Transferring songs between authorized ipods

I've got an iphone and my son has an ipod touch. I am unable to transfer songs from our ipods to each other's ipods. Any idea why? If I should be able to do this, can you suggest a reason why I am not able to and what I should to fix this problem?

not trying to load from ipod to ipod, rather from his itunes to my itunes
You mean you are trying to load his iPod to your iTunes.
Then you want to load your iTunes to your iPod.
Are these iTunes purchased songs?
If so, plug in his iPod to your iTunes then File -> Transfer purchases.

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Transferring songs between two iPods on the same computer

I am using one iTunes on a windows XP platform for two iPods and I am trying to transfer songs from one to the other. iTunes recongnizes both iPods and all the songs, but I can't drag any songs or folders from my library to the new iPod I just purchased. It keeps telling me the source file cannot be found, yet the song and/or folder are there. What am I doing wrong?

Yeah, it is currently only syncing songs that are on your PC and in the iTunes library that it can find on your PC's hard drive.
+resulted in a radom mix of songs which I can't figure out.+
Here is a post by Zevoneer that will help you if you need to reverse sync songs from your iPod to iTunes - it's slooooow & confusing if you use itunes.
A 3rd party program that you buy is probably your best bet.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7258310#7258310

How to share/exchange songs between two iPods?

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I would like to know of a way(s) to share/exchange songs between two iPods (synced to two separate computers).
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Apu

Apu,
It's possible to share between two computers but not two iPods, change the settings for the pod to manual > Edit > Preferences > iPod.

Transferring songs from my Ipod to new hard drive

I had to remove work related programs (and my ipod library),from an office laptop computer I brought home. I transferred some stuff (including wife and kids itunes libraries), from the old home computer to the new (old)laptop,downloaded itunes and it restored their libraries. When I plug my ipod in to it I get the "itunes can only be on one computer" message and asks if I want to erase ipod songs and replce with this library (pretty sure it means my wife and kids). I authorized this computer and my ipod id came up, but then same message came up again. Anyone have any experience restoring itunes library on a new (old) machine from ipod?

If everything that is on iTunes that was on the library then pressing erase and sync will reload the iPod and link it to the library of your home computer. However if the content of the iPod is not on your computer when you get the that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all the songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Also when using most of the utilities listed below your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button: Managing content manually on iPod
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod to a computer
The transfer of content from other sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
TuneJack Windows Only
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There is also a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows or a Mac. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

Transferring songs between family computers

My wife and I each have an imac. I have transferred all of our cd's to my computer. Is there a simple way to copy those imported cd's to her computer as well? Can I copy my purchased songs to her imac? Will itunes import duplicates or is there a setting when importing?
Thanks for the help.
Chris

*Can I copy my purchased songs to her imac*
Yes, you can authorise up to five computers at any one time to play your purchases:
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About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

Transfering songs over on iPod with iTunes = Freeze

I recently got a new laptop with Windows Vista running on it. I downloaded iTunes to be able to transfer songs from my laptop to my iPod. Everything worked fine as it has done on my old laptop with XP until one day when I tried to delete songs from my iPod or disconnect my iPod from my iTunes it started to totally freeze and just "not answering". I tried to use my old laptop again to transfer songs and the same happened.
The half-transfered songs I have on my iPod isn't working. They are there, but nothing happens when I click play on them.
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I accidently erased a lot of the songs on my I-pod (when trying to add a playlist, it was added and everything else erased). Upon attempting to transfer songs back, the sync froze (many times). Luckily I have a MacBook and was able to transfer my songs back to my IPod with that. The ITunes in the Mini has been updated, I tried using another port, I restarted the computer many times; it will start to sync then it will freeze, usually at the same place. What's up with that?

Transferring songs from an ipod to a new computer

i have all of my songs on my ipod and need to know how to transfer them from the ipod to my computer. please help!

It's not saying the phone has been used on 5 computers, it's saying your Apple ID has been used to authorize 5 copies of iTunes on computers.
What is the message you're getting after re-authorizing the new computer?

Transfering songs on my ipod to my computer

my computer crashed and my itunes erased. how do i get my songs on my ipod on my itunes.

These links will give you
i several
methods of recovering whatever songs remain on your iPod; some free, some third-party software, some more comprehensive for restoring playlists, ratings, counts, etc. Read them and their associated links before deciding on a strategy that works for you. There are
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iPodRip Software
PodUtil Software
After recovering your song files, strongly consider developing a thorough backup strategy for just this type of situation. You need
i at least
b three sets
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i not
considered having any backup. Backup both the music files
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the Library database file (iTunes Library.itl). Below are some very good threads to read on the subject:
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Transferring songs from an iPod Mini

I have an iPod mini and used to have a PC. I recently bought a MacBook, and now have iTunes 8 on my MacBook. How do I transfer to the songs from my iPod mini and transfer them to my MacBook into iTunes?

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Transferring songs from my iPod mini to my PS3

How do I get all the song titles and info for the songs on my iPod mini to come up on my PS3? Can I download iTunes on my PS3? When I connected my iPod to the PS3 some song titles came up but the majority of them did not. A lot of other songs said unsupported data and I think those are the songs that I downloaded off iTunes. Thanks for help.

What about iTunes purchases that you buy on your computer, I can not transfer any of those songs onto my daughters iPod that she gave me since she got an iPhone for Christmas and no longer uses her iPod. We reset it and erased all the data and now it will only transfer one song. Sorry for getting in on this thread, no one responded to mine when I asked the question.
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Transferring songs from older IPOD to new IPOd Touch

I have an IPOd Mini and I want to transfer the songs to my new IPOd Touch. Any idea of how to accomplish this?
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You can't transfer content directly from your Mini to the Touch, if the songs aren't in iTunes on your computer you'll have to copy them back and load the Touch from there. If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
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Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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Transferring songs back from iPod onto iTunes

I recently had my computer stolen. I now have a new one and want to transfer my music back from my iPod? I have authorised the computer in iTunes so I can see the music but how to transfer it (and it also keeps telling me certain purchased items on the iPod couldn't be transferred to the iTunes library as it's not authorised)

don't worry man, i had itunes wipe out my whole library adn i transfered back from my ipod. What you first have to do, is allow yourself to view hidden files.
My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View > click View Hidden Files/Folders
then plug in your ipod, and close minimize itunes out of the way. Next open up "My Computer" and find which port your ipod connects through K:/ or something other than C:/ and D:/ until you find one that has all these hidden folders with random number letter combos. Right Click the first folder containing the rest of the folders and copy it you your desktop. Next bring itunes back up and
Itunes > File > Add folder to library
add the file you put on your desktop, and most of your music should come back.
Than backup your computer

Major problems with transferring songs to new iPod touch 5th gen

Hi, I'm in need of help.
I just bought a new iPod touch 5th generation today and I naturally wanted to transfer some songs to it today via iTunes. I have an old MacBook aluminium with os x 10.5.8 and I have not been able to update any of my programs lately due to the fact that my os does not support them. When I plugged in my iPod to my computer, iTunes immediately opened and said that I had to upgrade to the latest version of iTunes because my iPod is not compatible with the current version. I tried doing so but failed since my os is not compatible with the new program. This is obviously just a vicious circle, since as I said, I have to buy the latest os x to update any of my programs. And since my computer is 5 years old I do not feel the need to do that, because I will soon buy a new one (in about a year).
So now I really need help. How do I transfer music to my iPod without using iTunes? I've tried googling it and I've downloaded a bunch of programs but they are just 30 day trials and that won't work for me since I update my iPod daily. I've also tried putting music on dropbox but my iPod won't download music files from there, and sending music through Bluetooth won't work either. For a moment I though iCloud might work but I don't have that on my computer nor can I download it. Right now the situation seems hopeless, is the only way of solving this by upgrading my old computer or wait until I buy a new one? I feel like there must be some sort of way, but I can't come up with anything else.
Please help me, thank you

I know of no way except to upgrade the computer/purchases newer computer that will handle iTunes 10.7 or later.
If you have a Power PC processor (vice an Intel processor) you need a Mac with an Intel processor.If you computer has an Intel processor just purchase the Snow Leopard upgrade disk About $30

Transfering songs from an iPod to an iTunes library.

I have a bit of a dilemna, my old hard drive crashed along with my entire iTunes library. I was able to put a new hard drive into the same computer and it works fine.
But I'm wondering, is there a way to transfer all of my old music/videos/art from my iPod Touch to my new iTunes library? I was able to transfer some of the ones I had bought from iTunes, but the majority of them came from places other than iTunes, and I'm not about to just 'erase and sync' several hundred songs.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

For everything else (music from CDs, other downloads) there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod Touch or iPhone. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer data (such as playcounts and ratings), movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well.
A selection of iPod/iPhone to iTunes utilities:
Senuti Mac Only (iPod Touch & iPhone compatible)
SharePod Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPodRip Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
Music Rescue Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
TouchCopy Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)

Transfering songs/videos from iPod to iTunes...?

Until recently I have been using iTunes software on our home pc. A few weeks ago, however, I purchased a laptop and have intstalled iTunes on it. However, I havent been able to find a way to get the songs and videos on my ipod to my new iTunes program... Is that even possible??

You can't sync or drag your music back directly from an iPod to iTunes, the transfer of music is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs but not playlists back to iTunes on Windows posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod, this is just a selection. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, not all will copy videos, iPodCopy will but I'm not sure what others do.
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
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PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
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