Restoring music files from iPod

No backup made of the libraries through iTunes, but have a backup of the computer that has crashed. Can the backup files from that pc be transferred to the directories on a new computer?

The 30GB is a decimal.
The size shown on iPod Settings-> About or thru iTunes is binary.
If you divide 30GB by 1024, those numbers are with two different numbering systems.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60955
"One more thing about iPod disk size
In iPod's About menu, the hard disk size is reported as slightly less than the technical specifications for the iPod. The same is true if you connect iPod to your computer in disk mode look at the info or properties window for the disk.
Why the difference? Most hard disk manufacturers measure disk size this way: 1 MB = 1 million bytes (1000 * 1000). A 4 GB disk, therefore, is one that holds 4 billion bytes. Computers, including Windows computers, Macintosh computers and iPod, measure disk size this way: 1 MB = 1 048 576 bytes (1024 * 1024). The difference in these two calculations is what causes the drive to appear as 3.7 GB on a computer, but actually be a 4 billion byte disk."

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