Transferring data from Apple TV back to computer

I had to replace the logic board within my computer and restore all of the data on my hard drive. Before I took it into the shop for repair, I transferred ALL of my music and video from iTunes to my Apple TV. Now that my computer is fixed, I would like to transfer ALL of the back to my computer. I thought it would be simple... just a sync, but I am not sure how to do this action.
PLEASE HELP ME... SOMEONE...

you cant unless you hack it or open it and remove the harddisk and connect it to your computer
next time you set it up to sync with your "new computer" it will delete everything on the atv

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