HT1473 My daughter has a new computer, how do we transfer her ipod music to the new laptop. Sync seems to want to delete it all

Sorry the question was in the title. A new laptop for christmas...I thought by downloading itunes to it when I plugged in the ipod it would just download the music to het itunes library as they are on the same apple id. does not seem to be the case....is there an easy way or not? It is a compaq CQ58 and has all the itunes up to date.

Connect the new iPod to the computer she used to sync with the old iPod. The restore from backup. The apps and music have to be in the iTunes library to be restored to the iPod.
For how to restore see the restoring topic of:
iOS: How to back up
If the computer does not have her iTunes purchases they can be redownloaded by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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There is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod, this is just a selection. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, they are generally quite straightforward.
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You can also use a keyboard command to prevent your iPod auto-syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on Windows hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys (on a Mac hold down the Option and Command (⌥ and ⌘) keys). This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 20 to 30 seconds depending on your computer. Then go to Edit>Preferences>iPod and check the "Manually manage songs and playlists" box.
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, 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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My daughter has used my computer to log into iTunes and download music but now it won't let me download recently purchased music from my iPad onto my computer. I want to transfer the recently purchased songs onto my iPod so how can I do this now? iTunes now says that I have to wait another 55 days! There must be a way to do this since I have paid for them.

In iTunes sign out of your daughters Apple ID and sign in with your own.

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No it's not stealing. They have an allowance that you can share with so many computers/devices. You'll have to authorize her computer to play/use anything bought on your acct. You can do this under the Store menu at top when iTunes is open on her computer.
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See this http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Also, follow the steps given here...
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I am new to itunes and ipods. I have never really been a fan but I want to be. I purchased an i pod from a friend which had some music on it and also put some music on it from my computer. No problem with that. I then deleted my library on my computer and only have the songs on my ipod. I would now like to transfer those songs back to my library. If i press the sync button in itunes it says it will erase all files on my ipod and put my new library songs on it. Is there any way to transfer my ipod music to the library?

iTunes only allows you to transfer music purchased from iTunes because of copyright laws. You would need to search the internet for a 3rd party app that allows you to transfer the non-purchased music or get them from the original source, i.e. CD, other music site, etc.

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Open itunes, in the Store menu, select Authorize Computer. This will allow you to sync purchased music from your computer to your device.
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iCloud isn't designed to free up space on your iPad. It's designed to sync your data to other devices you have connected to your iCloud account, and to store your backups. It will only store your pictures as part of your overall iPad backup, but they cannot then be accessed except by restoring the entire backup back to your iPad. iCloud will only store your music if you subscribe to iTunes Match, which is separate from your iCloud account.
If you need to free up space on your iPad, you can import your photos to your computer and delete them off your iPad as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083. You can also remove some or all of your music by unchecking the songs you don't want on your iPad on the Music tab of your iTunes sync settings and syncing.

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The music sync is one wa - copmputer to ipod. The only exception is itunes purchases.
It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your comptuer. Use your backup to put everything back

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If your iPod is set to update automatically you'll get a message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all the songs from your iPod. When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you use our iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. Also when using most of the utilities listed below your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
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TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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My PC crashed and i lost my itunes. Most of it was recorded music of my CD;s but some had been downloaded. I downloaded a new version of itunes onto my new laptop but when i try to psync it with my ipod it tells me it will wipe what is on there. I get the reason for this, otherwise i could just upload all my music to someone elses pc but is there a way around this? I also seem to have lost my downloaded music. Thanks, any help greatly appreciated

This is a very useful article by turingtest
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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

How can i transfer my ipod music into my PC?

I recently got a new computer because my old desktop crashed,
How can i transfer all my ipod thats in my ipod touch 1st gen?
Obviously i know you cant do it in itunes but is there a program that does this?

If you havn't bothered maintaining a backup of your content then see this post https://discussions.apple.com/message/11646661?messageID=11646661&#11646661

HT1473 My daughter has a new computer, how do we transfer her ipod music to the new laptop. Sync seems to want to delete it all

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