Empty Library (Need iPod music transferred to iTunes) Looking for McMuse

I am attempting to get music from my iPod to my iTunes library (which all of a sudden is empty). I have read the posting from back in 2005 and attempted the fix. Am having several problems. NEED HELP, PLEASE...
Anyone who has had success getting the music from your iPod to your empty iTunes please advise....my email is [email protected]
Thanks

Hold down shift and ctrl keys, while holding them connect the iPod and hold them til iTUnes opens and list the iPod then let go. Rightclick the ipod hit options then check "Enable Disk Usage"
Now third party programs like yamipod http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/ can read and copy iPOd. Also check out the iLounge artical on this and there steps using ppodutil http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/

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"Can I somehow get the music on the iPod back into iTunes when it was not saved into a music folder on the iPod?"
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Senuti Mac Only
iPodRip Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPod.iTunes Mac Only
PodView Mac Only
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
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"Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I plug the iPod into the computer, iTunes will sync with it and erase all of the music on the iPod to match the empty library on the computer, right?"
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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 quite a small outlay.

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Ok ill start from the beginning. I had to restart my file on my computer because my Photoshop wasn't working. So everything went. Now I'm trying to get all of my music from my iPod to my iTunes, if I sync, I'll lose it all. And when I try to find the files via My Computer, the computer registers it as a digital camera, so I can't just copy the folder from there. I've tried using Discover but that was a waste of my time. Is there any other way of getting my music to iTunes?

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Syncing Purchased Content
iTunes automatically syncs songs, albums, podcasts, and applications you’ve
downloaded or purchased on iPod touch to your iTunes library when you connect
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iPod touch.
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Regards,
Steve M.
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