Old computer crashed and iTunes won't let me sync my old iPod
My old computer crashed and when I plug my old iPod into my new computer, iTunes asks me if I'd like to erase all the music from the iPod and copy whatever music I have within my new iTunes. I lost a lot of my c.d.'s when I moved, so I don't want to do that. How do I get all my music from my old iPod onto my new computer?
Hello Justin,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
See this article for instructions on how manually copy the contents of your iPod back over to your new computer. Even though the article mentions Vista and XP, Windows 7 should be similar to Vista.
http://www.ehow.com/how2187421transfer-music-ipod-itunes.html
Otherwise, see this older post by Zevoneer for countless other ways to copy it back over.
http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11624224
B-rock
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