New computer-system wants to erase current songs

I have a new computer. When I go to sync new songs, it tells me that if I procede, it will erase all of my old songs already on the Ipod.I thought there was a way to back this up. If anyone knows, I would appreciate the answer. It has taken me over an hour just to get to this forum. No one at Apple to email of course. Right now I wish I had never loaded music on this piece of ****.

Hello DesertLady,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Your iPod is still associating itself with your older iTunes library that is no longer available and I am assuming you have your iPod set up to sync automatically instead of manually. In order to get the iPod working with your new library, you will have to restore the iPod via iTunes.
[Restoring iPod to factory settings|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339]
However, if the music on your iPod is not in your new iTunes library, there are several ways you can pull the music off your iPod and into your new iTunes library.
The first link after the Apple support document below provides step-by-step instructions for the direct method if you have a PC as well as a few third party applications (for both the Mac and PC) if you choose to go that route instead. You can also do a simple Google search for "copy music from iPod to computer" and you should receive a number of sites that can help you out.
Just make sure that when you have your iPod plugged into your computer, that you don't hit "Erase and Sync" before completing the task of copying your music over.
Also, if you have any purchased music, you will probably have to re-authorize your computer by heading to the Store drop down menu and choosing "Authorize computer."
[5 Ways to Copy Music OFF your iPod and onto iTunes|http://www.metaphoriclabs.com/articles/5-ways-to-copy-music-off-your-ipo d-windows-mac-os-x>
Here are a few more helpful sites.
[Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide|http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipo d-to-computer]
Or
[How to copy songs your iPod to your PC|http://lifehacker.com/software/ipod/how-to-copy-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your -pc-105256.php]
If you have any more questions. Let me know. Hope this helps.
B-rock

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