I have a new iMac. How do I transfer my files from my iPod into Itunes?

How do I transfer my music files from my Ipod to my Imac? It appears to be simple to sync the Imac to the Ipod, but how to I put what I have on my Ipod on my new Imac?

You can't do that because the music is synced to a computer. You can however move an iTunes library from an old computer to a new one.
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I have all my music on my I-pod but I have a new laptop, how do I get the music from my ipod onto itunes?, I have all my music on my I-pod but I have a new laptop, how do I get the music from my ipod onto itunes?

I have all my music on my ipod but I can't get that music onto my new laptop , how do I do that?

At a guess you followed the process in HT1364 - iTunes for Windows: Moving your iTunes Media folder which would have moved the media folder to a new path of your choice. This process leaves the library database files back in the original location of <User's Music>\iTunes. Often people assume that all they need is now on the external drive and wipe the internal drive, or discard their old computer, before backing up the all important iTunes folder. If you have a backup of your user's profile folder from before the upgrade the iTunes library folder should be in there somewhere. Restore it to <User's Music> and your original library should pop back into existence. The external drive would need to have the same drive letter that it had previously.
A more effective way to relocate the library is to move the entire iTunes folder to the external drive, then hold down shift when starting iTunes and keep holding until asked to choose or create a library. You would then choose the file iTunes Library.itl in the iTunes folder on the external drive. If this is the way you moved the library before then that is how you should now reconnect to it. Changing the media folder in preferences doesn't change which .itl database file is opened, nor does double-clicking on an .itl file directly.
If you no longer have the original .itl file then you will have to build a new library and import the media to it. If you need to do this I would recommend you create a new library at F:\iTunes, then move your existing media folders inside F:\iTunes\iTunes Media before importing. This will avoid the creation of duplicates and make sure the library is in the correct shape going forwards.
If you have an iPod or iOS device my scripts ImportDevicePlaylists and SyncStats may well let you recover ratings, play counts & playlists from the device.
When you've fixed up your libray you should consider getting a second external drive to backup to.
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I have a new computer how do I trans my files from my ipod to this new comp

I have a new computer and I want to trans my music to the new computer how do I do this and no I do no have the old computer.

Check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2).
There's also another method. I've successfully tested this across several different Windows PCs.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), there's Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music and playlists etc from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
The above methods may depend on what version of iTunes you are running.
If none of these methods work, try CopyPod.
If you are using iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.

HT1386 My computer was stolen with all my iTunes on it. However, my iPod was not stolen. How do I transfer all files from my iPod to my new computer (purchased files and files I copied from CDs)?

My computer was stolen with all my iTunes on it. However, my iPod was not stolen. How do I transfer all files from my iPod to my new computer (purchased files and files I copied from CDs)?

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Ive just bought a new pc, how can i transfer my music off my ipod into my itunes?

ive just bought a new pc, how can i transfer my music off my ipod into my itunes?

MrMartinOx wrote:
Ive recently bought a new pc ... how do I transfer my whole library from my old (windows 7) pc to new (windows 8) pc
Copy the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder from old computer to /Music/ on new computer.

HT1329 I have imported music files on my iPod Classic which I don't have on my old PC as it had less capacity than the iPod. I now have a new PC and want to transfer the music from the iPod to my new PC so that I have back ups. How can I do this?

How do I move music imported from my old CD collection onto my iPod, which I did not retain on my old PC as there was not enough memory. I no longer have all the CDs so cannot import them to my new PC, so want to copy them directly off my iPod Classic to my new PC.
How do I do that?
Thanks

You cannot do it (transfer song files from iPod to computer) using iTunes, except for songs purchased from the iTunes Store (and you can also re-download previous purchases using the iTunes Store Purchased screen).
However, there are third-party methods and utilities that can be used to transfer from iPod to computer. If you do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links.
Once the song files are on your new computer's hard drive, drag them (or the folder containing the files) to the iTunes window to add them to your new computer's iTunes library.

HT1386 If I have a library of music on my ipod but just got a separate itunes for my new computer, how can i transfer the music from my ipod onto my new account?

I got a new itunes account on my new computer. My ipod has all the music from my previous account. I would like to transfer the music from my ipod to my new account. Is this possible?

Hello hevcheer,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
You can sync purchases from a ipod to computer.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
Purchases cannot be transferred from account to account.
Best of luck,
Mario

I have a new computer. how do i import my music from my ipod to my itunes library? I thought it would download kind of automatically.

how do i download music from my ipod to my new computer

You posted in the iPad forum instead of the iPod forum. To get answers to your question, next time post in the proper forum. See https://discussions.apple.com/welcome I'll request that Apple relocate your post.
 Cheers, Tom

I have a new computer, how can I get my library from my IPod

My IPOD won't syc up to my new computer how can I get it to do that without losing my library?

Copy everything from your old computer or your backup copy of your old computer to your new one.

How do i transfer my music from my ipod touch to my new computer, how do i transfer my music from my ipod touch to my new computer

How do I transfer music from my Ipod Touch to my new computer?

1.Reinstall your system and your iTunes library, or just get your music, videos and photos off your iPod, and save them to your computer
2.Back up all of your music, playlists, videos and photos from iPod to a new computer.
3.Share your iPod contents with a friend.
4.Restore your songs, movies, and photographs from your iPod if you'tve lost your iTunes music library during a system crash.
Know more about how to transfer or copy music from iPod to PC, which included the detailed tutorials of how to transfer your music from iPod to PC.
Hopefully this works for all of you like it just worked for me!

How do you transfer puchased song from your ipod to itunes library?

How do i tranfer my songs that i have purchased on my ipod touch 2nd gen. to my itunes library?
there doesn't seem to be any specific button that says tranfer or anything that prompts you. i want to update my ipod to the newest version but i dont want to until i know everything is in my library so i can re - download it.

Connect the iPod to your computer, launch iTunes. From the File menu (top in the screen) click File / Transfer purchases from my iPod..
More help here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1296

How can I transfer music files from my ipod touch to my pc without knowing the apple id password associated with the device?

I have recently been given an iPod touch, and I am wanting to transfer the music from the device to my itunes library and/or computer before restoring the iPod to factory settings. What is the easiest & cheapest (preferrably free) way to go about doing this?

That music and anly other media on the iPod does not transfer with the iPod hardware,
Go to Settings>General>Reset>Erase all conent and settings to erase the iPod and set up the iPod with our account and your media.
Tunes pourchases are locked to the account and y ohave to know the password to use them/transfer them to the computer

HT1386 I have an older iPod (5th gen, 30GB+video). My computer crashed and itunes was no loner accessible on it. On my new computer, how do I transfer the music from my iPod to the library in iTunes that is on my new computer?

I have an older iPod (5th gen, 30GB+video) that I had connected to my computer with iTunes. That computer crashed and the only place my music is stored is on my iPod. How do I move that music to the iTunes program (version 8) on my new computer. When I connect my iPod to my new computer the music shows up in my iPod's music directory but I can't move it to the library.

- iTunes purchases by maybe
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
- For other music you need a third-party program like one of those discussed here:
newer copy
BTW, this is the iPod touch forum.

HT4946 Have a new mac how do i transfer from dell to mac

I have a new iMac how do I transfer my data from my dell?

What are you trying to transfer? Some things will transfer, some things won't. So what exactly is it you're looking to do?

HT2518 After using Migrate Assistant, I made several accounts for every attempt to migrate files from PC to Mac. How can I put all accounts together into one? How can I transfer the files from the other accounts to my primary account?

Okay, so I did the entire Migrate Assistant process to transfer all my files and what not to my MacBook. Problem is that I did it on seperate occasions and now I have several accounts.
How can I transfer my files from the other accounts to my primary account and delete the other accounts?

Problem is that I did it on seperate occasions and now I have several accounts.
If you had read carefully, Migration Assistant asks what you want to do in this event. That would have precluded the redundancy.
Part of the fundamental design of OS X is to separate user accounts so that one user can't interfere with another. It's not possible to directly merge an account with another, but you can copy whatever you need to the Shared folder - it is in your Users folder.
Log in to one account, prefereably a smaller one, and drag the files and folders into Shared. Log out, log into the account you want to be "primary" and drag the files from Shared into their appropriate locations. When you have copied everything you need delete the redundant account.
Do this for each of them.
Or, you can just run Migration Assistant again and follow the prompts that address the situation you described. It involves creating a secondary, temporary account from which you can administer the transfer. When it is complete you delete the temporary account(s).

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