Ipod synced with another library

The hard drive on my Mac crashed and I had it replaced. Now, although I am using the same iTunes account as I have for years, the same one that my iPod is synched with, when I plug in my iPod to synch to iTunes it says that the iPod is synched with another iTunes library. I don't want to loose all the songs I have on my iPod that I had copied from my original hard drive/computer, what can I do?

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 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)
There is also a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows or a Mac. 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

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How do i copy Ipod classic songs to new computer when it says "Ipod synced with another library" and cannot find that library

Have a new PC and have a classic Ipod with about 6000 songs and had my itunes on an external HD a Maxtor One Touch II. Make a long story short the songs are not in the external HD no more songs. also looking in the C drive of the computer \My Music\itunes does not have the songs. Have checked hidden files so that I can see all the files. To make matters worse the I-tunes program on the external Maxtor was corrupted and the only way to fix it was to download a new itunes. So I wanted to repopulate the library but it appears I am not able to. Can anyone explain to me how I can copy my songs from the Ipod classic back to the library in the external HD?

I have about 6000 songs on my itunes library and i've filtered it down to 4500 on my ipod (so far) that I like and really listen to. I don't really want to go through all of that again...

PC hard drive died and I have replaced it. Need to import the music on my iPod, but get a message that it's synced with another library (old hard drive). How do I import the music onto new hard drive? Senuti's just for macs.No old hard drive to copy.

My PC hard drive died and I have replaced it. Need to import the music on my classic iPod, but get a message that it's synced with another library (old hard drive). How do I import the music onto the new hard drive? Senuti (one respondent's suggestion) is just for macs. I have no old hard drive to copy to the new hard drive (another respondent's suggestion.)

See this older thread from another forum member Zevoneer on different ways to copy music from your iPod back to your PC.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2417169?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

IPod Touch "already synced with another library", Corrupt Backup?

I plugged my iPod into the only PC it's ever been plugged into today, and it came up with "This Ipod is already synced with another library" when I tried to sync it. I tried a variety of solutions I found on the internet, but none seemed to work.
So, I decided to give in and do "Erase and Sync". Before I did that, however, I created a new encrypted backup of the iPod using the option in the iPod summary window. I erased the iPod and re-synced, so it has all of my music and apps on it now.
However, whenever I try to restore from the backup, I get a message akin to "The restore cannot complete due to an error" (with no identification of the error. Immediately following this, the iPod begins to say "This iPod is already synced with another library" again, and I'm forced to start over.
The iPod is in a workable condition - all of my music and apps were saved, after all. However, none of my settings are in place, and I would really like to avoid having to set everything up again. Is there a way to un-corrupt the backup (or undo whatever has happened to it) so that I can get my settings back? Or am I out of luck?

I think that, for some reason, none of the backups that were being made are listed any longer. The only ones listed are four that have timestamps after I erased, one with the earliest timestamp that's the encrypted backup, and another without a time stamp that I'm also assuming is later. I might give that one a try, but I'm not sure that it will work...

HT1296 I Want to sync my iPod content to newly installed iTunes on same PC after reinstall of iTunes (but it tells me iPod is synced with another library)

After my PC crashed (MicroSoft blue screen of death), I had to re-format my hard drive, reinstall Windows 7, and ultimately re-install iTunes. I have over 7000 songs on my iPod and want to load them into iTunes, but iTunes tells me my iPod is synced with another library and wants to overwrite my data. How do I make this new version of iTunes accept all the info on my iPod into a new library? I have authorized this computer as one of 4 of my 5 allowed (note I have authorized this same machine 3 times due to Windows upgrades and iTunes reinstall...)

- Transfer iTunes purchases to the new computer by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
- Transfer other music by using a third-party progtam like one of those discussed here
Copy music
- WHen everything is on your computr connect the iPod to the computer and make a backup. Do that by right clicking on the iPod under Devices in iTunes and select Back Up
- Restore the iPod from that backup
Note that the backup that iTunes makes does not contain synced media like apps and music.

My itunes says that my ipod is synced with another library when it is not and cannot update or sync without wiping it and all its data

My itunes says that my ipod is synced with another library when it is not and cannot update or sync without wiping it and all its data
Can anyone help me

Syncing to a new iTunes library or computer will erase your ipod. Only if you back up your iPod manually before syncing, you can restore your device from that backup again. A manual backup does not include the sync process.
Do this:
Disable autosync in iTunes, connect your iPod to your new computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your iPod without syncing.
Transfer your purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
All media content will be erased during the first sync, but you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the ipod for the first time.
Music is one way only, from the computer to your device, unless you bought the songs in itunes and transferred your purchases.
There is 3rd party software out there, but not supported by Apple, see this thread:http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2013615&tstart=0

I get the message "IPod is synced with another library" I only have one Library acount. Nothing I have purchsed shows up.

When I open up my I Tunes account with my IPod plugged into the computer, I get the message" IPod is synced with another library" I only have one Library. None of the music or Apps that I have purchased shows up.

sorry...I am computer illiterate....not sure what you were asking!

ITunes 8 - thinks my iPod was synced with another library

Installed iTunes 8 - no issues with installation.
Plugged in my iPod - message pops up that my iPod is synced with another library (which it has not been). Choices are to Erase and Sync, or Transfer Purchases.
If I Erase and Sync I'm going to lose all of my playlists.
But if I Transfer Purchases won't I lose anything I've downloaded since the last time I synced?

Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

HT1727 ipod is synced with another library, but i only have one library???

have two old , but reliable nanos
i haven't synced either in two years or more
today i opened account # 5 my limit, sadly i've gotten rid of the previous 4 laptops without deleting them from my list
anywho, after i synced black ipod nano, i tried to sync white ipod nano, but it ays that one is synced with another library???
i've never had but one library on all four previous laptops. ?como?

Sometimes a computer glitch wil cause that problem. You just have to restore the iPod and resync.

Ipod is "supposedly" synced with another library

All of a sudden when I plug in my ipod, itunes tells me I am synced with another library...I'm not, I'm synced with this library and have been using this library fine. Any ideas??

Yes, itunes database files have an ITL file extension.
Sounds like you need to set Windows Explorer to show hidden files and file extensions, if you aren't seeing any.
It's in Folder Options, "Show hidden files and folders"
If you find previous ITL files, you can open them with a shift-start of itunes and see if it's a usable library.
Press *AND HOLD* the shift key while starting itunes. Keep pressing until you see the prompt to choose a library. Go through the ITL files you find in your search and settle on the best one.
If you don't find any ITL files you can use, you're going to have to rebuild your library. Just because the ITL file got corrupted doesn't mean all your music files are gone - they should still be on your PC's hard drive so you can add them back into itunes. All your play lists & ratings will be gone, but you'll still have the music.
Going forward, it's a good idea to make a backup of that ITL file about every week, and ALWAYS before and itunes upgrade. I put my backup copies on a USB stick or my external hard drive.

Ipod touch not syncing as already synced with another library

I Pod Touch just purchased 4th one in family. Whilst away i set up itunes in another win computer and synced new ipod touch to this one. Now i,m home trying to sync with my mac at home but getting error;
"This Ipod is synced with another library" The other library(on win) is just still mine in itunes.
How do i fix this without losing all new app's etc on daughters computer that were purchased whilst away. Do i have to lose all the new app's & songs
help !!

I think that, for some reason, none of the backups that were being made are listed any longer. The only ones listed are four that have timestamps after I erased, one with the earliest timestamp that's the encrypted backup, and another without a time stamp that I'm also assuming is later. I might give that one a try, but I'm not sure that it will work...

How do i change the library my iPod is synced to? I want to sync my iPod with my current mac book iTunes, but the message says I am synced with another library.

How do i change the library my iPod is synced to?
I want to sync my iPod with my current mac book iTunes, but the message says I am synced with another library.

Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

HT1386 I cannot sync my new iphone to my itunes music library. It tells me it will erase my iphone first because it is synced with another library.

I just got a new iphone and tried to sync it with my itunes library. Itunes tells me that it will erase my iphone first as it is already synced with another itunes library. I had my ipod synced with another computer and transferred that library to my new laptop. My music was originally loaded to the library with some favorite CD's and I don't want to do all that over again. Will only my music get erased or will everything on my new iphone get erased?

Only iTunes media will necessarily be erased. There's no way around this.

"The iPhone is Synced with another library. Do you want to erase..."

My itunes library has a lot of music from my iPad. I want to move that music to my iPhone by managing my music "manually", but it says ""The iPhone is Synced with another library. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?"
I read that I have to back it up, then go ahead and erase the phone, then you can add the music from the library to your phone. Is this true? Will it work?
I have backed up the phone to iCloud, but I'm worried still. How can I be SURE that I'll get everything back when I restore the phone after erasing it?
Thanks!

I'm afraid the LU suffix is a new one on me.
As long as you have all of the content in your library then that remove and sync warning shouldn't cause any loss of data, but it shouldn't be happening every time. It may pay to take the following steps to reset the connection between the two,
Backup device.
Restore as a new device.
Restore the backup made earlier.
Again, this assumes all content on the device is in your library. If that isn't the case see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device first.
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My computer was reimaged and iTunes was deleted, now when I try to sync my ipad it says it is synced with another library? How do I sync with the newly installed iTunes without losing all of my data on my ipad?

My computer was reimaged and iTunes was deleted, now when I try to sync my ipad it says it is synced with another library? How do I sync with the newly installed iTunes without losing all of my data on my ipad?

Copy all the content on your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes. Then go ahead and sync the iPod with your new library.
See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

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