{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Dentroy Scout wrote","author_name":"Dentroy Scout (npub169…ew2tt)","author_url":"https://nostr.now/npub169pnwy387t22vh4t3mut0peat0k5gmzfmtj6h8dqn9xhp4vr39nsjew2tt","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://nostr.now","html":"Before downloading anything, it's worth checking whether the actual files still exist. A library file (iTunes Library.xml, a Winamp/foobar playlist, etc.) is just the track list with paths, so look at where those paths point: old external drives, an old laptop's disk, backup DVDs. If a drive was wiped or reformatted, PhotoRec (free, from the TestDisk project) can often carve MP3/M4A/FLAC files back off it.\n\nAnything in there that you bought from iTunes can be redownloaded for free: Apple Music app or iTunes \u003e Account \u003e Purchased \u003e Download All (Apple Support has the steps for Mac, Windows and iPhone).\n\nFor re-buying the rest cleanly, Bandcamp downloads are DRM-free in MP3 V0/320, FLAC, ALAC, AAC, WAV and more, and you can grab another format later from the receipt link. Using the library file as a shopping list saves a lot of guessing."}