Transferring playlists from iPod Classic to iTunes 11

My hard drive crashed, but I had my song backed up. However, now I lost all of my iTunes playlists. How can I transfer the playlists from my iPod Classic to iTunes 11.0.1.12

*Recover media from iPod*
Check out this post from Zevoneer for some iPod recovery options.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6273675&#6273675
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How can I restore an iTunes playlist from iPod Classic to iTunes INCLUDING folders and playlists?

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Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not a backup device and media transfer was planned with you maintaining a master copy of your media on a computer which is itself properly backed up against loss. To use a device with a new computer you transfer the content from the old computer (or its backup) directly to the new computer, not the device to the new computer. Syncing is one way, computer to device, updating the device content to the content on the computer, not updating or restoring content on a computer. The exception is iTunes Store purchases which can be transferred to a computer.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 - only purchases from iTunes Store
For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will have to use third party commercial software. See this document by turingtest2: Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

How do I restore playlist folders from iPod classic to iTunes? The library is intact, but the playlists are not and I don't want to rebuild them from scratch!

After reformatting my HD and reimporting all songs back into iTunes succesfully, the playlist folders are gone and I don't want to rebuild them from scratch. How do I restore playlists from iPod classic to iTunes 11.1.3 without resorting to 3rd party options?

I actually tried that in "my computer" by renaming the drive and then got this:
g-raid (F:) (H:)
then after reading your reply realized I should try renaming it in "disk management" and hey! it worked.
Thanks a lot for the advice.
Now I don't understand why my back-up drive isn't automatically adding the files when I import into the Ex-HD but I'll figuree it out.

Just downgraded back to iTunes 10.7 and copied music from ipod classic to itunes using houdini, but how do i copy the playlists from the ipod when itunes says that my ipod has been synced to another itunes library?

Just downgraded back to iTunes 10.7 and copied music from ipod classic to itunes using houdini, but how do i copy the playlists from the ipod when itunes says that my ipod has been synced to another itunes library?

Thank you again for all of your help!! I really appreciate it!
I think I am following -- I was able to upload to my iPhoto and all photos and videos are there that is a plus! I tried to create an Event in my iPhoto and put all of my photos in that event but for some reason, now my iTunes it not recognizing that Event in my iPhoto. It is not allowing me to import just that event at the moment but I may be doing something wrong. At least all of my pics and vids are in iPhoto so that is a plus and I know they are at least saved somewhere. Just for some reason, my iTunes it not locating the event that I created with only those photos.
Thank you for letting me know about my contacts! How do I know if I have the contacts app?
Also, I had no clue that my iCloud could be backed up via cellular data! However, is this a new feature with the most updated iOS?? Unforutnatly I am like 2 iOS updates behind because I don't have enough storage on my phone. I still get the notification that my phone needs to be plugged in and connected to wifi in order to back up to the cloud :-(
How can I sync using USB? Right now when i click on the info tab for my iPhone in my iTunes this is the answer that I get -- I am a little unclear as to what it means.
Sync Contacts:
Your contacts are being synced with you iPhone over the air from iCloud. Over-the-air sync settings can be changed on you iPhone
Sync Calendars:
Your calendars are being synced with you iPhone over the air from iCloud. Over-the-air sync settings can be changed on you iPhone

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I have playslists in a classic ipod...I want to copy them to a new 5th generation touch...how can I do that? I have tried to copy and paste playlists from the classic into itunes but it will not allow it. Playlists only appear in itunes when the classic is plugged in. Won't let me keep old playlists...help.

Sync them via iTunes.
There is no way to move anything directly from one iDevice to another.

External hard drive failed, lost music library. Any way to get music library from iPod classic to itunes on PowerBook G4?

External hard drive failed, lost music library. Any way to get music library from iPod classic to itunes on PowerBook G4?

Recover media from iPod
See this post from forum regular Zevoneer for options on moving your iPod data back to your computer.
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How to copy playlists form ipod classic into iTunes 12

I need help transferring my playlist into my iTunes 12 library. My computer crashed and I was only able to get my music library re-installed in iTunes but my playlists did not show up. Does anybody know how to copy playlists from my I-pod classic into the iTunes 12 .

I have two scripts for recovering data from devices; ImportDevicePlaylists to import the playlists, and SyncStats to import the ratings and play/skip counts/dates.
The user tip Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device has more information on recovering content from devices, but if you have all of the media then the scripts above will probably cover everything that else than can usefully be recovered, though you should still backup and then restore iOS devices.
See Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy to ensure you have a full backup of your library in future.
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Turned off Genius, how do I restore Genius playlists from ipod to my iTunes

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I turned off Genius in iTunes by accident and my Genius playlists have been deleted. They are still on my iPod. I'd like to know if they will automatically sync back to iTunes when I connect my iPod or have I lost them for good?
Many thanks

Transfer iTunes purchases:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
For other music you need a thrid-party program like one of those discussed here:
Copy music

How do transfer my songs AND playlists from iPOD classic to a NEW laptop

How do you transfer both songs AND playlists from an iPOD to a new laptop? I have read a few posts about this, but none seem to talk about transfering the PLAYLISTS. I understand there is a manual method since the iPOD is essentially viewed as a hard drive by a windows based machine/PC and there are third party applications to provide a more automated process.
So can playlists be transferred? If so how? Or will i need to recreate all my playlists? It is not the end of world, rather just tedious. Are there any "gotchas"?
Thanx

I also have a similar problem. Lap top crashed - new lap top have VISTA (I know...).
Using my ipod as a external hard drive - I have loaded all the tunes onto a new folder on the desk top. I then loaded all the files into the itunes library and have upload them on the new itunes on the new lap top - all good. They are now on the new itunes library and my ipod
However NONE of my purchased items have been transfered. Issue is that the files on the Desktop folder will not show which are purchesed and which are imported from CD - how do I find and then transfer my purchased songs...
Thanks

My computer crashed lost all my music how can i transfer from ipod classic to itunes

Hi my computor crashed and i lost all my music how do i tranfer it back from my ipod classic? thanks

See this post by Zevoneer from an older thread discussing the numerous ways to copy music/content from your iPod back to iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2417169?start=0&tstart=0
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How can I transfer my music library playlists from ipod to computer itunes library?

I have a new computer and would like to know how to transfer my entire music collection/playlists from my ipod back to my itunes library.

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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Retreiving playlists from ipod classic

i have ipod classic from 2005 which stopped working suddenly.i couldnot save and backup my playlists.the apple store guy tells that it can't work anymore coz of the dead battery and i better throw that away..i need suggestions on how to retreive my playlists.i have huge collection and absolutely don't want to lose them.it happened all of a sudden and i din't get the thought& time to save the collection.i so badly want them.it has all my spouse's favorite collection organised according to various genres.please please help.

if you connect it to the PC for at least 30 minutes, and it still works, then there is some hope. Try downloading some 3rd Party software like Yamipod, Senutil
read this iLounge Article on 3rd Party software
Good luck!

Import music from iPod Classic into iTunes

I have an iPod Classic 120 GB that is still in perfect condition. I got it 5 years ago. I had imported several CD's into iTunes on my family computer and then imported them on to my iPod. I also had purchased some music from the iTunes store, but I had a lot more music that I had imported from CD's. An incident happened where a lot of my music got deleted from my iTunes account. I had over 5000 songs on my iPod from all the CD's, audio books, and purchased music I had imported into iTunes and then on to my iPod. When I plugged my iPod into my computer, iTunes recognized that there was music on my iPod that wasn't in my iTunes library. It asked if I would like to import the music that was on my iPod into my iTunes library. I said yes. Of the 5000+ songs on my iPod, only about 300 were imported back into iTunes, and then my iPod was synced. I lost the rest of my music. After this incident, I took several hours to re-import the CD's back into my iTunes library. Not too long after this, my computer crashed. Everything was wiped from my computer. We started by re-installing the drivers, Google Chrome, and I just re-downloaded iTunes. All the music that was in my iCloud has been backed up and added to my new library. This is only about 31 songs. I'm afraid to plug in my iPod again because it still has all the music on it that took so long to re-import. But now I can't add another CD on to my iPod without the fear of losing everything again. Does anyone know how I can make sure that ALL the music will be re-imported into my iTunes library again when I plug in my iPod? I don't want to go through this ordeal again if I don't have to.

Here is a User Tip from fellow Support Community member turingtest2:
TT2's iOS device to build iTunes library
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Unable to copy playlist from iPod into. ITunes

I have turned off sync because it kept reloading all of my songs. I have checked manually manage music. I am unable to drag or copy paste playlists from my iPod to iTunes. Can anyone help me?

I figured it out. Export playlist & import playlist. Easy.

Transferring music from IPod Classic to new IPod Touch ?

I recently purchased an IPod Touch to replace my old IPod Classic. When I try to sync the new touch with my ITunes, however, I get the message about ITunes being unable to load data class information from Sync Services. I've tried several suggestions to get around that, but to no avail. Even when I try to download music from the cloud, it goes away after I play it. How can I get the music that I had on my old IPod classic onto my new IPod Touch ? Thanks.

Try this
iTunes for Windows: "Unable to load data class" or "Unable to load provider data" sync services alert

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