Transfer Music from Windows iPod to MacBook Pro

I just bought my daugter a Macbook Pro to replace her Windows laptop. All her music is on her Wiindows iPod and her Windows laptop. Can I move her music to new MacBook pro and then switch her iPod to a Mac sync ipod without screwing up her music?
Thanks.

Hello Richard,
There are several different potential methods for accomplishing this task. You can either use a CD/DVD to back up and transfer the library, an external hard drive, or the iPod itself.
For instructions on how to make this possible with the iPod, check out this Apple support document. There is also a link at the top that will bring you to the page with instructions if you want to back up to CD or DVD.
[How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer |http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329]
The last option is an external hard drive of some sort. A simple Google search for "move iTunes library external hard drive" should give you a plethora of sites that can assist you.
Just make sure that with whatever route you take, that you carefully read the instructions and don't miss any steps.
The last step you will have to take is to restore the iPod via iTunes once you have safely transferred the library to your new computer so that the iPod can associate itself with the new library and location. Here are instructions on how to restore your iPod.
[Restoring iPod to factory settings|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339]
Hope this helps.
B-rock

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