Sync iPod with library on remote computer

I would like to find out how to sync my iPods to my home computer while traveling. My iTunes library is on an iMac running 10.5.5. I have Back to My Mac configured and have enabled screen, file and cd/dvd sharing on the iMac.
I have successfully logged in to the iMac via Back to My Mac from my MacBook Pro and would like to sync with my home iTunes library. I've tried using Spaces unsuccessfully-when I connect my iPod to the MacBook, it tries to sync with the MacBook.

This is not so much an iPod issue as it is a general computer issue. Apple does not provide any options for you to copy music back from an iPod to a computer, so you will need to find some way to get into the hard drive on your old computer if you want to copy all the music to your new computer.
Depending on your setup, you may be able to do this yourself, you may be able to get a tech-savvy friend to do it, or you may need to take it to a computer repair place. The easiest way of doing it is to take the hard drive out of your old machine and plug it into your new machine, and access it as a secondary hard drive. Almost all computer-savvy people should be able to help you with that.
That may still not solve your problem, though. If you saved your music, on your old computer, anywhere in your 'My Documents' folder (or anywhere that's part of your user directory rather than general file storage), you may not be able to access it externally, and you may need to get Windows working again on that old machine somehow, to be able to get into it.
Without knowing more of your specifics, I can't provide any more help than that, but I hope you'll find it useful. If the music is important to you, I'd recommend talking to any computer-expert friends you have, or taking the machine to a computer repair place. If it's not that important to you, or you have the CDs it came from and can just re-rip it, that may take you less time and hassle.

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Follow steps 1 ~ 9 here:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

Trying to sync iPod with library, but receive this message, "The iPod is synced with another itunes library. Do you want to erase this ipod and sync with this itunes library". I do not want to erase my iPod... Any suggestions?? Please help!!

Trying to sync ipod with itunes library, but I keep getting this message, " The ipod is synced with another itunes library. Do you want to erase this ipod and sync with this i tunes library?"
I do not want to erase my ipod!!! Any suggestions?? please help!

Another way. You can use a USB flash drive & the camera connection kit.
Plug the USB flash drive (works the same with an SD card) into your computer & create a new folder titled DCIM. Then put your movie/photo files into the folder. The files must have a filename with exactly 8 characters long (no spaces) plus the file extension (i.e., my-movie.mov; DSCN0164.jpg).
Now plug the flash drive into the iPad using the camera connection kit. Open the Photos app, the movie/photo files should appear & you can import. (You can not export using the camera connection kit.)
Using The iPad Camera Connection Kit
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4101
 Cheers, Tom

Not able to Sync Ipod with library in Itunes 10.5

I am using iTunes 10.5. Whenever I try to sync my Ipod with the library, It says "backing up " but the progress stops in the middle and does not proceed at all. If I force stop the itunes, next time my Ipod is not detected. I have to reboot the system to make it detect again. Any Solutions?

Hello Pandit301,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To learn how you can sync content to your iPad, please take a look at the support article linked to below.
Sync your iPhone, iPad and iPod with iTunes using USB - Apple Support
Cheers,
Alex H.

Syncing iPod with library sometimes cripple the length of random songs.

Hi!
This is my problem: Random songs sometimes are not at their full length on the iPod even though they are complete in my iTunes library on my PC. After a forced sync the songs that previously weren't complete appears complete but suddenly another song or more aren't complete. I have alot of free space on my iPod and I've set the iPod to automatically sync with my library and playlists. This problem seems to appear a bit now and then but not in any regular way as far as I've seen yet. The iPod software is the latest (3.1) and so is iTunes. My iPod is the one with dock connector and click wheel (40GB version). OS is Win XP PRO SP2. Does anyone have any idea?
This is one example: One song that is 2 min 58 sec long appeard as only 2 min 4 sec on the iPod. It played without any problem until 2:04 when it ended...on my PC it was 2:58 and played it's whole length. I restarted the iPod, rebooted (select +play/pause) but no success. Re-syncning helped. That particular song had been complete on my iPod earlier...it seems arbitrary =)
I've no weird plugin or 3rd party program. Just iTunes.

This is the Mac OS X Technologies > iSync forum. iSync is for syncing Contacts and Calendars to mobile phones and PDAs. It has nothing to do with iPods or iTunes.
Please try the forum below:
iTunes for Windows

Cannot sync ipod with itunes after setting up new computer with newest version of itunes

Cannot sync ipod with itunes after setting up on new computer, only songs which tansferred were songs bought on new computer after set up, tried to sync songs and it deleted old songs from ipod. How can I get them back on ipod?? They are showing in music library on itunes still.

If the iPod database gets corrupted, it will add files to "Other" instead of where they really belong.
Restoring the iPod will erase this database and recreate it.
And if I do this, won't I just have the same issue when my iPod is re-updated to the most recent version again?
No, it shouldn't. This is why you Restore the iPod. It erases the corrupt database.

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I have a 60gb iPod w/ color (4th Gen). On my laptop which is my home computer I also have all my music as well as on my iPod. I would like to know if I can put all my music on a second or even third computer so that I can access the music. Also, my girlfriend has a iPod nano. Would she be able to access my music if I put the music on her computer?

See this.
How to use an iPod with more than one computer.

Can I sync my IPod with more than one computer without erasing the prior library from my other computer?

Can I sync my iPod classic with more then one computer? When I do this it says that it will erase prior library on the device. Thoughts?

Click here and follow the instructions.
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How to Sync Ipod with another iTunes library without erasing songs in iPod

Hi,
I had copied some songs from one of my friends iTunes library in a different machine(OS). when I connected ipod to my machine, I am getting prompt message saying that ' this ipod is synced with different library, Do you want to erase this ipod and sync with current library' with two buttons 'Erase and Sync' and 'Cancel'. I dont want to loose the songs in ipod, so i clicked cancel. But unable to access my ipod. Please let me know how to access ipod without loosing existing songs.
Thanks,
Kalyan

you know, i had this same problem - EXCEPT that it's
my own computers!! i had an itunes library on one
computer (that were ALL SONGS that i either bought on
itunes or transferred from my BOUGHT cd's. i then
recently bought an iMac, and am trying to transfer
the music to the new computer, but it will not let me
do it in iTunes since it says i cannot sync with more
than one iTunes without erasing the iPod. any
suggestions??
Yes don't hijack another persons question!
Read this :-
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
It will tell you how to move your music.
Ian

How can I sync IPod, with lots of music, to ITunes empty library?

I lost my entire ITunes library when I had to format the hard drive. Now I want to sync all the info in my iPod into this new library. I wory that the sync may go the other way and empty my IPod. When I connect the IPod to the computer it tells me that it is synced with a different library. (This must be the one that was deleted when I formatted the disk).
Please help

1). Connect your iPod to your computer. When you get the 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.
2). When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. 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: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
3). Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. 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 and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
SharePod Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod2PC Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows
Floola Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
TouchCopy Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content only 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 or iPhone to a computer
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 on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide
4). Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, 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.
5). 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: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive

Trouble Syncing iPod with Computer

So, when I plug my iPod into my laptop, it doesn't sync with iTunes. It's as if the iPod isn't even connected at all. However, it seems like the iPod recognizes that it's connected, because it asks me if I want to "trust my computer". The computer itself also seems to recognize that the iPod is connected, because it will automatically open the pictures folder from my iPod onto my laptop screen. But, for whatever reason, iTunes doesn't sync with the iPod, it acts as if nothing has been connected. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

however when I try to sync my older ipod with it and upload some new music to it, Itunes keeps telling me that all the previous songs will be erased
Yes, that's correct. If you don't have the songs that are currently on your iPod also in your new iTunes installation, they will be erased from the iPod if you sync it. Best to start afresh by first transferring all the music on your iPod back to your new computer/iTunes library.
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.
For all other non purchased content (your own CDs etc), 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 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.
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.
There is also CopyTrans. This does preserve ratings/playcounts etc if those are important to you but this program is not free. It also supports video transfer.
Once all the music is safely back in your new iTunes library, you can sync your iPod as normal.

Computer crashed - need to sync ipod w/ library

My computer crashed. I've downloaded iTunes 7.6 on a new computer. When I log in, my iTunes library is empty. I pulled in my iPod and it says that it's synced to another computer (yes, the one that is dead). How can I transfer all of the songs on my iPod (purchased thru the store and downloaded from CDs) to an iTunes library. Please keep instructions clear and my computer skills are limited!!! Thanks for your help!!!

Connect your iPod to your computer. When you get the 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. When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you use our iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. 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: 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.
The transfer of content 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 and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
SharePod Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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 or iPhone to a computer
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 on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, 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.

Auto-syncing ipod with itunes: how not to have it synced with whole library

I remember a year ago when I had itunes automatically sync with my ipod, it created a playlist, something along the name of "NAME's iPOD SONGS" or something like that. And then every time i connected my ipod, it would only look into that playlist to see what's been added or removed, and so it would sync only with that folder.
But now, it wants to sync with my whole library, which doesn't fit on my ipod. How do I make it sync with only a playlist instead?
Thanks

Connect your iPod to iTunes
When it appears click on the iPod icon in the left hand pane
Select the Music tab
Near the top of the tab select *Sync Music* & *Selected playlists:*
Check the playlists you want to include, uncheck those you don't
Click Apply
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Syncing ipod with computer

If I have synced my ipod with all the song on my comp at home and I want to add a few songs from my comp at work, will it delete the songs that I put on from my computer at home?

Depends on how you have the iPod set up.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61675

Inability to sync ipod with computer

I recently upgraded from the original iphone to the new iphone and am having difficulty syncing with my MacBook Pro. When the phone is connected to the computer and I click on itunes, the itunes home page lists my new iphone under devices but will not open to the next page allowing me to sync. If I click on File, "sync ipod" is not highlighted and will not enable me to click on it. I've tried shutting everything down and rebooting (both the computer and the phone) to no avail. Anybody else have this problem and hopefully, a solution?

You can't select your iPhone in the iTunes source under Devices?
You need to select your iPhone in the iTunes source list to bring up the various tabs for your iPhone sync preferences.

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