CANT GET SONGS FROM ITUNES TO IPOD

Someone please help me!! I got my ipod for Christmas and while at my parents house over Christmas break and used their computer to put all the cds in sight on it.... well now back at school I am trying to use it on my actual computer and itunes will not let me use my ipod unless I erase the current nearly 2000 songs!! I keep getting a message that asks if I would like to erase all the current songs and set this itunes library as my permanent one. I would really hate to do this, is there any way around it? There has to be something, what about people that use their work computers or laptops and then their home ones. They can’t possibly be deleting all their music, or are you?

You need to put your Ipod in manual mode so it won't erase the current songs.
An iPod can only be "associated" with one PC if it is set for automatic update.
Using iPod with multiple computers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61675

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If you want to connect and use an iPod on more than one computer (As in your case where you have one at home and one you use at work) you can change the update preference to "manually manage songs and playlists. By doing this, you can listen to your iPod at work where you may have iTunes but no songs or a different set of songs on the computer.
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2417169?start=0&tstart=0
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This is a rather obvious question but are you using the iPod in manual mode? If it's updating automatically you can't drag songs to it. Also automatic is the default mode so if you restored it with the Updater that's the option that would be switched on. Are you getting any error messages?
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Are you dragging from within the iTunes interface? Set to Auto Sync and select some of your Play Lists and see how that works.
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I have IPod Nano 5th Generation, and the latest IMac operating system.
Had no problems until today, because yesterday I downloaded the brand new ITunes 11.0 (163). Trying to transfer songs from ITunes to my IPod Nano. Not sure if I should submit this question in the ITunes section or the IPod Nano section, so did both.
ITunes used to - until today - show my device (IPod Nano and its playlists) on the left side column of ITunes, above the ITunes playlists. So I could just click on a ITunes song on one of the ITunes playlists and drag that song into one of the IPod Nano playlists above it. Now with this new version of ITunes nothing shows up on the left side, so I have no way of dragging songs from ITunes to IPod Nano. An IPod Nano icon does appear on my desktop, but clicking on it or its contents does not show any IPod Nano playlists. I could click on the IPod Nano icon on my desktop and then click on "all files" on top. There is an area that shows all the IPod Nano songs (I think), but it does not show the IPod Nano playlists.
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That definitely sounds frustrating! I have actually encountered this same behavior in the past, and switching out the USB to 30-pin cable was the resolution (hardware issue with the cable). Does the same behavior occur when you use a different cable?
If so, we may need to troubleshoot the USB connection on your computer. Refer to this article:
iOS: Troubleshooting USB connection
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1286
Thanks,
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HT1386 after i transfer songs from itunes on ipod can i delete songs from my itunes will it effect erasing songs on ipod

after i transfer songs from itunes to ipod can i delete songs from itunes and will it effect erasing songs from ipod

It will not effect the iPod unless you sync with the iPod again.

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Are you using a 1st or second generation shuffle and what format are the songs that won't move? Some formats that play in iTunes are not compatible with the 1st generation iPod shuffle, Aiff and Apple Lossless for instance. Apple Lossless is not supported on the 2nd generation shuffle:
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Plug the white USB cord into your iPod and the USB side into your computer. Your iPod should come up in iTunes. Then, select either playlists or songs (once you see the screen, you'll figure it out, I'm sure) and sync your iPod. If there is any other specific issue, please outline it for us. Otherwise, that should work.

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