Ripping Songs from Nano

Is it at all possible to rip your songs from your nano to a computer. My old computer crashed with all my songs on it. If so how?

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. 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 iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was 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 are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Senuti Mac Only
PodView Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPodDisk PPC Mac Only (experimental version available for Intel Macs)
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac & Windows
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 at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod
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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Deleting Songs from Nano 7 - Problems!

What should be a simple matter is made so complex by Apple that it is pure torture.
Why is it so complicated to delete songs from Nano 7?
I've tried the "uncheck the boxes" and re-sync nonsense. Yes, it got rid of some songs -- but it ADDED songs I NEVER checked!
And after multiple re-syncs, without those songs checked, these ghost songs keep appearing.
Frustrating with a capital F -- and a reason this is my last Apple product. Ever.

Are you loading songs using automatic syncing? It sounds like it, but I'm not sure. Using the checkboxes next to songs is not the appropriate way to remove songs.
Select the iPod in iTunes. There is a row of buttons going across, near the top, starting with Summary. Click on Music next to Summary. This is iPod's Music screen, where you tell iTunes how to sync songs to the iPod.
Check the box for Sync Music, if it's not already checked. Since you want to select what does and does not go on the iPod, you can choose to sync Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres. Below that, select the playlists, artists, albums, and/or genres you want on the iPod.
If you want to make this simple, you can try this approach for setting this up. Create a new playlist in your iTunes library. You can call it "iPod Songs" (or whatever you want). To this playlist, add ALL of the songs you want on the iPod.
Back on the iPod's Music screen, select "iPod Songs" under Playlists; you can select other things if desired. When you click Apply, all of the songs in your selection, including the "iPod Songs" playlist, sync to the iPod. Going forward, when you want to remove songs from the iPod or add songs to the iPod, just update that playlist in iTunes. The next time you connect the iPod (or click the Sync button), the same changes are automatically synced to the iPod.
That should solve your problem with deleting songs. Just maintain the playlist in iTunes, and iTunes maintains the iPod automatically. You can, of course, maintain more than one playlist in iTunes, and sync them all to the iPod (up to the capacity limit of the iPod). Be sure to checkmark all of those songs you unchecked in your iTunes music library.
Note that there are other buttons next to Summary and Music. Those are for setting up automatic syncing for those other types of iTunes content.
If you are using the manual method (dragging songs to the iPod in iTunes to load), and not automatic syncing, please post back.

Can't play songs from nano while in iTunes

When my nano is connected to my PowerBook G4, all of the songs on the nano are displayed, but they are grayed-out and I can't play them or add more songs to the nano or anything. Is this how it's supposed to work?
Thanks in advance!
Anton & Celia

Thats the same way that the mini works/worked... you've set up the iPod to sync with a playlist or your Library and it 'locks' the iPod... If you want to change whats on the iPod you alter the playlist's on your computer that the iPod is sync'd to (just dont delete the songs from your library)... Next time you dock the 'pod it'll update the change in songs.
If you want to have it unlocked you set it up on your computer to not 'auto-update'. The songs then will not be grey-ed out and it works more like a conventinal play list as in you drag and drop onto the iPod icon and delete from the iPod itself.
I think that if you pluged it into someone else's computer you cant play the songs because they don't own them (have the same library). I know you can do that of the full size iPod but not of the Shuffle (it gives you a message about the other computer's library being different and you'll have to wipe your iPod if you want to use the new library) I haven't tried with my mini. There are programs that let you take music off your iPod, but I'm Australia and I don't know if they're legal where you are (technically iPods or even iTunes aren't even legal in Australia)
Dont change the FAT32 format of your nano.

Getting songs from nano onto new mac

i just got my new macbook and i was wondering how i can get the songs from my ipod nano onto my new computer. My old computer had windows, so therefore my nano is formatted for windows. i read a little bit about how to do it, but this is my first mac and im having trouble. so if someone could give me some help that'd be great. im just getting used to this new system so if you could dumb down the instructions i'd really appreciate it.
thanks so much.

There are a number of third party utilities that can retrieve the files from your iPod. My daughter uses her iPod Mini she's over visiting she has an account on my Mac. We have used Sentuti to move playlists into her iTunes on the Mac. It's pretty intuitive and simple to use, you simply drag and drop tracks or playlists to iTunes within Senuti's own interface panel.
Senuti: http://wbyoung.ambitiouslemon.com/senuti
Others you could look at are:
YamiPod: http://www.yamipod.com/
PodUtil: http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/software/podutil.php
If your iPod was set for automatic update, you'll probably want to change it to manual update until you have completed reloading your new Mac. While connecting the iPod to the computer hold down the ⌥ and ⌘ keys. This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 3 and 30 seconds depending on your computer. Then go to Preferences>iPod and check the "Manually manage songs and playlists" box.

Import songs from nano to new iTunes- my comp crashed and I lost everything

hi all, (my first post ever - pls be patient as I'm a total computer novice)
my home desktop is running windows xp but recently it crashed and to cut a long story short, had to reinstall windows xp. after i loaded a new iTunes, i thought all i had to do was to put the back up cds i'd made of my apple store purchases and hey presto.
1.unfortunately the new iTunes doesn't seem to recognise the discs? am i doing something wrong?
2.i've also read lots of posts and i believe if i want to transfer my songs from my nano to my new iTunes I'll need to buy software? is this correct and if so can anyone recommend a particular program.
3. i now have 2 authorised computers, however as I won't be using the previous iTunes which was the one I lost when my computer crashed, is there any way I can get that 'credit' back so to speak.
many thanks for any help, have to say that buying an iPod nano has tested my patience and with all the rules and restrictions, and going on the sheer no. of posts, have to ask myself is it really all worth it, particularly for computer illiterates like me, perhaps I'll leave them for the younger generation after all.
Dan (from downunder)
PC Windows XP AMD

That's what backups are for. Use Time Machine. It's free and external drives are cheap. To recover your iPhone's content requires the use of third party utilities. Success is not guaranteed. Read:
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

Delete song from Nano

how do I delete a song from my Ipod Nano, 7th generation?

Remove the song from the list of items in iTunes set to sync with the iPod, and then sync it. If you're syncing it manually, select the iPod in the iTunes sidebar, find that song, and press Delete.
There is no way to do that from the device itself.
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Ripping songs from mipod to pc/mac??

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knows of a programme which allows you to rip songs directly from your ipod to a pc or mac???
My computer crashed and the only record of my music library is on my ipod!
Regards.

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. 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 music files and playlists from your iPod. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Senuti Mac Only
PodView Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPodDisk PPC Mac Only (experimental version available for Intel Macs)
iRepo Mac & Windows
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac & Windows
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 at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod
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.

Deleting song from nano second generation

I can not seem to delete a song(s) from my nano. I tryed to follow the instructions in Itunes but could not figure them out.
Also I wanted to install an Audio Book that I own in the Audio Book Catagory but all I could seem to do was get it to install in the Music Catagory.
Any help would be great!!!!
Boo1947

There are several methods of deleting songs from the iPod and/or iTunes, and the method you choose depends on the settings you have selected for your iPod.
If you have the iPod set to automatically transfer songs, and you no longer want a copy of those songs on either the iPod or in iTunes, simply delete the songs in iTunes. Highlight the songs you no longer want then right click and select "clear", or from the edit menu select "clear". Next time you connect the iPod, the songs will be deleted from there also.
Only do this if you no longer want the songs on both the iPod and your computer.
You can also use the "only update checked songs" method in the iPod options (right click on the iPod in the source list in iTunes and select options, then select "only update checked songs"). With this preference checked, you can remove the check mark from the songs in iTunes that you no longer want on the iPod. The next time you connect the iPod, those unchecked songs will be removed from the iPod whilst still being retained in iTunes. You can check and uncheck songs as you change your mind about what songs you want to put on the iPod.
If you have the iPod set to manually manage your songs, and you want to delete the song from the iPod only, then select the iPod in the source list of iTunes, or click on the "music" option underneath it to show all your songs. Highlight the song(s) you no longer want on the iPod, right click and select "clear", or use the edit menu as previously mentioned.
This method only deletes the songs from the iPod, so if you no longer want the song in iTunes also, you'll need to delete it from there separately using the method above.
If you are using iTunes version 7 or later, all these settings can be found in the summary screen.
If you want to delete everything from the iPod and completely erase the hard drive and start from scratch, then you can restore the iPod to factory settings.
Only do this if you have the songs in your iTunes library, or a back up somewhere other than the iPod itself.
Don't know the answer to your audiobook question. I don't use them.

Deleting song from nano

How do I delete song from my nano?
I'm even willing to do a complete 'system re-boot, if necessary.

To remove songs from your nano (automatic transfer mode) you should go to you library uncheck the boxes at the side of the songs you want to get rid of, then connect your ipod and it will update without these songs. If you are on manual transfer mode, connect your ipod, wait for it to register in itunes, then click on "Your Ipod" find the songs you dont want, right click and go to clear.
Hope this helps

How do remove a song from nano when thsong was removd from the computer list

How can I remove a song from the nano when the song wasremoved from the purchase list but didn't come off the nano

It means no such thing. Your selection of songs to sync remains in iTunes regardless of what is currently on the device. After you delete the music from your device, connect it to iTunes, select it from devices:
Then select the Music tab, uncheck the few songs you no longer want on the device and resync.

How can I transfer songs from nano to itunes library?

I initially acquired songs from my father's cd's and computer. Came home, set up itunes here and want to transfer my dad's songs into itunes. Help! Thank you!

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
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
iGadget Windows Only
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
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iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
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Ripped songs from a CD won't sync

I have two CD's that I added to my iTunes. I have iTunes Match and wifi syncing enabled. I even purchased songs on iTunes on my computer and they show up on my phone, but the songs from the CD's won't show up.

Hi,
What is the iCloud status of the new songs? This will tell you if they have been matched, uploaded, ineligible, duplicate or waiting. Matched and uploaded songs should appear.
Jim

Can't copy songs from nano to my computer ???

Not very computer savvy...sorry. Got a new computer, and have i-tunes set up. I want to copy all of the tunes on my nano back over to my new computer... but can't figure out how. I am sure that it is easy !!?? Right now i must plug my nano in to my pc to listen to my tunes... but I want all of them back in i-tunes where they were before. PLEASE HELP

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
TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
SharePod Windows Only
iRepo Mac and Windows
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
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
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.

How do i clear old songs from nano

Hi there - I have a Nano which is full and I have a new pc and when connecting to Ipod to ITunes I am clicking sync and nothing is happening. How do I either sync everything from the Nano to ITunes or clear it all down and start again if the library doesn't recognise the songs?

Just unsync the music.
Or you can restore the iPd to factory defaults/new iPod if you really want a blank slate.

Deleting a large group of songs from Nano

I want to delete about 80 songs, which are all sequential, on my Nano. What is the quickest way of doing that?
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