How do I sync My classic 160g to a new computer without losing music?

I have had my classic synced to the same PC for about 4 years or so. The PC is outdated, and I am finally getting rid of it as I built it over 10 years ago. I want to sync my Ipod to my newer laptop, but do not want to lose any of my music, as some of it was loaded by CD's that I may or may not have anymore. Can someone help me? Thanks!

The best solution is to move all the music to a removable hard drive, and then connect that hard drive to the new computer. If you keep the music at the same path and drive letter, you can probably just move over your .itl files just fine. I did that when I replaced my PC with a laptop, and had no problems.

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