Unable to copy songs from iPod to mac..plz suggest..

I'm trying to copy songs from iPod to Mac..plz suggest

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How can I copy song from ipod to computer or new itune libray and restore songs that I confuse to delete from ipod?
I confuse ease all songs from ipod when I changed the setting from maually to sync. I know that when I change this setting, all songs on ipod will arase if there are no the same songs in a itune library.

Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=776996&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=805256&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=809624&tstart=0
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
iPod: Frequently Asked Questions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60920
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HT1473 How do you copy songs from ipod onto a new computer's itunes store?? Playlists are on old pc??

How do I copy songs from ipod ontoa new computer? Playlists still on old laptop. been trying for hours. Help??????

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Copying Songs from Ipod to new Computer

My previous notebook crashed and all the songs on my Itunes are all gone. I wish to sync songs from my Ipod to the new notebook. How do I go about doing that?
Please help.

Hello Mactan22,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
There are several ways you can pull the music off your iPod and onto iTunes. The first link below provides step-by-step instructions for the direct method if you have a PC as well as a few third party applications (for both the Mac and PC) if you choose to go that route instead. You can also do a simple Google search for "copy music from iPod to computer" and you should receive a number of sites that can help you out.
Just make sure that when you have your iPod plugged into your computer, that you don't hit "Erase and Sync" before completing the task of copying your music over.
Also, if you have any purchased music, you will probably have to re-authorize your computer by heading to the Store drop down menu and choosing "Authorize computer."
[5 Ways to Copy Music OFF your iPod and onto iTunes|http://www.metaphoriclabs.com/articles/5-ways-to-copy-music-off-your-ipo d-windows-mac-os-x>
Here are a few more helpful sites.
[Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide|http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipo d-to-computer]
Or
[How to copy songs your iPod to your PC|http://lifehacker.com/software/ipod/how-to-copy-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your -pc-105256.php]
Also, here is an article for the direct method that is for both Windows Vista and XP.
http://ipodtips-tricks.blogspot.com/2008/10/howto-transfer-music-from-ipodto-itu nes.html
Hope this helps.
B-rock

ITunes Unable to Retrieve Songs from iPod Shuffle on newly reformatted lapt

I just reformatted my computer - reinstalling the OS on my HP Laptop (uses XP)....and now, after trying to retrieve music files, which apparently I did not save correctly, iTunes will not allow me to import the songs from my iPod shuffle. I get a message that my computer is not authorized. I followed the instructions and "authorized" my computer, but to no avail - it will not recognize my shuffle - and I cannot even get the music I put onto my shuffle from my personal CD collection - which had been placed onto my music lists prior to my reinstalling the OS. HELP........!! Please.......anyone.....if you are an Apple employee and reading this - why is it so doggone hard to get help in understanding how to use this technology???? Can I get a little help here ????????
thank you anyone -- Robert Bond

Connect your iPod to your computer. When you get the message 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. When your iPod appears in iTunes enable it for disk use, this is required for most if not all the utilities listed below so they can access the files: Using your iPod as a storage drive
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you have any iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was 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 is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows. The procedure is a bit involved and was written long before iTunes 7 so it requires a little adaptation: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod
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, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and you need to check out that they work with the shuffle as well as the larger iPods. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, they are generally quite straightforward. You can also 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
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
TuneJack Windows Only
Once you have copied all the songs back to iTunes it will be safe to "Erase & Sync" the iPod on connection to link the shuffle to this new library

Problem copying songs from ipod to new computer/itunes

Hello all,
I'm hoping that some of you will be able to help me out on this issue. I need to restore my song database from my ipod to the a new HD however when i copy all the songs they are all named random 4 letter caracters. I used ipod access to copy the songs over. Now on the ipod they all show up with their proper names, however when i try to import them into itunes, half of them are converted to the right names and half are random characters. also i've tried a software called id3 tags which names the songs from the tag information, however for some reason these songs dont have tag information (but they are named correctly on the ipod)
Now is there any way to get these songs names to display correctly?
40 gig ipod ver 4 using itunes in win xp
Luke

i can tell you how to get the songs from your ipod on to your computer if that helps
1) make sure there is a "itunes music" folder somewhere in your documents. if not, then just load any cd into itunes and the folder will automatically be created.
2) plug your ipod in. go to "my computer" then into your ipod icon.
3) search the folders until you come across one which contains around 50 folders, all beginning with "f".
4) select all of these and copy them.
5)go into the "itunes music" folder and create a new folder. it doesn't matter what you call it.
6) paste all of the folders into your new folder. this will take FOREVER!!!!
7) when thats all finished, open up itunes.
8) got to "file" then "add folder to library". find the new folder you created in "itunes music" and select it to be added.
9) this, again, will take a long time
10) all of your songs should be there
please tell me if this does not work because i haven't done this in a while and i may left out a step or done something wrong.
hope this helps!!!!!!
conor

Copy songs from iPod to new computer

How can I copy my songs from my iPod to the iTunes library on my new computer?

For iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.
Find out how to do that here.
How to copy iTunes purchases from an iPod to a computer.
For all other non purchased content (your own CDs etc) try this method which works on some Windows PCs.
Enable your iPod for disk use.
See: iPod Disk Use.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it is a little more involved than other methods.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Another free program is Pod Player.
SharePod is also freeware.
If you want to recover just the structure of playlists from the iPod (and not the actual song files themselves), there's iRepo for Windows. which I understand has this feature along with all the standard features for these programs.
iPodRip also has the feature enabling you to reconstruct playlists.

Unable to transfer songs from iPod

I have an iMac at home. While on vacation, I purchased an iPod for my wife. Since we were away from home, we initially set up the iPod on my sister-in-law's home PC (they also have an iPod, so they knew how to "start"). Now we are back home and I am trying to "Sync" up our iPod (which now has 128 songs on it, primarily from copied CDs, but some from purchases at the iStore using the In-law's PC) to our iMac. When I connect the iPod, I select the "Transfer Purchases" option, which implies it will now copy all the songs from the iPod and place them on my iTunes play list. However, nothing seems to happen. My iTunes play list is still empty. How do I transfer these 128 songs to my iTunes play list?!?! Help!

You won't be able to play the iTunes purchased songs until you authorize your computer with account you used on the Sister-In-Law's computer.
Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5044027&#5044027
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=893334&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/secrets/2006/12/twowaystreet20/index.php
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
Patrick

Trying to find a way to copy songs from iPod into Library

My computer crashed and I had to reformat my computer. I lost all music files to include iTunes. I still have all of my music on my Nano and have since reinstalled iTunes.
Now I can't seem to find how to copy the songs from my Nano into my Library in iTunes. Please help!

First of all try this method which works on some Windows PCs..
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it can be messy.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music and playlists etc from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
There is also CopyPod. This does preserve ratings/playcounts etc if those are important to you but this program is not free.
If you are using iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.

Trying to move songs from iPod to Mac

I accidentally deleted some songs from iTunes, without even thinking, I emptied the trash can. I thought they were duplicates, but they weren't! The only other place I have these songs backed up are on my iPod Touch. I had it in "Manual" mode, and am trying to put move these songs to my iMac, but it's not working. These are songs I ripped from a CD years ago, and unfortunately can't find the CD now to put them back on the iMac.
Is there any way to get these transferred from my iPod Touch to my iMac?

Music you bought from the iTunes store can be transferred from the iPod to computer via iTunes. Look under the File menu. For the rest, you'll need to use a third party program. I used to recommend Senuti as a free solution (and the one that I use) but it is now shareware so while I know that a program called 'Ipod to Mac 12' says it does the job and is free, I can't recommend it because I haven't used it yet.

Putting songs from iPod onto Mac

I had to do it once on my PC, but how do I transfer all my songs from my iPod onto my Mac? I remember something about plugging in the iPod and pressing/holding something so that it didnt update. Hmm. Help please!

you can enable disc mode on your ipod, by, after plugging in the iPod and iTunes recognizes it, going into preferences->iPod->general, there's a box you can check, and then you drag your itunes folder containing all your songs from one computer on to your ipod (which should have shown up as a drive in "my computer") after it's done transferring, eject the ipod, connect it to the computer you want your library on, drag the itunes folder to that computer, and then import them all to your itunes there.
or you can go to versiontracker.com or i guess google and search for "senuti" it's a good program. It doesn't do playlists but you can export your playlists on the old itunes as "song lists" transfer them to the new itunes and import them. It'll put your playlists together.

Transfer songs from ipod to mac computer

How to transfer songs from a ipod/itouch to a mac computer?

You sync your tunes, right? Those tunes are stored in your iTunes Library.
Or maybe I'm understanding question completely. How did you migrate your tunes in the first place?

Unable to copy songs into iPod

hi, i'm new iPod user, i have an iPod mini.
i tried to sync my iPod with iTunes, but had this error message that said: some of the items in the iTunes music library were not copied into the iPod because the iPod software is too old. Go to www.apple.com/ipod/download to get the latest iPod Updater.
I went to the website and downloaded the newest version of iTunes. i did not see an "iPod Updater" anywhere.
This did not solve the problem. i am unable to download any songs into my iPod.
Would someone please help?
much appreciated, i have gone through a lot of trouble to get this iPod working, and it is so frustrating that the last step is still a barrier at this moment. hoping someone will be able to offer some help here.
thank you.

I went to the website and downloaded the newest version of iTunes. i did not see an "iPod Updater" anywhere.
in the new itunes 7.0.x versions there is no longer a separate "standalone" ipod updater application. you use itunes itself for the update. for instructions on how to do that, see:
Updating iPod

Unable to delete songs from IPOD except through Windows Explorer

hello,
I have a first gen 1 gb Ipod Nano ver Ver 1.3.1 modem #
ma352ll.
About a week ago i tried to free up some space on my ipod by removing some songs. Since I began using my ipod I have just felt more comfortable manually managing my songs. So what i would normally do is simply delete the song from the music folder on my ipod and it is usually gone. (I know that simply deleting from a playlist does not delete from ipod). When I tried deleting some songs I found that the available space on my ipod did not change and obviously could nto add any more songs. When I went into windows explorer, in the music folder for my ipod, I i found the songs I wanted to delete (they were large files because they were podcasts). When I deleted the file from windows explorer the space was freed up on my ipod.
I updated itunes and restored my ipod. I am not using itunes 7. Today I tried adding 7 podcasts to my ipod manually thru itunes and only 5 show up in my music folder, however, i can find all 7 in windows explorer AND all 7 in the playlists I added them to. They play perfectly fine when I play them, but obviously if I tried to delete the 2 suspect files from my playlist they would still be hidden somewhere on my ipod and I can only delete them through windows explorer.
I am not sure what to do at this point, is there anybody who can shed some light on what I am doing wrong or if this is a known issue with itunes and and 1st gen nanos. It's getting annoying to have to play each file in winamp from windows explorer to find the song titles I want to delete and keep the rest. The folders show up as F00, F001, etc... and the songs show up as QVRD.mp3. I havew to play the file QVRD.mp3 throguh winamp so the name of the song comes up so I know if that is the hidden file or one of the others thats how up in itunes that I want to keep. Any ideas out there?

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync/delete all music and resync
To delete all music go to Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Music>Tap edit in upper right and then tap the minus sign by All Music
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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