Sorting Music on the iPod
I was wondering if it is possible to sort albums on the iPod by year of release. I know how to make iTunes do this but when I transfer my library over to the iPod it is sorted by Artist in alphabetical order (which is perfect), then under each artist the albums are listed in alphabetical order. This is where I want the albums in the order of year of release.
Also I am using the 5th Generation iPod and Windows XP Pro for this.
Any ideas on how to do this?
So is this only possible if I use a Mac and not Windows. I did find this option in the Windows XP iTunes but all it did was add the Year to the Library display in iTunes itself. It did not changed the way that the albums are displayed on the iPod. Maybe I wasn't being specific enough though. The section of the iPod that I am talking about is when you select Music>Artists and then have selected an artist. This is where I would like it to be sorted by year. I beleive your suggestion would make it so that if you select Music>Albums then it would list by year of release in that section.
Thank you for the suggestion, although it was not 100% what I was looking for.
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if the music that is on an iPod can no longer be accessed through iTunes because it was deleted, is there anyway to recover the music on the iPod if it wasn't purchased?
See this support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
You can also download at least some of your content (audiobooks being a notable exception) again from the iTunes Store:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
For additional instructions, particularly for content not purchased from the iTunes Store, check out this user tip from TuringTest:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991
and this page on "How-to Geek":
http://www.howtogeek.com/104298/sync-your-ios-device-with-a-new-computer-without -losing-data/
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When music was purchased on a CD, if the CD was lost and you returned to the store where the CD was purchased with your receipt, were you given a replacement CD?
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See here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
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Is there a way of copying music from the ipod
my pc got wiped so i need a way of copying music from my ipod to itunes is there a way?
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TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
SharePod Windows Only
iRepo Mac and Windows
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Music Rescue Mac & Windows
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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
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We can see the track listings and playlists which we used for our wedding in 2005 and desperately want them back.
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My 3rd gen iPod nano is not being read by my iTunes on my mac. When going to sync, the mac screen says "no name". Also I believe I lost all the music on the iPod. When turned on it says "Welcome" as if it is new. I tried to copy all my music into the "no name" folder and then sync. The iPod said it was "syncing".
So does iTunes see the iPod or not? I couldn't quite understand from your post as you said it wasn't, but then said that the iPod was syncing...
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Sync problem - earlier today I updated both iTunes and my iPod Touch. Since then, I have tried syncing the two. The iPod Touch claims that there is no music on the iPod, however, when I connect it to my computer it says my full library is on there. At present, I am unable to listen to songs on the iPod when not connected to the computer. What can I do to fix this?
Thanks for any help!- Have you reset your iPod:
Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Next would be to backup your iPod and then restore you iPod from backup via iTunes. -
I have some music on my ipod that I want to put in iTunes so I can listen it it on my iPad. The two devices share an Apple ID and iTunes account. So I do I get the music from the ipod to the iTunes account?
This is all just a partial answer since details will depend upon how you want to do it.
Post by Zevoneer: iPod media recovery options - https://discussions.apple.com/message/11624224 - this is an older post and many of the links are also for old posts, so bear this in mind when reading them.
Commercial software utility for transferring songs from i-device to Mac - http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 - just media purchased from iTunes Store
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I lost the music on my pc when I had to reformat the disk. Is there any way to transfer the music from the Ipod to the pc? I am told that if I try to sync the music that it will erase all the music on my Ipod.
Transfer iTunes purchases by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
Transfer other music by using a third-party programlike one of those discussed here:
Copy music from Ipod to new computer...: Apple Support Communities
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Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store -
my pc was stolen and now i want to transfer the music from the ipod touch to the new computer, but sync only allows the other way. How can i do that? I need to back up the music!
If it is purchased music from itunes you can redownload it.
Follow instructions at link below.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519 -
If I have an iPod touch with music on it and I change my pc how do I put my music from the iPod touch to the new pc without losing it on the iPod touch? My knowledge on iTunes is very limited so simple answers please. :-)
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities
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I have an Ipod touch that was used on one computer but the computer got a virus and crashed and got rid of everything. I have a new computer now so how do I transfer the music from the Ipod touch to the itunes on the new computer without losing the music
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Can I transfer my music from the ipod to itunes?
I was having a problem with itunes so I completely deleted it and reinstalled it, thinking that I could sync music from my ipod to the itunes library. Unfortunately, the new itunes said that my ipod was synced to a different library. So if I were to sync it now all of the contents of the new library would be on the ipod. (i.e. nothing)
My question is can I transfer the music on the ipod to the itunes library instead of the other way around?
Sony Vaio Windows XPIf you are using 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.
For all other non purchased music (your own CDs etc) try this method which works on some Windows PCs.
Enable your iPod for disk use.
See: iPod Disk Use.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it can be messy.
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 and playlists etc from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Another free program is Pod Player.
There is also CopyPod. This does preserve ratings/playcounts etc if those are important to you but this program is not free. It also supports video transfer. -
the computer I orginally syncd to broke. The new computer only has about a dozen songs that were purchased from itunes. Is there any way
I can get the thousands of other songs from the ipod downloaded to the computer.- Connect the iPod to the computer and transfer iTunes purchases:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
- Transfer other music by using a third-party program like one of those discussed here:
Copy music
- Connect the iPod to the computer and make a backup by right clicking on the iPod under Devices in iTunes and select Back Up
- Restore the iPod from that backup
Note that the iPod backup that iTunes makes does not included synced media like apps and music.
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