Ugggh! Songs disappeared! HELP iTunes and iPod help

Okay, I don't know what I did, but all of my songs disappeared off iTunes. I think I was able to locate most of my CD's that I had downloaded, but anything that I had purchased is gone. What went wrong, and is there some way I can reinstall all of my songs?
Also, if I connect my iPod to my computer will it take the songs that are no longer in iTunes off of my iPod?
Thanks!

Here is an article on
Finding Song Files
Yeah, don't sync your iPod to iTunes just yet
Read Buegie's post on that
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1895188?

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I recently uninstalled my itunes and reinstalled. after that i lost all my music and am unable to put hunderds of songs back onto my itunes and ipod. help!

I uninstalled my iTines and re-installed on my Fujitsu laptop.When I went to synch, I was unable tosynch my iPod to my iTunes. In addtion,I am unable to put my iTunes library of 100s of songs back onto my iTunes or iPod.I have lost all my compilations and my playlists.

Hey bryce255,
Thanks for the question, that definitely sounds frustrating. Luckily, we have steps available that may be able to restore your previous library:
No content shows up in iTunes after updating
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1967
Resolution
1. Quit iTunes.
2. Download and install the latest version of iTunes.
3. Use the Finder (Mac) or Windows Explorer (Windows) to go to the iTunes folder that contains the iTunes library files:
Mac OS X
/Users/username/Music/iTunes/
Microsoft Windows Windows XP and Windows 2000
\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\
Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and Windows 7
\Users\username\Music\iTunes\
4. Drag the iTunes Library file from the above location to the Desktop.
5. Open the Previous iTunes Libraries folder in the iTunes folder.
6. Locate the file named iTunes Library YYYY-MM-DD where YYYY-MM-DD is the date you upgraded iTunes (Year-Month-Day).
7. Drag this file to the iTunes folder (the enclosing folder).
8. Rename this file to iTunes Library.
9. Open iTunes.
You should now see your missing content in iTunes.
If the above does not resolve your issue, you can learn about re-creating your iTunes library:
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
Thanks,
Matt M.

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krakrjak,
For better results I'd recommend creating your own thread so the responses received focus on your issue/question.
This document explains how to recover iTunes Store purchases from your device:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
If the music on your iPod is not purchased from the iTunes Store, recovering the songs will require the use of third party software. Some links:
iGadget: http://www.ipodsoft.com/site/pmwiki.php?n=igadget.Homepage
iRepo: http://www.purpleghost.com/index.php?q=irepo
iPod Access: http://www.findleydesigns.com/ipodaccess/indexWin.html
CG

Itunes and ipod help...

ok, so my computer received a huge error somewheres along the line and it wouldn't even get past the windows loading screen without crashing and giving me the blue screen of death. i reinstalled windows and cleared my hard drive in the process because i figured i picked up a virus that was screwing with my computer.
i've since reinstalled the most of my programs and got to itunes to hopefully get the songs back on. i had back ups made on a partition on my HDD but when i reinstalled windows, i wasn't sure with what got hit and my dad, a total computer genius, suggested to me to just totally wipe it clean. so i did so.
so now im stuck with a newly authorized computer with all my bought songs in the library but none of my other songs. i couldn't burn a cd back up because i couldn't get my computer to work and i couldn't make the folder back up and put it on my nano like the way that itune's tells you to transfer libraries.
so i still got all my songs on my ipod, but any of the new songs i get and try to put on my ipod will ask me to sync my ipod with my new library, thus effectively clearing my ipod and leaving one new cd.
so im sure you guys can see my dilemma and hopefully someone can help me

"so i still got all my songs on my ipod, but any of the new songs i get and try to put on my ipod will ask me to sync my ipod with my new library, thus effectively clearing my ipod and leaving one new cd."
When you connect and get the message that your iPod 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 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. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. Don't uncheck Sync Music it will be unchecked by default when you choose the manual setting: Managing content manually on iPod
You can retrieve the songs from your iPod by the way. If you have any iTMS purchases on there the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers has been introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content 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, this is just a selection. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
iGadget Windows Only
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
PodPlayer Windows Only
CopyPod Windows Only
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 again.

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Hi clairelajm,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
Typically there are two different ways to get your purchased content into iTunes on your computer. You can either transfer the purchases from the iPod or you can download them directly to iTunes from the Purchased section. The following article shows you how to transfer the purchases.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
If you would like to download the purchases directly to iTunes, please follow the following article.
iTunes 11 for Windows: Download previous purchases from the iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12491
I hope this helps,
-Joe

Syncing problems with Itunes and Ipod Help?

Okay..I don't even know what's been happening with the newest Ios 5 update for apple products, but since the update, my ipod hasn't been able to synch with Itunes.
For example, I manually organize all my music and when I edit the album artist or the album artwork etc, it would show up in Itunes perfectly, but on the Itouch, nothing has been changed. This means that not only does it now show the album artwork that I set up in Itunes, but also all the artists as well. I've seen many people so far having this problem, but through all the solutions people have said, none have worked for me. Another problem is that it also mix and matches all the songs I have downloaded as well. Only the songs I purchase seem to be alright.
I have tried many things from restoring my Itouch and re-downloading music, manually re-synching my Itouch to see if the artists will show up, but to no avail, it hasn't worked.
Please help me. It's getting quite frustrating that nothing is synching since the newest ios 5.1.1 update. Thank you

The ipod touch will only sync to one computer at a time. If you sync to another it will indeed erase the content from the ipod first, then replace with content from the new computer.
Sign into your account on the computer, make sure it is authorized, then connect the ipod:
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i have upgraded to the new itunes. uploaded new music into itunes, made space to put these songs on my ipod old 15GB model. when i plugged in the ipod into my imac it made the changes i made to deselecting songs but will not upload the new songs i have put into itunes...i tried restoring my ipod and it says that there is an unknown error...what do i do?!?!?! ahhhhh please help
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That is because you got a new computer. You can only sync all media from one syncing computer. You can sync from any computer to iPod using the manual method but that does not sync from iPod to computer.
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Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

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Since all of your music came from your computer in the first place, then it should still be there and should be included in your backup copy of your computer.
" it told me when i pluged hers in 2 ipods could not use the same account"
This is not true. You have misunderstood.
You can sync as many ipods/iphones/ipads as you like to one one library.

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I recently had to install a new hard drive in my computer. This caused me to have to reload all content back to my iTunes and iPod. I have many apps on my iPod and i don't know how to transfer those back to my iTunes. Can anyone help?

Right clicking on your ipod in the device list an d choosing "transfer purchases" will copy apps and bought media from iTunes to your computer. Due to the new iTunes library on your new HD, iTunes will erase your ipod during the first sync. To save your data to the computer take a look at this article about saving data from your device to a computer: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137
Basically it's backing up manually, transferring her purchases (apps and bought music), letting iTunes erase the ipod due to the new iTunes library, and restoring from the manual backup again, to get all the data and settings back.
Make sure your new computer account is authorized in iTunes. Disable autosync in itunes, connect your ipod, right click on it in the device list and choose backup.
This will save data, pictures and settings to itunes. See what's included in this backup here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Transfer your purchases the same way to copy all apps and bought media from the Store to your computer.
Set up at least one contact and event on your computer to be able the merge your calendars and contacts after your ipod got wiped during the first sync.
The rest of the data can be restored from the backup you made.
Restoring: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Music is one way only, from the computer to your device, unless you bought the songs in itunes and transferred your purchases.
There is 3rd party software out there, but not supported by Apple, see this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2013615&tstart=0

I have ipod classic (about 3 yrs old) and when recharging, everything on it is gone. When I tried copying the saved/backup items, itunes and ipod were stuck...doing nothing/frozen. Help!

I have an ipod classic which I had bought about 3 years ago. I plugged it into my computer this past weekend to charge and it showed me that there were nothing on it...no music, no movies, no photos, nada. I had updated the program on my computer and when I tried to reload all the stuff that I had saved, it locks up my itunes and ipod. It doesn't do anything! I don't know what is going on....Help!? Anyone!? Any clues?

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Which iPod software is shown on the iTunes summary screen?
My suggestion go on Diskmode.
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Connect it to iTunes via a USB2.0 port (For Mac please dont use the Keyboard USB port and for MB, only one USB port is for iPod, the other will freeze your iTunes as the resource bus is shared with other devices )
Then update the iPod software or Restore the iPod.
Try to disconnect your iPod from the PC, if you are not charging or Syncing the iPod, or else, some Apps will just trigger a Restore and delete you iPod.
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For Windows users, some Winsock layer conflict with iTunes will trigger the Restore.
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Hello terrypro,
Forgive me for not fully understanding your question at first. I understand that you wish to actually delete the song from your iPhone, which is definitely possible, and I'd love to show you how.
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