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Tools > Options > Library > Monitor Folders > Advanced - select the drive that no longer exists and click Remove.

Tools > Options > Devices: turn off the When deleting playlists option.

Now turn off these options in WMP too (I’m not sure if they made any difference, but with them all turned off, none of the listings in the WMP library database disappeared):.

Do this as quick as you can, because if it is turned on, it will start deleting unfound files straight away.

Open WMP and IMMEDIATELY go to Tools > Options > Library and TURN OFF the Delete files from my computer check box and click Apply.

somewhere else on the computer, a thumb drive, an external hard drive, etc.).

Paste the copy of the database (the *.wmdb file) to another location for safekeeping (e.g.

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Make a copy of the *.wmdb file (in Windows XP, this database is located here: C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Player - this may be a hidden folder for you, so make sure you turn off the setting to hide system and hidden folders).

If you have the ‘delete files’ option turned on, as soon as you open WMP and it can’t find the files, it will start deleting them before your eyes!

DO NOT open Windows Media Player (WMP) until you are told to in these steps.

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Here’s how to get a copy of the database and a text listing of everything in the database (but WITHOUT the metadata, unfortunately). Not so easy at first glance, though I was able to find a way after some Googling. While he had a backup from some months ago, he asked me if he could get a listing from his Windows Media Player (v11) of the albums he had added since the last backup. He lost a LOT of documents about musicians, songwriters, discographies, etc.

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His C: drive was fine, which meant we didn’t have to have a complete OS reinstall plus the agony of reinstalling all his apps. The old D: drive was irrecoverable (scratched on the inner circle of the platter and even the ‘almost 100% guarantee’ data recovery people couldn’t get the data off it). He got his computer back late last week, with a new hard drive. It still seems to hold up.My husband’s data drive (D:) crashed a couple of weeks back. Never felt much of a lack of functionality in this scenario. Simple ROI so to speak.Additionally from another personal anecdote perspective I have had to use WMP11 (in Windows 10) a little bit recently to properly manage metadata and sorting of media going on to a USB flash drive to go into my car. I'd wager that all probably factors in to why Microsoft is slowly rescinding support for these features. Even for myself what little content I have that cannot be found on streaming services I have uploaded to Google Play Music and stream from that. I think these days you are more likely to see the vast majority of users not having much of a local library and using primarily streaming services.

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In reply to JaviAl:To be fair even back with Windows 7 I rarely ever used the music library function of WMP and usually left that to the likes of Winamp or MediaMonkey. I doubt a lot of people actually use Windows Media Player anymore, and the metadata features are probably used by an even smaller portion of users. The change here shouldn’t be surprising to see. However, any information that’s already been downloaded will still be available.” Microsoft said, explaining the change (via Windows Latest). This means that new metadata won’t be updated on media players that are installed on your Windows device.

After looking at customer feedback and usage data, Microsoft decided to discontinue this service.

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“Going forward, you may be unable to view information (metadata) such as the title, genre, and artist for songs, and the director, actors, cover art, and TV guide for movies in Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player. Metadata services will be affected for Windows Media Player in Windows 7 only, though Windows Media Center’s metadata service will be affected in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7. The company says it has decided to discontinue the data after analysing usage data. This means that you may not be able to view the metadata for songs or movies as a result in both Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player. As Windows 7 is now nearing the end of extended support, the company is no longer going to officially support the metadata service in Windows Media Player and Media Center. Microsoft is removing a feature from the media players in older versions of Windows.