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<blockquote data-quote="MacFerg" data-source="post: 1605778" data-attributes="member: 333405">I am erasing and reinstalling my OS on my macbook.My current iTunes is a bit of a mess.&nbsp; Here are my issues:I have been keeping my iTunes library on external hard drives for the last few years to keep space free on my macbook.My first external drive died a couple years ago and I have not been able to play the songs listed in my library that are stored on it.&nbsp; I have a new library full of songs that I have downloaded since, and many of them are sorted into playlists for my iPod.However, my songs library continues to have a lot of tunes listed in it that i cannot find and play.&nbsp; I need an easy way to get rid of all this missing songs from the list.After I reinstall iTunes can I somehow use TIme Machine to back up only the songs and playlists that I have stored on my new external Hard Drive?If not, is there another way to get rid of all the old songs that I cannot access.If instead, I choose to go the route of starting iTunes from fresh, and manually reloading the songs I have saved, what do I do with my iPod that is synched to my current iTunes set up?Is there anyway I can still sync to my new iTunes and retain the playlists and song info without erasing, rebooting and reloading the iPod again from scratch?Any advice I can get to help make this process run smoothly would be appreciated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MacFerg, post: 1605778, member: 333405"] I am erasing and reinstalling my OS on my macbook. My current iTunes is a bit of a mess. Here are my issues: I have been keeping my iTunes library on external hard drives for the last few years to keep space free on my macbook. My first external drive died a couple years ago and I have not been able to play the songs listed in my library that are stored on it. I have a new library full of songs that I have downloaded since, and many of them are sorted into playlists for my iPod. However, my songs library continues to have a lot of tunes listed in it that i cannot find and play. I need an easy way to get rid of all this missing songs from the list. After I reinstall iTunes can I somehow use TIme Machine to back up only the songs and playlists that I have stored on my new external Hard Drive? If not, is there another way to get rid of all the old songs that I cannot access. If instead, I choose to go the route of starting iTunes from fresh, and manually reloading the songs I have saved, what do I do with my iPod that is synched to my current iTunes set up? Is there anyway I can still sync to my new iTunes and retain the playlists and song info without erasing, rebooting and reloading the iPod again from scratch? Any advice I can get to help make this process run smoothly would be appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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