Author Topic: I pod help needed (Read 5001 times)

Chucky · « **on:** October 31, 2010, 04:56:06 PM »

I have been trying to import some music on to my ipod today........the first time for yonks,but it no longer shows the music already held on it.
We got a new laptop and apparently my ipod is only recognised by our old, dead and buried laptop.
Any ideas on how to get the music from my i pod on to my new laptop?
Thanks
Joan

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lorilou · « **Reply #1 on:** October 31, 2010, 05:43:22 PM »

Hi Joan. Can't help directly, but there's a great support feature on the apple website ... I usually find an answer there. It's definitely doable. Just can't remember how... It must have been easy though or i wouldnt have been able to do it. Good luck!

fidimax · « **Reply #2 on:** October 31, 2010, 05:52:55 PM »

I use my windows player to do it Joan,you might have to re,sync it .

Em1 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 31, 2010, 06:57:58 PM »

Hi
As far as my knowledge goes, you will have to put all your music on your new laptop and then sync it to that. I had to do this last year, and it took quite a long time.
I have now put all of my music and Itunes on an external drive so I wont have this problem again.
Em

Chucky · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2010, 07:43:41 PM »

Thanks for the suggestions
Problem is Em, I no longer have most of the music as stupidly, I did not know about this "mono" computer rule and got rid of most of my CD's when we moved. I would/should have backed them up but there you go......you live and learn.
Do I need to uninstall i tunes and or set windows as the default?
Any other suggestions gratefully received.

alantj · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2010, 08:59:25 PM »

Joan,

As long as you have not deleted the music of your iPod you should be able to recover it using a program that will let you break apple's DRM, the following is the one I use:

http://www.ipod2computer.com/index.php?SRC=1

There are lots of others but this one lets you try the full program for free, limited to recovering your tracks one at a time, if it works you can buy the program and recover everything automatically.

For anyone else it is a good way of making backups of your ipod music without all the hassle of apples resync.

Roxie · « **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2010, 10:41:36 AM »

Hi,
From memory,not great, I downloaded the new I Tunes to my new computer. I plugged my I Pod in and it sync'd it straight away. It took a few hours to download, but there were quite a lot of songs on it.
Rx

Brooksie · « **Reply #7 on:** November 01, 2010, 03:57:59 PM »

Hi Joan
This one works for both Mac and Windows. You can retrieve your music from your IPod back to ITunes on your new machine.
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/

Chucky · « **Reply #8 on:** November 01, 2010, 08:48:28 PM »

Thank you all very much. I will try and let you know. Fingers crossed

yarmites · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2011, 05:08:03 PM »

Hi Joan, did you ever put the music back on to your ipod? I have the same problem and would love to know if you managed to do this, and how. Thanks.

Chucky · « **Reply #10 on:** February 15, 2011, 09:09:40 PM »

No not yet, the free one was a bit of a con, you could only do it one track at a time and that would take for ever and you had to pay to upgrade, plus it was not too clear as to what it actually did. I would still like help and advice so if anyone has actually done this and can recommend a trusted site, please let me know.

misty · « **Reply #11 on:** February 15, 2011, 09:13:46 PM »

Joan do what I do, get my 14 year old son to do it all for me

Chucky · « **Reply #12 on:** February 15, 2011, 09:16:33 PM »

Send him round, he can show my 5yr old granddaughter and we can go to the pub.

misty · « **Reply #13 on:** February 15, 2011, 09:19:05 PM »

Ha ha ha very good...they could sort my laptops out as well....

Chucky · « **Reply #14 on:** February 15, 2011, 09:51:10 PM »

And we could go to the pub!!! Result

alantj · « **Reply #15 on:** February 15, 2011, 10:55:31 PM »

Yarmites

You can buy a very easy to use bit of software at http://www.ipod2computer.com/index.php?SRC=1

It lets you try the full program for free, limited to recovering your tracks one at a time. If it works you can buy the program and recover everything automatically to your new itunes account.

Joan,

If this is the one you are referring to, its definitely not a con, I have used it several times now and it has always worked perfectly.

Regards

Alan

Roxie · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2011, 09:17:40 AM »

Hi,
There is an article in this week's Sunday Times, In Gear supplement re. moving your I Tunes Library. It takes you through step by step. Looks like you can move it all together.
Rx