Where are iTunes playlists stored

My computer crashed and I lost everything. But, due to the awesomeness of Backblaze, I have all of my files and libraries and music, so nothings lost. The problem is all of my playlists that Ive spent years tweaking, I dont want to lose them! Im wondering where the file is within iTunes so that I can recover it. But since my computer crashed and I had to install everything anew on the new computer, I dont have the possibility to export the playlist from iTunes.

Where Does iTunes Store Playlists?

Technically, iTunes doesnt physically store playlists onto your computer. The iTunes library will, however,contain related information about the playlists. For example, when you export iTunes library and import later, the playlists will be imported too.

However, the trick is, once youve copied your whole iTunes folder from your backup into its original location, to spoil the iTunes Library.itl file, [with iTunes quit] then on next launch it will see the broken file & recreate it, restoring all your playlists.
You usually lose a few album covers, idk why, but they can be regained from
File > Library > Get Album Artwork.

You spoil the itl file from Terminal.

• First remove the old .itl from ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Library.itl
• Open Terminal & enter this touch ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes/Library.itl That will create an empty .itl file, broken enough for this.
• Launch iTunes. It will now notice something is wrong & start rebuilding the ITL file, using your existing XML file. The message is Importing iTunes Music Library.xml This will take some time, but should restore your old structure, intact.

How to Export iTunes Playlist ?

You can export your playlists as anTXT, XML, M3U files by selecting the playlists and using the File>Library>Export Playlist.

Option 1: Export iTunes Playlist to M3U

The M3U playlist format was originally implemented in Winamp but its currently supported by most media players such as Songbird, MediaMonkey, iTunes and etc. As illustrated in the screenshot attached above, please select M3U from the Format drop-down list to export your iTunes playlist to M3U.

Option 2: Export iTunes Playlist to PLS

Unfortunately, you will not be able toexport your iTunes playlist to the PLS format.But, you can still import your iTunes library to Songbird and then save your playlists to the PLS format.

How to rescan and fix iTunes Library?

Step 1. Download and install Syncios on your computer, then plug your iPhone, iPad, iPod into your computer. Launch Syncios, the program will detect and recognize your device automatically.

Step 2 : Export music from your iPhone/iPad/iPod to the computer.

Go to My Device module, click Media on the left panel and highlight Music icon on the right column, choose the music you need and hit Export Button. Now, youve successfully transferred music from iPhone/iPad/iPod to your Computer.

Step 3. Import music to iTunes Library.

Open iTunes, click Edit > Add File to Library, select files that you need to transfer to the iTunes library by highlighting it and clicking on the Open button at the bottom of the window. You finally successfully transfer music, video in your iPhone/iPad/iPod to iTunes Library.

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