can not find file do you want to locate it

[getonwithit]

over a few years i downloaded about 600 songs from lime wire which are on my i pod and on my lap top but if i try and edit or play them on my lap top "can not find file " ii emptied my library some time ago in limewire and dont use it any more though it is still active is there any chance i can find thes lost files so i can edit my i tunes to put in better order thanks

[getonwithit]

cant anyone out there help me with this ?

[Old_Geezer]

It sounds to me as if you are describing a corrupt hard drive ?
Try one of the disk checker applications to see if you can recover the files.
R-Studio is a good one, I have used it in the past.

[snags]

It sounds like you deleted the original mp3 file when you emptied your Limewire Library.

In iTunes Preferences > 'Advanced' is 'Copy files to iTunes media folder when adding to Library' ticked? This will make a copy of the original mp3 file in your iTune's Music Folder: you can then delete the mp3 file in your Limewire Library without losing the actual music file.

[snags]

Alternatively, search your laptop for the missing mp3 file: it may just be somewhere other than the iTunes Music Folder...

[getonwithit]

thanks i think i have permantly delated them in my lime wire, so does this mean if i clear my i pod i will loose all these songs

[snags]

If the tracks are playing on your iPod, copy them back to your laptop with something like this:

http://www.copytrans.net/

[craft1948]

god snags you're clever.............

[snags]

p!ss orf craft lol x

[craft1948]

I'm in awe I tell you.......AWE....

[craft1948]

well maybe that was a slight exageration....sorry.

[getonwithit]

thankyou snags downloaded and got all my music back!