TRANSFERING MUSIC BETWEEN TWO IPODS

My ipod capacity (60GB) is larger than the computer's,so I do not have all my musics in the computer. I would like to transfer some musics from my ipod to my son's ipod, but I could not copie them from my ipod to the computer. How can I do that?

Hello Ed,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Is there a way to take Music off one Ipod and put on another Ipod.
Yes, but in order to sync it to the 2nd iPod, you'll need to copy it over to your iTunes library first. You can transfer content from one iPod directly to another.
So if the music you wish to sync to the 2nd iPod is no longer in your iTunes library, you'll need to somehow copy it off the 1st iPod first and import it into your library.
B-rock

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