Loading music to the iPod

I know this may sound a little ********, but I can't seem to load any music from the library on to the iPod, I try to select, click, and drag, but all I get is a no access symbol. does anyone know any tricks to load on to the iPod?

http://www.apple.com/support/ipod101/

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  • Best way to load music on the Ipod?

    what is the best way to do this?

    That really depends on the type of iPod you have and the size of the library. I prefer having iTunes do the work so I prefer to sync things automatically. Since my library is smaller than the iPod I use the option "Sync Music - All songs and playlists".
    When your iPod is smaller than your iTunes library you can still sync automatically using the setting 'Sync Music - Selected playlists' which I think is a better way to update an iPod that is smaller than the iTunes library. Syncing selected playlists is just like syncing your whole library only on a smaller scale and more "selectively". When your iPod is is set to sync selected playlists it automatically picks up any changes you made to that playlist in iTunes since you last connected. Anything you added to the playlist will be added to the iPod, anything you deleted from it will be deleted from the iPod. In other words the iTunes playlist and the iPod are kept "in sync".
    The iPod offers three ways to transfer music from your computer. You can select one of the following update modes from the iPod Preference tabs.
    Connect your iPod to your computer and when it appears in the Source list click on it to show the preference tabs in the main pane. Choose one of the following options and click "Apply".
    1) Sync Music - All songs and Playlists. This is the default mode, in which your entire music library, including playlists, is automatically synced to your iPod. If the music library on your computer exceeds the iPod storage capacity, you are prompted to select a different update method. You'll find this in the Music Tab.
    2) Sync Music - Selected playlists. With this option, iTunes automatically copies the playlists you have selected to the iPod when you connect it to the computer. You'll find this in the Music Tab.
    3) Manually manage music and videos. You can also choose to transfer music to the iPod manually. This allows you to drag and drop individual songs and playlists from iTunes to the iPod. You'll find this in the Summary Tab.

  • New computer, up to date itunes installed but now my 1st gen shuffle won't charge, it is seen by itunes have loaded music into the ipod but just won't charge when connected to itunes HELP PLease

    new computer updated itunes installed but my first gen ipod shuffle won't recharge. USB's both work OK, itunes sees the ipod, device connectivty OK but device sync diagnostics says no! no idea why it doesn't work previously worked with laptop and older itunes version --help appreciated thx

    anyone?

  • Is there a way of copying music from the ipod

    my pc got wiped so i need a way of copying music from my ipod to itunes is there a way?

    Connect your iPod to your computer. If it is set to update automatically you'll get a 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
    Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. 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 of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
    TuneJack Windows Only
    iPod2PC Windows Only
    iGadget Windows Only
    iDump Windows Only
    SharePod Windows Only
    iRepo Mac and Windows
    iPodRip Mac & Windows
    YamiPod Mac and Windows
    Music Rescue Mac & Windows
    iPodCopy Mac and Windows
    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
    Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

  • I just purchased a new iMac. My iTunes account is missing a ton of music and I cant figure out how to access it. When I try to load music from my ipod to match my imac it only asks if i'd like to sink my ipod with my account. How do I access my library?

    I just purchased a new iMac. My iTunes account is missing a ton of music and only contains "purchased" music. When I try to load music from my ipod to match my imac it only asks if i'd like to sinc my ipod with my account. How do I access my entire library? Thanks

    Unless you subscribe to Match, you will have to transfer your non-iTunes stuff from your old computer:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
    If you want to copy non-iTunes music off of your iPod (eg, if your old computer doesn't exist), you'll need to use a third party program.  I don't know of any free ones anymore, but if you google, you can find several in the $19 range.

  • Is it possible to load music onto an iPod in Disc Mode?

    Hi guys,
    Is it possible to load music onto an iPod in Disc Mode?
    I recently sold my 5th Gen 30Gb iPod on eBay, about a week later the buyer sent it back claiming it was faulty, he could not switch it on etc etc...
    Within a few minutes I had it running again, but was making a clicking sound. So I put it into disc mode, connected it to my G4 and found out that the seller had managed to change the name of the iPod, delete some of my music, load some of their music onto the iPod and play that music.
    My question is would they have been able to do all that in disc mode? Or would the iPod have to have been fully functional? Let alone using third party software to extract my songs that were already on the iPod.
    I think they received a perfectly working iPod, used it, damaged it, were unable to fix it (couldn't be bothered to find out how) and so sent it back claiming it was faulty all along.
    Thanks for any help and advice anyone can give.
    Alex

    Thanks, I realise that now.
    It turns out that the buyer reformatted the iPod for Windows.
    Would they have been able to do that in Disc Mode?
    Or would the iPod have to have been fully functional?
    I'm trying to prove that the iPod was indeed fully functional when they received it, because they were able to reformat it, rename it, delete some of my music and load some of their own music.

  • Loading Music on to iPod Shuffle

    My wife just got an iPod Shuffle and I have a question about loading music on to it. I have a 20g iPod with numerous play lists and about 3000 songs. Can I create a playlist for my wife on my iBook and just load music to the shuffle from my wife's play list the same way I just update certain play lists when I update my iPod?

    Yes, you can drag playlists directly to the shuffle, or Autofill it using a playlist as the source.

  • Pre-loading music on an iPod as a gift

    I bought an iPod Nano for my fiancee. She's working in Japan for a few more months before moving out here, so I thought it'd be nice for her commute. She's a bit technology challenged so I wanted to load a good fifty dollars worth of music or video on the iPod before I gave it to her.
    What would be the best way to do this?
    I thought of just creating an iTunes account on my computer, buying the music and loading it on the iPod. She could authorize her laptop when she got it and change account information then. The problem I'm having is, since she has a Japanese address she most likely can't purchase from the US store, and since I have a US address I can't purchase from the Japan store. She'll want music in her own language, and the US iTunes store has pitiful Japanese song selection. I would buy her an iTunes card, but I can't buy a Japanese iTunes card without having a billing address in Japan.
    Any ideas on how to either get her an iTunes card or pre-fill the iPod would be appreciated.

    She'll want music in her own language, and the US iTunes store has pitiful Japanese song selection.
    Sorry, I missed this part.
    Dunno how you can get her a Japanese iTunes store account.
    You cannot even gift her songs from your US iTunes account to a Japanese account.
    Have any Japanese language CDs?

  • How do I load music from my ipod to itunes on my new mac, I do not have my old mac?

    How do I load music from my ipod to itunes on my new mac, I do not have my old mac?

    Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not a backup device and media transfer was planned with you maintaining a master copy of your media on a computer which is itself properly backed up against loss.  To use a device with a new computer you transfer the content from the old computer (or its backup) directly to the new computer, not the device to the new computer. Syncing is one way, computer to device, updating the device content to the content on the computer, not updating or restoring content on a computer. The exception is iTunes Store purchases which can be transferred to a computer.
    iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 - only purchases from iTunes Store
    For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will have to use third party commercial software.  See this document by turingtest2: Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

  • My grandson loaded music to my Ipod nano with his Mac computer.  Now I'm trying to add music and I have a windows based computer.  Itunes is asking me to reformat my Ipod for windows.  Will that erase my music already added?

    My grandson loaded music to my Ipod nano with his Mac computer.  Now I'm trying to add music and I have a windows based computer.  Itunes is asking me to reformat my Ipod for windows.  Will that erase my music already added?

    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Storehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
    Message was edited by: michael08081

  • How do I get my music from my HP PC Windows 8.1 to iTunes to load music to my iPod Shuffle?

    how do I get music from my HP PC windows 8.1 to iTunes folder to enable me to load music to my iPod 2nd generation Shuffle?

    Hey kaygaryras, 
    Thanks for participating in the Apple Support Communities. 
    If you have music on your PC already, and want to import it to your iTunes library, use one of the methods in this article:
    iTunes 12 for Windows: Import music and video already on your computer
    Once you've imported your songs into your iTunes library, see these articles for help with syncing your iPod shuffle:
    iTunes 12 for Windows: Syncing overview
    iTunes 12 for Windows: Sync iPod, iPhone, or iPad
    Sincerely,
    Jeremy 

  • HT1329 if the music that is on the iPod can no longer be accessed through iTunes because it was deleted, is there anyway to recover the music on the iPod if it wasn't purchased?

    if the music that is on an iPod can no longer be accessed through iTunes because it was deleted, is there anyway to recover the music on the iPod if it wasn't purchased?

    See this support article:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
    You can also download at least some of your content (audiobooks being a notable exception) again from the iTunes Store:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
    For additional instructions, particularly for content not purchased from the iTunes Store, check out this user tip from TuringTest:
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991
    and this page on "How-to Geek":
    http://www.howtogeek.com/104298/sync-your-ios-device-with-a-new-computer-without -losing-data/
    Regards.
    Forum Tip: Since you're new here, you've probably not discovered the Search feature available on every Communities 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, both in the relevant forums and in the Apple Knowledge Base, before you post a question.

  • I am going to sell my second generation ipod touch, so i resetted it to factory defaults. It said it would take up to an hour, and i patiently waited. But when the black and white loading bar completed, the ipod went to the black screen with an apple logo

    I am going to sell my second generation ipod touch, so i resetted it to factory defaults. It said it would take up to an hour, and i patiently waited. But when the black and white loading bar completed, the ipod went to the black screen with an apple logo on it. Sounds about right, right? But now, there is a processing circle on top of the logo, but the circle spins once, and stops at about halfway to the bottom. It just stays there, and about every half to one hour it becomes a white screen and starts all over again. (not the loading bar part, just the circle). I've tried holding the power and the home button, and it works, but it just goes back to the circle screen with the apple logo. HELP PLEASE?

    Try:
    - iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
    - If not successful and you can't fully turn the iPod fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
    - If still not successful that indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.

  • My computer broke and I lost my ipod touch at the same time. Then I put all of my new music on my nano. Then I found my ipod touch. How do I get the music from the ipod touch to the computer and also keep the music I bought for the nano?

    I have an ipod touch and an ipod nano. I also used to have a laptop but, it quit working and I no longer have it. I had all of my music on my laptop. So, I had to buy a new desktop. I lost my ipod touch at around the same time. I had all of my music on the ipod touch that was from my laptop. So in thye meantime I started using my nano more. I bought new songs on my desktop for my nano. Then I found my ipod touch. I would like to be able to keep both the somgs I have now on my ipod touch and the ones that I already bought on the desktop. What do I do?

    No.
    All iTunes content on your iPod Touch should be in your iTunes library on your computer, and your iTunes library on your computer should be included with your computer's backup along with all other important data - stored on an external drive or some other external media used for backup purposes only.
    When music was purchased on a CD, if the CD was lost and you returned to the store where the CD was purchased with your receipt, were you given a replacement CD?
    The same applies here.

  • I have an iPhone5 16 gb and a 120 gb iPod. All my songs won't fit on the iPhone of course. How can I just get some of them on the iPhone? I want to keep all my music on the iPod. I am VERY new to all this so be gentle and thanks.

    I have an iPhone5, 16 gb and a 120 gb iPod. All my songs won't fit on the iPhone of course. How can I just get some of them on the iPhone? I want to keep all my music on the iPod, but just want SOME of my music on the iphone. I am VERY new to all this so be gentle and thanks.

    You Sync the Music you want on the Phone via iTunes on your computer.
    See here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
    From Here  >  http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/syncing/

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