I'm new to this but I need help with my 4th Gen ipod. I'm a PC user and it recently crashed (hmm no surprise there then) unfortunately I lost all my songs in the process - they are all on the ipod though. I had to do a clean re-install of XP but I now I have the dilemma of how I'm supposed to get the songs off the ipod back into itunes. I read a post before that said if itunes is empty when I connect my ipod all the songs will be wiped off, is there anyway round this? Please help!
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Song transfer from Ipod to itunes problem
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apple removed the ipod download option from itunes. do a google for "ipod download". there are multiple programs, and even a software hack that will help you out.
i use http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/software/podutil.php. works quite well. it's "officially" 5 pounds but it just asks you, it doesn't impair functionality.
You could always just open up the hidden folder called ipod_control and then go to music and get it that way
DanTekGeek said:
Apple never offered a feature to get music off of the iPod. They did block software that did that though.
Here's a list of programs that do this in windows.
http://www.versiontracker.com/php/s...n=search&str=ipod+copy&plt[]=windows&x=13&y=8
Dude, you use XP and have no backup of your files... 
Of course you have to be worried about your music, what else did you lose?
Of course you have to be worried about your music, what else did you lose?
Thanks everyone,
The software worked and my Itunes library is now safe on my HD again. (well as safe as it can be in XP!)
Ironic thing was that I was trying to backup my system when XP crashed - I managed to salvage some things but most were lost to the black hole of microsoft.
Including most notably my photographs and some Autocad drawings - im an architecture student and my tutor was not best pleased!
If only I could run Autocad on mac I would have been a convert a long time ago.
It may still happen - I'll make do with something like vectorworks.
Next PB here I come!
The software worked and my Itunes library is now safe on my HD again. (well as safe as it can be in XP!)
Ironic thing was that I was trying to backup my system when XP crashed - I managed to salvage some things but most were lost to the black hole of microsoft.
Including most notably my photographs and some Autocad drawings - im an architecture student and my tutor was not best pleased!
If only I could run Autocad on mac I would have been a convert a long time ago.
It may still happen - I'll make do with something like vectorworks.
Next PB here I come!