Will restoring my iPod erase my iTunes music too?

Just a quick question. If I restore my ipod will all my music be erased from my iTunes library as well as my ipod? Thanks!

Hello,
Restoring the iPod will only clear the music from the iPod. Your iTunes library will be unaffected. It's always worth having a backup though!
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
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setter_2 wrote:
so all i need to do is to save all my music onto my library and update it then put it all back on?
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Chris CA wrote:
fromsouth wrote:
1. you have to disable auto sync and continue sync manually ( which all advanced users with multiple devices do anyway)
Very doubtful even a majority of advanced users with multiple devices "sync" manually.
I don't.
(FYI: You don't "sync manually" You "manually manage" without syncing at all).
I have never called you names - like "advanced user" for example- I do not know or presume to know you or your habits, personally. I actually do sync manually (by clicking when I need to chose those little checkboxes), or I actually manually manage by dragging and dropping - I can do both. I also do not presume that I can teach you anything, but I can definetly help OP.
@Original Poster
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Same problem: since 2 days my iPod cannot be syncronized.
Itunes indicates "error 1601" and then is unable to restore the iPod.
In the Apple support page, no solution is given (a part from uninstall and re-install iTunes, which I did and had any good result) and the page appears to be NOT updated since 2008.
Does this have something to do with the last update for iTunes that I just made?
Any clue of any solution for this ?
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What exactly does restoring my iPod do to my music?

I know that it says all my songs and data will be lost on my iPod but...will that also wipe out my iTunes folder? It shouldn't, but I want to be absolutely sure.

will that also wipe out my iTunes folder?
No. Restoring only formats the iPod and reinstalls the iPod OS.
Nothing is changed on the computer.

Will restoring my iPod erase my iTunes music too?

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