If I completely reboot my computer how do i save the songs?

I need to find out how to save all the songs on my iTunes when i completely restore/reboot my computer. Is there anyway to do it or do I have to reload every song back onto my iTunes library. Thakn You.

Do as Jeff suggested and move all your music to your iPod (assuming you don't already have CD/DVD backups of your songs). Then see these to learn how to save your library, including ratings, playlists, etc
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301748
http://playlistmag.com/features/2005/08/shiftitunes/index.php

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Our computer was having problems, so my mom decided to switch hard drives on me without telling me. I had about 1000 songs on my old iTunes, but about 400 on my iPod that are still on there.
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You asked "How do I put the songs I have on itunes thats on my computer to someone else's phone."
That's the part that's not legal.

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I had redownload itunes because I had to get a new harddrive for my computer. Some of the songs from my ipod are not purchased from itunes. They are from cds and songs I have downloaded from the computer. How do I keep those from being erased when I sync my ipod onto itunes?

Ideally you should restore your library from a recent backup - hard drives fail, usually without warning, so you should always maintain a backup of all data that you value. Otherwise, see turingtest2's user tip on Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.

New computer, how do i get the songs on my new computer.

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Connect your iPod to your computer. If it 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
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod.
The transfer of content sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
SharePod Windows Only
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Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
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iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod to a computer
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide
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. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

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My Windows computer just crashed and all info is lost, so I just bought a new Mac to replace it. Is there any way for me to transfer the songs that are currently on my iPod to my new Mac?

I've had to do this a few times, and what has worked for me is to find a program that shows hidden files. I use a Mac (G3 iBook), so my program of choice is called TinkerTool (there's a free trial version available). Whatever you choose, you can probably find a free version of software that will allow you to view hidden files.
In any case, I don't know if this will work for you since you were running Windows when you put the songs on your iPod, and I think that means your iPod has a different format. Still, I would try to see if revealing hidden files shows the contents of your iPod. You will also need to make sure that it is setup to work as an external hard-drive (I don't know how this works with Windows, but it's just a preference under the iPod preference panel in iTunes).
The caveat is that the files on the iPod are not labeled in a particularly coherent way, but, if your main goal is retrieval, this isn't really an issue. Besides, from my experience, iTunes knows what the files are once you have imported them, so it's not such a big deal that you can't identify them on the iPod.
I hope you find something that works!

I-pod linked to old i-tunes library on a pc which no longer works. How do I save the songs on the i-pod as when trying to sync with new itunes library it wants to erase the library on the i-pod?

Hi,
Old laptop crashed. Got new one. Only just got round to sorting out i-tunes. Managed to transfer some content from pc, but prob gonna have to do the whole CD thing again! However, trying to update i-pod and I can't, it tells me it is linked to another library and do I want to erase and sync.
Of course I do not want to do this as I would lose numerous songs.
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Welcome to the Apple Community.
To begin with, I would like to try to explain Apple's confusing nomenclature in regard to iCloud.
Apple have called the whole cloud thing iCloud, there are a number of features under the iCloud umbrella, some of which require their own login. iTunes is one of these, another is what Apple have unfortunately also called iCloud.
You can use the same Apple ID (account) to login to both iCloud and iTunes, but you don't need to and often users will login to each service using a different ID.
The part that you need to remember is that the services available when you log into iCloud are completely different and unrelated to those when you log in to iTunes. Your iCloud login enables mail, contacts, calendars, find my phone, Back to My Mac, Documents & Data sharing and photosstream, it does not affect any of your iTunes services.
To avoid confusion when discussing your problem, when I mention iCloud, I am referring to the services under the iCloud login, Whereas I will refer to the whole cloud thing as The Cloud.
Pin order to share photos using photostream you need to log into the same iCloud account on both devices, videos are not included in photostream, but other third party apps such as Dropbox and video stream for iCloud can share video between your devices.

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Restore them to the new computer using the bakcup of the old one. If you don't have a backup of the old computer, you can re-download music purchased from the iTunes store. If they were imported from CD's, etc. You will either have to re-rip them or purchase third party software to extract them from the phone. The iPhone is not a backup or data transfer device.

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For Windows see http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
For Mac OS X see http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591

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The easiest way to get back missing items? Restore your whole hard drive with all your irreplaceable things like photos in about 20 minutes from the backup clone you make on a regular basis.
Downloading (using iOS or computer) past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519 - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not all media formats are available in all countries (see: iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match Availability by Country - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5085); apps, books (not audiobooks), music, t.v. shows, and movies (some - not all studios have permitted this). Downloading previously purchased movies and TV shows requires iTunes 10.6 or later. Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list (e.g., ringtones), or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid. Apple notes it is your responsibility to back up your purchases.
Select the store on the left side of iTunes.
Click on Purchased on the right side under Quick Links.
You can re-download your available previous purchases.

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