Ipod song missing on itunes

I want to sync my ipod touch with a different itunes library. I plugged my ipod in the computer and my itunes started transferring my purchased items off of my ipod. I looked at my music and one song that I recently bought and downloaded on my ipod touch was missing. I tried syncing it again and nothing. I have tried to restart my computer and my ipod and nothing. I can't seem to get it to work. Any help?

iTunes will only let you copy your iTunes Store purchases directly from an iPod to the computer. For everything else (music from CDs, other downloads) there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the 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 can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here (you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well):
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
A selection of iPod to iTunes utilities:
Senuti Mac Only (iPod Touch & iPhone compatible)
expod Mac Only (iPod Touch & iPhone compatible)
PodView Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
TuneAid Mac only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
YamiPod Mac & Windows
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPodRip Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
Floola Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
TouchCopy Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)

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How do I put all my iPod songs into my iTunes library?

I got my iPod in October, and at the time I didn't own a computer. I used my dad's computer to put songs from my CDs onto my iPod.
Today I finally bought my own laptop, a Mac iBook. I'm trying to load all my iPod songs into my iTunes, but I can't figure out how.
Thanks for any help!

Hello Colleen,
The transfer of music is designed to be one way by default - from iTunes to iPod. However, there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the files from your iPod. This is just a selection but I would recommend Senuti, I have used it myself and it's very user friendly.
Senuti Mac Only
iPodRip Mac Only
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
http://www.ipodsoft.com/index.php?/software/
Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these and pick one you are happy with, they are generally quite straightforward.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRANSFER MY IPOD SONGS TO MY ITUNES??

My computer was cleaned out by a computer dr because of a caught virus. All my programs including itunes were erased so i had to redownload itunes. Now all the songs from my original itunes are still on my ipod but not in my new itunes.
My new itunes only has a few of my previous purchases(not even all of them)and my new purchases.
When i plug in my ipod i get a pop up to either erase my ipod and transfer my itunes into the ipod, but all my songs are on my ipod.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRANSFER MY IPOD SONGS TO MY ITUNES??
ps.when i plug my ipod into my computer it does not show up as plugged into itunes and the ipod then freezes with the DO NOT DISCONNECT and i am forced to let the battery die bc this is the only way for it to turn off.
ps again. i received a new ipod nano a few days ago and will be using that instead of my 5th generation one, but the 5th gen. one still holds all my songs!!HELP PLEASE!!i know my problem is big

Connect your iPod to your computer. When you get the 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
Comparison of iPod managers
TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
SharePod Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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 or iPhone 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.

Ipod songs missing, Itunes unresponsive

A few days ago I went to add more songs to my Ipod, and Itunes would continually get an error message when loading and shut down. SO I switched over to 3rd party software, Anapod explorer, and it seemed to work pretty peachy. Anyways, my computer froze (its prone to doing this) and when I turned on my ipod I found a TON of songs were missing, even though Anapod and my computer would read the drive as being almost full (544 megs free). They should still BE there, shouldn't they? It also deleted all my playlists and the smart playlists like most played, etc. Meanwhile, I've uninstalled and reinstalled Itunes and I still get the same error message. Does anybody have any advice on how to recover my songs or get Itunes working properly again?

Well thanks for all the help

I have songs missing on iTunes but they are on my iPhone. How can I copy from the iPhone into iTunes on my mac air

I have songs missing from my iTunes on the computer but they are on my iPhone 3s and my iPad mini. How can I get them into iTunes so they are in my library.?I have the latest iTunes on my commuter. Thanks for any suggestions.

If they were purchased from iTunes then connect the phone to your Mac's iTunes and the File > Devices > Transfer Purchases should copy them over. If they came from other sources (e.g. copied from CDs) then you will need a third-party program on your Mac to copy them back - there are some listed half-way down this page : Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
If by 'missing' you mean that you have them listed in the Music part of your iTunes library but get the 'would you like to locate' message when trying to play them then you will need to delete them from there for the Transfer Purchases to work - otherwise that will see those entries in your library and assume that you still have them somewhere and not copy them back.

Trying to load ipod songs onto pcs itunes

hi all,
im trying to put the songs from my ipod onto my computer at work...a pc is this even possible? the computer has itunes on it, i log into my itunes account, and it recognizes my ipod (shows up under the device thing). i can see all my songs including ones ive purchased from itunes, but they are all a light gray color and i cannot select and play or anything. not even the ones bought from itunes!...all while logged in and "authorizing" the computer. can someone help? the farthest i get is itunes warning me that all songs on my ipod will be replaced with whats in the computers itunes library which is nothing.
looking forward to hearing from you guys

*i can see all my songs including ones ive purchased from itunes, but they are all a light gray color and i cannot select and play or anything. not even the ones bought from itunes!.*
Grey text when you look at the content and a lock symbol at the bottom of the screen just indicates that the iPod is set to sync automatically with iTunes. If you want to play the iPod songs through iTunes, delete songs from the iPod, drag songs from iTunes, add playlists to the iPod etc. you need to change the update setting to "manually manage songs and videos". The text will change from grey to black and everything will be directly accessible through iTunes (If you have an iPod Touch your songs will always be greyed out, even in manual mode):
Using iPod with Multiple computers
Managing content manually on iPod
Syncing Music to iPod
Something to remember about using an iPod in manual mode is that the "Do Not Disconnect" message will remain on the display until you physically eject the device: Safely Disconnect IPod
*im trying to put the songs from my ipod onto my computer at work...a pc is this even possible?*
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 or iPhone to a computer
The transfer of content from 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
Comparison of iPod managers
TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod2PC Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
SharePod Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
Floola Mac & Windows
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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

How to transfer ipod songs to mac itunes?

i just restore my mac.and all the songs in itunes are all gone.
I had a ipod and how can i transfer all the songs to the itunes..
please help me...the songs are u so important to me.THX=]

If your iPod is set to sync automatically you need to take care connecting to an empty iTunes. You can use a keyboard command to prevent your iPod auto-syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on a Mac hold down the Option and Command (⌥ and ⌘ Apple) keys together. This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and it 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. You should then be able to change your settings: iTunes for Mac - Keyboard Shortcuts
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.
Once you are connected and your iPod is safely in manual mode there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. iTunes will only let you copy your iTunes Store purchases directly from an iPod to the computer, you'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
For everything else (music from CDs, other downloads and including iTunes purchases) there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the 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 can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here (you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well):
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
A selection of iPod to iTunes utilities:
Senuti Mac Only (iPod Touch & iPhone compatible)
expod Mac Only (iPod Touch & iPhone compatible)
PodView Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
TuneAid Mac only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
YamiPod Mac & Windows
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPodRip Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
Floola Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
TouchCopy Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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
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: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive

How to get ipod songs on new itunes account my old laptop died

My laptop died and I dont have an up to date backup of iTunes. How do I get all my songs from my ipod on the new iTunes. When I first installed on my new laptop all the songs appeared, today they are gone, except for the 4 recent songs I purchased. Any help would be appreciated.

DonnaSarge wrote:
I thought this was a help page, not for idiots.
It is a help page so why insult others trying to help you?
Yes, I had a backup, but there was a severe error, and that too corrupted my iTunes...
Perhaps you could have mentioned that in your first post...
Please if you have nothing to do, go elsewhere and be useless...
Ditto...

Odd... songs missing from iTunes, but still on my iPod

I came across an odd situation, where certain songs (burned and purchased) are listed in the iTunes library, but do not connect to a file on my PowerBook. I don't recall any situation where I would have accidentaly removed the files. For example, I might have songs from seven albums for an artist listed in the library, but only two of the album folders still exist in the iTunes Music Folder.
Although missing from the PowerBook, the song files are on my iPod. I feared that on the next sync, those files would be removed, as the PowerBook autosyncs and supposedly conforms the iPod to the iTunes library. But... no, the files have remained on the iPod through several syncs.
I can find a way to restore the purchased music (although the new purchased music sync on iTunes 7 didn't do it). I can't use my automated backups, because this situation seems to have been around for some weeks, without my awareness.
The problem started on iTunes 6, so it's not a quirk of iTunes 7 (which works fine for me so far).
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I seem yo have a similar problem, this is where I have purchased the songs via iTunes, and they are on my iPod but do not appear in my iTunes library, nor are they in the artists folders.
I have recently upgraded to the latest version of iTunes v7.0.1, and I have only experienced this problem since I upgraded.
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Apple support made me reinstall to try to fix a problem. Unfortunately, I probably did something wrong and only about 1/2 of my songs are still on my hardrive and back in itunse. (I fear I may have deleted some when completing erasing iTunes). However, the good news is that all of the songs are in my iPod. I just can't figure out how to transfer from iPod to iTunes. Any help would be greatly greatly appreciated.

I have a new 30GB ipod & I am encountering a similar problem – my ipod refuses to play
half of the CD album titles that are on it even though they play perfectly ok in itunes [exactly as Lyn describes].
I have 19GB of MP3s on my computer [which were all created in the same way with the same non-apple software etc] which I put into the itunes library. For some reason beyond my comprehension only half of these arrived with all their details while the rest were missing the CD title, artist & Genre information & it is these songs which don’t play. I updated all of the missing info using the itunes “get info”[a very very long process] & they work/ play perfectly - except on my ipod! So I went through the 5 R’s download the latest updates & restored my ipod etc but nothing’s worked. Still the same songs/CD’s won’t play on my ipod. Help!
Actually I’m beginning to wonder if I might have a sick little ipod because it also manages to freeze about 3 to 4 times per day [I use it with speakers for background music at work so it’s on none stop for about 8 to 10 hours or more per day]!?
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Ipod songs missing in artist folder

I have a 30gb Video Ipod with the newest software.
After updating my ipod, some songs are there in the genre and album menus, but are missing in the artist menu. The songs do have an artist and when i play the song, the artist does show up in the middle line.
Thankyou

I had the same problem! This is how I fixed it, though it was not ideal for me:
This was the scenario: Under a particular artist, Bebo Norman, I had one whole CD ("Try") with all of the track info filled out, and several other songs (live tracks, acoustic tracks, etc.) with nothing listed for their Album Name. They all showed up on iTunes, but on my iPod, when I went to Music>Aritists>Bebo Norman, it only allowed me to select the songs from Try, and none of the other tracks. This also occurred for a few other artists that were in the same situation.
This is how I fixed it: For Bebo Norman, it was easy - I imported another whole CD, complete will all of the track info. After I did this and synched with my iPod, all of the songs (both CDs as well as the extra "album-less" tracks showed up under Music>Artists>Bebo Norman.
However, for some of the other artists, this was not possible, as I only owned one CD by them. So, I selected all of the album-less tracks, and for their Album Name, I typed a space. Now, on iTunes, as well as on the iPod, all of the tracks show up, and the album-less tracks still do not "appear" to have an album name listed along with them.
I know this is not the ideal answer to your question, but it's how i went about handling it. I hope it helps!

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The exclamation points typically mean someone/something has moved the location of the files outside of the itunes program, and itunes doesn't know where those files are anymore. You can fix the exclamation points by clicking on the files, and pointing itunes to the location of those files on your hard drive.

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I've lost my iTunes library data files but still have all of my song files. I've added the songs back to my iTunes library... Is there a way I can retrieve all of the song data like, last played, play count and playlists if they are still on my iPod? Thanks.

Don't panic! I think there's hope. I'm at a disadvantage because right now I'm troubleshooting my Mac, so I can't connect my iPod and experiment, but I still have some suggestions for you.
First of all, you haven't updated or connected your iPod since you lost your library, have you? The ratings and album art and whatnot are still intact on the iPod?
Because I can't look on my own iPod right now, I can't guarantee anything, but I would assume there is a file on the iPod similar to (or identical to) the iTunes library file. Of course, these files are hidden by default. In order to see hidden files (not sure if there is a native method in Tiger) I would suggest downloading TinkerTool. It's a third-party application, but I've used it for a while now and found it to be completely safe and effective. It promises not to "change any component of the operating system" and doesn't run background processes. However you do it, once you can see hidden files, look around on the iPod for a library file. Before you connect your iPod, of course, make sure in your iTunes preferences you have turned off automatic syncing, otherwise all the information you're looking for will be erased! You MAY be able to copy this library file, along with all your songs, from your iPod to your computer, but I'm afraid this is as far as I know. It would be helpful just to know if you can find that library file on the iPod.
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i'm a bit computer illiterate and need step by step instructions for how to connect my ipod without losing everything. if you've done this before and you can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
i downloaded senuti but i don't know what to do from here...

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. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. 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. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button: 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. 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 and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
Senuti Mac Only
PodView Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPodDisk PPC Mac Only (experimental version available for Intel Macs)
TuneAid Mac only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac & Windows
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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
There are various programs out there for recovering photos from an iPod, have a look at the ones below. If you search the internet you can find more. Just be aware that what you'll be recovering will be photos optimised for the iPod so they won't be the same quality as the original full resolution versions:
iPodPhotoCopy Windows only
CopyPodPhoto Windows only
Tansee iPod Transfer Photo Windows only
iPod Photo Liberator Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
Keith's iPod Photo Reader Mac only
If you have full resolution copies of the photos on the iPod have a look here: Apple Knowledge Base article - Use Disk Mode to copy photos from iPod
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

New iPod/songs missing

I recently got a new iPod, new hard drive for my iMac, and a new version of iTunes. When I reinstalled iTunes, all of my songs were gone. So my question is, they still show up in my purchases in the iTunes store, so how do I get them back to my library?

Go into your Purchase History, located in the top right of iTunes store. It's found in your account about 2/3rds of the way down. You can view what you've purchased and find it all that way.
Unfortunately, i believe that you will have to re download everything manualy from the artists page. Depending on the length of time from when you downloaded the songs, you may have to pay a reduced fee. My advice is to keep backups on an external hard drive. They really are priceless in moments like these.
All the best

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