New laptop wont accpet music off ipod
I recently bought a laptop, as i have moved away from home and need my own personal computer. I downloaded itunes tonight but it wwon't allow me to take all of the songs on my ipod, some three thousand, and put them on my laptop, because the ipod is synced with another computer, and to sync it with this one would cause it to delet all the songs off my ipod, which i do not want.
How do I get around this?
basically, I'm looking to sync my laptop and ipod together, with all my songs, including albums that were ripped onto my itunes on my computer at home, songs downloaded, and some bought off itunes.
is this possible or is it an annoying protocol set up to stop music being shared among computers?
please help asap!1
thank you
*is this possible or is it an annoying protocol set up to stop music being shared among computers?*
Yes it's possible and yes it's to discourage large scale file sharing.
1). Connect your iPod to your computer. If it is set to update automatically you'll get a message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all the songs from your iPod.
2). When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you continue to use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. Also when using most of the utilities listed below your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
3). Once you are connected and your iPod is safely in manual mode there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you only want to copy your purchases to the computer that can be done using iTunes, you'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
For everything else (including purchases) 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. You can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
A selection of iPod to iTunes utilities:
TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
SharePod Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod2PC Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
YamiPod Mac and Windows
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows
Floola Mac & Windows
iPodRip Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
Music Rescue Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
TouchCopy Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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
4). Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync.
5). I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive
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I am following this guideline taking the music from the 'hidden folder':
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*2.) I am reading that when saving songs and putting them on iTunes, I am supposed to "Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized." When I do this and go back into iTunes to see my music, EACH song is in a different folder.*
Why would people keep the music in folders instead just list the songs (or their code name) in a folder? It would be insane if I had to buy a new iPod and would have to click on each folder to add the song in it.
Please help!1.) When I go in to click for the folder to be "unhidden" and 49 folders show up, are the songs that I have PURCHASED on itunes included in these songs?
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2.) I am reading that when saving songs and putting them on iTunes, I am supposed to "Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized." When I do this and go back into iTunes to see my music, EACH song is in a different folder.
Why would people keep the music in folders instead just list the songs (or their code name) in a folder? It would be insane if I had to buy a new iPod and would have to click on each folder to add the song in it.
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