Ipod & Itunes no music transfer

How do I get the music from iTunes to my iPod without the music on the iPod getting erased?

If you want to maintain the content of the iPod and add new content from iTunes without syncing the two, you can manage the iPod manually and simply drag the new songs onto it from your library: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
If you need to prevent your iPod from syncing so that you can make the change to manual you can use a keyboard command to do so. While connecting the iPod to the computer on Windows with iTunes installed hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys together. This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 20 to 30 seconds depending on your computer: iTunes - Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Alternatively open iTunes first and go to Edit>Preferences>Devices and check the box "Disable automatic syncing for iPhones and iPods" and choose Ok. Then connect your iPod.

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IPod, ITunes and Music Library

I am sure this question has been asked and answered a thousand times but I can't find the question or the answer here so here goes my shot:
For reasons I won't bore you with I had to create a new user account on my wife's machine. I did it by just using her first name instead of her first and last names. How do I deauthorize her iPod for the old user account and set it up for the new user account without losing any of the music that is in her old ITunes music library and on her iPod?

Use the instructions in this article to share the iTunes library between the accounts, or here to transfer music from multiple iTunes libraries to an iPod other than the iPod shuffle.
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Syncing iPod - iTunes deleted music

My son deleted a bunch of music on our iBook in order to make some space on our Hard Disk. We've since gotten more space on the hard disk because I've moved my user data to another computer. There are more songs on my son's iPod than there are in his iTunes folder. How do I sync in reverse?

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
The transfer of content from other 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 music files and playlists from your iPod. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Senuti Mac Only
PodView Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPodDisk PPC Mac Only (experimental version available for Intel Macs)
iRepo Mac & Windows
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac & Windows
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 at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod

HT1848 iTunes and music transfer from laptop to iPad 2

I'm trying to transfer music on my laptop iTunes to my iPad. How can I do this?

You've selected the iPad on the left-hand sidebar of your computer's iTunes, and selected the Music tab on the right-hand side of iTunes so that you see something like :
If you tick the 'selected playlists ...' tickbox you should be able to be more selective over what to copy.
Have you then selected what you want to sync to the iPad, and clicked the Sync button at the bottom right of that screen ? That should then sync your selection over the iPad's Music app (not the iTunes app on the iPad).

Ipod photo - serious music transfer probleme. i need help please

hi there.
i have a problem that i cant resolve.
i search and ask on french forum, but nobody could help me.
actually, my ipod didnt want me to upload files over 6 minutes.
an error message box used to pop up on itunes each time the delay of about 6 minutes music transfering exceed.
here is the msg box:
http://fr.audiofanzine.com/img/membres/normal/6/9/69236.png
he told me that itunes couldnt read/write onm my ipod.
that's false cause he could upload <6 minutes music transfering time.
anyway i reeset my ipod, update it with ipod updater.
and the problem is still the same.
i still get this message.
i tried with many kind of music, coming from diferent HD, but nothing to do.
i tried to find a help from apple, but this stupid website is made for you not to find a way to contact them.
if someone can help me, i would be glad...
my ears need sounds...

If you have already done so, have a look at this Knowledge Base article: "-36 or "Disk cannot be read from or written to" when syncing iPod or "Firmware update failure" error when updating or restoring iPod
If you have no success there I would try restoring your iPod, this will erase the hard drive, reload the software and put it back to default settings so make sure you have all your songs backed up in iTunes. A fresh installation of the software should sort things out: Restoring iPod to Factory Settings

IPod-iTunes Play Count Transfer

So here is the situation. When i listen to my songs on my iPod, which is a second generation iPod with the click wheel, 20G, I want to have the play count tally and transfer back into iTunes. Here is an example. I listen to Song A in iTunes on my G4 15 times. I leave my house, listen to Song A on my iPod 5 more times. When I return to my house and connect my iPod, i want the play count to be 20. If anyone knows how to make this work, please let me know. Thank you.

If the ipod is set to "Auto Update" all ratings you set for songs on the ipod are sent to iTunes

Using iTunes *just* to transfer music to the iPod?

More iTunes frustrations...
As my original hard disk is nearly full, I've installed a second hard drive (let's call it G:); this is where I intend to keep my music files for use by my Squeezebox.
Before installing iTunes, I copied the contents of My Music to G:\My Music. The idea was to let iTunes loose on the original set, doing whatever it has to; then transfer the results to the iPod; then delete the original set and (somehow!) persuade iTunes to leave them on the iPod. After this, I would put files onto the iPod by transcoding FLAC files in G: to mp3 files somewhere else, then dragging them onto the iPod; then deleting them from the hard disk. (I'm not bothered about having anything in sync with the iPod.)
This is now beginning to look like a forlorn dream .
First problem: when I installed iTunes, I am pretty **** sure I told it only to look in My Documents\My Music; yet it seems to be full of references to files on G:. Curiously, only a selective set, not even all tracks from some albums; it's as if it populated itself by reading playlists rather than folders. (Yet I've checked: none of my playlists under My Documents refers to G:) So why on earth did it add files from G: to its library?
Second problem: I told iTunes not to convert my WMA files during setup. This would create AAC copies in my iTunes folder, and my disc is nearly full. But iTunes still added the WMA files to its library; and now whenever I sync with the iPod, iTunes hangs for about 10 minutes while it works out that it can't transfer all these WMA files. Is there an easy way to delete them from iTunes? I do NOT want to have to go through track-by-track, as there are several thousand of them.
Third problem: for use with the Squeezebox, I've added artwork to each album as a JPEG file in the album folder. For the many albums I have that are not found in the iStore, all I seem to be able to do is to select all the tracks of each album, do Get Info, then drag the JPEG into the Artwork box. Again, this isn't something I want to have to do for several hundred albums. Is there really no way to tell iTunes to get the artwork for each album from a file in the album folder?
Fourth problem: I thought that I could select a large number of tracks and do "Get Artwork" from the iStore, so at least some of the above tedium could be avoided. But if I select more than a screenful or two of tracks (in the with-artwork view), then Get Artwork just hangs after 5 albums or so. I can still use iTunes for other things, but now Get Artwork won't work until I quit iTunes and restart.
Fifth problem: trying to switch the iPod to "manually managed" has resulted in its entire contents being replaced with one album when I dragged-and-dropped it onto the iPod icon. (See my earlier post on this.)
Sixth problem: if - as it looks - iTunes did populate itself by reading my .m3u playlists, why didn't it recreate the playlists themselves? I've built up a large number of playlists for use with both the Squeezebox and our Zens, so it'll be a pain to have to recreate those by hand in iTunes. Can it really not do this?
I'm seriously considering uninstalling iTunes, wiping its library, then doing whatever it takes to make sure that it only finds music when I want it to! But I thought I was already doing that; and I don't plan to go through very many wipe-and-restart iterations!
Yes, this looks like a bit of a moaning list; but I need to decide fairly quickly whether I'm going to return my iPod because it doesn't fit in with how I want to organise and use my music. (I also need to test the iPod itself to see if it fits my requirements as a player; there are some surprising shortcomings compared to my old Zen Touch, but it's possible I just haven't learned the interface yet.)
Perhaps I should consider trying something other than iTunes, such as Anapod; might it be a better match for my requirements? (My wife and I already use Notmad for our Zens, and think it's far better than Creative's own tools.)
-- Brian

Second problem: I told iTunes not to convert my WMA
files during setup. This would create AAC copies in
my iTunes folder, and my disc is nearly full. But
iTunes still added the WMA files to its library; and
now whenever I sync with the iPod, iTunes hangs for
about 10 minutes while it works out that it can't
transfer all these WMA files. Is there an easy way
to delete them from iTunes? I do NOT want to have to
go through track-by-track, as there are several
thousand of them.
OK, answering one of my own questions: I realised that I can add a "Kind" column to the tracks view, then order on that. This puts all the WMA tracks together, so I can select them all and then hit Delete.
If only the remainder didn't look so few.
I've yet to see what will happen when I sync my iPod...
-- Brian
Windows XP

I have just bought a new Mac book pro and I want to transfer my iTunes (including music, photos and apps on my iPod touch) from my old windows computer to the Mac... any tips?

I have just bought a new Mac book pro and I want to transfer my iTunes (including music, photos and apps on my iPod touch) from my old windows computer to the Mac... any tips? Is this possible?
(iPod touch 4, Mac Book Pro (osx lion))

In Addition to the post by ds store...
You may find these Links helpful...
Move iTunes Library from PC to MAC
http://www.macworld.com/article/146958/2010/03/move_itunes_windows_mac.html
Download Past Purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Also see this Excellent Link by Pondini on Transferring Old to New...
http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/Setup.html

Unable to transfer music from MacBook Pro iTunes to iPod iTunes

After syncing my iPod to my computer through iTunes, I have always had my music transfer over without any problems. Yet this time, after trying to transfer all the songs from my computer to my iPod (which was just a single album), it did not work, meaning I couldn't locate the album anywhere in my iPod. It might be because I downloaded the album on my iPhone, then synced it to my computer (which was successful), and that could be part of the problem, but I'm not sure.

I figured it out! Here's what I did:
1. Hook up your iPod to your computer using an HDMI cable (the same way you would when syncing your music)
2. In your iTunes library, locate the album that you would like to transfer, then click on it.
3. When you see the black box open with all of the album's songs in it, you will also see a PLAY button, a SHUFFLE button, and an arrow in a circle button next to the title of the album. Click the arrow in the circle button (I don't know what else to call it)
4. Click ADD TO, then select the device you would like to add the album to, or the playlist you would like to add it to.
5. Your iTunes will then process the data (transfer the album) from your iTunes library to your iPod.
HOPE THIS HELPS TO ALL THOSE IN NEED!!!

I just got an ipod touch, can I transfer the music from my ipod classic directly to my ipod touch, I don't have it stored in itunes anymore?

I just got an ipod touch, can I transfer the music directly from my ipod classic directly to my ipod touch? I don't have the music stored in itunes anymore.

mistyfromcharleston wrote:
I just got an ipod touch, can I transfer the music directly from my ipod classic directly to my ipod touch? I don't have the music stored in itunes anymore.
Why is it not in itunes?
It should always be in itunes and included in your regular backup of your computer.

Seeing iTunes deleted my iPod, how can I transfer music from iPhone to iTunes?

seeing iTunes deleted my iPod, how can I transfer music from iPhone to iTunes?

any itunes purchased music can be transferred from phone to pc via hitting the "transfer purchases" option when u right click on the phone under devices in itunes on the computer when it is plugged in. any non-itunes purchased music is stuck on the phone and cannot be transferred to the computer. u will have to load it onto the computer from the original source or from the old computer.

My music in itunes will not transfer to my ipod or my iphone

my music in itunes will not transfer to my iphone or ipod! Help??

What have you tried?
What happened?
Error message?
What did it say?
Any info?

I have an old i tunes library but i dont know how to access it, when i plug my ipod into the new computer it will let me sync but then i lose all my music i have on my ipod. how can i transfer music from my ipod to my new itunes library?

I have an old i tunes library but i don t know how to access it. im trying to sync my ipod with my new itunes library but it wont let me. how can i copy the songs off my ipod to my new library.

You can transfer itunes purchases:
File>Transfer Purchases

Itunes won't transfer short film to ipod nano (video)

Hope you can help me. I've got a new 8gb ipod nano and am using latest itunes for Windows. Vista is operating system.
I bought a short film through itunes (one of the Pixar movies). However, when I sync my ipod, it WILL NOT transfer the film to my ipod.
I notice in itunes the film was only listed in "Purchased", so I added it to Movies but no joy. When syncing, my music video will be transferred, as will my songs, but my one short film just sits in itunes and never goes anywhere. What am I not doing?

Sorted it. Itunes default setting is not to sync any movies with the ipod. Changed this setting and all OK.

How do I transfer music from my ipod to my computer without replacing the music on my ipod with the music on my computer?

How do I transfer music from my ipod to my computer without replacing the music on my ipod with the music on my computer?

You can't do that with iTunes (except for songs you purchased from the iTunes Store). However, there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer songs files from iPod to computer. If you do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links.
Once the songs files are on your computer, add them to your iTunes library. Then, you can sync your iPod to that iTunes library, as desired.

Ipod & Itunes no music transfer

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