"HELP!!" My brother deleted all my purchased music, what do I do? =

Hey BioSparky: Back Up Your Library after you download. Burn it to a disk, get yourself an external HD to keep your music on and everything else you want on your computer.

BACK IT UP IF and you won't have to go through this.

Alright guys you know how it is with syblings, there a pain in the butt. My brother went into my acount from the "My Computer" section of town from his acount and deleted all my "Purchased Music" from iTunes!
I've looked under the C Drive to try to get it back but I cant find any MP3 or ACC files. It blows, I mean sure I could spend $800.00 dollars again. But seriously, who wants to do that (If you have the money go for it)??? If you have any sugestions pleeeeeeeeeeease e-mail me, or if you know how to solve this problem it would be a big favor, I will go crazy with out my music. I already have to pay the $800.00 off from before, I don't need to raise it any higher. Thanks.

PS: Sorry for posting twice I hit enter and yeah bah.

I don't think you really need anymore suggestions. Scroll back up to mine.

If indeed you've spent $800 on the iTMS, there's a good chance that the support people at Apple will be QUITE nice to you, and reset your download history to allow you to redownload the music. They'll want to keep such high-paying customers happy.

Besides... what else could be suggested?

Everything has worked but I still need to know how to get my PC to except cookies from iTunes so I can reset my acount or something of the sort >_<....

if the music is on ur iPod, you could try to reload it back on to your computer by using one of the program things

Break your brother's legs. Immediately.

I e-mailed iTunes but no response yet. And another thing... I let my friend borrow my iPod today during 4th,5th and 6th period and he came up to me in 7th (which we have together) and he told me it froze on him. I took a look at it and I had to reset it manualy (By holding play, and menu for 7 seconds) and it came back up and all my music was erased and it froze again!!! Luckily I have the 2 year waranty on it. So how do I turn off the cookie settings on iTunes? :confused:

One other thing, have you looked in your Recycle Bin? Remember, on a PC, nothing's really gone until you over-write the section of disk that it was on originally. Between the Recycle Bin and a utility (like Norton System Works) you should be able to get everything back. Think FILES, not music and act accordingly.

I have been reading this thread, I already have tried everything you guys have said with my iPod. I contacted APPLE and there sending my a package so I can send my iPod in for repair. But I also got no reply about my music... I have looked in the recycling bin my brother is also not stupid. I went to the C Drive and searched it manualy. Nothing came up. :mad:

Maybe you'd spend $800 on "crappy" compressed music because you can't tell the difference between the two. I'm so sick and tired of hearing this argument... remember that not everybody in the world is an audiophile. I can't tell the difference between a compressed file or a CD as long as it's 128kbps or over, so is it a sin if I choose to buy from the music store? You're not the only one listening to music in this world...
Back on topic... try to get your data off the iPod before you send it in, if that's even necessary. My suggestion: uninstall iTunes before you plug your iPod back in, so it decreases the risk of you losing your music permanently, and then plug your iPod in. In Windows, open an Explorer window and go to the "View" or "Tools" menu (I think... don't have windows running right now, I'm on BeOS), and there should be a option named "Folder Options." Click the "View" tab and select Show Hidden Files and Folders." Click Apply/OK, and then head back to My Computer and open your iPod drive. You should see a folder called "iPod_Control" now. Open it, and there will be a folder called "Music" - open that, and there should be a lot of folders in there, named F00, F01, F02, and so on. Open "F00" and if there are MP3/AAC files there , then click Back twice, and copy the "Music" folder to your C: drive, and you should have all of your music back. Reinstall iTunes, add your music back (though you will ahve to do some major reorganizing with your music files!), and restore your iPod . Do that, and then sync with iTunes, and you *should* be OK! I hope I didn't confuse you too much, let me know how things go!

Folks... back on track here. It appears that the brother intentionally deleted all the files, removing them from the recycle bin. Not sure if Norton or comparable system utility has been tried. Likely that the PC has been used since Friday, so some of the tracks have been over-written.

May I suggest something that has nothing to do with Apple? Since your bro appears to have committed a malicious act, can you appeal to the rents to have him make you whole? Or do they not know that you spent the $800?

If you have windows XP, try the restore system option and put the system in a timeframe before the malicious act.

i think this is fake

Originally posted by honeybee1236
BioSparky: After the 24 hours, do not hook the iPod up to the computer until you post what computer you are using: Mac or Windows. The next step will depend on which computer your using. BioSparky, could you elaborate (briefly) on the difference in procedure on the different platforms? I would have thought given a reset scenario the only option on either platform would be a restore, which would delete music?

Ron

Hi, welcome to the lounge.

What you suggest is not possible and that is why this thread is important in a way. The only way you can use the check for purchased music option is if there was a problem on apples end, or a computer problem on your end during the download. this DOES NOT work if you delete the music yourself. This is why apple wants you to backup your music.

Now apple has been kind to some users who have had hard drive crashes or other accidents, but don't look at this as a way out. Protect your investments and back up music.