i need help with my winamp i lost all my stuff!

helpme123456789 · 13th March 2006, 01:21

i am in a major winamp crisis(or at least thats what i think). while i was listening to my music through my winamp i was also trying to find a newskin for it. i picked one and donwloaded it. it my computer(its a windows)asked me wat i want to open it with. i clicked to open it with my winamp. my winamp created another file thinking it was music. i got kinda innoyed with wat happened that i didnt care about the skin and just wanted to get back to my music so i click load and selected my music file but no music came up. i got really scared and tried to figure out wat happened to the music, but it was like it dissapeared. ithink i might of removed all the files out of the winamp player on accident when i tried to get the skin file off. do you know how i can get my music it back? plz help me!!! i really want my music

helpme123456789 · 13th March 2006, 01:24

i have a winamp 2.74 in cause that would help you figure out the problum

Thunder Pussy · 13th March 2006, 01:54

Your best bet is to double-click on My Computer, then press F3 to search your hard drive(s) for the missing music. If your collection is .mp3, search your computer for *.mp3 to find all mp3s.

If you did select to delete all the files from your hard drive using 2.74 you might be out of luck. Delete to recycle bin wasn't added until Winamp 5.

helpme123456789 · 13th March 2006, 20:22

i have a winamp and i think i might of remove all the music that was on it. do you no how to find remove music? i reopened the file n there was no music. i want my music back.

helpme

[edit > JonnyMac] threads merged [/edit]

Thunder Pussy · 13th March 2006, 21:17

I answered you in this thread.

If you are using Winamp 2.74, as you said in your other thread, then they're gone. When selecting 'physically remove selected files,' Winamp did not delete to the recycle bin until version 5.

You can look into data recovery tools, but if you've written any information to the drive since you deleted the files then you have a very slim chance of recovery.

JonnyMac · 13th March 2006, 23:17

Older versions of Winamp are not supported. If you need tech support that is specific to Winamp, please update Winamp. Winamp 5 is the continuation and upgrade of Winamp 2. You do not need the Pro package if you don't want it.

Are you sure the files have actually been deleted from the hard drive? Winamp does not automatically delete or "destroy" files. The only way is if you tell Winamp to delete the files using the "Physically remove selected file(s)" option.

If the files have been actually been deleted from the hard drive there is not much that we can do about it. For some tips on recovering deleted files, see this thread including gaekwad2's suggestion a little further down. From my reply see the Quote for a suggestion for recovering deleted files. The use of any file recovery techniques or applications should be done at your discretion. In other words, don't yell at us if things go wrong.

Otherwise, I don't fully understand your post. Are you sure the files have been deleted from the hard drive? Or, is it just the playlist(s) that show nothing?

helpme123456789 · 15th March 2006, 00:51

i couldnt find any recovery tools but i think i might no the problum. i removed the files then saved it. i think the saved things memory is just over the old stuff. is it possible to "unsave" the things on winamp?

i really need help!!!! i lost over 1500 songs and i really want em back!!!

helpme123456789 · 15th March 2006, 00:53

the problum might be something wrong with the playlist. wat is the solution for that?

JonnyMac · 15th March 2006, 15:46

If I correctly understand your thread so far, it sounds like entries/items were accidentally removed from the playlist(s) and then the playlist(s) were saved. However, the actual media files them selves are still on the hard drive. Unfortunately, if that is the case, you are going have to rebuild the playlist(s).

In the future, if mistakes are made with a playlist the Playlist Undo plug-in may very helpful. See the "Playlist Undo" thread for a discussion of the plug-in and the latest downloads. I don't think that plug-in will help now. However, it is a good plug-in to have on hand incase playlist mistakes or accidents happen again.

13th March 2006, 01:21	#1
helpme123456789 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 5	i need help with my winamp i lost all my stuff! i am in a major winamp crisis(or at least thats what i think). while i was listening to my music through my winamp i was also trying to find a newskin for it. i picked one and donwloaded it. it my computer(its a windows)asked me wat i want to open it with. i clicked to open it with my winamp. my winamp created another file thinking it was music. i got kinda innoyed with wat happened that i didnt care about the skin and just wanted to get back to my music so i click load and selected my music file but no music came up. i got really scared and tried to figure out wat happened to the music, but it was like it dissapeared. ithink i might of removed all the files out of the winamp player on accident when i tried to get the skin file off. do you know how i can get my music it back? plz help me!!! i really want my music

13th March 2006, 20:22	#4
helpme123456789 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 5	wat happens to removed music i have a winamp and i think i might of remove all the music that was on it. do you no how to find remove music? i reopened the file n there was no music. i want my music back. helpme [edit > JonnyMac] threads merged [/edit]

13th March 2006, 23:17	#6
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	Older versions of Winamp are not supported. If you need tech support that is specific to Winamp, please update Winamp. Winamp 5 is the continuation and upgrade of Winamp 2. You do not need the Pro package if you don't want it. Are you sure the files have actually been deleted from the hard drive? Winamp does not automatically delete or "destroy" files. The only way is if you tell Winamp to delete the files using the "Physically remove selected file(s)" option. If the files have been actually been deleted from the hard drive there is not much that we can do about it. For some tips on recovering deleted files, see this thread including gaekwad2's suggestion a little further down. From my reply see the Quote for a suggestion for recovering deleted files. The use of any file recovery techniques or applications should be done at your discretion. In other words, don't yell at us if things go wrong. Otherwise, I don't fully understand your post. Are you sure the files have been deleted from the hard drive? Or, is it just the playlist(s) that show nothing? Please do not PM me for tech support. Any request for tech support through PM will be ignored. Read the Stickies ---> \| \| \| \| <--- Knowledge is power

15th March 2006, 15:46	#9
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	If I correctly understand your thread so far, it sounds like entries/items were accidentally removed from the playlist(s) and then the playlist(s) were saved. However, the actual media files them selves are still on the hard drive. Unfortunately, if that is the case, you are going have to rebuild the playlist(s). In the future, if mistakes are made with a playlist the Playlist Undo plug-in may very helpful. See the "Playlist Undo" thread for a discussion of the plug-in and the latest downloads. I don't think that plug-in will help now. However, it is a good plug-in to have on hand incase playlist mistakes or accidents happen again. Please do not PM me for tech support. Any request for tech support through PM will be ignored. Read the Stickies ---> \| \| \| \| <--- Knowledge is power

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13th March 2006, 01:24	#2
helpme123456789 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 5	i have a winamp 2.74 in cause that would help you figure out the problum

13th March 2006, 01:54	#3
Thunder Pussy Feed me a stray dog (Major Dude) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,122	Your best bet is to double-click on My Computer, then press F3 to search your hard drive(s) for the missing music. If your collection is .mp3, search your computer for *.mp3 to find all mp3s. If you did select to delete all the files from your hard drive using 2.74 you might be out of luck. Delete to recycle bin wasn't added until Winamp 5.

13th March 2006, 21:17	#5
Thunder Pussy Feed me a stray dog (Major Dude) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,122	I answered you in this thread. If you are using Winamp 2.74, as you said in your other thread, then they're gone. When selecting 'physically remove selected files,' Winamp did not delete to the recycle bin until version 5. You can look into data recovery tools, but if you've written any information to the drive since you deleted the files then you have a very slim chance of recovery.

15th March 2006, 00:51	#7
helpme123456789 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 5	i couldnt find any recovery tools but i think i might no the problum. i removed the files then saved it. i think the saved things memory is just over the old stuff. is it possible to "unsave" the things on winamp? i really need help!!!! i lost over 1500 songs and i really want em back!!!

15th March 2006, 00:53	#8
helpme123456789 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 5	the problum might be something wrong with the playlist. wat is the solution for that?