Listening to Ipod library on other computer

Is it possible to connect my ipod to another computer and listen to my library through it's itunes? without changing my library?
Thanks

Yes, connect your iPod to your home PC and change your update setting in iTunes>Edit>Preferences>iPod to "manually manage songs and playlists" then you can connect safely to a second one.
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my itunes page recognizes my ipod but there is no library of music and i can't find it on my computer, so i'm not sure where it went.

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What kind of software is safe to transfer ipod library to new computer?

What kind of software is safe to use to transfer ipod library to a new computer?

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Sure this has been asked before, sorry, didn't want to read thru a million threads. Was able to upload SOME purchased tunes from older shuffle to new computer's library, but I want to move EVERYTHING from shuffle to new computer Itunes library so when I sync it, it won't erase all those purchased tunes. I can't access my old library on old computer, because the old computer won't even turn on. THANKS

For songs purchased from the iTunes Store, you can use iTunes to transfer them from iPod to computer. If you are not already, log into the iTunes Store using the same Apple ID used to purchase the songs. Under File (in the iTunes menu bar), select Transfer Purchased from <name of iPod>.
For other songs, there is no way to transfer from iPod to computer using iTunes. However, there are third-party methods and utilities that will allow transfer of song files from iPod to computer. If you do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer," it should give you some links (add "mac" to the search if your computer is a Mac).
Once the songs files are safely on your computer, add them to your iTunes library and then sync the shuffle.

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Hi guys
i lately tried to connect my iPod to my friends Computer. after doing this i opened iTunes and everything was fine except for one thing: eventhough all my files were listed and shown they were almost invisible, indicating me that i can't use or play them on this computer. i went home and tried the same procedure but this time i could play all my songs.
so is it that you can't play your songs on other computers except on ypur own or what?
thanks for your help
Pete

If you are seeing grey text when you look at the content and lock symbol at the bottom of the screen then your iPod is set to automatically update. If you want to access your iPod directly, play it through your iTunes, connect it to a second computer etc. you need to change the update method to "Manually manage music and videos" in the iPod preferences. For more detail see these tutorials:
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I used to use my desktop computer then I went to put the music from my Ipod to my laptop and it said that my computer was not authorize and i could not find how to authorize computer. CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

Hi My other computer won't let...,
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Be sure you are connected to the internet. Go to iTunes. Click the Store Menu and choose "Authorize Computer..." and enter your iTunes account name and password. If you forgot your account name, check it on your old computer. If you forgot your password, use the "Forgot Password?" button.
If you plan to no longer use your desktop, do not forget to deauthorize it (iTunes>Store>Deauthorize computer...), because you can only authorize 5 computers at a time. If you plan to use both computers, leave it authorized.
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Scripting Test With Library On Other Computer

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I think you will need to have some music files on the other computer.
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How can i get my ipod library onto a computer

I have an ipod. I am tryign to get my library up loaded to a new computer and also to my I phone. How can i do this?

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Trying to transfer ipod library onto new computer without losing songs

I just purchased a new computer and can't seem figure out how to transfer my ipods music into it. I don't want to lose all of my library but when I plug it into my new computer it says you can't have two libraries synced. Any ideas?

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. 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
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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 also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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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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New laptop, how do I transfer iTunes and library from other computer?

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Probably the most straightforward way to get iTunes onto your second computer is to network it with the first one and copy your iTunes folder across. Start by consolidating your library. When you consolidate, any songs in the iTunes Library that are not in the iTunes Music Folder are copied to the Music Folder and the Library is updated to point to those new files. Files already in the iTunes Music Folder have no changes made to them: Copying all your iTunes files to one location - Windows
Copying the whole folder brings with it the iTunes Music folder and also the iTunes Library (iTunes Library.itl in Windows) database file which holds all the information about your songs (Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, Last Played, Date Added, etc). You'll get more information including the Folder/File structure in this article: What are the iTunes library files?
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I have two authorized computers-a Windows XP (the first) and a Windows Vista I just authorized with iTunes 8. My iPod Shuffle works with the first computer (the XP) and will connect with it, but with the Vista, it only shows the "erase and sync" and "cancel" options in the pop-up box when I plug it in to my computer. How do I fix this problem?

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