Help me access my library!

Okay, so the laptop that I have my ipod synced to is no longer working and I can't access anything on it, including my iTunes library... I have been trying to access it on other computers but am only able to get on my iTunes account. I really want to add more music to my library but it is on the broken laptop (it's a PC) and I am just wondering if there is ANY way that I can get to my library on other computer??

Hello Regina,
It sounds like you don't have the original computer that you synced your iPod with, and you would like to add more music to your iPod without losing the music that is already on the iPod.
You can find steps under the section titled "Manual Mode" in the following article to sync your iPod with the new computer without erasing the iPod nano's contents:
Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1202
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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