Lost all music on ipod

I've just got back my 17" powerbook after having the HD replaced thanks to the extended coverage I bought. And after having lost all I did not back up, which was considerable, including my music library, I felt secure knowing that my little ipod held thousands of little dittys to melt the blues away until I apparently/mistakenly sycnched them into oblivion. Please tell me the thousands I spent is not lost and gone forever.

This is why Apple reminds you to back up your purchased music when you buy from their store.
When you hooked up your iPod to the new iTunes library, you should have received a warning message indicating that your iPod was linked to another iTunes library and clicking the YES button would result in your iPod being erased and replaced with the songs in the new library.
Did you not get that message?

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    I have seen this posted already and i apologize for a repeat. Those posts didnt have any useful info though.
    My problem:
    I am in France staying at a friends house. I brought my new 60 gig ipod video with me and was charging it on his laptop. I believe what happend was his laptop fell asleep while my ipod was still plugged in. I disconnected my ipod and went to listen to a song and all of my music and video files were gone. My photos are still there. I checked the about menu in the settings are and it says i have 40 Gigs available space. This means the videos and music are still using space. Does anyone know how to get them out of hiding? I really need the help and id like to be able to have my music for the 10 hour plane ride home!
    thanks everyone!
    60 gb video    

    Welcome to Apple Discussions!
    Try resetting your iPod...
    Reset iPod
    If that doesn't work, try restoring your iPod (if you have the music on a computer with you)...
    Restore iPod
    And then put the music/videos back on
    If you don't have the computer with the music on it, try downloading YamiPod...
    YamiPod
    And then do this...
    http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/docs/help/corruptedipod.php
    btabz

  • Deleted playlist that updates ipod-- lost all music on ipod

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    Create that playlist again.
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    i tried that and i dont recall the exact name so it didnt work. how do i change my update options?

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    Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
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  • I lost all music after an update on itouch, how do i restore

    lost all music after update , how do you restore it?

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  • PC with windows 7 wiped clean, lost all music, etc how can I reinstall?

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  • I was trying to move my itunes to an external hard drive and I have now lost all music not purchased with itunes

    I was trying to move my music to an external hard drive but now I have lost all music that was not purchased with itunes. I never hit delete so its still somewhere on my imac. How do I find it?

    Do a Spotlight search or do a logical search along folders that make sense such as looking in the music folder first.  Moving a library correctly should not result in any loss, and I can't think of any way to move a library and lost just a select grouping of files.  How were you trying to effect this?

  • I have an ipod 4 can i connect to pc and, using itunes match, store all music off ipod and then transfer to a new ipod 5?

    i have an ipod 4 can i connect to pc and, using itunes match, store all music off ipod and then transfer to a new ipod 5?

    hI, bella
    I also met this issue a few days ago and I finally find out how to transfer music from iPod to computer:
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  • HT1296 How do you put all music on Ipod back onto a previously crashed computer in which the original music files were not able to be restored?

    Hi, HOW DO YOU PUT ALL MUSIC FROM IPOD BACK ONTO A PREVIOUSLY CRASHED COMPUTER IN WHIHC ALL MUSIC FILES WERE UNABLE TO BE RESTORED.
    My computer crashed a few months ago and my IT guys were not able to restore my music files.. at least I can't find them. When I log into Itunes, all of my music and play lists appear but when I click to play a song in Itunes on computer, it says the files can not be found. My Ipod obviously has all of my music but I'd like to add more (without deleting what I've got on there) and to copy back whats on my Ipod back to my computer. If I plug together and my computer sync then I will loose all music... needing detailed instructions please.

    from what i understand, the procecess is similar on both mac and pc, so i'll try help you here. have you set your preferences to "automatically update all"?
    Yes i have.
    if this isn't working, maybe try moving one that you are certain is in the correct format, manually. import it from scratch to your itunes, and then copy it to the ipod.
    If i click 'import files' the only files it comes up with are text file. Should it be doing this?' So the only files i can import are written documents :/
    If i select 'add files' it dosnt add them to my libary at all.
    I tryed what you said, i deleted my movies then loaded one into my libary which i no is in the right format but it still said that it is unable to put into my ipod.
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  • I had a problem with my iphone and had to restore and now i have lost all music from itunes any way to get it back ?

    i had a problem with my iphone and had to restore and now i have lost all music from itunes any way to get it back ?

    It should ne in itunes on your computer and included in your regular backup of your computer.
    If for some reason you have failed to backup your music, then - in the U.S only - you can get previous itunes purchases from the beta version of icloud.  Open itunes store, click Purchased, under Quick Links.

  • After I reset the iPod I lost all of the iPod contents.  When I attempted to resynch I learned the iPod did not have enough space.  How can this be so when I have nothing on the iPod?

    Please help!.
    After I reset the iPod I lost all of the iPod contents.  When I attempted to resynch I learned the iPod did not have enough space.  How can this be so when I have nothing on the iPod?

    You will prbably had other sync setting than the default ones
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  • Updated to ios 6 and lost all music but nothing else no music on my itunes either but theres a purchase history what do I do

    updated to ios 6 and lost all music but nothing else no music on my itunes either but theres a purchase history what do I do

    iTune>Purchased>re-download your songs

  • On upgrading my iphone to ios 5, I have lost all music purchaes since August, despite backing up the phone.  How do i get them back again?

    On upgrading my iphone 3Gs to ios 5, I have lost all music purchaes made on the phone since August, despite backing up the phone.  How do I get them back again?  Thanks.

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  • HT1296 how do i sync all music with ipod on new computer

    How do i sync all music with ipod on new computer

    Connect the iPod and sync with iTunes the same way that you sync any iDevice with iTunes. If you are trying to transfer the music on the iPod into iTunes on the computer - connect the iPod to your computer and launch iTunes. Right click on the iPod name under the devices headings and select transfer purchases. That will transfer the purchase songs on your iPod into your iTunes library.
    If you provide a few more details of what you actually are trying to do, it would be a little easier to provide you with the help that you seek.

  • HT203167 Computer crashed and lost all music.  How can I get a listing of all prior purchases and get them downloaded again?

    Compaq computer crashed and lost all music that was on the computer. How would I go about getting a listing of all purchased items and download them again? I know when i first got set up it said I could download up to 2 times when purchased and I have only downloaded once.  But need a listing of songs as well.

    One thing that I also recommend in the future is to back your iTunes library up relatively regularly.  You can get your purchases in the cloud just fine, typically, but at the very least, it will save some time by backing it up.

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