Ipod music transfer-please help!

[Purplewitch]

Hi i was wondering if any of you guys know how to transfer music from my iPod onto the library of another computer. I have recently bought a new laptop for uni and i when i connect my ipod, it recognises that it already has music in the library and asks if i want to keep it or not. This is great, but i can't work out weather to click on 'Yes' or 'No' because I can't understand the way in which the question is phrased. (sad I know!)

I've done it once before and obviously pressed the wrong thing because it wiped all my music!! (Can't remember what button I clicked) I don't want this to happen again because now the original library on the old laptop has been wiped!! Any advice would be great, thanks in advance.

[Mattk]

it is asking if you want to keep the music in your library - so surely the answer must be yes

 

[Purplewitch]

Well that's exactly what I can't understand! It's not a very clear question. If there is anyone who has done this before, i'd appreciate knowing, thanks though, mattk

[Mattk]

try saying yes which means the library will be left untouched and then you'll be taken to the next step and all may well become clear !

[sglazier]

I dont think you can, for copywrite reasons. If you could, people would be swapping their entire music libraries with each other.... a bit like internet piracy

[Purplewitch]

I know that you can do this because the ipod is registered to a certain cd that I also used for the second library. Plus, in so many words, it does ask if you want to keep that music.

[sglazier]

Hi Purplewitch,

been to apple.com discussions... http://discusssearch.info.apple.com/[email protected]@.689fa162/4

i have a similar problem cos when i get a new Mac. i want to transfer all my music from my old one... found out though you can do it from computer to computer, but not from an ipod

 

[Gromit]

You do not say whether you are using a Mac or PC. If a Mac, you can set up firewired to your old machine. This will copy your iTunes library as well as all your other settings and files. There are also programmes (I use one called El iPodo) which will let you extract songs from your iPod to your computer. You should visit:

http://www.ipodlounge.com/

It has links to software downloads which should help. It is a an essential site if you have an iPod.

[198267iu]

or you can just treat your ipod like a hard drive and forget itunes  copy the files off the ipod in to another folder, then just re import on your new itunes, you need to edit a little but works fine.

 

the idea of itunes is a single clinet and master with the ipod, ipod being a read only copy of itunes library, its easily fooled, though, so although its a hassle there are severel ways round it try the forums in ipodlounge.com

[Purplewitch]

Ooh! Thank you so much- I'll try that!

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