Copy app from device back into iTunes (manually)

Hello,
while looking through my library I discovered that a few apps had just miraculously disappeared from iTunes. Two I can't download, because they are not available for download any more.
But I still have them both on my devices.
How can I copy them back to the computer? Because if something happens in the future they will be lost forever and I paid money for them!

turingtest2 wrote:
But it will only transfer the apps (and other purchases) that are on your device and not in your library.
That's exactly what I wanted.

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(mix of CD sourced and iTunes shop sourced)

I can't believe there's no answer to this. Apple wants to charge customers for support but this has got to be happening thousands of times a day what with Windows OS reinstalls being what they are-numerous! Please let me know if/when you get a reply, thx!

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My hard drive crashed on my PC - how do I get the 24 GB of music off my iPhone and back into iTunes?

You should be able to:
Backup the device to the new installation
Transfer your purchases into a newly authorized library
Recover any other media using third party tools as suggested in this post from forum regular Zevoneer
Restore the device from the backup
This process should switch the association of the device to the new library, preserving the data and settings in your apps.
May also be prudent to attempt a backup to iCloud directly from the device before you start... Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > iCloud Backup > On. It won't save any media but it would preserve the general account settings and documents in case anything goes wrong while you are trying to extract your other data.
When you get it all fixed, make a backup!
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How to import from iPod back into iTunes?

Old computer (with iTunes synched to iPod) crashed and died suddenly, with effectively no recovery ability for iTunes Library.
'No problem', I thought, because the music's all still there in the iPod...right?
Yes, but I know see iTunes 'synch' function wants to delete the iPod music because it doesn't match the music now in the (newly downloaded onto the new computer) iTunes Library.
Any ideas on how to sync music backwards, i.e. from the iPod back to iTunes???

I can't speak for other people or other systems, but after a puter crash (and recovery) here's how I got all my iPod songs back into iTunes using Windows XP:
1) While holding Ctrl+Shift, plug in iPod to computer (via USB cable).
2) Still holding Ctrl+Shift, if iTunes opens, close it.
3) Open My Computer (on Desktop) and click on iPod.
4) Find file called "iPod Control" and copy it.
5) Create new folder (anywhere) and paste "iPod Control" there. It will take several minutes to load.
6) Right click on new copy of "iPod Control", choose "Properties" and uncheck attributes "Read Only" and "Hidden".
7) Disconnect iPod from computer and open iTunes.
8) Click "File" at upper left then click "Add File to Library".
9) Browse for your new folder, open it to find "Music", open "Music" to find "F00, F01, F02, etc.
10) Open "F00" and hit Ctrl+A to select all files in "F00", then choose "Open" from popup menu. Files will copy to iTunes.
11) Repeat procedure for "F01", "F02", etc. until all files are copied.
12) Do not delete new folder.

Question About Copying Tracks From a CD Into iTunes

Newbie here.
I currenly have about 700 songs on my Ipod Touch. (I put them on there from several old CD's I have of Napster tunes which I obtained when Napster was, well, you know . . . let's just say I donwloaded these tunes a long, long time ago.)
Anyway - so now I want to load a commercial CD onto my Ipod. "Spamalot," as a matter of fact. I put the CD into my computer, open up iTunes and press the magic button to import all of the tracks from the CD into iTunes. And it does it, very quickly, as a matter of fact.
The only problem is that all of the songs on the CD (25 of them) are scattered throughout the 700 songs already in my library. I have to spend way too much time hunting them down and schlepping them into my newly created Spamalot playlist.
Surely there is a better way to do this. I would think that I should be able to create a playlist and then load all of the songs from any CD directly into the playlist.
How do you do that?

What I would like to do is (1) create a playlist and then (2) copy or import tunes from a CD directly into the playlist I have just created.
From what I am hearing, I don't think that can be done. From what I am hearing here, you must first import the tunes into your iTunes general music library and THEN move them into a playlist.
no you can't do it directly, music must be imported into the library first, then copied into the playlist. i'm not sure why you would need to - sure it would save part of the work if you could do it all at the same time, but it's not exactly difficult to import, then create a playlist.
you could create the playlist before you import and add the tracks in as they are importing, but that's not much easier than creating it afterwards.
HOWEVER
Have you considered my 'Smart Playlist' suggestion? I think this will do what you want. Smart Playlists update automatically to coincide with any relevant changes in the itunes library. If you create a Smart Playlist with the album title, as tracks that have that album title are imported into itunes, they will automatically go into the Smart Playlist.

Itunes got erased, can i transfer from Ipod back into itunes?

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I did an update to my Apple and all of my itunes and iphoto got erased. The songs are still listed but there are exclamations next to each song and they wont play. I didnt have it backed up in time machine because i didnt realize i had to (im a new mac owner and currently in the process of hooking up my time machine). However, I still have every song and picture still on my IPOD Classic. Is there anyway to transfer them from the ipod back into my computer, or are they erased from my computer for good? Any assistance is greatly appreciated!

Be very careful when connecting an iPod full of music to an empty iTunes library.There is very real risk of permanently losing all the music.
To prevent auto sync, before you connect the iPod go to iTunes/preferences and select "devices", then select "disable automatic syncing for iPhones and iPods".
An alternative method is to connect the iPod whilst holding down the 'Command + Option' keys and do not let them go until your iPod appears in iTunes.
If you see a message that your iPod is associated with a different library and asks if you want to link to a new one, make sure you press "Cancel".
If you should click on "Erase and Sync" will erase all the content currently on your iPod and it will be replaced with the content of the iTunes library you just connected to.
When you've pressed cancel your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list under "devices" and allow you to change the update setting to manage the iPod content manually, and that will let you use your iPod for the time being without the risk of accidentally erasing the contents.
Then do any of the following to transfer your music from iPod back to the computer/iTunes.
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.
Try iPodDisk. This is a program designed to transfer music from iPod to computer.
Similar programs are Expod, Yamipod, Senuti and Music Rescue.
If you want to retrieve playlists, iPodRip has the feature enabling you to reconstruct them.
If you copied photos to your iPod using the full resolution option, enable disk use, open your iPod in "my computer" in Windows or Finder on a Mac, open the photos folder then open the "full resolution" folder and drag the photos out of that folder to your desktop. For enabling disk use look here.
Disk Use.
If you only copied the photos as thumbnails, you can't do this so you'll need a program such as this one.
iPod Photo Copy. (Windows only)
iPod Photo Liberator. (both Mac and Windows versions available)
Photos as thumbnails won't be of the original quality when copied back to your computer.

My hard drive crashed - can I transfer songs from iPod back into iTunes?

My computer's hardrive crashed and I had to replace the entire hardrive. (Grrrrrr!) I lost the folder that contained all of my music. I re-downloaded iTunes onto my computer with the new hard drive but now my library is empty. All my songs are still in my iPod...
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As iPod is set to update automatically take care when connecting back to your computer and an empty iTunes. When you connect 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 *No*. Pressing "Yes" 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.
You can also use a keyboard command to prevent your iPod auto-syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on Windows hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys (on a Mac hold down the Option and Command (⌥ and ⌘) 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. Then go to Preferences>iPod and check the "Manually manage songs and playlists" box: Managing Your Songs Manually
You can't sync or drag your music back directly from an iPod to iTunes, the transfer of music 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 but not playlists back to iTunes on Windows 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. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, they are generally quite straightforward.
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
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jjdevney wrote:
I had to reinstall Windows XP, erasing everything on the hard disk. I had saved the music files with backup software, so I now have them back. But iTunes won't add them to my library. I tried importing songs from a new CD to see where iTunes put those files, and then copying an album folder into the same location. But Windows wouldn't copy the files inside the foder. Nearly all the songs were originally taken from CDs in my collection, and the songs are still on my iPod Nano.
Wow,
Wonder why XP won't let you copy files?, perhaps you used a different user name?
Or these are the old DRM versions of the songs? You should be able to log into your iTunes account and authorize the computer and iTunes should recognize the songs.
Well since you have the iPod Nano, you can head over to iLounge and ask them what current third party software works to move your iPod Nano music back to iTunes.
Hope that works out for you

ITunes 11.0.2 is forcing me to sync apps from my iPhone into my Mac AGAIN. This is the new version of iTunes so there is no option to uncheck syncing Apps- how do I stop it from copying apps into my Mac?

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PaulaMS wrote:
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Copy app from device back into iTunes (manually)

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