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By: Great

Great — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:00:15 +0000

GREAT!!! Thanx a lot!!! <3 <3 <3

By: Danny

Danny — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:40:40 +0000

Thanks a lot ! After trying all the solutions on the internet, this was the one that finally helped me. Thanks once again !

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:36:40 +0000

I deleted the whole iTunes_Control folder and I'm experimenting what might happen.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:07:56 +0000

ok soo i need help.. i deleted the itunesdb file and the itunescbd file. i also delete the entire music file in itunes_content by mistake.. and yes i can now sync but i cannot sync any music. my iphone still lists all my music but there is absolutely no content so the ipod just skips the track..
is it possible to get back these files?
i downloaded the "virgin itunesdb" but i have no clue what to do with it, with my situation..
please help!
thanks

By: Aiman

Aiman — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:10:42 +0000

I add x at the end of these two files (renamed them) iTunesDB & iTunesDB

/private/var/mobile/Media/iTunes_Control/iTunes

them start itunes and i can see my ipod touch 3g

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:26:22 +0000

Been trying to do this for ages! Thanks for the tutorial. Jake Buy iPhone Without Contract

By: alex mediapub

alex mediapub — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:23:50 +0000

i have the same problem…after getting this information i editted the code of itunes,then it is now working properly.i think meda monkey will not help you to fix this problem…..

By: Bhavik

Bhavik — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:22:01 +0000

Thanx a lot guys!

My pc shut down while copytransmanager was transferring data and that corrupted the library and required a restore.
Did the process as Fadi said. Worked like a charm!

By: justin

justin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:24:12 +0000

this worked great!!! A quick and easy fix, all i had to do is reconfigure my ipod with itunes after i copied the itunesDB file. Thanks alot.

By: Backbeat

Backbeat — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:25:36 +0000

Cont…..
I installed the virgin iTunesDB but still my itunescontrol DB is missing so it is not yet fixed and my bad luck is that my computer used for regular syncing is not working so now I m left with no music . If anyone can upload the itunescontrol file then I can try out my luck :)

By: Backbeat

Backbeat — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:17:24 +0000

I am having the same problem,in my case I was downloading some podcast and after that I tried to
Open iPod but it hanged so I press home button and again tried to open iPod but this time it open properly but says there are no music files but when I checked the storage size from setting ' about' I could figure out that the songs are still there so I used iFiles to browse thru the iPhone file and saw that in iTunes_control folder inside which iTunes folder is present but inside it ituneDB and itunescontrol are 0 KB in size

By: Paul Canavan

Paul Canavan — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:47:28 +0000

Just wanted to say many thanks. Been struggling with a corrupt DB for a few days now. I only have a linux box and it's been a pain trying to sync anything. Just got some music transferred over this minute.

By: janna

janna — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:15:22 +0000

Can I delete the iTunes_control file?? Because the music I previously had will not show up on my ipod or in itunes but it's taking up space on my phone.

By: Regis

Regis — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:10:19 +0000

Another way : just download the free version of MediaMonkey. It will find again your music and then will repair automatically the database. After that, the sync with itunes is possible again. Not an easier method ! Found this method on the web. But can't remember where. Thanks anyway to the author!

By: Harold B

Harold B — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:47:54 +0000

Found and easier way! download and install, ifunbox at http://i-funbox.com. then find the file “iTunesDB” and delete it, after that open iTunes in Windows/Mac connect the device and WALA! you are back to syncing.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:42:09 +0000

Hi. This is my situation due to my own stupidity and tiredness

Ipod touch 32g 2gen
Ubuntu Netbook remix 9.10
No itunes program. Travelling.

This is the bad bit. i don't have any backups. Unforgiveable. Anyway

No itunesDB in var/mobile/Media/itunes_control/itunes on ipod
No music folders in /music on ipod

I connect via fuse to ipod and it is seen on /media/ipod
Access is denied when i try to enter folder.

i tried your above method and now i cannot access itunes on the ipod. It does not load.

I will give more details if requested.

Where do i go from here?

Stuart

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:34:39 +0000

Running 3.1 on an iPhone 3G, I'm abroad (away from my Mac with all of my music) and downloading new podcast episodes on an unreliable WiFi point corrupted my music database so it says no music and none of my audio books show up. I've never had this happen in all the years I've had an iPhone (jailbroken or not). Is there anyway to rebuild the database on the phone?? I can't survive 10 hour bus rides in Central America with my audiobooks. At least the podcasts still show up. I've read two other identical incidents googling around but no one has a solution yet. I have terminal access to the phone and am willing to try about anything at this point.
Please help! I need my music back. Thanks,
Matt

By: Slono

Slono — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:08:47 +0000

Hi,

I had the following problem which is not exactly the same as the described above, but it is close enough: I updated from 8.x to 9.0.x today and all my music was lost, some 2 GB, all gone to "Others"

I did solve it as follows:
- delete all music, podcast, downloads, videos, recordings from ipod that is still recognisable under the /var/mobile/Media and /var/mobile/Media/iTunes_Control directories, if any (I used openssh)
- move iTunes_control to iTunes_control-bad or similar (move NOT copy) — to make a backup, just in case
- delete all contents inside F00–F13 (in my case just 13 folders) in the Music folder inside iTunes control. This was the "Others" content
- sync

Voilà! "Others" should disappear

Cheers,
Slono

By: Corey

Corey — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:49:35 +0000

/var/mobile/Media/iTunes_Control/Music is owned by mobile:mobile and set to 700.
It's filled with F## directories that are mobile:mobile and set to 755.
The F## directories contain files that are mobile:mobile/644.

The process I outlined here isn't meant to help you recover your music, it's meant to help you avoid having to restore your iPhone from a backup because the iTunes DB is corrupt. Restore using the blank iTunes DB, and then sync your music/movies back from iTunes.