I have an old ipod (5th gen) and I downloaded itunes to my toshiba computer. It says my ipod was formatted by mcintosh and must be restored before i can use on windows. is there a way to transfer my music? ty

Not without installing additional software on your computer. The problem is that your Windows PC cannot read the Mac's disk format. If the iPod was previously used on a Mac, its storage uses the Mac's disk format. The Restore process reformats the iPod's disk for use with Windows, but this erases its current content.
There are third-party products that allow Windows to read the Mac's disk format. For example
http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive
However, even if your computer is able to read the Mac's disk format, iTunes cannot be used to transfer song files from iPod to computer (except for songs purchased from the iTunes Store). But there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer from iPod to computer. If you do an Internet search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links.
So, you may be able to do it by first making the iPod's disk readable on a Windows PC, and then using a method (that is not iTunes) to transfer its song files to your computer's drive. After the song files are on your computer, you can add them to the iTunes library.

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See this excellent user tip from another forum member turingtest2 outlining the different methods and software available to help you copy content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
B-rock

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Yes. I have no personal experience with this, but it is possible to recover your music from an iPod. See this link: http://guides.macrumors.com/Recovering_Songs_from_an_iPod

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Transfer iTunes purchases by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
Transfer other music by using a third-party programlike one of those discussed here:
Copy music from Ipod to new computer...: Apple Support Communities
You can also rredownload mos iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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My iPod dispalys this message:
"Connect to a computer. Use iTunes to restore." When I connect to a computer, iTunes doesn't recognise it. The iPod 5th Gen does not work at all. How do I fix my iPod without losing any data?
I have seen the Apple webpage suggesting the "five R's" (including restore). Before doing anything, I want to be sure that restoring or any other action is not going to delete or risk my data.
I would be very grateful if anyone can suggest a fix for this problem, in a way that will not risk my data.
Thanks in advance!

Did you try a hard reset with the iPod still connected to your PC? Have you tried multiple USB ports, preferably high powered USB 2.0 ports?
To do a hard reset, first make sure the hold switch is in the Off position, then press and hold both the Select (Center) and Menu buttons together long enough for the Apple logo to appear.
Have you also worked through each and every single troubleshooting suggestion in this Apple support document?
iPod not recognized in 'My Computer' and in iTunes for Windows
B-rock

Is there any way to transfer photos, music from my PC to my new iPad(3)?

Is there any way to transfer photos, music, from my PC to my new iPad(3)?

Another way. You can use a USB flash drive & the camera connection kit.
Plug the USB flash drive into your computer & create a new folder titled DCIM. Then put your movie/photo files into the folder. The files must have a filename with exactly 8 characters long (no spaces) plus the file extension (i.e., my-movie.mov; DSCN0164.jpg).
Now plug the flash drive into the iPad using the camera connection kit. Open the Photos app, the movie/photo files should appear & you can import. (You can not export using the camera connection kit.)
Secrets of the iPad Camera Connection Kit
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401068-285/secrets-of-the-ipad-camera-conn ection-kit/
IOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Apple - Support - iPad - Syncing
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/syncing/
ITunes: Syncing media content to your iOS devices
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1351
 Cheers, Tom

HT1329 My computer has crashed totally. I have a new computer and on downloading itunes my library populated but with hundreds of songs missing. My library and itouch are out of sync with more songs on my itouch is there a way to resolve this situation?

My computer has totally crashed with my latest itunes library. I have a new computer and on downloading itunes my library automatically populated but there are hundreds of songs missing and multiple duplicates. So now my itouch is up to date but my itunes library has regressed to an earlier version so if I sync I will lose hundreds of songs from my itouch is there any way to sync my itouch to my itunes library?

See these 2 User Tips...
Syncing to a New Computer...
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

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My 5th Generation IPOD had been working perfectly and I didn't have an issues until I upgraded to version 7 of iTunes for Windows and I cannot manage it anymore although it works fine as a player. I've run into the following issues and they are not resolved and I'm not making progress at all.
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2.) Ever since the upgrade to the iTunes 7.0 I get the prompt to upgrade my software to 1.2. I think the player is running one revision back which was 1.1x. I've never been able to update to 1.2 because if I click the install button the progress bar displays a narrow line that moves left to right but it never stops. After about 20 seconds the iPod will disconnect from the computer completely like has aborted but I dont get an error. Meanwhile, iTunes just sits there in a loop and the only way I can get out of it is to kill the iTunes process via the task bar.
3.)Now after upgrading to the latest updated version (that supposedly fixed bugs) I have a new problem. I can purchase music/videos from iTunes Store but when I try to transfer it them to the IPOD it says that it cannot because the IPOD software is too old. Now this is insult to injury!
My steps to resolve:
What I have done up to this point is run diagnostics via the IPOD itself. I ran all of them and it checked out fine. Then I ran diagnostics via iTunes and everything checks out there also. I've run Windows ScanDisk on it and it appears there are 4 .CHK files so it did find a problem. So, I finally decided to reload the unit and start over. Unfortunately, I get the same behavior when I try to reload to defaults and iTunes just sits there and the IPOD disconnects from my PC after 20 seconds. So, I was thinking that I could format the iPOD using FAT32 and then have iTunes reload it once the disk was clean (I've read this is possible) but I can't because Windows says that 60GB is too big a volume to format with FAT32. OK, now what do I do? What really annoys me is I cannot use the old IPOD Updater 2006-06-28 software because it says I need to use iTunes 7.0 to update it even though the IPOD is running software from the Updater 2006-06-28 utility! iTunes 7.0 *****!!! Please help!
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RESOLVED. Called support and iTunes 7.0 requires that Windows Terminal Services be used in order for it to work properly. I always disable this for security reasons. Once I changed it to manual and rebooted iTunes worked fine and all problems have been resolved. I was told that they may of changed the scripting with iTunes 7.0 where it requires it. I was also told that Terminal Services is linked to USB ports somehow which is weird. Regardless all problems were resolved.

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Last Fall, I had a HD crash and lost everything on the PC. On my iPad, I still have my music. Is there any way to transfer all my music I have on my iPad and put on my PC? Most of the music was from CDs. I just haven't been able to figure out how to do it in iTunes.

Sync Your iOS Device with a New Computer Without Losing Data
http://www.howtogeek.com/104298/sync-your-ios-device-with-a-new-computer-without -losing-data/
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
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Is there any way to transfer the music already on ipod to itunes library

is there any way to transfer music already on my ipod to my itunes library without deleting the music

Here's more info for you.
Be very careful when connecting an iPod full of music to an empty iTunes library.There is very real risk of permanently losing all the music.
To prevent auto sync, before you connect the iPod go to the iTunes preferences and select "devices", then select "disable automatic syncing for iPhones and iPods".
An alternative method is to connect the iPod whilst holding down the 'control+shift' keys and do not let them go until your iPod appears in iTunes.
If you see a message that your iPod is associated with a different library and asks if you want to link to a new one, make sure you press "Cancel".
If you should click on "Erase and Sync" will erase all the content currently on your iPod and it will be replaced with the content of the iTunes library you just connected to.
When you've pressed cancel your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list under "devices" and allow you to change the update setting to manage the iPod content manually, and that will let you use your iPod for the time being without the risk of accidentally erasing the contents.
Then do any of the following to transfer your music from iPod back to the computer/iTunes.
For 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.
Find out how to do that here.
How to copy iTunes purchases from an iPod or iPhone to a computer.
For all other non purchased content (your own CDs etc), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it is a little more involved than other methods.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Other free programs are Pod Player, SharePod and Floola and iDump and iPodRobot.
If you want to recover just the structure of playlists from the iPod (and not the actual song files themselves), there's iRepo for Windows. which I understand has this feature along with all the standard features for these programs.
iPodRip also has the feature enabling you to reconstruct playlists.
There is also CopyTrans. This does preserve ratings/playcounts etc if those are important to you but this program is not free. It also supports video transfer.
More information is contained here.
Copying content from your iPod to your computer - The Definitive Guide.

My itunes account was disabled for some reason. I changed password in iforgot and still didn't work. I could log in but not make purchases from the store so I set up a new login/account . Is there any way to move my music to the new account?

My itunes account was disabled for some reason. I changed password in iforgot and still didn't work. I could log in and see my music but not make purchases from the store or even redeem an itunes gift card so I set up a new login/account with another email account of mine. On the new account I can redeem my gift card and download items onto my ipad2. Is there any way to move my music to the new account?

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

HT1751 Is there any way to transfer my music to an External Hard Drive and have the music disappear from the library until I plug in the Hard Drive?

I have an old External Hard Drive that stores all my music from years ago. I was wondering if it was possible to have the music only appear in the Itunes library when the External Hard Drive was plugged in. So when it is not I just have the music I have added recently, not the thousands of songs from the late 90's. I do not always keep my External plugged in and when it is not all the thousands of songs come up with the and is slightly annoying. Someone I knew in the past had the Itunes set up this way but did not know how it was done. Any help would be appreciated!

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http://www.howtogeek.com/104298/sync-your-ios-device-with-a-new-computer-without -losing-data/
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
 Cheers, Tom

HT1473 I have my music in my I tunes on my pc but am unable to get it transferred to my iPad I tunes. The I pad only has my one purchased album. Is there a way to transfer the music.

I have managed to transfer my music on my pc to I tunes. However, I have not been able to transfer this music to the iTunes account on my I pad. Can you give me a suggestion?? Fix ? The only music on my I pad is the album I purchased thru I pad ???thanks so musc

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IPod (5th gen?) keeps crashing iTunes

Hi there. I'm trying to restore my iPod. At first, it kept crashing iTunes when I connected it to my computer so I couldn't even restore. I rebooted and was able to restore but it crashed iTunes during syncing. Now it keeps crashing iTunes when I restart it. Is my iPod dead or is there anything else worth trying here? iTunes software is up to date.

Try the Hrad Reset first
After charging till full charge, at least 2 hours (preferably 4 hours)
Toggle the Hold switch, make sure you dont see the red mark when you do the next step
Reset the iPod -> Press Menu and Center button simultaneously for about 10 secs or till the Apple Logo comes ON
Then release the buttons
Select your preferred language.
Here is the Apple support Article on the 5Rs
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/
Then do the iPod Disk Diagnostic, in this earlier post by tt2, it wont fix your problem, but help you decide if your iPod is dead.

I have had my ipod for about 3 years and do not have the computer my music was saved on, now its only on my ipod. I got a new computer, is there any way to transfer my music from my ipod to my itunes?

see question

So what would happen if you lost your iPod or it was stolen? Answer, all your music would be gone.
The iPod is not a storage device.
Do you have a backup of your media from your old computer? If so, copy all your media from that backup to your new computer.
Otherwise, try searching the forums for an answer to your question. This EXACT same question is asked and answered many times every day.

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