IPod as Hardrive Help NEEDED

Ok so. I wanna restart my computer, wipe out everything,
but i also wanna keep some stuff on a hard drive and then download it to my erased comp.
but the problem is, i dont know how to download the songs
from my iPod to my computer
and im scared if the iTunes automatically erases everything
cuz they set it to Auto Update Songs when you first download it.
plz help

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Sanga wrote:
1) all applications that were not standard on the itouch crash unexpectedly and the only way to rectify this issue is to download something from the app store and they work again
Did you try to restore your iPod to factory settings and add your apps one by one to find out which app causes the crash? Try not to restore from a backup it may contain the corrupt parts you don't want to install again.
3) That last scentence brings me nicely onto my final problem which is this: my computer tells me that i do not have the authority to put onto my ipod. Despite all of them being free and despite all of them having being backed up from my ipod.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

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