How to Restore iTunes Playlists
"While renewing iTunes playlists, I deleted a playlist from iTunes Library accidentally. Is there any easy way to restore itunes playlists? I even tried to replace the old iTunes Library.xml with an older one. However, still miss the deleted playlist "
While updating playlists in iTunes, you may delete iTunes playlists accidently. In this case, to restore itunes playlists, once choice is to replace itunes Library.itl with an older file. However, most of the time, if you haven't upgraded your iTunes for a long time, then it's very likely that the deleted iTunes playlist doesn't exist in iTunes Library.itl at all. Instead of restoring iTunes playlists successfully, you may lose the current iTunes Library as well. I see dozens of such kind of posts in forums. Actually, you can restore itunes playlists from iPhone, iPod, or iPad with Wondershare TunesGo.
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Wondershare TunesGo allows you to restore itunes playlists by transferring these playlists from iPhone, iPod, and iPad if you've synced iTunes playlists before deleting them. The following info tells you how to restore iTunes playlist from iOS devices.
Step 1. Connect iOS device with computer
Download and install TunesGo on your computer. Connect your iOS device which contains the playlist you need with PC and launch TunesGo. TunesGo will detect your iOS device (iPhone, iPod, iPad) and display it in the main window with the basic info. TunesGo now fully supports iPhone 6s, iPad mini, iPod touch, etc. Learn more about supported devices.
Step 2. Restore iTunes playlist from iOS device
In the left of the main window, you can see the item "Playlists". Just click on Playlists to reveal all playlists in this category. Find and select the one you need. Right click the playlist and you will see "Export to iTunes" . And a progress bar will appear, displaying how the progress goes on.
This restoring iTunes playlists will be finished soon. And then you can go to iTunes to check out the iTunes playlist. By default, rating and play counts are transferred to iTunes as well. See, how easy it is to restore itunes playlists from iOS devices. So after you deleting iTunes playlist(s) unexpectedly, don't sync iTunes with your iOS device right away. Just use TunesGo to restore it.
You can also export playlist to itunes from iPhone or other idevice by rebuilding way.
