Transferring from iPod to iMac

I was using 10.4.11 and had my music on my 3rd generation iPod. The hard drive crashed on my iMac and repair was made and have installed Leopard. Now, nothing in iTunes library. Can I transfer music from my iPod to the iMac?

A word of warning before you go ahead and use the software options.
Be very careful when connecting an iPod full of music to an empty iTunes library.There is very real risk of permanently losing all the music.
To prevent auto sync, before you connect the iPod go to iTunes/preferences and select "devices", then select "disable automatic syncing for iPhones and iPods".
An alternative method is to connect the iPod whilst holding down the 'Command + Option' keys and do not let them go until your iPod appears in iTunes.
If you see a message that your iPod is associated with a different library and asks if you want to link to a new one, make sure you press "Cancel".
If you should click on "Erase and Sync" will erase all the content currently on your iPod and it will be replaced with the content of the iTunes library you just connected to.
When you've pressed cancel your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list under "devices" and allow you to change the update setting to manage the iPod content manually, and that will let you use your iPod for the time being without the risk of accidentally erasing the contents.

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Hey Everyone.
I understand why apple made this.. or at least I think they made this not possible.
I have been stupid and sometimes will drag a song file directly to my ipod, and not the iTunes library... and now as I prepare to buy my iTouch I want to transfer all my music to the iTouch.
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now need to know how I get these photos onto my
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when I transfer photos from the camera to the p.c.
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Why not?
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prefs -> iPod and check Enable disk use.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301059
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