How to Fix iTunes Library?

Have you downloaded and installed the iTunes beta version for your iTunes Match? If you once have done this without taking the possible consequences into account, you must have found the serious result right now. Once you have tried to downgrade iTunes to the official version, you will see the file iTunes Library.itl cannot be read message. Want to know how to fix iTunes Library problem caused in the iTunes downgrading? This article just shows you a simple solution to fix iTunes Library.itl.

How to Fix iTunes Library?

Some would say it is so easy to downgrade and solve the iTunes Library.itl cannot be read problem by directly deleting the iTunes library. That is one available solution. But here we are going to downgrade your iTunes under the premise of bringing none damage to the data which you have spent countless time and energy on. Now let's follow the tutorial below to finish the whole process of how to fix iTunes Library without deleating any collected data.

Step 1: Save or backup the iTunes library data you've collected to some other folder on your hard drive.

Step 2: Uninstall the beta version you've installed. Once you've uninstalled the beta version successfully, you can then install an official version of iTunes.

Step 3: Import your Home folder, then enter the Music / iTunes / primary folder to find the "iTunes Library.itl" file. If you've located the file, just rename it to the "iTunes Library.old".

Step 4: Find the latest library files in "Previous iTunes Libraries" folder , such as the iTunes Library 2011-10-07. Then you can copy the newest iTunes library file into Music / iTunes / primary folder to save your latest iTunes library file.

Step 5: You should then rename the copied file to "iTunes Library.itl". And open your iTunes after that, and you will see that your library return to normal before the iTunes upgrade.

The above steps show you the detailed process of how to fix iTunes Library problem without deleting the your collected files that you've saved in iTunes library. If you want to let iTunes contains more media files in different formats on your Mac computer, you can use the Mac Video Converter Ultimate to convert any format media files to iTunes compatible formats like MP3, M4A, etc. (If you are Windows user, you can just turn for help to Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate.)

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