Itunes wiped out

hello Ipod people
I had my itunes software downloaded on a windows machine as a primary holder of my music
as well as some of it was copied on a secondary machine. Due to a virus situation, I had
to completely wipe my primary machine clean and installed Linux on it. This wiped out the
majority of my ipod music out. Is there a way I can now download all my music from my ipod
to my secondary machine. I can provide you serial numbers etc if you need it. Note my ipod is a 6 gig mini.
Thank you

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 Windows system.
It's also possible to do this manually, but the procedure is rather involved. If you're interested, though, see this thread:
MacMuse: Computer crashed
Forum Tip: Since you're new here, you've probably not discovered the Search feature available on every Discussions page, but next time, it might save you time (and everyone else from having to answer the same question multiple times) if you search a couple of ways for a topic before you post a question.
Regards.

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See iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
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Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library, or a backup of it, then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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