iTunes Hates Me

October 22nd, 2007

MOABAll of the sudden I fire up iTunes and I get a message that my iTunes library does not appear to be valid and basically…tough shit. To make matters worse I checked my backups to find that, while all my media is being backed up, things like the freakin’ iTunes library XML file is not.

All my media = still there.

All my playlists, ratings, play counts = gone.

Damn you iTunes, I work hard on those playlists!

This cover art within iTunes pretty much describes my frustration…

Backup settings corrected I now plunge into the great playlist rebuild project. Suggestions are welcome.

6 Responses to “iTunes Hates Me”

  1. el gato gordo Says:

    Hates me too, as I’ve had the same thing happen twice now. I can’t decide if it is a VISTA incompatibly, or the new version of itunes being buggy. Thank god for last.fm, at least I can keep track of play count and fav songs, but totally sucks to mark up all my songs and attempt to recreate playlists. Way Ghetto.

  2. scoshi Says:

    throw that Axelrod on a mix with some beat conducta, Percee P,Black Milk and my favorite One Be Lo and then a couple of select tracks from Phat cat and maybe a dilla intrumental.

    definitely start playlists with the great producers- kanye, 9th, Hi Tek, timbaland, dilla, etc.

    Reach back to 2k6 and throw everything that came out that year into a playlist.

    Saturday mornings you should probably think back to those rare days where the sun came out and search for some inspiration…maybe even give mikey a call and ask him what he is bumpin. Track down Ferguson! LOL

  3. shigalo Says:

    make more posts. Philnick fanboys must be apeased.

  4. nick Says:

    LOL, will do. Got one queued up for Friday. Will update you all on what my playlists end up being.

    So far have my standard “Beats, Rhymes & Life” mix which is the constantly rotating latest hip-hop…

    Also have “Due Dillagence” which is my Dilla mix, “Best of 2007″ and “Freaky Radio”, which is basically a constantly rotating mix of everything other than hip-hop.

    Got “Hip-Hop Gold Dust” which is all my classic hip-hop albums. Got “Rock The Bells” which is my recent and classic rock tracks. And finally got “Prerequisites” which is full discographies of artists that are must-haves (i.e. Roots, Common, Outkast, etc.).

  5. WHSadvocate Says:

    I would have had my PC backed up with Windows Home Server…

  6. Scottie Utah Says:

    Punk. Quarterback Punk.

    Where is the holiday philnick post?

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