HT4914 I will soon be getting a new PC and I'd hate to lose all the music I've purchased/downloaded from places other than iTunes , is iMatch my solution or am I out of luck?

From what I've read I think this is my solution , but I'm still unsure.

The general question of copying all user data and settings to a new computer is really out of scope for this forum - however, Microsoft does have tools and tutorials on their site on how to do this (details will vary depending on the version(s) of Windows running on your old and new computers. A Google search for "Windows transfer data to new computer" should provide useful results.
Detailed instructions specific to iTunes also depend on the version(s) of Windows you're running, and on how your current iTunes library is organized. If you can post a response with answers to the following questions I can point you in the right direction.
What version of Windows in running on your old computer?
What version of Windows is running on your new computer?
Do you have either:
a network that both old and new computers are connected to, or
an external (USB) hard drive?
What version of iTunes are you running on the old computer?
Now, on your old computer run iTunes (I'll assume for now that its running version 11), press Ctrl-B if the menu bar is not visible, then select Edit > Preferences > Advanced. You should get a window that looks like this:
What is shown as the "iTunes Media folder location" (1)?
Is the box labeled "Keep iTunes Media folder organized" (2) checked?
Is the box labeled "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library" (3) checked?

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for purchases from the iTunes store do this:
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for everything else check out this post by Zevoneer.

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plarkin wrote:
should I do a full reset of TM (per the instructions at the link below) prior to setting up the TC?
I'd start by just selecting the new destination. Do the "full reset" if you have trouble with that.
do I need to set up the network portion first and then turn on TM?
That might make things easier.
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In other words, does the initial setup of the TC from my mini happen wirelessly or over Ethernet?
Either way should work fine.
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See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

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See:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
or
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
If you have a 2G iPod those can only go to iOS 4.2.1. A 3G and 4G to the current 5.1.1. A 1G to 3.1.3
Identifying iPod models
To update:
iOS: How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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Just to be safe, make a backup of your entire iTunes directory.
Restore computer or do whatever it is you need to do.
Restore your media and other important documents.
Install iTunes.
Try using search next time... this gets asked way too frequently.

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