undeleting itunes files from the emptied trash can

[dpan79@yahoo.co]

I accidentally deleted a source file for my itunes library from the music folder on my hard drive. All the song titles still appear in the itunes library but when I try to play something it says source file cannot be found. Is there any way of fixing this? Is it a data recovery issue?

 

[Satcomer]

If the music itself is still in the Music Folder then all you will lose is your play lists. Just launch iTunes and bring up the Preferences files. Click on the Advance Tab and reset the path again.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

It sounds like you may have deleted the actual "iTunes Music" folder in your home folder. Check there to see if your songs are still there or not, but from whatyou describe (songs appear in iTunes but cannot be found) it sounds like your iTunes database is ok, but the music is gone.

If the music is something you dearly need and do not have backups of (shame on you if you don't! ), and you want to take steps to try and recover the data (there is no guarantee the data will be recoverable), stop using the computer immediately. The more you use it, the better the chance the data will be permanently overwritten. Then grab a copy of Data Rescue 2 and see if you'd like to purchase it to help with recovering the files:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/1133