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How to transfer music from your iPod toiTunes/your computer.
Restore your lost iTunes library through these steps.
Basically, in order to transfer songs from the iPod to your computer, you have toundermine the design of the iPod. Whenever you use a device in a way it's notdesigned, you increase the chances that it'll break. That said, a lot of people havedone this with no problems and it's a real life saver if your computer crashed and youlost your whole iTunes music library.1. First you need to connect the iPod
without
iTunes doing the auto-sync.
Hold down the
Shift
and
Ctrl
keys while connecting the iPod to yourcomputer.
Don't let go of Shift+Ctrl.
If iTunes doesn't open automatically open after connecting the iPod, openiTunes.
Don't let go of Shift+Ctrl.
Wait until the iPod comes up in the Source list under
DEVICES
(it may take awhile, but don't let go of Shift+Ctrl)
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Once it shows up, close iTunes.2. Now find the songs on your iPod and copy them to a folder on your computer.
From the Desktop, go to My Computer and click once (or select/highlight) onthe iPod, (usually drive E: or F:).
Go to Tools > Folder Options > View (the tab) > scroll to Show Hidden Filesand Folders and select it. Click OK.
Look in the iPod drive, and find a folder called iPod_Control and open it. You'llsee the Music folder. In it will be folders named F00, F01 and so on.
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If you need all the contents of the iPod on you computer, copy thewhole Music folder.
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If you only need some of the files, look through the Fxx folders untilyou find the files you want and copy.
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To copy:
Click once on the folder or hold down the Ctrl button and clickonce on each of the folders you want.
Go to the Edit menu and select copy.
Minimize all windows, right click over a blank area of thedesktop, select New > Folder (name it Songs).
Right click over the Songs folder and select Paste.
Depending on the number of songs, this may take a longtime to complete.3. Now have iTunes import that folder to your music library
Open iTunes (if needed) and go to File > Import.
Select the folder you want to import and click okay.
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This also may take awhile to complete.
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Amanda Chouleft a comment

i can't import anything to my itunes.

Tegan Jonesleft a comment

When I plug in my ipod, itunes pops up and starts syncing my ipod.

Cheryl Kruger Walkerleft a comment

where is the ipod drive?!

Akemi Fuentesleft a comment

For all of you who have windows 7 you highlight the device and then click "organize" on the top left instead of "tools", then you follow the procedure as it says on this page :-)

Jordan Muscatleft a comment

i figured out where the tools was an unchecked hidefolders however its only showing 1 folder DCIM when i click on that it shows two folders one labelled 100 apple and the other 101apple