Apple confirmed that iTunes can erase the music.
Apple has confirmed that iTunes actually deletes the music files from computers.
So the manufacturer has responded to the story of James Pinkston, who through this program have lost 122 GB of his music. This was the last known such case, but not the only one.
According to Apple, lose the music runs the risk of a very small number of users. For them, iTunes will replace the original music files protected by DRM. Apple has not yet managed to reliably reproduce the bug, but she plans soon to release an update to iTunes, which will solve the problem.
“In a very small number of cases users reported that the music files that are stored on the computer was removed without their permission. We are serious about these messages, because we know how important music is to our users, and our staff are busy identifying the cause, — the company said. — We have not been able to reproduce the bug, however, in the beginning of next week will release an update to iTunes, which will add an extra protective measures to avoid this happening. If someone faced with this problem should contact AppleCare division”.
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Our experts iMore has investigated several such incidents. They suggested that the reason for the database error in iTunes version 12.3.3. Through it, this program can erase files from the disk.
Last week media reported the story of composer James Pinkstone. He replaced iTunes unique music tracks to standard tracks from its database. Missing the music service have downloaded in the “cloud” with the deterioration and deleted the originals. This story has a happy ending — composer regained their tracks from a backup.
