Synching iPod Touch with new Mac

Our old Mac died and and the files were not recoverable.  I have not synched my iPod Touch with the new Mac/iTunes.  I have heard synching will wipe my iPod clean.  Can I synch my iPod with the new Mac and keep my apps and music on both Mac & iPod?

If for seom reason you have failed to maintain a backup copy of your computer, then you can transfer itunes purchases from your ipod to your computer. From itunes File>devices>Transfer Purchases

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  • Is it possible to sync an iPod Touch with a mac and a pc?

    Is it possible to sync an iPod Touch with a mac and a pc?

    You can only sync an iPod touch to one computer for music, videos, movies and apps. You could, however, sync to the Mac for media content and the Windows system for contacts.
    Regards.

  • Why do I keep getting a message that my ical is not connected when I try to sync my ipod touch with my mac book?

    Why do I keep getting a message that my ical is not connected when I try to sync my ipod touch with my mac book?

    It sounds as if your account has been compromised. I would recommend logging into those accounts from your computer and their websites and changing your password.

  • HT1386 sync ipod touch with new computer

    How do I sync my ipod touch with a new computer

    Sync with new computer
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

  • Synching iPod Touch with iTunes latest versions messes up e-mail progams on the Touch; help

    Twice now in the past week I have synched my 64GB latest model  iPod Touch with the latest version of iTunes and it has completely messed up my e-mail programs on the Touch; I cannot get or send e-mails.    I have to delete the e-mail accounts and then add them back in so that I can receive and send e-mails.  What has caused this and how can I eliminate this from happening in the future when I sync?  Thank you for your help.
    carol

    Yes, I find it strange, too but it has happened both times I have synched the Touch in the past week.  iTunes was updated right before the first time this happened.     I have Verizon for my e-mail and it would not work on the Touch  but I was able to send and receive emails on my desk top.   It is frustrating to say the least to spend time deleting and then adding the e-mail accounts to the Touch.

  • Any problems in syncing iPod Touch with new computer?

    My wife's iBook died and now I need to switch her to a newer computer. She had been syncing her iPod Touch with the old computer and she also has an iTunes account. During the down time she has been entering calendar data directly into the iPod Touch.
    When I get her backup data into the new computer what kind of problems will we encounter? Will it correctly sync her calendars and contacts? Can she move or close her iTunes account from the new computer? Thanks.

    Before you scrap the old one, go into iTunes and deauthorize the computer. When you get the new one set up and ready to go, go back into iTunes and authorize the new computer.
    I'm not sure how you plan to transfer your library, but a portable hard drive or a big memory stick do work well. Don't forget to copy over the xml file as well as that will preserve your settings in iTunes.

  • Can't sinc my ipod touch with new 3.0 software

    I got the new 3.0 software for my ipod touch and now it wont let me sinc my ipod it is saying that there is no SIM card in my iPhone i think that it is mistakeing my iPod touch with a iPhone. Can someone help me

    OK, I wound up going to my local Genius Bar, and here's what we did:
    1) reinstalled iTunes ...still didn't sync
    2) repaired disk permissions...same thing
    3) created a new user account on my MacBook and checked to see if my iPod touch would sync then...it did
    4) went back to my user account, re-restored my iPod Touch and deleted the iPod backup file...and then it synced. At this point, it looked like it was a corrupted backup file.
    When I got home and hooked it up to let it finish syncing, I realized that none of my photos had been transferred to my iPod touch, so I told it to...and the -50 error came up again. Another round of restoring the iPod and deleting the backup file, then I told it to load my photos from the My Pictures folder, rather than from iPhoto (which was the original setting before all this happened)...and it was fine. So my guess is that something in iPhoto 6 is tripping up the iTunes software (or vice versa) and screwing up the backup/sync process. I'll continue to keep an eye on it and see if that holds.
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  • How to close running apps on iPod touch with new update

    I can't figure out how to close apps to save battery life since this update. Any resources on how to operate the iPod touch with the new update would be appreciated.

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    That is included in the manual
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  • Transferring library from ipod touch to new mac

    I am getting so aggravated. I am trying to transfer my old library from the ipod touch to my new 27in mac and it is not completely working. I transferred all of the stuff (movies, music, tv shows) from my ipod to the new mac and some of the movies & tv shows that I have WILL NOT WORK nor will they even transfer to my ipod! It keeps telling me that they are not authorized to play on the new mac, and then I go to authorize the computer (which was already done) and it tells me that 'this computer is already authorized' I am at a loss right now, this is about $50 down the drain, and it wont even let me just watch them on the computer because it is saying "not authorized" Can someone please help me? I don't get why some of the movies and stuff work and the others don't...

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389

  • I forgot my Apple Id and Icloud Id of my Ipod touch. how can i restore my ipod touch with new ID

    I have an Ipod touch 5S
    I forgot my Apple ID and my Icloud ID
    I tried to connect it to Itunes and do a ''restore as new Ipod'' but could not find this option
    Can you help me restoring my Ipod as new

    You need to recover them because yo will run into:
    iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7
    Is there a way to find my Apple ID Name if I can't remember it?
    Yes. Visit My Apple ID and click Find your Apple ID. See Finding your Apple ID if you'd like more information.
    How do I change or recover a forgotten Apple ID Password?
    If you've forgotten your Apple ID Password or want to change it, go to My Apple ID and follow the instructions. SeeChanging your Apple ID password if you'd like more information.
    Ans if necessary:
    Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
    iOS: Forgot passcode or device disabled
    If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.                        
    How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings        
    For how to restore:
    iTunes: Restoring iOS software
    To restore from backup see:
    iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes       
    If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
    You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store        
    If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.
    If you previously synced to the computer then you may be able to recover use of the iPod without erasing the iPod by following the instructions here:
    Disabled Recovery-must use syncing computer.

  • Can't sync g2 ipod touch with new computer (windows7)

    My original computer died and was unrepairable. I am trying to authorize my new computer (windows 7) to sync with my g2 ipod touch. I can sync apps, but it won't allow me to sync anything else - it keeps wanting to delete the contents of my ipod in order to sync.
    When I plug my ipod into the computer, it won't read anything off of the ipod.  What do I do?
    I DO have a file with my music backed up on it on an external hd, but I can't seem to repopulate my library with it. I've tried dragging the folder onto the itunes folder (something that usually works with other files) but it's not doing anything.
    I hope someone can help.
    p.s. A g1 ipod shuffle that I plugged in worked fine. Computer asked me if I wanted to make this computer an authorized one, I answered the questions and it was done. No problems. My g2 ipod won't do the same thing.

    With iTunes, syncing music, video and audiobooks is one way, computer-->iPod.
    You need to move your iTunes library to the new computer from the old one, or use another method to get the data off the iPod.
    See Zevoneer's post in this thread:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6670011&#6670011
    ~Lyssa

  • Issue with syncing iPod touch with new laptop

    Hi, I am asking on behalf of my brother (who is very frustrated) about why his windows laptop is not syncing properly with his iPod touch 4th gen. He claims to have authorized the machine with his iTunes account but every time he syncs the iPod with the laptop, it demands that he delete all of his music and resync it. So he does as it asks and when he plugs it in again later, iTunes wants him to delete everything. He does have his device authorized with a few other computers. Could he solve his problem by deauthorizing them since he never plans to use them again? Thanks for any and all help.

    To not lose anything do the following:
    Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
    The computer has to be authorized for his iTunes account. Since you can on have five computer authorized, he should deauthorize any unnecessary computer.
    iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization

  • Reading in Ipod touch with new computer

    I got a new computer and I tried to plug in my ipod and it didn;t read it in. I've searched online and have done mulitple things like delete over 1000 pictures for space to update it, restart my apple mobile device on my new laptop, and etc. But then I read I needed to change the setting from auto sync to manual but I don't know how. And this computer is obviously not the pc owner of my ipod touch. Please Help

    Did you do everything here:
    iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
    Including
    Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
    or
    Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
    New cable and different USB port?
    Runs this and see if the results help with determine the cause
    iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
    Try on another computer to help determine if computer or iPod problem
    Once you get iTunes to see the iPod:
    Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

  • HT1386 trouble syncing music on ipod touch with new itunes library

    I can't seem to get my ipod touch (2nd Gen) to sync with my itunes library.  Had Trouble installing itunes 10.6.1 and abandoned the effort on main computer for now (out of FRUSTRATION!!!)  and instead tried to sync with my sons computer.  It wiped the ipod (expected that) but now when I try to sync for music it only downloads a few songs.  HELP!!!!  Please???  Get the message that sync could not be completed because sync failed to start.  I really can't afford to pay these guys to help with a product that should work so any help would be appreciated. 

    Try this previous discussion:
    iphone could not be synced sync session failed to start...: Apple Support Communities

  • Replaceing previous iPod touch with new one...how to Sync?

    Hi, Received a new iPod Touch for Christmas to replace my 2nd Gen version that had run out of memory capacity. My question is...how do I get all of my iTunes library that's on my PC onto the new iPod touch? I want to keep my current iTunes account, just move everything onto the new device? Is it as simple as just plugging it in and naming it the same as the old device? I'm assuming the new serial number will supercede the previous..will that render my previous device useless? I'd still like to keep it for use in the car.

    jwiernik wrote:
    Thanks, do I have to have a archived back-up (i.e. DVD's) of my itunes to do the recovery, or is there an archive on the hard-drive that's hidden?
    every time you synced your old iPod, iTunes should have made a backup. all you have to do is plug in the new gadget and follow on-screen instructions.
    JGG

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