Old Ipod, New computer- don't want to erase songs!

If I have a new computer with Itunes with none of the songs that are on my ipod how to I connect the Ipod and not erase all my old songs?

Hello Melissa-
Another suggestion would be to try to uninstall iTunes on your new computer. Before you do so however, relocate all of your audio files to the hard disk in a folder that is not related to iTunes. You should probably just create a folder on your desktop and name it "temp music". Put the files into the folder, and uninstall iTunes. This will keep safe the songs you have on the new computer. I am not familiar with the PC interaction with the iPod, but i believe that the iPod will appear as a portable drive if you plug it in to the USB port even without iTunes installed. Once you have plugged in to the USB port, providing the iPod appears as a portable drive, go into the folders on the iPod and copy the files you wish to transfer into your new computer. You may want to put them directly into the folder you are storing the music in from when you uninstalled iTunes. Once you have all of the music transferred, unplug your iPod, reinstall iTunes, and import all of the music you placed in the folder directly into iTunes. After you have imported all of the music, plug in your iPod and it should update with all of the songs you have in iTunes. ANOTHER option may be to plug into the old computer (if you still have it) and change the update method to manual when the iPod is plugged in. This is in iTunes Preferences under iPod. Once you have changed the update method to manual, the iPod does not automatically update upon connection to the computer. This may be the easier method, however I am not positive that the settings transfer from your old computer directly to the iPod and are recognized by the iTunes in your new computer. Good Luck. Hopefully these ideas save you the downloads.

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Hey, this is irritating me a LOT, my parents recently got a new family computer (I'm a 15 year old kid) and I plugged in my iPod and it doesn't show my songs up (I had more than 200) and it tells me that I have to sync my iPod. Now I know 200 songs isn't a lot to put on again but I really don't want to do all that, and if there's anyway I can get the songs on the screen (infuriating since its on the screen of my iPod but I just can't get it on the computer lol) and just keep using my old music collection I would love to hear it. Thanks for reading.

Connect your iPod and when you get the 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 songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and 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: Managing content manually on iPod
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you have any iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers has been introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows. The procedure is a bit involved and it won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. This is just a selection, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, they are generally quite straightforward. You can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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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 again.

Old Ipod,New computer.No response.Is it Window's Vista's fault?

Alright here is my problem: I have been syncing music into my two year old ipod nano on my old computer.My old computer died a year ago,however,so my ipod hasn't received new music for an entire year.I finally get a new laptop a few weeks ago and am ready to start a new. I've downloaded the latest itunes and then I plug my ipod in and absolutley nothing happens.The little image of the ipod doesn't appear,it doesn't charge,and it isn't even asking if I want to replace my old music with the new music I've compiled on my itunes. I've tried switching on and off hold and I've pressed menu and select at the same time. Still nothing happens.I don't have time to go to a store for help so please HELP ME!!

Have you had a chance to look at these troubleshooting pages? They may be of some help:
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I just bought a new computer. I have a 5g 30gig ipod and I want to use the new computer for this ipod. What steps do i take? I've already got itunes on my computer, my biggest concern is if itunes will automatically sync to my ipod, thus giving my an empty ipod to match the empty itunes. also, do i have to be worried about the new computer owning the ipod?

iTunes will ask you before it syncs anything. Truthfully, your iPod determins if that happens because the preferences are on the iPod.
Connect your iPod. When iTunes recognizes it, a window will pop up asking you if you want to sync your iPod to this library. Say no. If there are any updates for your iPod, it will ask you if you want to update it. Don't do it until after we get through this. After all of the pop-up windows are done, then go to File>Preferences (iTunes>Preferences for a Mac) and click on the iPod tab. Under the audio section make sure that automatic updates are turned off. Put it on manual updates. Do the same thing for any other iPod you connect to your new computer.
Now you can add music to your new computer and go back and forth between both computers, if that is what you were aiming for. Welcome to the Boards and I hope I was of some help. Tell me if I wasn't and I'll keep trying, along with anyone else on the boards who thinks they can.

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*Is there a way to format my Ipod and wipe clean and just do a new install?*
Yes there is, you can restore your iPod on the new computer. Restoring will erase the iPod's hard drive, reload the software and put it back to default settings. Once the restore is complete follow the on screen instructions to name the iPod and automatically sync your songs and videos onto the fresh installation. Press Done and the iPod will appear in iTunes and start to sync. If you want to update manually or using selected playlists uncheck the box beside the sync automatically instruction and press Done, it will default to manual mode and you can choose whatever setting you like: Restoring iPod to factory settings with iTunes 7

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*I'm wondering if someone knows how to correctly transfer songs on my iPod to my new computer, if it's even possible.*
Connect your iPod to your new 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. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. 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. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button: Managing content manually on iPod
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. 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
The transfer of content from other sources such as songs imported from CD 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 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 of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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There is also a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows or a Mac. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod
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. 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.

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I used an external hard drive to back up my computer using Time Capsule before I bought a new one. I am slowly transferring information fromt he backup to my new computer and I want to transfer over my old font book. When I go into the Font folder on the hard drive the only fonts that show up are the ones that came stock with the computer not any of the ones I have downloaded over time. Could they be downloaded somewhere else?

The answer to that would probably be "Yes." If you don't remember where your fonts were stored, you may want to search your backups for any of the font files you know the names to. See where that takes you.
Ideally, Font Book and other font managers will temporarily store the fonts you "installed" into the System when you run the OS. When you shut down, etc. they are removed and reloaded on restart. The permanent place fonts reside is where you saved them when or after you downloaded them. I typically create a Resources folder on the root level of the computer and place a Fonts folder there. Then I install fonts from there, and they are available to all users on that iMac.
Perhaps if you did not have that kind of a strategy, perhaps many of them are still in your Downloads folder?

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So, I just got my new computer, and I have about 400 songs on my new iTunes. However, on my iPod, I have around 3,000. Some of the songs, however, I no longer have the cds for. I really don't feel like buying or tracking down ALL of those songs again. Is there a way I can get the songs off my iPod and onto my new iTunes? And no, I'm not trying to give all these songs to my friends or anything, I'm just trying to keep them all! If I could get an answer soon, that would be great!!!!
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Connect your iPod to your new 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. When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you use our 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
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod.
The transfer of content sources such as songs imported from CD 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 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
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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 or iPhone 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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