Somebody Help Me!!!

[tubaman]

Ok, I got a new ipod! I am trying to put the library from my old ipod onto my new one. The problem is, the laptop that had the library for my old ipod died. Is there a way I can get the library from my old ipod copied onto my new laptop so that I can put it on my new ipod? I can't seem to figure it out. If you can help me it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for the help!!!

 

[endofcomment]

Hi tubaman
If I remember correctly Itunes will not let you rip a library from an iPod to a computer or to another iPod for that matter, if you do a google search you should be able to find a program that will be able to transfer songs from your iPod to a file in your computer the you just ad that file to your iTunes library and your set.


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[strife]

Kev, if the HD is still intact the library can be recovered. Shoot me a pm.

 

[joshua]

If you are on windows I think you can just choose to show hidden files somehow and then copy the raw files to itunes. They won't be named all nice, but if you have it set to have itunes organize your files it will put them all back in your library properly.

 

[andy]

Here's a solution for PC.
Here's a solution for OS X.
I'm sure there are free versions out there somewhere. Just search ipod rip "your platform" free.

 

[openendstraight]

If you are on windows I think you can just choose to show hidden files somehow and then copy the raw files to itunes. They won't be named all nice, but if you have it set to have itunes organize your files it will put them all back in your library properly.

This will work, the best part is you don't have to use a secondary program

 

[tubaman]

If you are on windows I think you can just choose to show hidden files somehow and then copy the raw files to itunes. They won't be named all nice, but if you have it set to have itunes organize your files it will put them all back in your library properly.

How do I show hidden files? Do I do that from the desktop or in itunes?

Thanks for your help fellas!

 

[Benzopyrene]

There are programs that will rip the HD of your old ipod onto your computer. I forget what they are called, but I have used them. There are free ones i belive too.

 

[Starz26]

Am I mistaken, but I thought that if you plugged in an iPOD into a new computer it would ask you if you would like to transfer the songs, or does it just transfer purchases.....Maybe that is the issue.

Thanks for the tip Joshua...

 

[njstone]

You need to download a program, if those already mentioned don't work, try versiontracker.com and do a search--lots of great freeware there.

 

[openendstraight]

You do not need a third party program!!!

A gotcha lurks when you install iTunes and your iPod onto a new computer because iTunes is set by default to replace your iPod library with the desktop library the first time they are partnered. Of course since your iTunes library is empty it promptly wipes out your precious music on the iPod leaving you with no library anywhere. Ouch. There is a simple way to prevent this and also copy your iPod library to the desktop without any third party software.

iTunes won't let you configure the iPod to prevent the auto-syncing until AFTER the iPod is connected to iTunes. It is imperative you do not partner the two libraries when asked by iTunes, tell it no so the auto-sync doesn't wipe your iPod clean leaving you a blubbering idiot in the process. Once the iPod is connected and set to operate as a hard disk on your PC exit iTunes. Go to the iTunes directory on the Windows machine (My Music/ iTunes by default) and delete the XML file and the ITL file which is the library database installed when you hooked up the iPod.

With those files deleted the iTunes library is now empty as it should be for this process. Navigate over to the iPod in My Computer and make sure you set the folder options to show hidden files. Find the hidden folder called iPod Control and even though it's filled with many files with nonsensical names this is in fact the music library on the iPod. Copy that folder to anywhere on the PC which will take a while if you have a lot of songs. When this copy is complete open iTunes and in the Files menu tell iTunes to Add a Folder and select the iPod Control folder you just copied over. You could actually do this straight from the iPod without copying them all over but I was nervous something might happen to the library on the iPod so I copied them first.

Before you do the Add a Folder mentioned above make sure iTunes is set to manage your library and to copy files when adding to iTunes. This is important to get iTunes to organize the songs using the ID3 tags in the song files you just copied over. That's it- you have all your iPod songs now properly copied to the desktop and nicely organized and in the iTunes database. Note that when you first connect the iPod to the computer after you set iTunes to auto-sync it will wipe the iPod clean and sync the new iTunes library back to the iPod. It seems like a silly step but since the two libraries are the same anyway it doesn't hurt anything, it just takes time. It is necessary to make sure the databases are identical. Once it's done you can delete the iPod Control folder you copied on the desktop since iTunes has copied the songs into it's own directory tree.

 

[daniyal]

if you're on windows you can use EphPod its free and will do the job very well.

if you use a mac use iLinkPod its free as well.

 

[oneaday]

You do not need a third party program!!!

A gotcha lurks when you install iTunes and your iPod onto a new computer because iTunes is set by default to replace your iPod library with the desktop library the first time they are partnered. Of course since your iTunes library is empty it promptly wipes out your precious music on the iPod leaving you with no library anywhere. Ouch. There is a simple way to prevent this and also copy your iPod library to the desktop without any third party software.

iTunes won't let you configure the iPod to prevent the auto-syncing until AFTER the iPod is connected to iTunes. It is imperative you do not partner the two libraries when asked by iTunes, tell it no so the auto-sync doesn't wipe your iPod clean leaving you a blubbering idiot in the process. Once the iPod is connected and set to operate as a hard disk on your PC exit iTunes. Go to the iTunes directory on the Windows machine (My Music/ iTunes by default) and delete the XML file and the ITL file which is the library database installed when you hooked up the iPod.

With those files deleted the iTunes library is now empty as it should be for this process. Navigate over to the iPod in My Computer and make sure you set the folder options to show hidden files. Find the hidden folder called iPod Control and even though it's filled with many files with nonsensical names this is in fact the music library on the iPod. Copy that folder to anywhere on the PC which will take a while if you have a lot of songs. When this copy is complete open iTunes and in the Files menu tell iTunes to Add a Folder and select the iPod Control folder you just copied over. You could actually do this straight from the iPod without copying them all over but I was nervous something might happen to the library on the iPod so I copied them first.

Before you do the Add a Folder mentioned above make sure iTunes is set to manage your library and to copy files when adding to iTunes. This is important to get iTunes to organize the songs using the ID3 tags in the song files you just copied over. That's it- you have all your iPod songs now properly copied to the desktop and nicely organized and in the iTunes database. Note that when you first connect the iPod to the computer after you set iTunes to auto-sync it will wipe the iPod clean and sync the new iTunes library back to the iPod. It seems like a silly step but since the two libraries are the same anyway it doesn't hurt anything, it just takes time. It is necessary to make sure the databases are identical. Once it's done you can delete the iPod Control folder you copied on the desktop since iTunes has copied the songs into it's own directory tree.

WTF that's amazing!!!! How do you guys figure that stuff out? I guess that's why my tired old ass has an IT guy.

 

[tubaman]

WTF that's amazing!!!! How do you guys figure that stuff out? I guess that's why my tired old ass has an IT guy.

I still can't figure this out, I will probably just ask one of my students to do this for me, I'll give some extra credit points. Hey, it's music related right?

 

[daniyal]

I still can't figure this out, I will probably just ask one of my students to do this for me, I'll give some extra credit points. Hey, it's music related right?

EphPod will do the job for you check out my earlier post.

 

[openendstraight]

Tubaman PM me your phone # and a time tonight you will be free for 10 to 15 minutes, and i'll walk you through it

 

[tubaman]

Thanks for the offer, but I just reloaded my library of cd's onto my new laptop. I didn't purchase anything direct from itunes, so I didn't lose anything permanantly.

Thanks dude!