Reconstructing library from iPod after reinstalling Windows

Hi - this is my first post, so if I digress from expected forum etiquette I apologise.
I recently had a computer crash and had to reload from scratch. I have been following the manual solution to recover my music back from my iPod posted by MacMuse here: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=797426.
All went according to the instructions until this point:
"File menu \ Add folder to Library \ find that Music folder copied over from the iPod"
The files had copied from the iPod to my hard drive in less than half an hour, yet after I selected the backup folder to add back into iTunes nothing appeared in the library, even after leaving it running for 3 hours.
As an experiment, I found that I could copy successfully an individual track by selecting "Add file to Library" rather than "Add folder to Library". However, as there are 49 folders, each with about 70-80 tracks, this would be extremely labourious. Can anyone suggest why adding the whole backup folder appears not to be working.
Please save my eyes from monitor strain !!
Jan Langford

Have you tried the drag-and-drop method of adding the music back to iTunes? At one time there was a version of iTunes that had trouble with File/Add Folder command, but drag-and-drop worked (sorry, can't remember the version but it was early iTunes 7). If you have the latest iTunes, perhaps the problem re-surfaced? In any case, try drag-and-drop on one of the smaller folders and if that works try it on the complete folder.

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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 was written long before iTunes 7 and Windows Vista so it requires a little adaptation as the iPod preferences are no longer in the location described for instance 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. 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 also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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Check out the following post. It will work with your iPod video.
Be very careful when connecting an iPod full of music to an empty iTunes library.There is very real risk of permanently losing all the music.
To prevent auto sync, before you connect the iPod go to the iTunes preferences and select "devices", then select "disable automatic syncing for iPhones and iPods".
An alternative method is to connect the iPod whilst holding down the 'control+shift' keys and do not let them go until your iPod appears in iTunes.
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If you should click on "Erase and Sync" will erase all the content currently on your iPod and it will be replaced with the content of the iTunes library you just connected to.
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For iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.
Find out how to do that here.
How to copy iTunes purchases from an iPod or iPhone to a computer.
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Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it is a little more involved than other methods.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Other free programs are Pod Player, SharePod and Floola and iDump and iPodRobot.
If you want to recover just the structure of playlists from the iPod (and not the actual song files themselves), there's iRepo for Windows. which I understand has this feature along with all the standard features for these programs.
iPodRip also has the feature enabling you to reconstruct playlists.
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