I have 4 devices all varying ages and versions how do I get them all to one account?

I have 2 old iPods with a shared itunes account but different email accounts synced to a computer we no longer have.
I have an old iPad (4.xxx I don't know what version) that when first synced to the old computer crashed it and the reason we no longer have it. So we bought a new laptop and we are afraid to plug the iPad it into. So we just didn't for two years. And as a bonus I have no clue as to what email i tried to sync it to at the time or password used.
And that email address may have been one that was hacked and disabled.
I have a fairly new iPhone that is synced to my work email.
I would like to update everything but don't even know where to start. Baby steps, help please, as I am obviously a gadget geek with NO actual gadget / computer/ apple skills. And lazy as I haven't worried about any of this until the iPad kept crashing all the time and the iPhone wanted me to update but I am scared to.
Jedi masters, any idea where to start?
Thank you,
Hannah

Hannah Bean wrote:
I have 2 old iPods with a shared itunes account but different email accounts synced to a computer we no longer have.
I have an old iPad (4.xxx I don't know what version) that when first synced to the old computer crashed it and the reason we no longer have it. So we bought a new laptop and we are afraid to plug the iPad it into. So we just didn't for two years. And as a bonus I have no clue as to what email i tried to sync it to at the time or password used.
And that email address may have been one that was hacked and disabled.
I have a fairly new iPhone that is synced to my work email.
When you say sync'd to email do you mean you have multiple AppleIDs you have used for these devices?
You don't "sync to email".

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