Rating - Play count totals question ...

Hi,
I'd like to transfer the Rating & Play count totals to another computer (that has hopefully the same play list).
How do I do this?
Thanks.

As you probably know, the rating and playcount are not stored in the song file itself; they are stored in the library and will be lost if you move the songs separately from the entire library.
So, to preserve them, first consolidate your library (if it isn't already) using the command File > Library > Organize Library... > Consolidate Files, and then copy the entire iTunes folder to the new machine.

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Did you by any chance save the OTHER database file along with the XML file (the itl file)? That is the one with your data. But if you didn't...
Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5044027&#5044027
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=893334&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
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http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/secrets/2006/12/twowaystreet20/index.php
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
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From other threads (https://discussions.apple.com/message/16563011#16563011 and https://discussions.apple.com/message/16505730#16505730 for example) it is clear that there are some problems with play count, last played, and rating information updating and syncing under iOS 5. I have at least a partial solution. I am posting it here instead of under one of the existing threads because 1) some discussions seem to be confusing the difference between updating the iOS 5 device data and syncing the updated data to the computer, and 2) some of the discussions are focused iPhone, and though the problem appears similar I only have an iPod touch to test the solution on.
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Unfortunately, it's not a simple matter to get this data synced to the computer, but it can be done. At first I thought that once I got the data to show up on the iPod I could go to the Music tab and Sync Music to get the playlist data to the computer, but this does not work. It will sync the play count and last played data that are on the computer to the iPod, overriding the newer data. The way I have been getting my playlist data from my iPod to my computer without ever changing the Manually manage setting is by using the Copy Tag Info Tracks To Tracks script from Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes <http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=copytinforackstotracks>. This isn't hard to download or install or use and copies playlist information very quickly.
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Interesting that yours doesn't work, but I just tested it and mine definitely keeps track of playcount on the iPod and transfers that with the sync.
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I had a problem with me HD, so I replaced it. Now i'm reorganizing it.
I imported my music back to iTunes, but now I don't have the ratings and play counts- which are important to me.
I have the entire iTunes library on my iPod Touch (which "remember" the ratings and play counts), and I want to know if I can export the wanted information from the iPod and importing it to the iTunes.

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1. Yes, this should work well for you.
2. If it is the same song you're rating, then iTM will use the latest rating. When her library is added if there are any dups they will be seen as the most recent. However it should be a simple matter to change the ratings. Once both libraries get added you can see how things work and come to agreement on what works best for you.

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After much faffing, I have finally found out what to do. I've been stupid. Or maybe the whole sync thing isn't clear or intuitive, but probably I've been stupid.
I'm posting this because I couldn't find a definitive answer anywhere and because lots of people had similar questions to me.
The following settings work as I would expect them to. That is:
1. I have all my iTunes content on my iPod touch (not just some tracks, but all 8186 of them)
2. When I rate a track on the iPod, I expect that rating to copy into iTunes when I sync
3. I don't expect all 8186 songs to be wiped from my iPod and replaced again every time I sync; i.e. I only want any new ratings/artwork/tracks in iTunes to be duplicated on my iPod
So, here are my settings which work for me, at least:
1. In *iTunes Preferences*, on the Devices tab, *Prevent iPods and iPhones from syncing automatically* is unchecked
2. When the iPod is connected to my Mac, when clicking the iPod in the sidebar;
a) on the Summary tab, *Open iTunes when this iPod is attached* is unchecked
(I'm not sure if this makes a difference, but I usually already have iTunes open when connecting the iPod)
b) on the Music tab, *Sync Music:* and *Entire music library* are checked
3. I then click Sync at the bottom of that tab and, lo and behold, everything syncs properly.
Prior to this, I did have to go through that tedious process of having everything removed from the iPod and replaced, but it seems that that was a one-off chore and now things seem OK.
If you're syncing Apps, Calendar, Contacts, etc. too, then those settings can be checked in the Applications and Info tabs and that seems to function properly as well.
This may seem basic and obvious to some, but there does appear to be a lot of confused folks out there!

Erased/missing ratings and play counts

I searched for something similar in the boards but didn't come across any.
Here's the problem I've just encountered. I'm running iTunes 8.0.2 with all my music files on an external drive. I've haven't had any real issues with iTunes in all the years I've used it. A few months ago I finally finished going through all my music playing it at least once with itunes and rating them all. I turn it on today and my smart playlist which lists all the unplayed songs is showing 3.1 days of songs that have lost their play count and ratings data. Kinda frustrating.
Does anyone know what happened and if it is correctable?

My question is this: does this count as automatic updating for the purposes of ratings and play counts being copied to iTunes when I sync with iPod?
it should do. green eyes is a second gen nano, i'm syncing selected playlists only, and my play counts and ratings are updating in the smart playlists.
are you playing the songs through completely? i'm noticing that i only get a playcount update if i've completely played the song. (the ratings changes go through regardless of whether or not i've completely played a song on green eyes, though.)

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