Is it possible to IMPORT songs to iTunes all at once?

Question

Obviously, one can add their whole music library to the iTunes library all at once, but even if you bought this music, if you did not IMPORT it using iTunes, it isn't registered as being owned by you. So, as a result, any music that you have added to your library without importing it is foreign to iTunes. It will not let you get cd track names, for example, without importing it using iTunes. This makes things very inconvenient, because apparently the only way that you can tell iTunes that you own music is by importing tracks one at a time. Having even dozens of songs, that is an extraordinary hassle. I personally have 60 GB of music, and could never hope to import files one at a time. If anybody knows of any ways of importing files to iTunes either all at once or in large chunks, please contribute to this thread. Additionally, if you share the same frustration as me, please add to the thread so I know I'm not the only one who is frustrated by this technicality.

Answer 1

If you're using iTunes 7, you can copy music that you purchased from the iTunes Store back to iTunes directly. You will have to prevent automatic synchronization. While connecting the iPod to the computer, hold down the Shift and Ctrl keys in Windows. This should stop the iPod from auto synching 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 3 and 25 seconds depending on your computer.
If you're not using iTunes 7 or want to copy other tracks, the easiest way will be to search VersionTracker for "iPod". You'll find a number of utilities that can transfer your tracks and your playlists from your iPod back to your PC.
It's also possible to do this manually, but the procedure is rather involved. If you're interested, though, see this thread:
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