Computer Crashed before I could make backup.

My computer crashed before I could make a backup of my library. Can I some how recover on a different computer without a backup?
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Do you at least have your music, videos, photos etc on an ipod?

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My computer crashed before I could unsync my iPod!

Alright, so, my computer crashed before I could unsync my iPod from the iTunes installed on it and before I could save my music to CD. It's now dead and long gone-- a hopeless cause.
IS THERE ANY WAY TO MOVE THE MUSIC FROM MY IPOD TO MY NEW LAPTOP?
And to transfer the new things on my laptop to my iPod?
Someone PLEASE help.

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. 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. 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. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button: Managing content manually on iPod
You can also use a keyboard command to prevent your iPod auto-syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on Windows with iTunes 7.3 installed hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys. This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 20 to 30 seconds depending on your computer: iTunes 7.3 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of content from other sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However 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. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
iRepo Mac and Windows
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
There is also a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows or a Mac. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the 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. 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.

My old computer crashed before I could de-install cloud - how do I get it on my new computer?

I got Creative Cloud through my school last semester. Just a month ago, my computer crashed and I had to have my hard drive replaced, losing my entire creative cloud. I got a new computer and tried to reinstall cloud but when I put in my depemption it says that its already been redeemed. Which, I would expect, since I was never able to deactivate cloud on my last harddrive.
How do I go about getting the programs onto my computer now?

You simply sign in with your Adobe ID in CC app. There is no need to run the redemption procedure just for a reinstall. If you need to reset activations, contact support by web chat.
Mylenium

My old computer crashed before I could deauthorise it.

I had an iMac G5 that totally crashed without the itunes being deauthorised before I sold it to an enthusiast. It still wasn't working when I sold it.
How do I deathorise that computer?
blessed be
Samantha

You don't until you have reached the max of 5 authorized computers.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

Computer crashed before I could sync new songs onto ipod

I was wondering if there is a way to effectively "repurchase" the songs I just bought, without actually paying again. I purchased a bunch and burned them onto a CD before I lost my entire Itunes library in a crash. Unfortunately, that CD has some sound quality issues, I think because I burned it at maximum speed, my bad.
I feel like Itunes should be allowing me to get those songs without having to sync them from my Ipod, as in, I go into my Itunes Store purchase history and put those all on my "new" library. Is this just wishful thinking?

You could try contacting the iTunes Music Store Customer Service and you might be able to persuade them to sanction a second free download. There have been occasional reports in the iTunes forum of this happening, however just be aware that they are not under any obligation to do so: iTunes Store: Purchased content can be downloaded only once
If you click on the link at the bottom of this page you'll be able to email your query: iTMS Customer Service

IPod is disabled and last synched computer crashed before I could connect my iPod

My iPod Touch says iPod is disabled try again in 22 048 694 minutes. No idea why as I did not enter the password incorrectly so many times. I cannot sync the iPod with last laptop it was synched with as it crashed and is not repairable. I now try with a newly authorised pc and it says that the pin code on the device must be entered which is not possible since it is disabled.
Please help if you know what I can try.
Thank you.
Found the answer right after submitting the question - thanks anyway

Place the iPod in recovery mode and then restore. You will have to restore to a "new" iPod since you do not have a backup. You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
For recovery mode:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore

Computer crashed before I got a chance to transfer purchases to Ipod!

My computer crashed before i got a chance to transfer my whole ipod library. So long story short i paid for an audiobook and I never got the chance to transfer onto my ipod, now I have paid for it but I have never had the chance to listen to it.

If you are now using iTunes on a different computer, or simply just had to replace your hard drive, once you sign in to iTunes, go to your account / purchase history.
Next to the item you downloaded (although you never got to listen it it) you will see the "order number" for the audiobook you downloaded.
Include that order number AND title of the audiobook in your problem report. Explain in as much detail as you can remember that your computer crashed sometime after your purchase.
It is very possible that whatever tech receives your problem report can reset this download for your account.
Once you get it again, make sure you backup your collection. I have all my stuff saved on an external hard drive.
Best of luck to you!

If my computer crashes can I use a backup disk to recover it

If my computer crashes can I use a backup disk to recover it
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there are multiple ways to recover OS to factory settings... here are we go.
1) please try running f11 recovery which will install the OS using recovery partition. thats the easiest way to fix the issue. just tap the f11 key at the time of powering on the computer.
2) incase F11 is not working and you have created the media, use your own recovert media which was created on same computer.
3) incase none of them (f11 and self created dvd/cds) work and you have to get DVDs from HP. Order DVDs from HP and use them to re-install OS.
This should help get the media.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=bph07143
alternatively, Please visit www.hp.com ; select country from the bottom left handside if you are outside USA.
now please select "support and drivers" > now click drivers & software> input model number of your computer. (if the list is populated incase similar models are there in this series, select the model you have)
select the OS you recieved this with computer and click next > now you should get one option "order recovery media - select that and under that you have type of media available. select and media you want.
incase you have issue in ordering media; you can try after sometime and/or contact HP support to get the media ordered.
also for few countries or products recovery order online may not be available; in such cases, please visit region/country website ( www.hp.com and select country). click connect with HP and contact HP. email/phone support numbers are available, please contact support team to place an order for your product in specific country(if available).
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My computer crashed before i was able to deactivate my Visual Communicator 3 software. Please help! I have my disc, but cannot activate my software again. I have several projects that I cannot access. Please help!

My computer crashed before I was able to deactivate my Visual Communicator 3 software. Please help! I have my disc, but cannot activate my program again. I have projects that I cannot access. Please help!

I wish I could help, but I am in a similar situation.
I need to deactivate it because we are getting rid of the computer it is on and are buying a new one. When I go to Help there is no Deactivate option. The only options are: "Help", "Hide Coach", "Tip of the Day", "Adobe Website", "Technical Support Website", "Frequently Asked Questions", "Check for Updates", "Register", "Download e-License..." (Greyed out), "Return e-License..." (Greyed out) and "About Adobe Visual Communicator 3". I spoke with support through chat and they said my product was no longer supported.
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My PC crashed before I could get an iTunes Export

My PC crashed before I could get an iTunes export and now I have a new Mac, I want to transfer everything to my Mac, but I have not been able to get it to work. I have access to the backup that has my most recent iTunes before my crash (now two months old) but when ever I connect my iPhone it says it wants to erase the device and then add when I have attempted to restore.
Is there any way to get it to sync? I have newer apps on the iPhone that are not on my iTunes because of the crash, and I do not want to loose them.

Let's try a standalone Apple Mobile Device Support install. It still might not install, but fingers crossed any error messages will give us a better idea of the underlying cause of why it's not installing under normal conditions.
Download and save a copy of the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe) installer file to your hard drive:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install the free trial version of WinRAR:
http://www.rarlab.com/
Right-click the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe), and select "Extract to iTunesSetup" (or "Extract to iTunes64Setup"). WinRAR will expand the contents of the file into a folder called "iTunesSetup" (or "iTunes64Setup").
Go into the folder and doubleclick the AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi (or AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi) to do a standalone AMDS install.
(If it offers you the choice to remove or repair, choose "Remove", and if the uninstall goes through successfully, see if you can reinstall by doubleclicking the AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi again.)
Does it install (or uninstall and then reinstall) properly for you? If so, can you get a normal iTunes install to go through properly now?
If instead you get an error message during the install (or uninstall), let us know what it says. (Precise text, please.)

System crashed before I could print an Itunes gift card. How do I get it back?

System crashed before I could print an Itunes gift card. How do I get it back?

When you redeem the gift card through iTunes on the computer, it goes onto your account which will allow you to purchase any item via your computer or your iPod becuase it is on your account

I need to get 4.0.1 installed. Iwas given a link to go to a library of folders where I can get it but my firefox 5.0 crashed before I could get there and I lost that link.

I need to get the link where I can find the 4.0.1 download file. I was given a link to go to a library of folders where I can get it but my firefox 5.0 crashed before I could get there and I lost that link.

I forgot to delete my quicktime704.pkg file before I ran the 7.0 reinstall. Once I did that, the 7.0 and 6.5 reinstalls worked!

We have three computers in the house--2 crashed before I could deauthorize home sharing. Now, with my new MacAir, the total computers in our household is 3 but home sharing will not allow me to add the other device.

We have three computers in the house (iMac, MacAir and the new MacAir I just received) in addition to 2 iPhones and 2 iPads. 2 Macbook Pros are no longer in use (both crashed before home sharing could be deauthorized) but now I have reached my maximum device allowance (5), even though only 2 computers are currently active. How can I reset the authorized computer numbers?

You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. Otherwise you can "deauthorize all" from your iTunes account.
Open iTunes on a computer
From the Store menu, select "View my Account..."
Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
Under "Computer Authorizations" select "Deauthorize All".
Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "deauthorize all" your authorized computers, authorize each one as required.

How do I retrieve my music library after a complete computer crash. I have a backup on a flash drive and I can access my Itunes account but my play lists and music are gone.

How do you retrieve downloaded music and playlists after a complete computer crash. I can log into my Itunes account and make purchases but my music library is gone. I have an external backup on a flash drive but for some reason the music does not show up there either. It's like I have a brand new account and have to start all over. Itunes must have an archive I can access to get my music back, right?
Maya

Playlists should be part of your backup copy.
You can redownload some purchases in some countries:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

HT1727 My old computer died before i could put my new itunes purchases on it. Is there anyway to get them to my new computer? The hard drive somehow fried and is of no use.

I had just purchased like $30 worth of new songs and my old computer. two days later it died on me before i could upload them onto my ipod touch. i tired to get geek squad at best buy to transfer all of my music from my old computer to the new one but they said it could not be done since i somehow fried the hard drive. so i was wondering if there is anyway to get at least my newly purchased songs back? i got my old purchased songs off of the ipod i just want the new ones.

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your comptuer for this very reason.
Use your backup copy to put everything back.
If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup, not good, then you can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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