user from a norton ghost backup a year old and i needed to know how to fix it. again, thanks alot :D

  • Umm. i have a problem.. some guy fixed my computer and he erased my apps and my music even purchased music from the itunes store and my backups. I also had problems with the ipod so i went to go get it fixed and the another guy erased everything from the ipod so i don't know what to do now. Is there a way to to get everything back? Please help.

  • idont have it on my ipod......... FML

  • In the video ,at about 1:11, you should of showed where someone should copy the folder. because i made a new folder to copy it to and when it finished copying, an error message popped up saying like "invalid location" or "unspecific location" or something i forgot. .but now it wont let me upload the folder to the library...what should i do??

  • it does not say ipod control please help

  • I have an mp3 player, not an ipod. it comes up on my pc as: Removable Disk (J:).

    when i copyed the files to my mp3 player and formatted the music. The music still didnt show up on my mp3 player. so i plugged it back into my pc and all of the music on my pc and mp3 player is gone. itunes still says that i purchased it, yet it says the original file cannot be found. Can I re Downoad the songs? or do I have to buy them again?

  • @smokescren i think i have the same probs as others:

    1- at my computer, it dosen't have a removable device folder.

    2- how do you undo your itunes site showing up when you plug in your ipod?

    please help me D:

  • Omg.. Thankyou so much for putting this video up you saved my ipod :D

  • Ok so after doing every step and fixing my ipod, I decided to delete the Ipod_Control folder from the folder I had it in(My Music) so it wouldn't take up space on my computer, but now when I try to play a song through Itunes, it doesn't let me... any way to fix this? because I don't want to keep the 6 GB folder on my computer. Also Is there a way to recover purchased songs? I can still use the ones I did before, but it doesn't show them in the purchased section of Itunes..

  • Awesome tutorial!

  • my folder didnt look like that at 1:00 it says digital camara can you help me from there please??

  • Same here, please help

  • @Chineseboy1228

    I have the same problem....did you get it resolved??

  • @pas5931

    Not really, but try to search on google. I remeber I got a program that helped me, but it could only restore 20 tracks and after you would have to pay for that program, so I didn't. I just tried to restore as much as I remember.

  • Will I lose the music from my ipod after I copy it to my computer? I sync playlists not my entire music library to my ipod. Will this method still work for me?

  • I was searching for this tutorial for many hours!

    Everyone is downloading other programs to get there music back, but this is deffinatly the best option!

    Thanx for ur help man!

  • Idump it way easier

  • @sturek123321 same thing happened it only take me to the pictures =(

  • Thanks so much. :)

  • These instructions were on point thanks a million

  • Thank you so much! This worked perfectly and I now have all my music back.

  • but what if i lost tv shows and movies but there not on my ipod what do i do?

  • Kool I follow all yo steps it works kool

  • do this work for iphone..

  • My harddrive died and I just got a new one and it's working fine on laptop now and I still have my songs on my Ipod

  • On a Mac?

  • Thanks so much for this very simple method of retrieving my library from my ipod! The only thing I did differently at the end was to disconnect my ipod from my computer before adding the copied ipod control file to the library. Now everything is still on the ipod and back in the library! For anyone having a problem with none of the files being located (exclamation points next to songs) to play their songs, they could delete the library and use your technique after that. Thanks again!!!

  • I hate itu es cause I got 2 new movie then I did the software update minutes laterthen bam all my movies delete I'm so fn pist

  • Hello, I need help! I have done everything this guy has done and in other ways too yet when i plug my iPod in, I dont get to see Calendars Contacts, Notes, Photos, storage OR iPod_control. Ive clicked to show hidden folders. PLEASEEE HEEELPPP (If it helps, im on Vista - unfortunately haha)

  • i recently had to restore my computer which meant deleting all of my fiels of my computer. So after i restored it i re-installed itunes and had no music on it as my music got erased in the restoration, so i plugged in my 3rd generation ipod nano and it started syncing my ipod and has now erased all of my music off my ipod as well. Is there any way in which i can get my music back?

  • I have an issue, I got to my computer, but removable disk f wasn't there. I tried to plug it in another port as in suggested below, but that didn't work either. Is there anything else I can do? Please help.

  • Thank you so much! This saved my lifeee!

  • #OMG people are so retarded, it will not zinc the music on itunes unless you uncheck the hidden folder.

  • Thanks for the tutorial, but I have one problem. I removed iTunes from my computer so that my iPod wouldn't sync, but I still get the message on my iPod is syncing. I pulled the cord out of it before it did. When this happens is it actually syncing, or are my songs safe?

  • my ipod is plugged into my computer but its not showing up in "My Computer" as a file. how do i fix this?

  • ahh!! you are a LIFESAVER! lol it worked great, thank you soooo much!

  • What if both your iPod a pc were wiped! Am I just screwed! Please help someone

  • SMOKSCREN..... YOU ROCK!!!

    My library was lost, and itunes only showed my music and videos greyed out, and i could'nt click on nothing. My files were still on my ipod and i thought id have to some how delete everything off my ipod and start over again.

    Im so happy i got my itunes back.....DUDE I FUCKING LOVE YOU = )

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  • Please explain how to do this with applications!

  • how do you do it for iphones coz theres only 1 folder even when you "show hidden files &folders"

  • You are a god! Thank you!

    My computer got a virus and I took it in to get fixed and it got completely program wiped, so for the past three months I've had to by song off iTunes from my iPhone 3g wich takes up alot of my data plan cause I only get a gig a month, so thanks your the shit!

  • i lost all of my music even on my IPOD help

  • what if you accidentally deleted the purchased folder. how do you get that back?

  • i have an iphone 3gs.what should i do?

  • this works for a nano, but i cant get it to work for my iTouch. when i go to My Computer, it says its an Apple iPod camera. do u know how to do it for iTouches or do u know a reliable website or something?? please help

  • I have a problem, i got up to the bit in " my computer" it found " removable disk (F:) , so i clicked on it, and it said "please insert a disk into removable disk (F:)"

    Can you help me?

  • @tomharman2000 you could try inserting your ipod into a different usb port or if that does not work you can put it in "disk mode" and try again

  • @smokscren how do you get it to disk mode?

  • @smokscren I did this and it worked however some songs came out like "OYKU" and "YXIL" that was the song titles what do I do? and also I can't edit the info of any of my songs after doing this

  • @smokscren can you please help me with my itunes, if you can please email me at Jag14LTCDR@aol.com, my computer had viruses and had re install windows, I have a backup file of all my data but unsure to recover it

  • @smokscren How to put it in "disk mode"? Where do i do that from and how?

  • @smokscren How to put the ipod in disk mode?

  • @smokscren what do you mean put it in disc mode? the same thing happened to me it ended up saying please insert a disc into removable disc (F) so am I screwed or what?

  • @tomharman2000 the same thing happened to me. have you figured it out?

  • Wow thaxs so much it would have taken me months doing this without this video and again......thaaannnnnnnnnnnxxx­xxxxxxxx!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • i ended up losing all my music from my ipod through itunes. how do i get them back to my ipod?

  • i ended up losing all my music through itunes. how do i get them back?

  • i have a mac and don't know how to get to control panel

  • Thanks so much... really helped

  • I tried this on a windows XP could not find the ipod file after I clicked on show hidden files. any ideas?

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  • This doesn't work for iPod Touches, does it...?

  • is there any other way

  • thanks mate

  • Thank you soooooooooo much!!! that helped me!!!

  • my ipod tounch 32g only shows the pictures when i open that menu and ive don everything youve said

  • same here!

  • Does this show the play count?

  • i disconnected my ipod without ejecting it today and it says i have no music or video....its blank, however it still says i have 40GB left of memory....when i connect it back to the computer it picks it up but have no access to my music. it says i have to restore it back to normal. my main question is why does it still display my left over memory. is there still a way on how i can get all my music back into it??....plz help.. thanks!!

  • Thank you, that was really helpful.

  • I accidently exported my music off my uncles iPod and i had just downloaded iTunes , Im not using the user that he got the music from and i want to see if i can fix it really soon, without causing him the haslle becausehe's got over 2000 songs . if ANYONE knows how to help me or knows how to could you please reply or message me thankyou:).

  • Thank you soooooooo very much!!!

  • haha, i saw Asher Roth in your library xD <3333

  • Thank you thank you thank you thank you.

  • I got to the part where you click on the files, but i click on my file where the music is, and it says select file, and then nothing happens after i click on it. any advice?

  • did you unhide it look at 1:31

  • ok i have the ipod touch 3g and when i go to my computer my ipod dosnt show up what does that mean?

  • Please read the rules for the contest before posting this as a response. Maybe try something else?

  • omg thank you sooooooo much

  • What if it's an iPhone?

  • i click show hidden folders yet all that shows up is my pictures? any idea?

  • i have an iphone and when i go to my computer, select my iphone all it sais is internal storage and then after i click that all there is is pics from my phone, there is no ipod control option or anything music, and i really need to fix this because instead of syncing my phone ive been bookmarking music videos on youtube and listening to those, lol please help?

  • i have a mac tho

  • well this should work on there im just not sure how to turn on the view hidden folders option in mac check Google i'd say

  • I have Windows XP and I don't know where the folder options icon is, now what do I do?

  • in the top of the nav bar in my computer there should be a view option click that and then go to folder option

  • I'm sorry, I don't see the folder option, this sucks!

  • By accident i deleted my recently added folder and i dont know howto get it back ....do you ?

  • please help!!!!some of the letters of my ipod are lost..like lbums for albums...please help

  • i have a different problem..i prefer to ask you than others..my ipod loses some of its letters..like ex. ( "lbums" for albums, "enius" for genius))

    please help!!!!

  • omg i love u saved my music videos movie omg thank u so much you are awesome in every way shape and form and u are a freakin genious THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

  • thanks for the complements

  • Thank you it worked! And it was easy to do. Well explainaded, thank you.