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Music from Ipod to Itunes?

Mic2904
Mic2904 Posts: 379 Forumite
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Hi,

does anyone have any idea how to get the music from my Ipod touch into Itunes again? My HDD crashed with most of my music on....

Its actually not as easy as I thought it would be...

Markus
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  • cooltt
    cooltt Posts: 852 Forumite
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    You can't Itunes is one way only.
    You need to google a free programme that gets the music off your ipod touch, there's a few around.
  • deadduck_145
    deadduck_145 Posts: 15 Forumite
    Ive looked around and most are trying to charge. Ive found one but because im a new user i cant post a link, go to google > pod to pc > and download that, if it doesnt work pm me and i will sort you one out for free.

    Hope it works
  • pramsay13
    pramsay13 Posts: 2,133 Forumite
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    as cooltt says itunes is one way. It is to stop someone borrowing a friends ipod and "borrowing" all their mp3s.
    As intimated there are a number of 3rd party programmes that allow you to get the music.
  • discountmummy
    discountmummy Posts: 779 Forumite
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    deadduck_145 wrote: »
    Ive looked around and most are trying to charge. Ive found one but because im a new user i cant post a link, go to google > pod to pc > and download that, if it doesnt work pm me and i will sort you one out for free.

    Hope it works

    This one is chargeable are there any around for free? thanks
    :hello:
    "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing it doesn't go in a fruit salad :p:D
  • lostkelly
    lostkelly Posts: 159 Forumite
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    Hi,
    I use xilisoft. http://www.xilisoft.com/ipod-rip.html
    you can download a trial and do one at a time which is painfully slow, if you have lots of music but if you pay for the software you can do it all at once.
    Just a bit of advice, if you copy it to the computer or external harddrive then you will always have it backed up, then copy over to your itunes.
    HTH
    Kelly
    Treat others how you would like to be treated. :)
  • Scrilla
    Scrilla Posts: 242 Forumite
    iRip I believe is one of the current favourites.
  • ckerrd
    ckerrd Posts: 2,641 Forumite
    http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/

    Another free way to do it
    We all evolve - get on with it
  • discountmummy
    discountmummy Posts: 779 Forumite
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    I just completed mine using this support guide from apple:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329#second
    :hello:
    "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing it doesn't go in a fruit salad :p:D
  • tedpiper
    tedpiper Posts: 30 Forumite
    I used an application I found on google called "expod"

    I used it to take music from my ipod to my Mac (not sure if it works on a pc)

    Very simple to use and is free.
    Basically moves the music from the ipod to your hard drive and then you open it up in itunes and thats it, job done, your music is restored again.
  • NiVZ
    NiVZ Posts: 174 Forumite
    edited 12 February 2010 at 6:06PM
    It's a little known fact but you CAN do it using just your iPod and iTunes but you need to change a few settings.

    1. Double click "My Computer"
    2. Click "Tools" -> "Folder options..."
    3. Click the "View" tab
    4. Click the "Show hidden files and folders"
    5. Click OK
    6. Start iTunes
    7. Click "Edit" -> "Preferences"
    8. Click "Advanced" tab
    9. Tick "keep iTunes Media Folder Organized"
    10. Tick "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library"
    11. Click OK
    12. Connect your iPod to the PC
    13. Double click My Computer
    14. Double click your iPod icon
    15. Double click the "iPod_Control" folder
    16. Double click the "Music" folder

    You should now see a lot of folders named F## where ## is a two-digit number.

    17. You need to drag each of these folders individually onto your iTunes library and it will copy the files FROM your iPod TO your iTunes library and it will sort out all the song and album names for you.

    Once you are finished, go back and untick the "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library" at step 10

    Hope that helps,

    NiVZ
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