Uninstall iTunes without Losing Music -Backup of Entire iTunes Library 2019

Uninstall iTunes without Losing Music -Backup of Entire iTunes Library

Here are the major steps you should take to avoid losing your music when uninstalling:

Step 1: Back up your iTunes library by going to iTunes and clicking Edit, then Preferences, and then check the box next to Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library.”

Step 2: Go to File > Library > Organize Library. Then tick the box next to “Consolidate Files” and click OK.



Step 3: Look for your iTunes Media folder. This should be under \Users\[your username]\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media in Windows Vista and above (go to "Finder" and then "Go > Home > Music folder" on Mac).

Step 4: Copy this directory to an external hard drive.

Step 5: Uninstall iTunes.

Step 6: Reinstall iTunes.

Step 7: Find the new iTunes media folder and copy the contents from the backed up folder on external hard drive to the new folder. You can do this by going to File > Add Folder to Library, then choose the backed up folder.

This method works fine to uninstall iTunes without losing music, but there are a few limits and disadvantages:


You can’t really be selective about which music files you want to back up.


You have to have an external hard drive or a thumb drive on hand.


You could risk erasing or corrupting data during the transfer.


After installing, it will erase your iPhone if you sync iPhone to it.

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