Computer crashed- all new now. How to bring library and playlists from Ipod

My PC crashed and was pronounced DOA. All library and playlists were and still are on Ipod Classic (20GB). Obviously wasn't able to follow directions for normal transfer of lib. and p.lists as event not planned. Built completely new PC and loaded up Itunes. I had all my music library backed up on an external and can load, but is there any way I can save my 50 meticulously created playlists back into Itunes? Please say "Yes"!

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.

Similar Messages

How to import music and playlists from iPod

hello,
i use to have a Dell Insperon 1501 and i just bought a MacBook for the first time and i am traing to transfer the music from my iPod to my iTunes(MacBook), is there a freeware i can download or a way to do the copying easy?? For example i had Vista on my Dell and i had a program called iDump, which it was farely ok, it transfered all of my music, but none of my playlist. how can i transfer both playlists and music from my iPod to my MacBook??
Thanks
ElMijo

How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer using iTunes7
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer using iTunes6
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304304
Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1300144
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=809624&tstart=0
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
Cheers!
Patrick

ITunes moving to new HD - How to keep Library and Playlists

Old HD was too small so bought a bigger one. Prior to the purchase, I had already move my music to my external HD, doing the consolidate process - everything was working fine. iTunes was on my C drive in the usual doc & settings\sylvain\my music\itunes. My music was in I:\data\itunes.
I have partitioned my new HD in C (System), D (Programs) and E (Data); I have also named my system Family during setup (as oppose to sylvain); I have loaded iTunes on my new HD in D; I have all the files from my old C drive (copied on my extrenal HD); I still have my external HD, now G. On my old HD I had iTunes 7; on the new one I loaded iTunes 8.
How/what do I do to have all my songs/library back as well as the playlists I had?

Some points to consider:
i) The ITL file will be useful if-and-only-if you place your music folders/files in the *exact same spot* (Drive and Path) as it was when that ITL file was created. Having the XML file is also important.
ii) You have an archived ITL file from iTunes7 and are now using iTunes8. This may or may mot be a problem.
First thing to try is:
a) Remap your ExHD from G: back to I:
b) Make sure your music files are in "I:\data\itunes" as you had them before
c) With iTunes closed, and the re-mapped ExHD attached and on, place your saved copy of the V7 ITL file into the folder that the new (blank) ITL file resides that V8 is using.
d) Open iTunes - if you are lucky, it will read and convert the older version ITL file and find all your music as well as Playlists and other metadata
If successful, you can then Consolidate the Library from the ExHD to wherever you want it to be on the new PC's HDs. Or keep the Library on the ExHD. At least make and keep backups of the music and database files.
If the above does not work, then post back and additional help can be provided.
Best of Luck

How do i transfer my music library and playlist from old computer to new computer with windows 7

How do I transfer my music library and playlist from old computer to new computer with windows 7?

Type "move itunes library" into the google search bar.

How can I transfer my iTunes library and playlists from one computer to another?

How can I transfer my iTunes library and playlists from one computer to another?

Copy the iTunes folder (Mac: Home\Music or PC: My Music) to the same location on the new computer. If an iTunes folder already exists on the new computer (it will on a Mac) replace it with one you copied.

How do I transfer library and playlists from external drive to PC?

My old PC with iTunes died for good. Luckily library and playlists were save on and external hard drive. How do I transfer my library and playlists from that drive to another PC (Windows XP) and are the arrangement of tracks within the playlists included?

Correction to my last post (in bold): I'll try to explain what I did originally, not knowing everything that would be required to transfer, so you can better understand my situation. Just before my first computer died I saved my Music folder containing iTunes, Library, and Playlists folders to an external drive, so I no longer have programs, sub-folders or other information rooted in my first computer. I then downloaded iTunes to my second computer (Dell Vostro 1520, WindowsXP). I then dragged my Music folder from the external drive to iTunes 11.1.5.5 music tab and near as I can tell the library was transferred because in the Songs tab, the tracks are there in duplicate, one with the exclamation at the left and one that functions playback. (However, my total song number is doubled and that can be addressed later if it doesn't impede anything). In individual playlists each track within has a “not connected” mark. I have an extensive playlist catalogue so I would rather not have to reconnect them one by one. Can you think of a solution where I don't have to do that? Would you like more info? Aragorn

How do transfer my songs AND playlists from iPOD classic to a NEW laptop

How do you transfer both songs AND playlists from an iPOD to a new laptop? I have read a few posts about this, but none seem to talk about transfering the PLAYLISTS. I understand there is a manual method since the iPOD is essentially viewed as a hard drive by a windows based machine/PC and there are third party applications to provide a more automated process.
So can playlists be transferred? If so how? Or will i need to recreate all my playlists? It is not the end of world, rather just tedious. Are there any "gotchas"?
Thanx

I also have a similar problem. Lap top crashed - new lap top have VISTA (I know...).
Using my ipod as a external hard drive - I have loaded all the tunes onto a new folder on the desk top. I then loaded all the files into the itunes library and have upload them on the new itunes on the new lap top - all good. They are now on the new itunes library and my ipod
However NONE of my purchased items have been transfered. Issue is that the files on the Desktop folder will not show which are purchesed and which are imported from CD - how do I find and then transfer my purchased songs...
Thanks

How to Transfer Songs and Videos from iPod to Computer(For Mac/Windows)

Have an iPod? Often worry about your songs and videos in your iPod will be erased caused by unknown reasons? Or want to backup your files in iPod to your computer but just dont't know how?
Now with these powerful and easy-to-use software-Aiseesoft[b]iPod to Computer Transfer and Aiseesoft iPod to Mac Transfer, which can transfer all the iPod things to your computer, most importantly is it supports all the iPods, from the oldest one to iPod nano-chromatic, all of those problems can be solved easily!
For Windows users:
Make preparation:
Dowload and install Aiseesoft iPod to Computer Transfer
Step 1: Connect your iPod to your computer via USB cable. After done, the iPod icon and its library and playlists will appear in the Device list.
Step 2: Launch Aiseesoft iPod to Computer Transfer and all the content of your iPod, including music and videos will display, screenshot as follows:
Step 3: Select the files to be transferred to your computer by click them. Ctrl key for multi-files select.
Step 4: click the "Start Transfer " button below the list to begin transferring files from iPod to computer, the transfer will be finished in a short while.
Tip:
(1) For your convinience you can click the button next to "Start Transfer " and a dialogue pops up and you can select the detailed category of your songs or videos.
(2) Key functions
* Easily backup/recovery iPod music to PC
* Backup artists, albums, ratings and play lists
* Transfer speed is ultimately high
* Backup video files as well as audio files
* Compatible with all iPod models, including: iPod, iPod Nano,iPod shuffle, etc.
* Easy single-step transfer: directly transfer music from iPod to PC, no need of any mid step
* Automatic transfer: Automatically detect your hardware and decide the best transfer mode
For Mac users:
Step 1: Download and install Aiseesoft iPod to Mac Transfer.
Step 2: Connect iPod to your computer, and then the software can automatically load your iPod into it.
The user interface of the software will show you the version of your iPod, the used and left space on your iPod.
Step 3: Select any one of all the contents or all of your iPod from the left menu and music, videos and pictures will be automatically displayed. See screenshot as follows:
Step 4: Select the files you want to transfer by clicking the square icon.
Step 5: Click “iPod to Mac” button, and then a pop-up window will appear for you to place your transferred files.
Wait! Only a few seconds all is OK.
Don't hesitate, just have a try now!
Notes:
You can see more useful information on Helpful Guides Page.

Sync movies to iPad
http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Guide/ss/How-To-Sync-An-iPad-With-iTunes-Music-Mov ies-Apps_4.htm

Old Hard Drive Fried! How To Add Photos and Music from iPod to iTunes

Hello! I'm in serious need of some help.
My old hard drive died without any warning, so I lost everything that was on it. Luckily, my iPod is full of very important photos and all of my music.
How do I transfer these images and mp3s into iTunes on my new computer?
I've lost everything else, so the last thing I want to do is lose the only photos I have left along with the gigs and gigs of music I spent months gathering and organizing.
Please let me know the surest way to transfer these images and music files from my iPod into iTunes.
Thank you so much for your help! This event has saddened and exhausted me completely.
All the best,
Sunshine
Toshiba Satellite Windows XP

If you have any iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers has been introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows. The procedure is a bit involved but if you're interested it's posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. This is just a selection, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, they are generally quite straightforward. You can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
iGadget Windows Only
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
PodPlayer Windows Only
CopyPod Windows Only
If your iPod is set to update automatically take care when connecting back to your computer and an empty iTunes. You will get a message that your iPod 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 songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and 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. Don't uncheck Sync Music it will be unchecked by default when you choose the manual setting: Managing content manually on iPod
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 again. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up in case you have problems again. External drives are comparatively inexpensive these days and you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.
For some additional ways to retrieve photos from an iPod try:
iPodPhotoCopy Windows only
CopyPodPhoto Windows only
iPod Photo Liberator Mac & Windows
Use Disk Mode to copy photos from iPod

How to Restore Library and Playlists to Newly Wiped Hard Drive

Due to Windows problem, I had to reformat my hard drive.
Before I did, I copied the entire My Documents folder, including My Music and the iTunes music files and the My Playlist text files to a second hard drive - the D drive - in the same tree structure as they existed on the C drive.
I do NOT want the music files on the C: Drive - I want the music files on the new D: storage drive. I want iTunes on the C drive but knowing the music files are on the D drive.
I installed the iPod disc onto the newly cleaned C: Drive and downloaded iTunes ver 6.
Now I would like to have my iTunes library and playlists back just as they were but I am confused over the ADD FILE and ADD FOLDER commands.
Add Folder appears to copy the full music files back to the C Drive, which I do not want.
Add File appears to add the meta data, the library list, and
the playlists to iTunes, but when you go to play a track, the program says it cannot do so because it can't find the music file. To tell each track the new location of the music file listed means I would have to edit over 1200 line items -- even though I already told the program where the
music files would be.
Before trying to add the library and playlists as files, I went into EDIT, Prefences, Advanced and changed the iTunes folder location from
c:\mydocuments\mymusic\itunes\itunesmusic to
D:\mydocuments\mymusic\itunes\itunesmusic
Earlier I had used the Add Folder option and it copied all the music files to the C: drive. I had to delete them and
try something else.
What must I do to transfer just the meta data and keep the actual music files on the D drive?
Dell 8250 desktop Windows XP

The XML file is less important (See the link that Katrina provided above).
First re-install the iTunes program (if you have not already).
Make sure that the music folders and files are copied to the exact same location they were in prior to the PC Restore. If they were running on the C: drive, you'll need to place them there at first, then move them within iTunes.
Then copy the original ITL file you saved into the 'iTunes' folder, replacing the newly created (and smaller) ITL file that was created when you reinstalled iTunes.
Open iTunes and the Library should be as it was prior to the Restore.
To move the files to your D: drive keeping iTunes 'informed' see this link:
http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=721335&messageID=1316838
Post back if you still have questions.

My computer crashed. I want to retrieve my library and transfer to my new computer. How do I do this? Can I salvage my library?

My old computer crashed. I have not been able to add any tunes to my iPod because my entire library was on my old "dead" computer. Can I salvage my library and put it on my new laptop? How do I do this?

You can download purchased items from I tunes. Other music like from ripped CD's will be gone unless you backed them up.

Having trouble transferring library and playlists from PC to new iMac

I just purchased a new iMac and I have imported my music via a hard drive from my PC to the Mac. I have the library and the playlists in the Mac but I do not have the play counts. I would also like to sync my iPhone to the iMac library but it wants to erase all the data on my iPhone and replace it with the stuff from the iMac library. Am I doing something wrong? How can I get my library from the PC to the Mac correctly? Any help would be great! Thanks!

Your phone is telling me you ended up not really moving the old library but somehow created a new library. An i-device can only sync with one library at a time and your phone is reacting as though it never saw this library.
iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music [library] to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527 - a somewhat bewildering and not always easily understandable set of options.
Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive. Open iTunes and immediately hold down the Option (alt) key (shift on Windows), then guide it to the new location of the iTunes Library.itl file in the moved iTunes folder.
For the record there's this reference for iTunes 11 but it really doesn't strike me as having the specifics you need. iTunes 11 for Mac: Move your library to another computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12168
Windows users see tip at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18879381

How to manually delete and album from iPod Nano v 1.1.3

Dear Forum Members:
I want to manually delete an album or two from my iPod Nano. I am have trouble getting iTunes to sync as the sync button is grey in iTunes 11.3 (on XP OS / Desktop). I don't know how to delete an Album to free up space on iPod Nano either. I just want to occasionally swap out a CD from my iPod Nano (i.e., delete one Album, add one, and so on).
My iPod Nano is completely full and has no capacity to add new Albums, yet the iPod still works and I don't want to throw it away.
Please help!
Thanks,
CB

Hi cbbond,
It sounds like you want to remove some but not all of the music from your iPod nano. If you choose to Manually manage music and videos in iTunes, as shown in the article below, you can choose to delete specific albums and tracks from the device.
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
If you're still unable to delete the specific album after setting up manual management, try restoring the iPod and syncing music to it again.
Restoring iPod to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339
I hope this helps.
-Jason

How to transfer files and playlists from separate drives

I have my iTunes library on an external hard drive, but the iTunes is on the old G3 iMac.
I want to transfer the music files and the iTunes prefs (eg playlists) to a newer laptop.
Both the iMac and the hard drive have firewire connections.
How do I go about doing this?
Thanks,
Boris

I would probably try using the migration assistant utility. Go to Applications > Utilities > Migration Assistant. Otherwise, it might work to simply copy the iTunes folder on your old mac to the new one but I'm not sure about this.

Computer died...now how can I retrieve keyword tags from my old hard drive?

I got a new computer and installed Elements 9.0 on it. I am retrieving the pics from my old hard drive just fine but I seem to have lost the majority of my old keyword tags. Any help? Thanks.

If you didn't write the keyword tags to all the photos when your old computer was working, you can't get the tags back by simply retrieving the photos.
You'll need to retrieve the entire catalog directory. When you open that old catalog on your new computer, all your photos will be listed as "missing". Use the Reconnect All Missing Files to connect them by browsing to their current location.
Ken

Computer crashed- all new now. How to bring library and playlists from Ipod

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for