Backing up Ipod music to Itunes?

I run Windows XP and I can't figure out how to back my friends iPod up to my iTunes Library. Any Help Plz?

If you can still get to your old PC, then just copy your library to the external drive. If you have no access, then you are going to have to either try one of the freeware programs like Pod to PC/Pod to PC or look for a commercial version to transfer your iPod content to your computer.

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Synced ipod music to itunes and now its gone?

I tried to sync my ipod music to itunes by selecting music and then sync music. Itunes then told me the songs were erased from my ipod and the sync was completed, but i couldn't find the songs in my music or in my cloud or anywhere on my computer. It then told me to sign in to authenticate my song purchases so i did and then it only synced 11 of my songs that i bought through itunes using my account but not the others that i did not use itunes to purchase. I synced the other non-itunes purchased songs without loging in so could that have effected it? Is there a way i can get my 500+ other songs back?

Are you saying that before the music was on your iPod and not in yur iTunes library on yr computer and now it is in neither place?
If so then
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
you will have to get other music from where yo obtained them before.
The problem was that you synced the iPod to other than the one syncing computer/library y can have.

I am trying to back up my music on iTunes to a DVD. When I choose File Library Back Up to Disc, the "back up to disc" doesn't show, so I can't back up my music files on a DVD.

I am trying to back up my music on iTunes to a DVD. When I choose File>Library>Back Up to Disc, (Back up to disc) doesn't appear, so I cannot backup my music to aDVD.

The back up to disc feature has been removed from recent builds of iTunes. Use SyncToy (PC) or Carbon Copy Cloner (Mac) to clone your iTunes library onto an alternate internal, external or network drive.
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TS1436 why i cannot back up my music in itunes?

i been trying to back up my music from itunes and i can't find the link?

Robert Furcal wrote:
i been trying to back up my music from itunes and i can't find the link?
It depends what you want to do.
If you want to back up your music to an external hard drive, just copy it there, the same way you would back up photos or documents. It is best to copy the entire iTunes folder.
If you want to subscribe to the cloud-vased backup known as iTunes Match, see this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4914

How to copy iPod music without iTunes to iMac in Mac os X 10.5.2

how to copy iPod music without iTunes to iMac in Mac os X 10.5.2

This is the Pages forum but I believe you need iTunes.
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I wiped out my songs by mistake and now I cannot sync my ipod back to my music in itunes?

I wiped out my ipod music by mistake and now I cannot sync my ipod back to my itunes

Can you provide more specific info?
Do you mean that you deleted the music from the iPod (not sure how you would do that without connecting to iTunes) but still have them in iTunes or that you deleted the music from iTunes but still have it on the iPod?
Is your iTunes installed on a Mac or a PC?

How do I transfer iPod music to iTunes libary?

I have had many problems this weekend trying to share music with my sons iPod. Having eventually given up on sending him the files I have been advised to plug his iPod into my iTunes and update manually. I have dragged the selected songs to his iPod and they are there!!! (surprise surprise) But now I want to organise them for him into playlists - so when I plug his iPod back into his pc and open iTunes on manual update I am unable to move any of the tracks from his iPod to his iTunes. I would really apreciate some help on how to do this the less complicated way. I have read in other postings that you can get a third party software to do it - but there must be an easier way to orgainse it. Any help anyone? SM

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news (having had a look back at your weekend's postings ;~| ).
iTunes to iPod is designed to be a one-way transfer only. Apple has implemented this limitation as part of their Digital Rights Management (DRM) and their contracts with the Record Companies. To that end you have to use a third party application which is unfortunate because this is inevitable more complicated then if Apple had implemented it.
This post by Zevoneer has a good list.
kind regards
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How to sync iphone 4 and ipod music to Itunes in new PC

I just purchased a new laptop and before I did that, I backed up my music on my iphone 4s and my ipod. Now that I have itunes on the new pc, the music from the phone will not sync properly. About 75 songs are missing and some of the songs, when tried to play on the phone, will skip through shuffle and will not play. I have not tried to do the ipod yet, because I do not want to mess up the library until I figure what to do. Is my only option to pay $20 to one of the transfer sites or am I missing something?

Plug it in and sync. It's that simple. You can sync as many devices as you want to the same iTunes account. You can have the same content on each device or different content, the choice is yours. iTunes will keep everything straight, by device, upon subsequent syncs, including separate backups.

Hard drive crash; but ipod OK; how can I get ipod music onto itunes?

I had to do a complete recovery of my wife's computer. It appears my "drag" of Music folder prior to recovery did not complete. She has a working iPod with everything on it. How do I get the iPod music, podcasts, and such, back into a brand new and clean and blank itunes?

Recover media from iPod
See this post from forum regular Zevoneer for options on moving your iPod data back to your computer.
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Playing (not stealing) a friend's iPod music through iTunes

I develop an application for control and playback of iTunes from external control systems, and have been asked if we can control playback of the content on an iPod. We set up inexpensive macs to act as music servers, and they want the doctors who come in and use the system to be able to plug their personal player into the system for playback during an operation.
In testing, I can plug in and control any of the three iPods around the house that use our account with no problem. But, if someone brings over an iPod and plugs it into my computer, can I play back the music on it through my computer? It seems reasonable.
+Please no flaming about "Because you're stealing" and the like. I pay for ALL of my songs. It's not the same as taking the music from the iPod with a hack, or keeping a fully-loaded iPod from a friend permanently. It's like someone bringing a CD over for a party and leaving with it afterwards.+

Zevoneer wrote:
If you want to play iPod songs through iTunes you need to change the setting in the iPod's Summary tab to "manually manage songs and videos": Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
Thanks. I'm not sure how that relates. For example, I just plugged my iPhone into my PC that has never seen this iPhone before and the iPhone's music is all grayed out. The "Manually manage.." check is not checked on the PC, where it is checked on my Mac.
Then I plugged my daughter's Touch into the same PC (which also have never been connected) and I can access the music. The "manually manage..." check IS checked... What gives?

Unable to put ipod music onto itunes help

hi
i lost all my computers memory along with iTunes. ive still got my music on my iPod but cannot transfer to iTunes plz help as i don't want to lose my music
thanks for your help any welcome

1). Connect your iPod to your computer. If it is set to update automatically you'll get a message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all the songs from your iPod.
2). When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. Also when using most of the utilities listed below your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
3). Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you only want to copy your purchases to the computer that can be done using iTunes, you'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
For everything else (including purchases) there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. You can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
A selection of iPod to iTunes utilities:
TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
SharePod Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod2PC Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows
Floola Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
TouchCopy Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide
4). Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync.
5). I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive

How to copy back my ipod music and playlists to a PC?

My computer got a virus and I had to reformat the hardrive, how do I put back all my music from my "ipod color display" back to my music folder in my pc with all the songs, song ratings and playlists?
Thank you for the help.

For iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.
Find out how to do that here.
How to copy iTunes purchases from an iPod or iPhone to a computer.
For all other non purchased content (your own CDs etc), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it is a little more involved than other methods.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Other free programs are Pod Player, SharePod and Floola.
If you want to recover just the structure of playlists from the iPod (and not the actual song files themselves), there's iRepo for Windows. which I understand has this feature along with all the standard features for these programs.
iPodRip also has the feature enabling you to reconstruct playlists.
There is also CopyTrans. This does preserve ratings/playcounts etc if those are important to you but this program is not free. It also supports video transfer.

Downlaoding ipod music to itunes

I tried to save memory on my computer so i set my ipod udating for manual. then i'd down laod a song put it on my ipod and delete it from itunes. is there any way to transfer it back?

You can use YamiPod.
Please see this:
Why do I need to back up my music library?

Can i upload ipod music into itunes library?

I want to put my ipod music back into the itunes library, and i dont know how. Is there any way to copy and paste, cuz it doesnt seem to be working..I want to upload the ipod music into the library so i can put the music onto my cell.
well i hope i can get some help, cause its frustrating me.

Syncing between iTunes and iPod is intended to be one-way: from iTunes to iPod. The exception, with recent versions of iTunes, is that content purchased from the iTMS can be copied from iPod back to iTunes.
There are (nearly) countless third-party utilities for recovering music and other content from iPods, however, so perhaps you should have a look around the Internet for something that meets your needs.

Question about Backing up iPod music

I have recently come upon a Windows problem and have to reinstall Windows to fix it. If I reload Windows and reinstall iTunes and hook up my iPod, will it delete all my iTunes music & songs and reload my iPod?
Alienware PC Windows XP Pro

will it delete all my iTunes music & songs and reload my iPod?
If you delete everything on the computer, what would you expect to get reloaded onto the iPod?
Use iTunes backup.

Backing up Ipod music to Itunes?

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