When I plug in my ipod Nano i syncs to itunes but I can't get the music from my Library in Windows Media Player???

How can I get my music from my Library in Windows Media Player to sync to my iPod Nana?

You can't sync an iPod using Windows Media Player. You need to add the songs to your iTunes library first, and then sync those songs to the iPod.
This document provides more information (Add to Library section)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1347
NOTE: The WMA files (the file type used by Window Media Player) need to be unprotected (no DRM). They are converted to a format supported by iTunes while adding to the iTunes library. This WMA conversion feature only works in the Windows version of iTunes (Mac users cannot do it).
I believe you can drag and drop the WMA files, or the folder containing the WMA files, onto the iTunes window. The original WMA files are not changed. iTunes creates its own converted files at the location it stores all the iTunes media files.

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I have an iPod nano which s loaded with music from a pc. My wife is trying to put the music from the nano onto her Mac laptop. It will not allow her to drag and drop music from the nano to iTunes. How can we get the music from the nano onto her mac laptop

can someone please tell me if it is possible to get music off a nano (loaded from a pc) and into iTunes on a mac laptop ?

You're dealing with two different Apple ID's so that won't work and according to Apple, they cannot be consolidated.
Frequently Asked Questions About Apple ID

When I plug in my iPod nano 4th gen to iTunes, a lot of space is taken up by 'other'. What is this and how can I get rid of it to free up some space?

When I plug in my iPod nano 4th gen to iTunes and click on my iPod, I can see a graph showing how much space is available on my iPod and what it is being taken up by. A lot of space is taken up by 'other'. What is this? I have a big iTunes library, with about 2000 songs, so I don't want all this space taken up by something I don't know what it is. How can I get rid of it?

OmniDiskSweeper is a good program to see what's taking up space: http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidisksweeper/

We have itunes music on a computer, an ipod nano, and a new ipod touch under two different accounts. How can we combine the music from both accounts to one device?

We have itunes music on a computer, an ipod nano, and a new ipod touch under two different accounts. How can we combine the music from both accounts to one device?

There is no "adding" a device. Simply plug the iDevice into the computer. iTunes should automatically detect the device when it is connected.
iTunes can sync/manage as many iDevices as you want... there is no 1 device limit.

I have a shuffle and it dont work so i got a nano how can i get the music from the shuffle to the nano

i have a shuffle and it dont work so i got a nano how can i get the music from the shuffle to the nano

Hi tak661_99m,
It sounds like you want to transfer music from your older iPod shuffle to iTunes and then sync it to the new iPod nano. Take a look at the article below for more information about transfering music from your device to iTunes. The way you transfer the music to the new iPod nano will vary depending on where the music came from and whatever is most convenient for you.
iTunes: Transferring media from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1209
Media type
Transfer method
Music purchased from the iTunes Store
Transfer your media through iTunes.
Download your media through iTunes in the Cloud1.
Download your media through iTunes Match2.
Music imported from a CD or other source
iTunes can't transfer this media back to your computer.
Back up your iTunes library or use iTunes Match2.
iTunes in the Cloud is supported on up to 10 devices:
iPhone
iPad
iPod touch with iOS 4.3.3 or later
iTunes for Mac or Windows 10.3 or later
If you use an iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, or earlier iPod model, use iTunes in the Cloud within iTunes on your computer. Previously purchased content may be unavailable if it's not in the iTunes Store. Learn more about
downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBooks Store, and iTunes Store
and
which content types are supported for iTunes in the Cloud by country
iTunes Match is supported on these devices:
iPhone
iPad
iPod touch with iOS 5.0.1 or later
iTunes for Mac or Windows 10.5.1 or later
If you use an iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, or earlier iPod model, use iTunes Match within iTunes on your computer. iTunes Match is subject to subscription purchase and
availability
. Learn more about
subscriptions to iTunes Match
-Jason

HT1727 I just got a new IPOD! how do I get the music from my library(that was on my old) Ipod onto my new Ipod?

I just got a new Ipod!!! How do I get the music from my library (that was on my old Ipod) onto my new Ipod?

Same way you did with the old.
Open itunes, connect ipod, select what you want, sync

I have just got an iPad and I want the music to be transferred through my iPod touch using iCloud but I didn't get the music from iTunes so I don't think it will let me do it. Do you have any tips that could help me?

I have just got an iPad and I want the music to be transferred through my iPod touch using iCloud but I didn't get the music from iTunes so I don't think it will let me do it. Do you have any tips that could help me?

Only photos taken with the iPad, copied onto it via the camera connection kit, or saved from emails/websites etc can be deleted directly on the iPad - either via the trashcan icon in the top right corner if viewing the photo in full screen, or via the icon of the box with the arrow coming out of it in thumbnail view.
Photos that were synced from a computer are deleted by moving/removing/de-selecting them from where they were synced from and then re-syncing. If you want to remove them all then normally you could just sync an empty folder (in terms of photos) to the iPad, but as you don't want to sync at the moment you can't do that.
You can reset the iPad back to factory settings and start from scratch with it : Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content And Settings

My Nano no long is syncing....how do I get the music from my Nano to my computer?

I have an older IPod Nano but it does not synch anymore when I connect it to my laptop. Do I have to buy another Nano? If so, how do I get the music from my older Nano onto my laptop?
Thanks

Get a CD/DVD drive.
-> http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD564ZM/A/apple-usb-superdrive

I have 2 laptops and both have itune liberies,how can I transfer the music from old laptop into the new one.this prevents me to sync. my music due to having 2 liberies,when this happens I cant get all the music I've downloaded

I have 2 laptops and both have liberies,how can I transfer the music from my 1st account (laptop) into the newer one which I made a new account for.My Iclassic has music fro both liberies, but once I purchase a new song and try to sync, it into my iclassic it doesn't allow me todue to having both liberies.Can u plesae help

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
tt2

I have a personal Apple ID for my home pc and iPod, and a work Apple ID for my work laptop and iPhone. Can I get the music from my home pc on my work iPhone?

I have a home Apple id for my home pc and ipod. Then I had to create a work Apple id on my work laptop for my work iPhone 4s. My question is how can I get my music from my hoe pc onto my new iphone 4s? Thanks in advance

Time to contact Apple support directly and have them assist you with resetting the password.
http://www.apple.com/contact/
B-rock

HT1335 my hard drive crashed can i get the music from my ipod (windows)

does anyone know how to get the music off my old ipod to my new computer?

Some of the information below has subsequently been summarized and duplicated by turingtest2 in the document: Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991
Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not a backup device and media transfer was designed for you maintaining a master copy of your media on a computer which is itself properly backed up against loss. 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 purchased content.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 - only media purchased from iTunes Store
For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will have to use third party commercial software. Examples (check the web for others; this is not an exhaustive listing, nor do I have any idea if they are any good):
- Senuti - http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/
- Phoneview - http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/
- MusicRescue - http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/products/musicrescue/
- Sharepod (free) - http://download.cnet.com/SharePod/3000-2141_4-10794489.html?tag=mncol;2 - Windows
- Snowfox/iMedia - http://www.mac-videoconverter.com/imedia-transfer-mac.html - Mac & PC
- iexplorer (free) - http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/ - Mac&PC
- Yamipod (free) - http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/downloads/ - PC, Linux, Mac [Still updated for use on newer devices? No edits to site since 2010.]
- 2010 Post by Zevoneer: iPod media recovery options - https://discussions.apple.com/message/11624224 - this is an older post and many of the links are also for old posts, so bear this in mind when reading them.
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141 - dates from 2008 and some outdated information now.
Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide - http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/ - Information about use in disk mode pertains only to older model iPods.
Get Your Music Off of Your iPod - http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Get_Your_Music_Off_of_Your_iPod - I am not sure but this may only work with some models and not newer Touch, iPhone, or iPad.
Additional information here https://discussions.apple.com/message/18324797

How can i get the music from my old generation ipod touch on to my new windows computer

I have an old generation ipod touch 8GB with itunes version 3.1.1 and i want to get the music that is on it on to my new computer. some of the music was downloaded from websites while some of it was rippped from CDs and my computer.

See:
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities
You will need a third-party computer app to copy non-iTunes purchases to the computer as discussed in the above

Can't get the music from my iPod onto my new Dell. iTunes won't let me.

i can't figure out how to get the music on my iPod backed up on my new Dell. iTunes won't let me click & drag it from the iPod into/onto iTunes. i can move it from iTunes to the iPod.
HELP! it's like 25 gigs of wonderfully organized live phish.

These two posts are somewhat ubiquitous on the Discussions:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1482782#1482782
http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=1477055
AFTER recovering your song files, strongly consider developing a thorough backup strategy for just this type of situation.
After recovering your song files, strongly consider developing a thorough backup strategy for just this type of situation.
You need at least two full sets of your music, not including what is on the iPod:
-- One full set on the PC within iTunes (on internal HD or ExHD)
-- One full set on an separate external backup medium (CD/DVD/ExHD/other)
-- One (full or partial) set on the iPod
Music files on just the iPod and only one other medium is not considered having any backup.
If you cannot store your complete music files on the computer’s internal HD, then create and maintain at least two external sets (any multiple combinations of ExHDs, DVDs, CDs).
Backup both the music files and the Library database file (iTunes Library.itl). What are the iTunes Library files?
Here is a post on developing a thorough backup strategy: http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=394618&messageID=1263275

IPhoto on my macbook air does not see my ipod nano 2nd generation. Is there a way to get the photos from this device into my photo stream without wiping them, which will happen if I sync with iTunes

I have photos on an old 2nd generation ipod nano, that have since been wiped from any other source.
I now have a shared photostream through icloud between all my other apple deivces (iphone, ipod, ipad, macbook air, apple tv), but I cant find a way to get the ipod nano photos onto the stream. The original photo files were detroyed with an old computer, that also had the itunes library to which the nano was linked.
The photos are the only items I want from the nano. Can anyone help?

You need to copy the photos off of the Nano and onto your MacBook Air first.
The photos you synced to your iPod through iTunes are no longer in their full resolution, but instead are scaled down thumbnails of those photos. So if you do manage to get them off your iPod, they will be quite small in size compared to the original ones you lost.
In order to get them off of your iPod, you'll need the help of some sort of 3rd party software. Here is one option.
http://www.macroplant.com/podtopc/
B-rock

How can I move music from my iPod to my new computer if my computer can't SEE the music from the source?!?

I have read through lots of suggestions for moving my music from my iPod to my new computer...but can not seem to overcome a very difficult hurdle:
When I connect my very old iPod to my computer and click on the icon to open it, only 3 folders come up: Calendars, Contacts and Notes. I cannot "backup" anything useful here!
When I open iTunes, the program can see my iPod, and lists the complete library...but I cannot KEEP it in my computer! WHY?!?
When I go to iTunes > File > Library, I do not get a "backup" option to use to backup my iPod music, either.
HELP, please. I have spent hours fiddling around trying to figure out how to do this, and am getting crankier and crankier.
Thanks in advance...
Kristin

See this excellent user tip from another forum member turingtest2 outlining the different methods and software available to help you copy content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
B-rock

When I plug in my ipod Nano i syncs to itunes but I can't get the music from my Library in Windows Media Player???

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