Help transferring music to windows from classic.. Please!

When I connect the iPod classic it is recognized in iTunes, but will not sync at all. I cannot add any of the music to the iTunes library, it only stays on the iPod. I tried:
1) using disk mode, however, all of the songs in my iPod do not show in the music folder.
2) dragging and dropping from iTunes (under the device) to both flash drive and desktop, iTunes does not allow either.
3) exporting, which only creates an m3u file and does not help.
Please help! Thank you!!

iDevices are not and have never been backup devices.
Move or copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder from the old computer to the new computer, then simply sync the device.

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