Ipod touch backup of unpurchased songs to my computer fails

ipod touch backup of unpurchased songs to my computer fails

If your question is to how transfer non-iTune purchased music from the iPod to a computer, you need to use a third-party program like one of those discussed here:
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  • Here goes. My iPod touch has all my songs on it. I have changed computers several times and iTunes has a library of similar but not as many songs as iPod. When I plug iPod in ans go to sync it says that iTunes library will replace iPod songs.

    Here goes. My iPod touch has all my songs on it. I have changed computers several times and iTunes has a library of similar but not as many songs as iPod. When I plug iPod in ans go to sync it says that iTunes library will replace iPod songs. I don't want this to happen I want the I pod songs to sync with iTunes. What do I do?

    That really does not work since music is not included in the backup.  See:
    iTunes: About iOS backups
    puttly123 wrote:
    backup your ipod. then sync your ipod to the computer, then restore your ipod and it will still have the right songs. its exactly what i had to do with mine.

  • HT201412 my ipod touch is randomly playing songs on its own. i cannot choose the song I want to hear it continuosly skips several songs and then suddenly plays it. also the album cover does not match the song playing

    My ipod touch is randomly playing songs on its own. It skips several songs then suddenly stops and plays that song. If i try to select a song it will not play that song it keeps skipping over severla songs at a time then plays again. The album covers do not match that song that is playing and now its not connected to wifi. I need help

    Try:
    - Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
    Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
    least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
    - Unsync all music and resync
    - Reset all settings      
    Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
    All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
    - Restore from backup. See:                                                
    iOS: How to back up                                                                
    - Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.             
    If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
      Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

  • IPOD touch will not shuffle songs

    IPOD touch will not shuffle songs.

    Try:
    - Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost      
    Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
    least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
    - Unsync/delete all music and resync
    - Reset all settings                            
    Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
    All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
    - Restore from backup. See:                                               
    iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
      - Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.                       

  • My ipod touch keeps showing me songs that I cannot play in my playlist. How do I make it so it only shows songs I can play? It wont let me delete these songs

    my ipod touch keeps showing me songs that I cannot play in my playlist. How do I make it so it only shows songs I can play? It wont let me delete these songs

    - Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
    Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
    least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
    - Unsync all music and resync
    - Delete all music by: go to Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Music>Tap edit in upper right and then tap the minus sign by All Music
    - Restore from backup. See:                                 
    iOS: How to back up                                                                
    - Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

  • My ipod touch is repeating each song once before it goes on to the next song while it is on shuffle. No it is NOT on repeat. Anyone know how to fix this?

    my ipod touch is repeating each song once before it goes on to the next song while it is on shuffle. No it is NOT on repeat. Anyone know how to fix this?

    If you do not have dupicate songs on the iPod then:
    Try:
    - Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost      
    Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
    least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
    - Unsync/delete all music and resync
    To delete all music go to Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Music>Tap edit in upper right and then tap the minus sign by All Music
    - Reset all settings                 
    Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
    All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
    - Restore from backup. See:                                               
    iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
    - Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.                       

  • How can I recover texts & contacts on iPhone 5c after syncing it with an old iPod touch backup?

    I used to have an old LG flip-phone and an iPod Touch. I lost the iPod Touch about six months ago. This week I got my iPhone. I had to go to the Verizon store to have them take all the contacts off the LG phone and put them onto my iPod.
    I had painstakingly pared down my iTunes music library to choice selection of checked items that were small enough to fit on the iPod touch. I didn't want to go through that process again, so I hooked my iPhone up to my computer for the first time, opened iTunes, and synced with the iPod touch backup on my computer. It would have been smart to have backed up the iPhone first, but I didn't. Since I couldn't text with the iPod Touch, it didn't occur to me that the existing texts on my iPhone would be overwritten.
    Now all the media files and apps from my old iPod Touch are on my new iPhone 5. The new iPhone apps I downloaded yesterday are on there, too. But the contacts and texts have vanished.
    To review: no iTunes backup of iPhone data. No iCloud backup, either-- I've never used iCloud before.
    I downloaded Wondershare's iPhone Data Recovery program and used it to scan data on the device. The scan shows 0 contacts and only the 2 text messages that I've received this evening. Curiously, it does have my entire call history from the last week.
    So is there any way to recover the texts from this last week?
    This seems pretty hopeless but I thought I'd try. Thank for your help.

    You are correct. There is no other way to recover this material, and yes it would have been a good idea to backup the iPhone prior to the restore. Remember that a restore to a previous date deletes everything on the device and puts it back to the state of things on the date you choose. The texts and contacts would be gone. Did you possibly sync the contacts with a supported application on the computer? That is the only other way to recover contacts. They are designed to be synced with a supported application on the computer, or with a cloud service such as iCloud, Google or Yahoo.

  • How do I get an old iPod touch backup onto a new iPod touch?

    My daughter dropped her iPod touch 32GB and shattered the screen. We replaced it today, and I am trying to restore the last iPod touch backup from my iTunes account. It is about one week old. When I first connected the NEW iPod touch it gave me an option to restore, but then prompted me that the IOS was out of date and I had to first update the IOS then restore.  Exact message:
    The backup of "NAME iPod" is cannot be restored to this iPod because the software on the iPod is too old.  To restore this iPod from the backup, you must first set up the iPod as new and restore the software to its latest version.
    So I chose NEW, and then it seemed to configure it.  It is IOS 5.1.1.  But all to the "base" system. How now do I restore the apps, music, etc from the last backup
    I named this new iPod the exact same.

    To restore from backup see:
    iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring iOS software
    The backup does not included synced media like apps and music. you can redownload iTunes purchases by:
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
    The apps have to be in the iTunes library before you restore from backup otherwise there is no place for the app date to be restored to.

  • I recently download a song with my IPOD Touch 4G.  The song appears in my iTunes music library but not on my IPOD.  I've tried syncing several times, but I cannot get it to transfer to the IPOD.  Any suggestions??

    I recently download a song with my IPOD Touch 4G.  The song appears in my iTunes music library but not on my IPOD.  I've tried syncing several times, but I cannot get it to transfer to the IPOD.  Any suggestions??  (This has never happened before to me)

    Use 3rd party software like:
    http://www.digidna.net/products/diskaid
    http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/index.php
    For items purchased (including apps) from iTunes:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848

  • My ipod touch will not shuffle songs

    My ipod touch will not shuffle songs, once the first song is done it replays that same song again. 

    Got it Thank you.

  • The Ipod touch backup has filled my computer where is it so I can delete it

    The Ipod Touch backup has filled my computers hard drive where is it so I can delete it???

    Where are iTunes backups stored on your computer
    The folder where your backup data is stored depends on the computer's operating system. Make sure the backup folder is included in your data-backup routine. iTunes places the backup files in the following places:
    Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
    The "~" represents your Home folder. If you don't see Library in your home folder, hold Option and click the Go menu.
    Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
    To quickly access the Application Data folder, click Start, and choose Run. Type %appdata% and click OK.
    Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
    To quickly access the AppData folder, click Start. In the search bar, type %appdata% and press Return.

  • IPod Touch Backup help

    I recently had to reformat my PC, but when I did that, I lost my iPod Touch Backup, so my question is: is there a way to sync my iPod to my PC without losing any information (such as applications and the information I had on them) and/por making a backup of it?
    I have an iPod Touch 2nd Generation
    Thanks in advance,
    Christian Sch.
    Message was edited by: Naitzyrk

    Yes there is a lot of ways to back-up your purchases and apps from iTunes, buy an external hard drive and sync it there or better yet, if you have a mac, but the Time Machine, it automatically back-up your files every hour. So if you lose anything you can just look it up there and restore it. Or if you have a PC and you don't want to buy an external hard drive, there are other storage websites where you can back-up your PC.

  • IPod Touch Backup

    I'm about to reformat my PC. Once I reinstall Windows and iTunes, can all of the apps, music, photos, and videos from my iPod Touch sync up to my new install and transfer everything over? Thanks!

    No.
    Your iPod Touch backup does not include your iTunes media (music, videos, apps, etc). Here's what your backup includes: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
    You need to backup your iTunes media to an external hard disk or to CD's/DVD's as explained in these articles:
    Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
    How to back up your media in iTunes, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1382

  • IPod Touch backup file

    Question!
    If I copy an iPod Touch backup file from my old computer over to a new computer, will the "restore from backup" option work on the new computer once the backup file is in place?
    Thanks

    It should.  Make sure your new computer is authorized for the iTunes account.

  • Ipod touch backup folder

    I am trying to find the location of the ipod touch backup folder. All info i have seen shows where the iphone backup folder is, but no information on the ipod touch backup folder.

    On my iMac, it is in the same folder. There are 2 folders within the MobileSync/Backup folder, one for my iPhone and one for my iPod Touch.
    On a Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
    On a PC running Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
    On a PC running Windows Vista: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\

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