However, by letting the computer know that the music on the iPod should transfer to the computer, you preserve your music, which can ameliorate the pain of your computer crash or make it easier to set up a new computer.
Click the icon for your iPod located on the left side of iTunes. If your computer displays an error message asking you to reformat your iPod, your iPod won't work in Windows as it is formatted for Mac computers; you may still transfer the music, but you will need to download a third-party application to do so.
Under the "Advanced Settings," choose the option to "Show hidden files, folders, and drives," and then the "OK" button. Finally, click Ok to start extracting media from your iPod. Once the process is complete, you can navigate to the specified location to see all your music there. Now, all the content that was on your iPod is on your new computer as well. Now you can import it into iTunes, and let iTunes sync it to your iPod. Nothing will be lost.
Mac Users can use a free program called Senuti. There was a time Senuti used to be free and open-source , and you can find the older version here. It has almost the same interface and features as SharePod.
However, the destination folder can be changed from the preferences panel. No hiccups, iTunes will accept you iPod for sure.
We just enabled the new computer to sync with your iPod. There are several other methods of achieving the same results, this guide only highlights a couple of those methods.
Let us know in the comments if you have ideas on the same subject. And stay tuned for Part-2 of this guide, syncing an iOS device with another computer.
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Method 1. Know what will be transferred. If you are moving from an old computer to a new one, and all of your music was purchased through iTunes, you can transfer all the purchased tracks on your iPod to your new computer.
This is most useful for users whose library consists mainly of purchased tracks and ripped CDs. If you have music from other sources online downloads, CDs that are now gone, etc. Open iTunes on the new computer. You will need to authorize the computer with your Apple ID to allow your purchased tracks to be copied back to the computer.
Click here for instructions on downloading and installing iTunes on your new computer. Click the "Store" menu and select "Authorize Computer". This will open a dialog box prompting you for your Apple ID. Enter your Apple ID and password and click. This will authorize your new computer to access your iTunes purchases. You can only have five computers authorized at one time.
Click here for instructions on deauthorizing computers if you have reached your limit. Connect the iPod to the new computer. Transfer Purchases from the dialog box that appears. This will copy all of the songs on your iPod that were purchased with your Apple ID onto the new computer. Method 2. Know what you can and can't do. Unlike the original iPod, the iPod Touch, iPad, and iPhone cannot be accessed by your computer as external hard drives. This means that copying music from your iPod Touch to a new computer is not possible without the help of third-party software or jailbreaking.
You can't use iTunes to import the tracks unless you had previously transferred your iTunes library from your old computer to your new one. Connecting your iPod to a new computer will prompt you to erase everything on the iPod.
Most of the third-party programs also allow you to transfer files from iPod Classics. Install iTunes if you don't have it. Even though you won't be using iTunes to transfer the files, most iPod management programs require iTunes be installed for access to the connection services. Click here for instructions on installing iTunes. Find and download an iPod management program. There are a large number of programs that will allow you to select music files stored on your iPod Touch and copy them to your computer.
Most of these programs cost money, but several have free trials that you can use. Plug your iPod into your computer. Open the manager program you installed. Each one will work differently, but they all share the same basic principles. This guide will provide a general overview, so refer to the program's support page for any program-specific issues. Select the tracks you want to copy to the computer.
Some programs such as iRip will give you the option to quickly import all of the tracks on the iPod into the iTunes library on the new computer.
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