unable to delete songs in windows media player

Anonymous
2010-05-09T01:09:19+00:00

The song files are already deleted off of my recycle bin but i can not delete them off of windows media player. when i click on them they say "Windows Media Player cannot find the file. If you are trying to play, burn, or sync an item that is in your library, the item might point to a file that has been moved, renamed, or deleted." I have had this problem before and i figured out how to delete them but i have no idea how i did it. i can't remember.

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Anonymous
2010-05-09T13:43:00+00:00

This is the reply that I received that solved my problem.

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Hi,

This might be because of the corruption in Windows Media Player. Let’s try rebuilding the Media library and check if that helps.

** Shutdown windows media player. 

** Stop the media sharing service.  Go to Start >> Type in Services.msc in start search >> Right-click on the “Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service” and select Stop.

** Navigate to “c:\Users\”your username”\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player.  Now delete the files named CurrentDatabase_***.wmdb and LocalMLS_*.wmdb. 

** Start the media sharing service.

** Now start Windows Media Player and watch it build up your library again.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-04-28T06:44:07+00:00

    I just figured it out and I want to personally thank you guys for this colume because it really works and fixed my problem. I have been trying to fix this for weeks and have been so frustrated I always shut my computer down. I can finally grow some finger nails back!! LOL

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-04-28T06:04:39+00:00

    I have this same problem and its driving me nuts. I have tried to do this same process everyone has been so sucessful at and I can't make through the **Navigate to** part. I can go through start and I can find windows media player network sharing service and select stop but after that Im stuck, I dont know where this folder is Im supposed to right click on to delete files named CurrentDatabase_***.wmdb and LocalMLS_*.wmdb. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium, Please help walk me through be teaching me with baby steps

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-04-27T01:05:16+00:00

    Found this, having the same excact problem, I can't find the c:/user thing. How do I get to that? And click properties for what folder?

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-04-19T06:24:50+00:00

    Great job with your step by step instructions. Worked perfectly. Thank you.

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