How do I transfer ratings from my iPod to iTunes?

Hi, I've read this same question about a billion times on multiple sites, and the two most common answers are
1) you can't, use some 3rd party software, duplicate your whole libary, start over, etc
2) turn on auto sync.
Here's my confusion: I have no problem turning on autosync, as my library and ipod have the same songs, but I have been on "manually manage" for a long time and I don't want to lose the thousands of ratings I have done since I stopped using autosync. I'm cool with going back to autosync as long as my ratings stay, but I am not confident that they will.
Thanks to anyone who can confidently let me know if clicking autosync will or will not delete the ratings from my ipod.

If this is a different computer from the one you originally set the iPod with then yes, changing to Autosync will erase all content from the device and replace it with what it is in your iTunes library. The erasing of content includes your ratings.
Your only option is third party software at this point as you are already aware.
B-rock

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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.
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