Comments on: iTunes Metadata Lost! http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/01/25/itunes-metadata-lost/ apparently much happier in person Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rob http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/01/25/itunes-metadata-lost/#comment-194942 Rob Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:59:10 +0000 #comment-194942 I used a third-party software to restore my iTunes library from my iPod to my external hard drive. Here is my dilemma. I have lots of videos with lengthy, descriptive names. Now that I am going to move my external hard drive to a different computer I am curious to know if these names will carry over when imported to a new iTunes. For example, in iTunes I have a video clip titled, “CBC 26 Control and Counter Backups and Adv concepts”. When I look at the actual mp4 file on my hard drive it only has “CBC 26 Control and Counter Backups.” It is missing 14 more characters. It is like this for hundreds of files on my hard drive that do not have the full name as shown in the iTunes movie library. I understand a little bit about “metadata”. Is there somewhere that the FULL name I have written in iTunes’ library is stored in the mp4 file? What should I expect when I move my hard drive and import all my movie clips? If anyone can tip me off, please do. Much appreciation, Rob I used a third-party software to restore my iTunes library from my iPod to my external hard drive.
Here is my dilemma. I have lots of videos with lengthy, descriptive names. Now that I am going to move my external hard drive to a different computer I am curious to know if these names will carry over when imported to a new iTunes.

For example, in iTunes I have a video clip titled, “CBC 26 Control and Counter Backups and Adv concepts”. When I look at the actual mp4 file on my hard drive it only has “CBC 26 Control and Counter Backups.” It is missing 14 more characters.

It is like this for hundreds of files on my hard drive that do not have the full name as shown in the iTunes movie library. I understand a little bit about “metadata”. Is there somewhere that the FULL name I have written in iTunes’ library is stored in the mp4 file? What should I expect when I move my hard drive and import all my movie clips?

If anyone can tip me off, please do. Much appreciation, Rob

]]> By: realdeal http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/01/25/itunes-metadata-lost/#comment-135723 realdeal Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:04:54 +0000 #comment-135723 Same thing happened to me. Luckily, I backed up my iTunes Music Library.xml file. I was horrified at first, but now my iTunes is back to normal!!! I was so upset initially, losing all my ratings and play counts. Phew! I feel for you man! Same thing happened to me. Luckily, I backed up my iTunes Music Library.xml file. I was horrified at first, but now my iTunes is back to normal!!! I was so upset initially, losing all my ratings and play counts. Phew! I feel for you man!

]]> By: Thomas Pezier http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/01/25/itunes-metadata-lost/#comment-79214 Thomas Pezier Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79214 Doh indeed! I'm interested if you find a solution. I ripped lots of CDs in \artist\album\track#_trackname and then tried to import them into iTunes having switched from Musicmatch and things went horribly wrong. The automatic iTunes Lookup doesn't allow me to re-lookup my albums, and I'd really like to recreate my library file from scratch. If you have any ideas I'm all ears... Best, Tom Doh indeed! I’m interested if you find a solution. I ripped lots of CDs in \artist\album\track#_trackname and then tried to import them into iTunes having switched from Musicmatch and things went horribly wrong. The automatic iTunes Lookup doesn’t allow me to re-lookup my albums, and I’d really like to recreate my library file from scratch.

If you have any ideas I’m all ears…

Best, Tom

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/01/25/itunes-metadata-lost/#comment-79215 D'Arcy Norman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79215 Sadly, I didn't find a solution. I just sucked it up and started over. The albums and track names etc. were retained, because they were stored in the mp3 ID3 tags. But the extra stuff (ratings, play count...) were lost because they were in the pooched iTunes database... The iTunes lookup works only on the physical audio cd, and uses GraceNote to do the lookup. Is there any way to have MusicMatch make sure the metadata is stored in the mp3 file's ID3 tags? iTunes would pick it up ok from there... Sadly, I didn’t find a solution. I just sucked it up and started over. The albums and track names etc. were retained, because they were stored in the mp3 ID3 tags. But the extra stuff (ratings, play count…) were lost because they were in the pooched iTunes database…

The iTunes lookup works only on the physical audio cd, and uses GraceNote to do the lookup. Is there any way to have MusicMatch make sure the metadata is stored in the mp3 file’s ID3 tags? iTunes would pick it up ok from there…

]]> By: Thomas Pezier http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/01/25/itunes-metadata-lost/#comment-79216 Thomas Pezier Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79216 Doh indeed! I'm interested if you find a solution. I ripped lots of CDs in \artist\album\track#_trackname and then tried to import them into iTunes having switched from Musicmatch and things went horribly wrong. The automatic iTunes Lookup doesn't allow me to re-lookup my albums, and I'd really like to recreate my library file from scratch. If you have any ideas I'm all ears... Best, Tom Doh indeed! I’m interested if you find a solution. I ripped lots of CDs in \artist\album\track#_trackname and then tried to import them into iTunes having switched from Musicmatch and things went horribly wrong. The automatic iTunes Lookup doesn’t allow me to re-lookup my albums, and I’d really like to recreate my library file from scratch.

If you have any ideas I’m all ears…

Best, Tom

]]> By: Nigel http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/01/25/itunes-metadata-lost/#comment-79217 Nigel Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79217 This happend to me more than once. I got sick of it and wrote a little batch script to backup the data (I know, I should back everything up). See my blog entry This happend to me more than once. I got sick of it and wrote a little batch script to backup the data (I know, I should back everything up). See my blog entry

]]> By: pauldwaite http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/01/25/itunes-metadata-lost/#comment-82256 pauldwaite Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-82256 Yikes, that's a shame. The non-ID3 metadata for your entire library is stored in one XML file, by default ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml. If you've got a back-up of that, yay! If not, back-up from now on :) Yikes, that’s a shame.

The non-ID3 metadata for your entire library is stored in one XML file, by default ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml. If you’ve got a back-up of that, yay!

If not, back-up from now on :)

]]> By: steez http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/01/25/itunes-metadata-lost/#comment-83245 steez Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-83245 I was moving my library to an external drive, I thought I took the necessary precautions by saving the .xml file but I still cannot get the data to load :( if anyone one has suggestions I would be glad to hear them. I was moving my library to an external drive, I thought I took the necessary precautions by saving the .xml file but I still cannot get the data to load :( if anyone one has suggestions I would be glad to hear them.

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