Recovery

[Prometheus508]

no other circumstances nor actions... other than what I have mentioned here and in the past.

thanks for the advice and the suggested programs... I'm going to get them after work...

say real quick, do you happen to know of any better music orginiztion programs other than

iTunes???

[Keith]

Ok, good. Use WD's DataLifeGuard. Do the QUICK & EXTENDED tests, and write zero's.

Then do Windows Format, the long version, not the quick 5 minute jobber.

As long as those pass without problems then everything probably just fine.

HDD Regenerator costs $60.00 usd, so perhaps use it only if you need to or if you really want to be as thorough as possible.

 There is something called DRevitalize that does something similar to HDDRegenerator and SpinRite. It is a little cheaper. I have not tested it extensively, having always used HDDregen almost exclusively. It is cheaper and comes with a nice pdf explaining how some of this stuff works.

[Keith]

Regarding iTunes. I'm not the guy to ask about iTunes if you're looking for alternatives!

I began messing with .mp3's and digital music in the 1990's and have tried a lot of music managers with plenty of tedious frustration resulting. When I came across iTunes my experience was just like the late Mr. Jobs stated, “It's like giving a glass of ice water to somebody in **bleep**"..

I've been using iTunes since 2004, and my sister also uses it extensively. So I recommend nothing but iTunes.

In conversation with others about digital music management, I often hear good things about Media Monkey and WinAmp. These have been around a long time too and may be better suited for you than iTunes is.. You'll have to see for yourself.