AHHHH...

ok so i just got a mac mini, i used my old ipod as a hard drive. i transfered songs over to new mac, and all my play counts are gone.... this majorly ***** because, some of my songs have 100 plus plays on them and my top 25 played songs are gone now. i haven't reformatted my ipod yet in hopes there is some way i can get my play counts from windows to my new mac.
i'm wondering can i use this http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173 i don't have enough hard drive space to do it though... i'm gonna have to free up 4 more gigs. what does consolidate library mean??? will i be able to keep my play counts on my new mac? or does only backing up to cd or dvd work with saving play counts.

If you copy then ENTIRE iTunes folder over then you should be able to open it on the other computer and get the playlists. If you copy just the iTunes Music folder over and not the upper iTunes folder, then you leave behind the database files that hold information like playlists and song counts.
Assuming your two libraries are truly the same (same tracks, same file names, etc.), try this. Close iTunes on the Mac Mini. Now copy from the old computer the two database files found in the iTunes folder (I think you really only need one, but I forget which so copy them both). Paste these into the Mac Mini's iTunes directory overwriting the ones there. Actually before you do this, move the ones in the Mac Mini's iTunes folder to the desktop or simply rename them so they don't get overwritten. Then you can go back to them if needed.
Once the old computers database file is on the Mac Mini, relaunch iTunes on the Mac Mini and see if the playlists show up.
By the way, this is kind of assuming the old computer was a Mac as well. I am not sure if this works with taking the database files from a Windows computer and transferring it to the Mac. If you had Windows or no longer have the old computer at all, you might be able to get the playlists off the iPod with thrid party programs. See these links...
Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=776996&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=805256&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=809624&tstart=0
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
Patrick

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