My iPod touch is telling me I need to restore to factory settings. How can I get my music off of it before this happens?

My IPod it telling me to restore factory settings. I know this will cause me to lose all of the music on it so far. How can I get the music off of it before I restore the settings? I really do not want to lose thousands of songs.

What is telling you that and what is the wording?
Can you make a backup via iTunes:
iOS: How to back up
Can you transfer iTunes purchases by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
If not then there is nothing you can do except restore the iPod and thus erase the iPod.

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I just stepped up from my trusty 4gig generation ipod to an 8gb ipod touch. I have many questions but the most important is how can I get my music from the old one to the new ipod since it took me over a week to download all my CDs onto my last computer

is anyone here?

Are these tracks that are on your old iPod still in your iTunes library? If so, just configure them to sync to your iPod Touch.
Otherwise you'll need to copy everything from the old iPod to your PC and into iTunes first. See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

I updated my ipod touch 4th gen to ios 5 and lost all my photos. how can i get it back? i'm using windows 7.

I updated my ipod touch 4th gen to ios 5 and lost all my photos. how can i get it back? i'm using windows 7. help please? thanks!

This was the scenario:
The first time I updated, it was only my music that was lost.
When I got my music back, I lost my apps.
When I got my apps back, my contacts, notes and photos were lost.
Now I got back everything except for my photos.
(Yes, I restored from backup several times since the first update.)
Do you think if I try restoring from back up, my photos that were taken from my ipod will be restored finally?
Thank you.

How can i get my music off of my email to my iPod touch 2nd gen and iPod 4th gen?

How can i get my music off of my email to my iPod touch 2nd gen and iPod 4th gen?

Find an app to which you can save the attachment and which also uses file sharing
iOS: About File Sharing
or similar to get the music into your computer. Import into iTunes library and sync to the iPod. There is no direct way to get music into your iPod Music app besides purchasing from iTunes or syncing from your iTunes library
GoodReader should work but I do not think it is available for the 2G

When i tried to download iOS8 on my iPad Mini it told me that I needed to connect my iPad to iTunes, I have done that and now it says I need to restore my iPad. How can I get my iPad working without losing everything on my iPad?

When i tried to download iOS8 on my iPad Mini it told me that I needed to connect my iPad to iTunes, I have done that and now it says I need to restore my iPad. How can I get my iPad working without losing everything on my iPad? I don't want to lose my apps and photos!
Help would be much appreciated!

If you are getting the connect to iTunes screen then it's too late to take a new backup and/or copy anything off it. Prior to starting the update did you take a backup, either to the cloud and/or to your computer's iTunes ? If not then have you recently taken a backup that might have your photos and apps content/settings in it ?
As long as the apps are still in your country's store then you should be able to redownload them via the Purchased tab in the App Store app (and the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage on your computer's iTunes), and if the apps store their content on a server/cloud service then you might be able to get their content back from that - if they store their content on the device then you will need to have a backup.
For our photos you could try doing a search for programs that claim to be able to recover content from a device - I haven't used any so I can't suggest one.

How can I get my music off my ipad to my ipod

Guys, I took my ipod and connected it to my computer, it said I need to download a newer version (10.6) so I did. However it erased all my music on my ipod. Now, I have the music on my wife ipad, but the apple ID is in her name. when I connect it to the computer and open itunes it says, the same thing Log on and update to a newer version. I am afraid if I do that then I will lose my music again. What should I do? How can I take the music that is on my wifes ipad and download it to my ipod?

Did iTunes delete your music. Not very likely, unless the iTunes you connected your iPod with is not the iTunes or computer you normally sync with. So, if the music is still in your iTunes account. all you have to do, is connect your iPad to your computer and once it's recognized, click it open and click on the music tab and check what song, albums, etc., you want on your iPad, then click apply, then sycn.

How can I get my music off my old ipod onto my new iphone?

I just got a new computer and have an ipod from a long time ago. I would like to get the music off the ipod and onto my computer and then put it onto my new iphone. I already have the cables and have installed iTunes but I don't know what to do. I'm afraid if I tell it to "sync" it will erase all the music already on my ipod because there's no music in my iTunes library currently.

Try these 2 User Tips...
Syncing to a New Computer...
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

My ipod touch is recognised as a camera when plugged into itunes. How can I get itunes to recognise my ipod and my ipad please.

My computer in itunes is not recognising my ipod touch or my ipad. It comes up as ing it as a camera. Can anyone help in very simple language please.

Start here:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
or
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
There is no simple solution since there are various causes.

I want to restore my iPod touch to factory settings, How do I get the music that I didn't purchase ( I got it from my mom) back to my ipod?

I don't have a CD place on my laptop, so I can't get any of my music, and none of it is in my library. I really want my music so I can get it back easily on my ipod.

You need a third-party program like one of those discussed here to copy from iPod to computer.
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities

Ipod touch 2nd generation with NO wifi after restore to factory settings

I think we have a 2nd Gen. ipod touch... it was the last version before cameras. We took our ipod touch in today to set it back to factory settings got it hook up to itunes and now there is NO wifi available under settings it says wifi not highlighted and than NO WI FI. we were able to connect before so i know this version has it. Just not sure how to get that back on the ipod. Thanks for any help you can offer!!

Try here. However, it is frequently a hardware problem an an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
iOS: Wi-Fi or Bluetooth settings grayed out or dim

HT1339 I have an IPOD Nano 4th Generation 8GB and need to restore to factory settings as want to sell it; however it will not reset and when plugged into my MAC it says firmware corrupt? CAn anyone shed light on what i can do to overcome this issue?

I have an IPOD Nano 4th Generation 8GB and am unable to restore it back to factory settings even when it is connected to my MAC. I have tried the menu/select hold but is not doing anything. When connected to the MAC and select restore in itunes it comes up with 'Firmware Corrupt'. It also states the IPOD is up to date. I have the latest operating system on my MAC and wonder if this may be part of the issue?
Can anyone shed light as to what i can do to reset it back to factory settings as would like to sell it and ensure it is ready for the new owner.
Thanks
jay68g

See here: What to do if iPod can't be updated because the firmware file was corrupt or not found
B-rock

12THOUSAND TRACKS CORRUPTED ON 80GB CLASSIC IPOD DUE TO CORRUPTION OF COMPUTER, HOW CAN I GET MY MUSIC OFF MY IPOD WITHOUT LOSING IT, PLEASE ANYONE

HI,
APPLE 80GB CLASSIC IPOD
ITUNES MUSIC CORRUPTED WITH OLD DELETED MUSIC
IPOD IS INTACT, NOT SYN WITH ITUNES SINCE CORRUPTION
1. HOW DO I DELETE MUSIC OFF IPOD (OVER 12 THOUSAND TRACKS) DO NOT WANT THEM TO SIT ON HARD DRIVE TO RESTORE ONTO IPOD
2. IPOD IS NOT CORRUPTED.
3. CAN I SYN TO AN EMPTY ITUNES AND PUT THEM BACK ONTO ITUNES?
PLEASE HELP X

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device for more options.
tt2

How can i get the music off my ipod to go back to itunes? i wiped my computer out and want to keep the songs i have on my ipod and load more on there too. how do i do that?

i wiped my computer out yesterday and i want to keep the songs i have on my ipod and load more on there. how do i get the songs that are on my ipod back in my itunes library so i can keep those on my ipod and put more on it? I didnt purchase the music from itunes, they came from old cds i had and now dont have them anymore.

beverlyfromhillsville wrote:
how do i do the music sync?
The music sync is how you got the music from the computer to the ipod in the first place.
You cannot sync it from the ipod to the computer as I explained in the previous post, unless it is itunes purchased music.

HT204074 2ipads, 2 iPhones, and an iPod touch. All. I manage with one apple ID. How can we get iCloud to have different ID so we both can use it without combining our files?

How can two family members use iCloud separately with one apple ID?

Hi Lauracll
As far as I am aware you cannot split, or use separately. What are you trying to archive by trying to have one Apple ID, but separate? Maybe if you can mention what your aim is, there could be a suggested solution.

Ibook crashed, bought new Dell PC, how can I get my music off my ipod?

My ibook recently crashed and I bought a new Dell PC with Windows Vista installed. When I plug my ipod in, a message comes up saying that I need to reformat my ipod for Windows but by doing this, all of my songs and videos will be deleted.
Any suggestions? Ideally, I want to reformat my ipod for Windows without losing any songs or videos.
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Unfortunately your new Windows PC cannot natively read the contents of your Mac formatted iPod.
This is because Windows cannot read the HFS+ file system that a Mac uses.
If you need to use a Mac (HFS+) formatted iPod on a Windows PC, you'll need to install some 3rd party software such as XPlay 2.0 (which you can get from MediaFour Software). This will enable your Windows PC to read a Mac-formatted iPod.
XPlay2 will also allow the transfer of music from iPod to computer.
Once you've done that, you can reformat the iPod by restoring it on your PC.

My iPod touch is telling me I need to restore to factory settings. How can I get my music off of it before this happens?

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