Want to change the ipod from win to mac and dont have the PC anymore

My PC where I had my Library was stolen. Now I bought a Mac and cannot save all my music and videos from my iPod to my new Mac. What can I do??

Connect your iPod to your computer. If it is set to update automatically you'll get a 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 the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you use our iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. 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: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. There are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
Senuti Mac Only (iPod Touch & iPhone compatible)
PodView Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPodDisk PPC Mac Only (experimental version available for Intel Macs)
TuneAid Mac only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac & Windows
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
Floola Mac & Windows
Music Rescue 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)
If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content only 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
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide
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.

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I want to change my iPod from a windows format to Mac. I understand that i can restore my ipod but how could I get my songs back on the Mac from the PC . I have also heard that I can use iPod iRip but do not quiet understand that. If anyone could explain to me either how to restore and not lose my music or to use iRip i would really appriciate it.

Restore it from within iTunes.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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Contact the iTunes Store support for assistance;:
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When I got my IPod, my music was on a windows computer. Now I have a MacBook Pro and want to convert my Ipod nano to the Mac. How can I do this as I am new to the IPod and very new to the MacBook?

Connect it to your Mac and restore it. Just be aware that restoring will erase and reformat the hard drive, reload the software and put it back to default settings, so if you have songs on your iPod that aren't on iTunes you will lose them if you have no back up. Once the restore is complete follow the on screen instructions and it should connect to iTunes and give you a prompt to automatically update your library onto the fresh installation: Restoring iPod to Factory Settings with iTunes 7
If you haven't transferred the music from your PC to the Mac and you have any iTMS purchases on your iPod 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 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 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, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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My daughter recently got an iPod Nano as a gift. Unfortunately, it was formatted for a PC and we are unable to load songs onto it from our Mac. If we simply reset the Nano, will we have the option to format it for the Mac? I realize we will lose all the content during the reset, but it is more important for her to be able to load her new music from the Mac.

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I just bought 2 new Shuffle for my 2 children. I hooked it up to our Dell Windows PC. I have downloaded a few songs from a CD that are also on my Mac's at work. When we go on vacation, I will be taking my Mac Book Pro. Can I get the Shuffles to work with my MBP while on vacation and then restore to windows when we get back? If you can help, I'll buy you a car. Mark

Yes, the ipods will work with either a windows based or mac based computer.
However, and ipod shuffle will loose the music if linked to another library.
One way around this is to uncheck open itunes when this ipod is connected as posted by 0Ari0. But, this only works if you just want to charge the ipod.
If you are wanting to load more music as you are on vacation, you can always transfer your library to your MacBook.
This article will help if you wish to transfer the library from the Dell to the MacBook:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
This works with an ipod or any external drive.
If there are other questions or if this does not help, you can contact Apple at 800-275-2273

Just bought a mac.. want to change the ipod from win to mac

how can i do that and save the playlist, purchases, etc ??

You can transfer all of your song files from iPod to Mac using a third-party utility. Macs can read the Windows format, so it should work even if the iPod is formatted for Windows.
The free utility of choice for Mac seems to be Senuti.
http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/
(just noticed it's now shareware, but there is a 30-day trial).

HT1399 I want to change my ipod from our Mac computer upstairs to the PC in the basement. How do I do that without loosing my songs?

I have an older ipod shuffle. It was originally sinced to the MAC upstairs. I want to add it to my itunes account and sync it to my PC in the basement and not loose my songs.

Copy the library from the Mac to the PC.
Or copy the media from the Mac to the PC and add it to the library you've already got there.
Or see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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Changing plat forms from Win to Mac, Can we move 6 x Win licensed versions of Acrobat Pro 9 to Mac?

We have 6 x Win Acrobat 9 Pro licenses - Any recommendations on how we could utilise these licensed versions on the new system and or is there an upgrade path?

There is no normal upgrade path, all usual purchases stay in the same platform. So you could upgrade to Acrobat Pro 11 for Windows.
However, there is such a thing as a "crossgrade" to cross platforms. If you had Acrobat Pro 11 for Windows, and contacted Adobe they MIGHT sell a crossgrade. Equally they MIGHT sell you a crossgrade from Acrobat Pro 9 Windows to Acrobat Pro 11 Mac. They will not sell, so far as we hear, a crossgrade from Acrobat Pro 9 Windows to Acrobat Pro 9 Mac; licenses for unsupported versions are never sold.
You might also want to look at volume licensing.

Copied Itunes from Win to Mac and now cant see anything in Mac Itunes

Followed the whole process of copying my itunes (v7) from windows xp to my ipod, and then to my mac (itunes v7).... but now I cant see any music in my mac itunes... help!! been researching this for hours and cant find an answer...

Hello,
try the following:
1. I assume your ipod is in windows format
2. get Senuti - http://www.fadingred.org/senuti/ this software can copy songs from an ipod back onto a computer. It doesn't matter which format the ipod is
3. follow the instructions on Senuti. To copy the songs over to you computer just select all of them in Senute and press the green "transfer" arrow.
4. I have done this 2 days ago and it works perfectly
5. After all the formating don't forget to reformat the ipod to macformat in case you want to use it with this machine

I just jumped ship from PC to Mac and I have a question.......

On a PC every week or so you had to "defragment" the hard disk and use "disk cleanup" just to keep the system running smoothly and to get rid of cache and what not.
Is there anything like that on the Mac? I am running Tiger and I want to know what kinds of things are good to do on a regular basis to keep everything smooth.
Thanks guys, this is an awesome online community by the way!

Hi and Welcome Aboard!
Here's my suggestion. Either MacJanitor or Onyx, links below will help keep your Mac happy and both free.
MacJanitor: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10491
Onyx: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20070
Both will clear out cache and log files that can cause problems.
Also, you can run Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities) and Repair Disk Permissions once a week yourself if you want to. It will give you the hands on experience of seeing what goes on behind the Aqua user interface.
And.. when you post here could you please which Mac you have? It will help troubleshoot issues in the future. Hopefully you won't have any.
Carolyn

How do I change the format of my 5th Generation iPod from Windows to Mac

How do I change the format of my 5th Gen iPod from a Windows format to the Mac?

But this will delete all the songs I have? I have a lot of them on my iPod classic
Yes.
I want to transfer (well copy) all my songs from the iPod to itunes on the mac - and then have the itunes library as being placed on the external drive. The last part I think I know, but I can't work out how to copy music from my iPod
See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
Then see here about backing your iTunes library onto an external hard drive.
iTunes: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive
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I want to change the computer that I sync my ipod to. How do I do that without having to download all my apps again

My computer is really slow, so I want to change the computer that I sync my ipod to. What is the easiest way to change computers and get all my apps, music, pics, books etc. to the new computer for syncing?

Assuming that there is enough storage space on your iPod to hold all of your songs, the most direct way would be to combine all of the song files from your various computers to the computer you wish to use as your main library and sync all. If you don't still have all of the files that are currently on your iPod for what ever reason, there are programs that can copy non-store purchases from iPod to computer, which will allow you to follow my first suggestion. Search this forum for recommendations of which programs will work for your setup. iTunes Store purchases can be downloaded again if you have the log-in and password, but there is a limited number of times you can do that. If you have run out of authorizations, you can de-authorize all devices once per year. There is more to this than I can tell you now, so search the forum for that info too.
One thing to be careful of is that iTunes may ask you when you first hook up your iPod to a computer that is not the same as the last computer it synced to is whether you want to sync to it now. If you say yes, it will delete all of the content on your iPod and sync what ever you have iTunes set up to sync. You will want to say no to this prompt if you see it unless you have first gathered all of your song files into the new library.

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from the FAQs on Staples website:
I have a file that I know is a PDF, but the website claims it is not in a PDF format. What should I do?
Check to see that the file has the .PDF extension. Also, check that the filename does not have any special characters such as an ampersand (“&”).
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