Music Transfer from Nano to iTunes?

I have music on my Nano that was lost when we lost our computer in a flood (I know...back up....too late now!). I want to get my music from the Nano into the new library. I can not do this. I have heard that there is software that enables this task. Is there one program that is better than another? Is this software reliable?

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 and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
SharePod Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide

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You can't sync your music back from an iPod to iTunes, the transfer of music 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 files from your iPod, this is just a selection. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, they are generally quite straightforward..
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im trying to transfer music from my old iphone to my new one. but the music is from a dirrent itunes account. is that possible???

You sync music from your computer to your iphone.

When one or more family members who have been sharing one iTunes account wants to create their own iTunes account can they each upload the music/apps from the shared iTunes on their devices to the new iTunes account?

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Why did you start a new itunes account? This will just cause problems.
Your library will only be where you put it.
It has alwasys been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for this very occasion.
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why music disappears from nano 7th?

thx.
i didn't write well.
music got transferred fine between apples.
tried to say music which disappeared & not purchased from apple is a problem since i mac has no slot for cd.
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You can't use iTunes to transfer music from iPod to computer unless that music was purchased from the iTunes store.
If so, see: How to copy iTunes purchases from an iPod or iPhone to a computer.
For all other non purchased content (your own CDs etc), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
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Similar programs are Expod, Yamipod, Senuti and Music Rescue.

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I just bought a imac. i am in the process of transferring all my music from WM to itunes in the new machine. I have noticed that some of the music files on the pc have a padlock. These files won't transfer . Any idea on how to unlock the files. these files are kept on external hard drive.
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I recently got a new hard drive but wasn't able to save my iTunes before my old one died. How can I register my nano with the new iTunes so I can put my music that is already on my nano on the iTunes?
Sony Vaio Windows XP

Hello,
Before you do anything, please download and install the following 3rd software, uses it to copy the music from your Nano to the iTunes on your computer
http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/
Once it has been completed, do a Restore for your Nano, your iTunes will ask you to register your Nano with it.

Ipod music transfer from PC to Mac?

Hello,
I recently reformatted my ipod shuffle to PC so as to use as a portable drive. On my PC I have music that I do not have on my Mac. Itunes deleted the music from mac and replaced with music from PC. when I plugged the ipod back into the Mac, it asked some weird question about which library to use (yes or no options), one answer(no?)did nothing and no longer recognized the ipod until an unplug and reconnect. the other answer(yes?)replaced the music library with the macintosh's original playlist.
So, is it possible to transfer music from a PC to mac? Is there some sort of copyright issue I'm missing here? If I replace the ipod music from the PC itunes library again, how can I transfer that music to the Mac?
Mac Mini 1.42 Mac OS X (10.4.6) imac-dv G3, mac3500, mac7500, apple IIe, ipod nano, ipod shuffle, old PC box

I found this which I think answers the question:
Can I take a friend's iPod shuffle and browse or play its content on my machine (like I can with other iPods)?
No, there is no manual mode that allows you to view or play the content from a friend's iPod shuffle on your computer. This also means that you cannot load music from multiple computers or iTunes libraries onto iPod shuffle like you can with other iPods.
Can I transfer data to iPod shuffle from multiple computers when in disk mode?
Yes. If you put iPod shuffle in disk mode, you can transfer data from multiple computers from the Finder (Mac) or Explorer (Windows). You can only load music from one computer, using iTunes.
Can I use iPod shuffle with both a Macintosh and a Windows computer?
Yes. When you place iPod shuffle in disk mode, you can use it to transfer data between multiple computers, running either operating system.
Thanks anyway, seems like a strange thing not to be able to do.
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Music Transfer from iPod to iPod

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You can't transfer from one iPod to another. If your songs are in iTunes connect your new iPod and it will update from there. When you are adding a second iPod for your own use, just connect it to your computer and it will update from your existing library. Depending on the size of your library and the type of iPod you choose you can have it update the whole library, selected playlists or you can manage it manually.

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From your nano to MacBook? If you still have the Dell, you can also go from Dell to MacBook...
To answer your question, you cannot transfer song files from iPod to computer using iTunes (except for songs purchased from the iTunes Store). However, there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer from iPod to your Mac. If you do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links.
Once the songs files are on your MacBook's drive, you can add them to your iTunes library.
NOTE: For songs purchased by you from the iTunes Store, you can also re-download them at no cost from the iTunes Store Purchased screen.

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