Afraid automatic update will delete Ipod songs

My old computer crashed permanently. I got a new one and now want to transfer the songs remaining on my Ipod onto the new computer. The problem is that I am afraid when I connect the Ipod, the automatic update will delete all the songs off it (since the new library is currently blank). And I can't turn off automatic update without plugging in the Ipod, since that icon in the bottom right of Itunes won't appear unless it is plugged in.
It's a tricky situation because if I get it wrong once, everything is gone. Any suggestions?

Welcome, Paulli, to the Apple Discussions!
I'll answer your question in just a minute but first I've got to say that I hope you take this as an opportunity to learn a very important lesson: Back up your iTunes library as soon as you can after resolving this situation because right now you are only one glitch of your iPod away from losing your music entirely.
Many people come to the Discussions having lost their music in just such situations and, believe me, it's not a happy time for anyone.
If you place any importance on your playlists and the data they depend on, you will want to include your iTunes Library files in your back-up regimen as well.
Anyways, that's the lecture. The answer to your problem should be found in this post:
MacMuse, "Computer Crashed" #4, 11:49pm Feb 7, 2005 CDT
Good Luck! But once your music is back on your computer, remember:
Your music is valuable - please back it up!

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fjwilson wrote:
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Updating will delete music

i have gotten the error that many of you guys have had (with updating the ipod software)
when i plug in my ipod it says i need to update the software for it so i do that and it says i have and error
im going to restore my ipod in a little bit. i know it deletes all the stuff off of my ipod...... but does it delete everything off of the itunes on my computer too? or only my ipod?

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The restoring process to your iPod is meant to only affect your iPod, though, and I would seriously doubt in a normal situation anything wrong would occur to your iTunes library.
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