Finding songs on an iTunes playlist?

January 21, 2016 8:14 AM

I had an iTunes library with some important playlists. I then deleted all the songs. The playlists are still there. How can I extract the names of the songs from the playlist?

Help! I just need the filenames. Any ideas? I still have the computer, so if there was a record anywhere on my comp that would be another way to find it. I have a MacBook Air with Yosemite. I don't have it backed up from that time either.

posted by MisantropicPainforest to Computers & Internet (3 answers total)

There should be some playlist files with the extension M3U that you can open with a text editor. Check in your iTunes folder, but if they are not there, search the whole computer.
posted by soelo at 9:17 AM on January 21, 2016

Select the desired playlist within iTunes, then choose "Library -> Export Playlist..." from the "File" menu. The subsequent dialog gives you several options for the export format, including plaintext, XML, and M3U. That should give you what you want.
posted by HillbillyInBC at 10:45 AM on January 21, 2016

Response by poster: Hmm... that's greyed out!
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 10:53 AM on January 21, 2016