Computer crashed, songs not backed up, want to add from Nano
I lost my music library when my old computer crashed...have a new system and wanted to add the existing songs from my iPod Nano to my new computer, but it doesn't seem to be an option...is there any way that I can do this...or am I out of luck??
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Yes, you can copy songs from your iPod to iTunes.
You can't directly sync or drag music from your iPod to iTunes library, however.
If your iTunes is set for "Automatic" in "Preferences -> iPod" (the default setting), connecting your iPod to iTunes now would automatically delete all the content off your iPod. This action cannot be reversed.
Instead, hold the "Shift" and "Ctrl" keys together for about 20-30 seconds as soon as your iPod displays “do not disconnect” to prevent this automatic syncing from happening.
Now, onto the transferring. There are a couple of ways to copy the songs over to your computer.
You can try the method of manually copying songs from your iPod to your computer by accessing your iPod's hard drive.
See this link for the details:
MacMuse - Transferring iPod songs to iTunes
If you would like a program to do this for you in a more automatic way, then select one you'd like to use from this list.
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
PodPlayer Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
I hope this helps you,
-Kylene
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