Mac Ipod Music to PC

Hello
I have an iPod Nano that is formated for a Mac. I no longer have my Mac and am trying to transfer the music to my PC. I tried using XPlay, but it does not seem to be reading my Nano when connected. I have tried the suggestions from Media SOS with no lucki. The music has transferred to the My Music folder on my PC. Before I reformat my iPod, I want to be absolutely sure this music will be safe as it says the iPod will be wiped clean.
If it is safe in the My Music folder, how do I then transfer the music back on to my iPod once it has been reformatted? Also, I have a new iPad with a few of the newer songs that are on my iPod due to the Cloud, but I eventually want all songs to be in the Cloud so I can access on my, PC, iPod, iPad and iPhone. Yes, it would probably be easier to just get a new Mac laptop, but that is just not in my budget right now.
Note...I am not very techy so I will require step by step instructions.
Thanks,
Pat

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