Playlists are Missing.

Tr5978 · 25th May 2006, 21:00

Upon update to Winamp 5.22, all but two of my playlists are gone (I had about 30).
The only two that show up when I mouse over "Open Playlist from Media Libary" on the "Manage Playlist" menu are "Rap" and "Rock". I'm not sure if that means anything.

I did a System Restore, and all my playlists came back. It seemed to fix the problem, until I specified what filetypes I wanted Winamp to associate with. Then, they were gone again. Restarting does not help. I created all my playlists through Winamp, and I assumed it saves them under files, but I can't seem to find any.

PS: Wow, while writing this and trying to decipher the problem in Winamp, all the songs under "Rap" and "Rock" are gone now, too...This is so strange. Any help would be appreciated.

JonnyMac · 25th May 2006, 21:13

Hmmm, maybe this...

Quote:

From the Common Issues section of the Troubleshooters Sticky...

General settings plus Media Library database & playlists lost when upgrading to 5.2 and selecting the new multi-user option in the installer:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=239449
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=239485

Tr5978 · 25th May 2006, 21:32

Thanks for the reply, but nope, that's not it. The folder

C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Winamp

...doesn't even exist on my system, not even under hidden files. I don't even know if it was there before. This is starting to worry me.

JonnyMac · 25th May 2006, 21:42

If multi-user was selected (accidentally or not) and then you used system-restore there after, it just may be the system-restore removed the C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Winamp folder.

Anyways, please post system specs. If there is something funky going on, maybe one of us can catch it.

Benski · 26th May 2006, 15:06

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....65#post1941165

Tr5978 · 26th May 2006, 17:17

^
That seems to have fixed the problem. I say "seems", because the playlists disappeared at such a random time and I haven't had time to test it in every situation.

I gave up on trying to get my old playlists back, but at least it saves my rebuilds. This problem was devastating for people with lots of lists... >_>

25th May 2006, 21:00	#1
Tr5978 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5	Playlists are Missing. Upon update to Winamp 5.22, all but two of my playlists are gone (I had about 30). The only two that show up when I mouse over "Open Playlist from Media Libary" on the "Manage Playlist" menu are "Rap" and "Rock". I'm not sure if that means anything. I did a System Restore, and all my playlists came back. It seemed to fix the problem, until I specified what filetypes I wanted Winamp to associate with. Then, they were gone again. Restarting does not help. I created all my playlists through Winamp, and I assumed it saves them under files, but I can't seem to find any. PS: Wow, while writing this and trying to decipher the problem in Winamp, all the songs under "Rap" and "Rock" are gone now, too...This is so strange. Any help would be appreciated.

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25th May 2006, 21:32	#3
Tr5978 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5	Thanks for the reply, but nope, that's not it. The folder C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Winamp ...doesn't even exist on my system, not even under hidden files. I don't even know if it was there before. This is starting to worry me.

25th May 2006, 21:42	#4
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	If multi-user was selected (accidentally or not) and then you used system-restore there after, it just may be the system-restore removed the C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Winamp folder. Anyways, please post system specs. If there is something funky going on, maybe one of us can catch it.

26th May 2006, 15:06	#5
Benski Ben Allison Former Winamp Developer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,057	http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....65#post1941165

26th May 2006, 17:17	#6
Tr5978 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5	^ That seems to have fixed the problem. I say "seems", because the playlists disappeared at such a random time and I haven't had time to test it in every situation. I gave up on trying to get my old playlists back, but at least it saves my rebuilds. This problem was devastating for people with lots of lists... >_>