How to: Music from ipod to itunes

Inbred_Redneck

Inbred_Redneck

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The other computer that i have all my music stored on is slowly dying, and i'm losing faith in its ability to save my music. Is there a way i can get music from my ipod to our new mac laptop? I used music rescue once before but it doesnt seem to work now. Oh and the program MUST BE FREE. Thanks
 
there is a way to just transfer all your crap from your ipod onto a new computer... im not sure how but im sure googling the thread title will help.

also, just get an external hard drive and transfer all your music that way?
 
My threads, this is so simple without any software, I dont have time now but maybe later tonight I will use a screen recorder and/or write a good description on how to do it.
 
I dont have the money for that kind of hard drive, plus ive already tried my flashdrive and it doesnt get me the songs that ive bought from itunes. Only songs ive downloaded off utorrent. BTW ive already googled and all i get is sites where you have to pay money or get a crappy demo for only 300 songs.
 
you can save files you have bought from iTunes...you just need to find the right folder the files are located it. you might have to change them to mp3s in order to save them on your other computer, im not sure, but its wicked easy to do. but you can save any file on your computer to a flash drive, it might take you a while depending on how big your flash drive is tho. good luck dude.
 
i got a 280G external for $60

i heard senuti works though. google it.

ive also heard, i think through a thread on here actually, that you can plug you ipod into your new comp, go to my computer, click on the pod, and romp around in the files to get em to itunes.
 
my threads. I've tried a million ways and it never works, every time the files wont play after the hidden folder thing is closed. might as well give some of these a shot
 
If you have Windows:

1. Plug in Ipod

2. DON'T OPEN Itunes

3. Click Explore, or Windows Explorer

4. A menu with all the stuff on your computer should open

5. Find the drive with your Ipod's name

6. Go into your Ipod's folder, you should see Calender and stuff, but no music

7. Go above into Options

8. I'm not sure where exactly its located, but you want to "Show Hidden Files"

9. Your music should now appear, seperated in folders like "F01"

10. Copy all the folders, or go into view options, so you can see song name and whatnot and pick from that

11. Paste Onto your Computer

Done!!

 
12. Open the folder and move all the internal files (your music) into a new folder

13. Import the new folder into Itunes

14. Make sure Itunes is set to automatically keep the Itunes library organized

15. Consolidate library

16. Delete the folder on your computer that you imported.
 
Ok, I figured that was just self explanatory. But thanks.

^and yeah for #8, go to folder and view options, (its in the organize tab for vista), click the view tab, then find "Show Hidden Files" and click it.
 
Ya, I just did this and remembered that it needed to be in it's own folder on Vista, on XP I dont think this was neccessary but that was 3 years ago I did that.
 
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