Restore Library Mac
Though we store more and more of our music online these days, a hard-copy backup is still the gold standard for keeping your data safe. And if you use Apple Music or iCloud Music Library, the best way to do that is still iTunes.
There are a few ways to back up your iTunes library; it's important to choose one and regularly back up so that you won't have to worry about your local copy getting lost or damaged. My music — at least for me — is one of those must-backup items; I don't want to have to manually re-build or re-buy thousands of tracks.
First: Make sure your entire library has been locally downloaded
If you use iCloud Music Library or the iTunes Store, you may have some or all of your music stored in the cloud. But to truly make sure your purchased and owned content is backed up, you'll want to download a local copy to your Mac. Here's the best way to do so:
- Restore a library from Time Machine in Photos on Mac. If you back up your Mac with Time Machine, you can easily restore a photo library to its state when the last backup was performed. Note: If you use iCloud Photos and you restore the System Photo Library from a Time Machine backup, any photos you’ve deleted since the last Time Machine.
- 2019-12-18 But sometimes, there are possibilities that iTunes library may get lost due to which you will not be able to listen songs and other data associated with iTunes. However in this situation, you can make use of Remo Recover program which can easily restore iTunes library from iPod with the help of Mac.
- Part 2: Restore iTunes Library from iPod to New Computer via iTunes. There are several methods for restoring iTunes library from iOS 12 iPod to a new computer, but we’ve chosen to discuss iTunes method of restoring iTunes library from iPod to a new Windows computer or Mac.
- Restore a Final Cut Pro library. Final Cut Pro makes automatic library backups at regular intervals. Backups include the database portion of libraries only, not the media files. Backups are saved with the time and date in the filename.
To download specific items in your iCloud Music Library right now to your Mac's drive, do the following:
2018-7-3 The best and easiest way to recover lost or erased iTunes library from external hard drive is using efficient recovery software. Yodot Mac Photo Recovery is one among them; it has the ability to recover erased or missing iTunes Library from external hard drive as well as from Mac. Note: If you use iCloud Photos and you restore the System Photo Library from a Time Machine backup, any photos you’ve deleted since the last Time Machine backup are restored to your Mac and uploaded to iCloud again.If you chose to optimize Mac storage, Time Machine may not have a backup of your originals. However, the originals are stored in iCloud.
Launch Music (or iTunes on Mojave and earlier) on your Mac.
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- Find the Artist, Albums, or Songs that you want to download.
Click the .. button to bring up a pop-up menu.
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Click Download to initiate the download of these items.
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And if you want to start automatically downloading everything that you add to your Apple Music library from this point forward, then it's easy peasy! Here's how:
Launch Music (or iTunes on macOS Mojave and earlier) on your Mac.
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- Click Music in the menu bar.
Click Preferences (or press ⌘, on the keyboard).
The Notes are not saved in your folder, unless if you do it yourself through third party apps.All the answers that were posted here seem really complicated, time-taking, not 100% guaranteed, and very risky for your system.I currently use a program called iMazing, which works really well, all you have to do is plug your iPhone to your computer, and drag the notes from the app's window to a folder on your computer. They will instantly turn to TXT files.The sucky part is that iMazing is a program you have to pay for.There is another one that works just like it called iExplorer, I used to use it before, and it works well as well. Can't remember if it's free or not.There's also, which I haven't tried, and one too.All these options seem to work well; but I would recommend avoiding:-Tampering with a iOS system folder;-Modifying SQL databases or sandboxed files;-Accessing the system folder of your computer, iCloud folder backups or iPhone backups.I am not endorsed by these apps, use them at your own risk! Mac os library containers free.
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Make sure you're in the General tab.
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Click the box for Automatic Downloads to turn it on.
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Once that is turned on, any music you add to your Apple Music library will be downloaded automatically to your Mac's hard drive.
How to back up iTunes via Time Machine or another backup service
If you have Apple's Time Machine backup system enabled — or any other cloud — or system-based backup — your iTunes library should automatically be covered. This way, if you ever need to restore, you can just pop back in Time Machine's History (or a past backup from CrashPlan or Carbon Copy Cloner, for example) to retrieve it.
How to manually back up your iTunes library
If you're not employing a Mac-wide backup service (really, you should get on that), or if you just want to manually back up your iTunes library separately, here's how to go about that.
Consolidate your library
To ensure that all of your iTunes files are in the same place when you make a manual backup, you should first consolidate your iTunes library.
- Make sure you've downloaded a local copy of your music to your Mac.
Launch Music (or iTunes in macOS Mojave or earlier) on your Mac.
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- Click File in the upper left corner of your Mac's screen.
Hover your cursor over Library in the drop down menu.
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Select Organize Library from the secondary menu.
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Tick the box for Consolidate Files when the Organize Library window appears.
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Click OK.
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This will make a copy of all files in the iTunes media folder, leaving the originals in their current location.
Copy your iTunes library to a backup source
- If you are using an external hard drive, connect it to your Mac using a USB cable.
- Click on Finder to open a Finder window.
Select your Mac's Hard drive.
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Click on Music in the sidebar.
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Select the Music folder (or iTunes on macOS Mojave and earlier) and drag that folder to the external hard drive icon on your desktop or copy it to your online backup service.
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- Click Authenticate, if prompted, to give permission to make a copy of the iTunes folder.
- Enter your administrator password.
Click OK.
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The copy process will begin. This could take a very long time, depending on how big your Music/iTunes library is. So, sit back, relax, watch a movie, or whatever you do to pass the time.
Desperate times call for desperate measures
If you are about to do something wild with your Music or iTunes library and don't have a way to back it up on an external drive or online backup service, you can make a temporary backup that you store right on your Mac. This is, by no means, a solid backup plan, but can be useful in a pinch.
Note: After making a copy, it is a good idea to move the copied folder to an easy-to-find location that is separate from any folder you plan to make changes to (like the Music folder). This copied folder should be deleted immediately after it is no longer needed because it takes up extra space on your computer's hard drive unnecessarily and could cause confusion with your most current Music or iTunes folder.
- Click on Finder to open a Finder window.
Select your Mac's Hard drive.
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Click on Music in the sidebar.
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Right-click or control-click on the Music folder (or iTunes folder if you're still on macOS Mojave or earlier).
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Select Duplicate from the drop down menu.
The copy process will begin. This could take a very long time.
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Move the copied iTunes or Music folder to a new, easy-to-find location.
- Delete the copied iTunes or Music folder once you no longer need the temporary backup.
Any questions?
Running into issues making an iTunes backup? Pop them in the comments below.
March 2020: These are still the current steps for how to back up your music.
Serenity Caldwell contributed to an earlier version of this guide.
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If you back up your Mac with Time Machine, you can easily restore a photo library to its state when the last backup was performed.
Note: If you use iCloud Photos and you restore the System Photo Library from a Time Machine backup, any photos you’ve deleted since the last Time Machine backup are restored to your Mac and uploaded to iCloud again. If you chose to optimise Mac storage, Time Machine may not have a backup of your originals. However, the originals are stored in iCloud.
Restore Previous Itunes Library Mac
If the Photos app on your Mac is open, choose Photos > Quit Photos.
Click the Time Machine icon in the menu bar and choose Enter Time Machine, or choose the Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Time Machine.
Time Machine opens and shows your available backups.
Click the date of your last backup, navigate to the backup of your photo library, then click to select it.
Click Restore.
Depending on the size of your library it may take some time for your library to be restored. When you next open Photos, you should be able to use your Photos library as it was when last backed up.